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Agreements to Provide, Install <br />and Fund LED Street Lights <br />AUGUST 24, 2011 <br />Page 2 <br />The original project estimate of $188,964 was approved by SCE for the program with SCE energy <br />efficiency incentives of $16,844 with the remainder of $172,120 to be funded through the On Bill <br />Financing program. SCE has provided a summary of the Project/Loan Terms and Calculations for <br />each portion of the project (exhibits 3-16). These calculations are based on the original project <br />estimates. <br />However, the successful proposal came in significantly lower at $161,920. Based on this lower <br />project cost, SCE energy efficiency incentives will equal $14,388. The remainder of $147,532 will <br />be financed through the On Bill Financing program. Based on SCE's and staff's cost calculations, <br />no City funds will be needed to complete the project. <br />On May 3, 2011 Requests for Proposals were mailed to 12 streetlight suppliers and contractors. <br />12 Requests for Proposals mailed <br />0 Requests for Proposals mailed to Santa Ana vendors <br />4 Proposals received <br />0 Proposals received from Santa Ana vendors <br />Twelve proposals were issued and four were received. As LED streetlights are a specialized <br />industry, there are no qualified firms in Santa Ana producing LED streetlights. Two of the four <br />proposals received met the eligibility criteria for the On-Bill Financing. Two fixtures from each of <br />the two successful proposers were installed on City light poles and tested by City staff. Leotek <br />GreenCobra fixtures (proposed by Republic ITS Inc., the top-rated proposer) produced an <br />average energy savings of 55 percent over the existing lights. They also provide more visible light <br />than conventional street lights. These lights are expected to have a useful life of over 15 years. <br />Replacement of the existing high-pressure sodium lamps with energy efficient LED street lights will <br />reduce the City's estimated annual energy consumption by 179,851 kWh and energy costs by <br />approximately $14,747.79 at the current energy rate. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />Installation of the LED street lights will reduce the City's carbon footprint by 124 metric tons of <br />C02, which is the equivalent of removing 24.3 passenger vehicles from the road. <br />25F-2