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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 16, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Blanket Order Contract to US Gain, a Division of US Venture Inc., for Compressed <br />Natural Gas Fueling Services (Spec No. 24-049) (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Award Blanket Order Contract to US Gain, a Division of US Venture Inc., for <br />compressed natural gas fueling services, in amount not to exceed $240,000, on an as- <br />needed basis, for an initial one-year term beginning April 16, 2024 and expiring April 15, <br />2025, with provisions for one, one-year renewal option. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City’s Public Works Agency utilizes a variety of heavy equipment vehicles and <br />trucks to deliver street maintenance, water, and sewer services. The City recently <br />completed its goal of transitioning all heavy equipment vehicles from diesel fuel- <br />powered to natural gas-powered. <br />On August 17, 2021, the City Council approved an agreement with OPAL Fuels Station <br />Services, LLC (formerly TruStar Energy, LLC) to provide services for Phase I, Design; <br />Phase II, Equipment Procurement; and Phase III, Construction of a new Compressed <br />Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station at the City Corporate Yard. On December 20, 2022, <br />the City Council approved an amendment to the agreement with OPAL Fuels Station <br />Services to update the agreement’s scope of work to include a publicly-accessible fuel <br />station. <br />The City’s 31 CNG-powered vehicles had been fueling at the City’s Corporate Yard with <br />supplemental fueling performed at a US Gain fueling station located within City <br />boundaries at 1601 East 1st Street. During the past few months, the Corporate Yard’s <br />CNG station stopped being functional and after numerous maintenance and repair <br />services efforts, it has been determined to be cost-prohibitive to repair Corporate Yard’s <br />CNG station. The above-mentioned project with OPAL Fuels Station Services is over a <br />year away from completion. Staff is requesting contract authority to allow for CNG <br />fueling services with US Gain, which will allow City CNG-powered fleet vehicles to