Title
Municipal Solar Energy Generating Systems
Action
Action:
Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve a contract with Renu Energy Solutions, LLC in an amount not to exceed $1,700,000.00 for the Municipal Solar Energy Generating Systems project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Jennifer Smith, General Services
Kathleen Cishek, General Services
Explanation
* This contract will include the engineering and installation of solar panels, including both roof-mounted and parking canopy-mounted arrays at the following city facilities:
* CMPD Central, 700 West 5th Street (Council District 2),
* Police & Fire Training Academy, 1770 Shopton Road (Council District 3),
* Spratt Street, 531 Spratt Street (Council District 1),
* Solid Waste Services, 1105 Otts Street (Council District 1), and
* Government Center, 600 East 4th Street (Council District 1).
* CMPD Central Division Station will also include installation of an innovative energy storage solution which will maximize the amount of clean energy used at the facility.
* Once constructed, these solar panel installations will generate approximately 588,300 kilowatt-hours of zero-carbon electricity, which is equivalent to powering 53 homes with clean, renewable energy annually.
* The solar panel installations, funded in the FY 2022 Budget, support City Council's unanimously adopted Strategic Energy Action Plan, with a goal of sourcing 100 percent of the city's energy use from zero-carbon sources by 2030.
* On August 10, 2022, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the Charlotte Solar Photovoltaic Initiative; one bid was received.
* NC General Statute Section 143-132 prohibits municipalities from awarding construction contracts over $500,000 without receiving at least three competitive bids from the initial advertisement of the contract. The city may subsequently award the contract even if re-advertisements result in fewer than three competitive bids.
* On September 15, 202...
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