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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 5, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH ECONOLITE <br />TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND <br />MAINTENANCE, INC. FOR STREET <br />LIGHTING REPAIRS <br />f <br />f <br />--r--- <br />r <br />CITY <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached agreement with Econolite Traffic Engineering and Maintenance, <br />Inc. in the amount not to exceed $1,125,000 to perform needed street <br />lighting repairs in the Floral Park neighborhood, subject to non- <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City's street lighting system located in the northern part of the <br />City was constructed in the 1920's. In the last several years the <br />lighting has been very unstable and the residents in the Floral Park <br />neighborhood have experienced frequent lighting outages. <br />The system requires parts that are difficult to locate and repairs must <br />be handled by contractors experienced with high voltage series lighting. <br />Due to the difficulty in maintaining the system, staff is proposing to <br />replace the cable, install new conduit where required and install new <br />globes. The existing light poles will remain to retain the character of <br />the neighborhood. <br />The work will be done in phases. The initial phase will be in the Floral <br />Park area north of Santa Clara, followed by the area north of 17th <br />Street. The final phase will include the street lights on Broadway <br />(Exhibits 1-3). A meeting will be held with the Floral Park neighborhood <br />association before the work begins. <br />Requests for proposal were sent to twenty-three street lighting companies <br />and three responded. A committee consisting of five staff members from <br />the Public Works Agency evaluated the proposals. Each company was <br />evaluated based on its qualifications, past experience and capacity to <br />251-1 <br />