Consent Item 8
Consent Item 8
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: May 21, 2025
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RECOMMENDATION
Accept the CEO’s report on contracts that Ava Community Energy has entered into, as required by the Administrative Procurement Policy, from April 11, 2025, through May 13, 2025; C-2025-060 Paycor Statement of Work for IGOE Integration Provides Igoe integration into Paycor, effective April 9, 2025, with total one-time fees of $3,000, and a recurring fee of $150 per month.
C-2025-061 Metergram LLC (Florida), Consulting Services Agreement provides advisory services related to the selection of software for Ava Charge, effective April 14, 2025, with compensation not to exceed $5,000.
C-2025-062 Weather Source LLC (New Hampshire) Service Order provides annual subscription for weather data to assist Ava in energy modeling, with a total cost not to exceed $9,458.49, effective April 20, 2025, through April 19, 2026.
C-2025-063 Equilibrium Collaborative, LLC First Amendment to CSA, adds $14,000 in additional compensation and additional services to the scope of services, and extends the term through December 31, 2025.
C-2025-064 LegalEng Consulting Group (LEGC) (Encinitas, CA) Purchase Rider, provides for Ironclad consulting services through January 12, 2026, with compensation not to exceed $10,400.
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C-2025-065 Andy Smith, LLC (Oakland) Purchase Rider for photography and videography services with compensation not to exceed $15,000 through December 31, 2025.
C-2025-066 Brandt Energy Strategies Third Amendment to CSA adds $10,000 in additional compensation.
C-2025-067 The Collaborative (Oregon) Reseller Software Licensing Agreement and Order Form for Asana Plans, purchases 70 Licenses/Seats for Plan Tier Enterprise Asana Software use, with a total annual price of $26,460, with a billing turnover date of April 28, 2025.
C-2025-068 Empathy First Amendment to Services Agreement provides Empathy's Life Vault services, for $1,000 in additional compensation, effective May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025.
C-2025-069 Linda Leung (Belmont, CA) Purchase Rider provides content strategy and writing services to support education and awareness about electrification and Ava's program offerings with compensation not to exceed $21,000 through December 31, 2025.
C-2025-070 Pivotal Talent Search Fourth Amendment to CSA adds $25,000 in additional compensation through June 30, 2025.
C-2025-071 The Collaborative (Portland, OR) Consulting Services Agreement for technology consulting and training services through December 31, 2025, with compensation not to exceed $99,930.
C-2025-072 Yorke Engineering (San Juan Capistrano, CA) Consulting Services Agreement for support for CARD audit, third-party verification of the 2024 GHG Emissions Report with compensation not to exceed $7,400 through August 31, 2025.
C-2025-073 Energy GPS Consulting Services Agreement Procurement Support Services associated with energy products, including Hydro, fixed price energy, RECs, and Resource Adequacy. Such services may include an analysis of forward price curves, liquidity, and timing for procurement solicitations through January 1, 2027, with compensation not to exceed $25,000.
C-2025-074 NewGen Strategies and Solutions (Colorado) Consulting Services Agreement provides expert witness services, effective March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026, with a maximum compensation of $110,000 split between 8 CCAs, where Ava's share is $13,750.
C-2025-075 Sacramento Municipal Utility District Amendment 6 to Exhibit A, Task Order 3, increases the monthly rates for PIPP and DAC-GT services based on the inclusion of Stockton and Lathrop.
C-2025-076 SignCo USA (Berkeley) Invoice provides signage and its installation to the City Center West Garage, with a total compensation of $8,618.06.
C-2025-077 Abbott Stringham and Lynch (Campbell, CA) Consulting Services Agreement provides data audit services to Ava, effective April 25, 2025, through October 31, 2025, with a max compensation of $12,600.
C-2025-078 S&P Global Amendment to the Master Subscription Agreement to update services.
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C-2025-079 Gurobi (Beaverton, OR) End-User License Agreement for SaaS product purchases.
C-2025-080 Gurobi (Beaverton, OR) Purchase Order for onboarding and subscription services with compensation not to exceed $46,980 through November 3, 2026.
C-2025-081 Marsh McClennan Agency (MMA) (NY, NY) Retirement Plan Advisory and Consulting Agreement Advisory services for retirement investments, effective January 1, 2025.
C-2025-082 Consilio LLC (Washington, DC) Purchase Rider for Ironclad consulting services with compensation not to exceed $7,500 through May 6, 2026.
C-2025-083 Alameda County Transportation Commission Amendment No. 2 to Project Funding Agreement extends the term through June 30, 2029, and the TFCA expenditure deadline to December 29, 2025, and replaces Appendix A, B, and E with revised appendices.
C-2025-084 Sage Knox (Montana) Purchase Rider provides written content creation services, effective May 12, 2025, through December 31, 2025, with a maximum compensation of $15,000.
C-2025-085 Cascade Energy First Amendment to CSA reduces the compensation, adjusts the scope, schedule, staffing and related terms of services for proprietary energy management software and related performance penalty/reward system.
C-2025-086 Hootsuite Authorization Form provides services of the Hootsuite Business Plan, Advanced Analytics, Listening from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, at a cost of $17,031.80.
C-2025-087 Center for Sustainable Energy Amendment #2 to the Incentive Program Implementation Services Agreement extends the term through December 31, 2025.
C-2025-088 CleanPowerSF (City & County of San Francisco) Cost Sharing Agreement to share the cost of the subscription to S&P Credit Analytics, a credit evaluation and monitoring tool with costs to CleanPowerSF not to exceed $36,000.
C-2025-089 Energy and Environmental Economics adds $100,000 in additional compensation and extends the term through June 30, 2026, effective May 13, 2023.