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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 4, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD TO SEQUOIA <br />LIGHTING CORP. FOR STREET LAMP <br />POST LIGHT CONVERSION KITS <br />(SPEC. NO. 11-015) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Sequoia Lighting Corporation for the purchase of street lamppost light <br />conversions kits in an amount not to exceed $130,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency Administrative Services Division maintains 1067 antique decorative <br />lampposts through the City. Of these, 396 are powered by an outdated high voltage electrical <br />system. The majority of these are located in the Floral Park, Wilshire Square and North Broadway <br />neighborhoods. The sole manufacturer of the lamps, Phillips Lighting Inc., has stopped producing the <br />unique lamps utilized in the system. <br />To keep these lights operational, a conversion kit with a specialized ballast is required to transform <br />the high voltage electricity to a constant low voltage, allowing it to be used with standard street light <br />lamps. The kits contain all the necessary fuses, starters and ballasts assembled so they are plugged <br />into the existing pole hardware, saving the cost of rewiring the lamppost system. <br />Sequoia Lighting Corporation is the sole source manufacturer of the lamppost streetlight conversion <br />kits. Purchase of the conversion kits will complete the update to the Floral Park, Wilshire Square and <br />North Broadway neighborhoods. To allow for unanticipated charges, an additional five percent <br />contingency has been included in the award amount. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the Street Lighting Operating Materials and Supplies account (no. 01117630- <br />63001). <br />Raul Godinez II <br />Executive Director" <br />Public Works Agency <br />knn <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agencyk-? <br />22B-1