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Agreements with Sierra Pacific Electrical and SCE to Provide, Install, and Fund LED Street Lights January 22, 2013 Page 2 This project will replace safety lights at 298 signalized intersections in the city, including several miscellaneous locations. Due to an internal SCE policy that limits financing to 25 sites per application, this project has been separated into 10 applications. Consequently, this will require 10 agreements with a combined total not to exceed $700,000 (Exhibit 2). On September 11, 2012, a Request for Proposals was posted on the City's website: 13 Proposals received 0 Proposals received from Santa Ana vendors* * LED street lights are a specialized industry. Currently there are no qualified firms in Santa Ana producing or installing LED street lights. One of the 13 proposals received was deemed nonresponsive. Nine proposals met the eligibility criteria for On-Bill Financing; however, one proposer withdrew their proposal based on an inability to perform. Two lamp fixtures from each of the eight responsive firms were installed and tested by City staff. The proposal evaluations were based on three factors: the ability of proposed fixtures to perform as specified (40%); the proposer's experience, ability to perform, and past performance on similar projects (10%); and the proposal base price (50%). The final ranking is as follows: Rank Proposer Fixture Final Score 1 Sierra Pacific Leotek 254 2 Aegis Duralight 246 3 Sully-Miller Leotek 235 4 Protech Cree 223 5 Select Cree 221 5 C.P. Engineering Cooper 221 7 P.T.M. General Engineering Cooper 217 8 Siemans Acuity 214 The Leotek Green Cobra fixture proposed by Sierra Pacific Electrical Contracting, the top-rated firm, produced an average energy savings of 50 percent compared to existing lights. They also provide more visible light than conventional street lights and are expected to have a useful life of over 15 years. SCE originally approved financing for $625,694 through the OBF program; however, the cost of the successful proposal was $693,027. Based this project cost, the SCE energy efficiency incentive will be $74,766, with the balance of $600,161 financed through the On-Bill Financing Program. Because 12 of the sites did not meet SCE funding criteria, they will be funded by the City at a cost of $18,100. Replacement of the existing high-pressure sodium lamps with energy-efficient LED street lights will reduce the City's estimated annual energy consumption by 934,572 kWh, and reduce the impact to the General Fund with an annual energy cost savings of approximately $120,000. 20D-2