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City Facilities Solar Panel Installation Project
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Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $1,602,640 to the lowest responsive bidder Renu Energy Solutions, LLC for the City Facilities Solar Panel Installation project.
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Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Sarah Hazel, General Services
Heather Bolick, General Services
Explanation
* This contract will include the design, engineering, and installation of solar panels, including both roof-mounted and ground-mounted arrays, which collectively represent approximately 874.4 kilowatts direct current of total solar capacity.
* Once constructed, these solar panel installations will annually generate over one million kilowatt-hours of zero-carbon electricity, which is equivalent to powering 114 homes with clean, renewable energy.
* The solar panel installations, funded in the FY 2021 Budget, support City Council's Resolution for a Sustainable and Resilient Charlotte, with a goal of sourcing 100 percent of the city's energy use from zero-carbon sources by 2030.
* The solar panel installations have a projected energy cost savings of approximately $3 million over the 25-year life of the systems.
* The installations will include Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), Charlotte Fire Department (Fire), and Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) facilities including:
* CDOT Street Maintenance, 4411 Northpointe Industrial Boulevard (Council District 2),
* CFD Station #43, 421 Clanton Road (Council District 3),
* CFD Fire Headquarters, 500 Dalton Avenue (Council District 2),
* CFD Logistics, 1501 North Graham Street (Council District 2),
* CMPD, 1419 North Graham Street (Council District 2),
* CMPD, 5809 Independence Boulevard (Council District 5),
* CMPD, 11217 Providence Road West (Council District 7),
* CMPD, 2227 Westinghouse Boulevard (Council District 3),
* CMPD, 2550 West Boulevard (Council District 3), and
* CMPD, 4150 Wilkinson Boulevard (Council District 3).
* On...
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