Consent Item 8
Consent Item 8
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: October 22, 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 September 11, 2025, through October 15, 2025; C-2025-205 Onix Networking Corporation (Ohio) June 2025 Consulting Services Agreement, provides assessment of Ava's Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and recommendations, effective September 16, 2025, through September 15, 2026, with compensation not to exceed $99,000.
C-2025-206 Bentham Paulos (Berkeley, CA) August 2025 Consulting Services Agreement for drafting strategic news articles and blog posts about Ava's activities, policy positions, and other topics, as well as maintaining the customer incentive finder, through June 30, 2026, with compensation not to exceed $50,000.
C-2025-207 Pacific Office Automation (Pleasanton, CA) Total Image Management Master Agreement Master Agreement for lease and maintenance of 2 office printers, at a cost of $700 per month for 48 months, plus a $75 one-time document fee, and excess image fee charges based on usage. Includes Service Order and Schedule.
C-2025-208 Moss Adams, LLP (Washington) Software License Agreement, provides eight 1- year Loom software licenses from April 18, 2025, through April 17, 2026, for a maximum compensation of $960.
C-2025-209 Giraffe Financial Inc. (Sacramento, CA) August 2025 Consulting Services Agreement, provides Federal Investment tax credit related to Ava's eight Critical Municipal Consent Item 8
Facilities projects, effective October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, with a compensation not to exceed $48,000.
C-2025-210 Ascend Analytics Amendment C to the Master Agreement – Software, amends Exhibit A (Statement of Services, Support, and Service Level Agreement) to provide a SmartBidder Premium bid optimization Software license to Ava at pricing specified for the Sun Pond BESS & Solar Project, with a license start date of October 15, 2025 through June 23, 2026, for $6,680 per month.
C-2025-211 Bike East Bay (Oakland, CA) September 2025 Purchase Rider, provides sponsorship of one Bike East Bay event and one educational course, effective September 4, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with compensation not to exceed $15,000.
C-2025-212 ReconMR, LLC October 2025 Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement, adds $75,000 of additional compensation, extends the term through July 1, 2026, and updates the Scope of Work and Schedule, effective October 7, 2025.
C-2025-214 California Community Power Cost Sharing Agreement Between California Community Power and Participating Parties for Shared Services Resource Adequacy Report, Provides for California Community Power, Ava, Central Coast Community Energy, CleanPowerSF, Peninsula Clean Energy, Redwood Coast, and Silicon Valley Clean Energy to share the cost of engaging with Gridwell Consulting to acquire a Shared Services Resource Adequacy Report, at a cost not to excced $7,333.33 for each party.
C-2025-215 Jade Oster, LLC (dba) The Relationship Protocol (New York) October 2025 Amendment to the Online Training Program License Agreement, for the online training program The Communication Protocol, including 4 seats, program facilitation, kick-off sessions, and goal and commitment review, scheduled to begin October, 2025. Compensation under SOW #2 is not to exceed $13,800.
C-2025-216 LHi Group, Inc (Piper Maddox) (Los Angeles) Search Assignment Form for Director of Strategic Load, total compensation not to exceed $67,087.75, (25% of the renumeration package plus $5,000).