Consent Item 5
Consent Item 5
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: December 17, 2025
_____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the CEO’s report on contracts that Ava Community Energy has entered into, as required by the Administrative Procurement Policy, from November 12th, 2025 through December 12th.
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Record Name Contract Purpose Contract
Value
Not To
Exceed
Expiration
Date
City State Ironclad
Id
ICF Resources September 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Extend Term and
increase NTE.
$166,000 $312,000 2027-05-
31 Reston Virginia IC-2055
Alameda County
Transportation
Commission
Amendment No. 1
to Project Funding
Agreement
between Alameda
County
Transportation
Commission and
the Ava
Community
Energy Authority
for the Ride
Electric Program
Extend expiration
date and update
appendices
accordingly.
N/A N/A 2027-12-
31 Oakland California IC-2056
Sacramento
Municipal Utility
District (SMUD)
AMENDMENT 10
TO EXHIBIT A:
SCOPE OF
SERVICES Task
Order 3 - Data
Management and
Call Center
Services
Add additional
services and
enhancements.
$12,070 N/A N/A Sacramento California IC-2105
Sacramento
Municipal Utility
District (SMUD)
AMENDMENT 9
TO EXHIBIT A:
SCOPE OF
SERVICES Task
Order 3 - Data
Add additional
services and
enhancements.
$11,240 N/A N/A Sacramento California IC-2106
Consent Item 5
Management and
Call Center
Services
Merrimack Energy
Group, Inc.
November 2025
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Ava is contracting
with Consultant to
provide a one-time
initial review and
assessment of the
reasonableness of
Ava's Confidential
Benchmark Value
Reference Price
(CBVRP) and
associated
workpapers prior
to launching future
DAC-GT
solicitations.
$15,000 $15,000 2027-05-
05 Charlestown Massachusetts IC-2110
Paul Tuller November 2025
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Provides graphic
design services to
the Ava Marketing
team.
$99,999 $99,999 2026-06-
30 Oakland California IC-2116
Jewell Stewart
Pratt Beckerson &
Carr PC
November 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Extend the Term. N/A N/A 2027-07-
01 San
Francisco
California IC-2118
EcoMotion November 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Extend the Term
and increase the
NTE.
$20,000 $491,755 2026-05-
19 Glendale California IC-2128
Consent Item 5
The Collaborative First Amendment
to the Consulting
Services
Agreement for
Services By And
Between Ava
Community
Energy Authority
and The
Collaborative, LLC
Extend the Term. N/A N/A 2026-03-
31 Portland Oregon IC-2241