Consent Item 5
Consent Item 5
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: April 15, 2026
_____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the CEO’s report on contracts that Ava Community Energy has entered into, as required by the Administrative Procurement Policy, from March 14, 2026 through April 10th, 2026.
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Record Name Record Type Contract Purpose Contract
Value
Not To
Exceed
Expiratio
n Date
City State Ironcla
d Id
Alan
Comnes
d/b/a New
Energy
Works
Consulting
March 2026
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consultin
g Services
Agreemen
t
Contract
Purpose:
Power
Resources
consulting;
Amendment
Purpose:
Amendment to
renew contract
for one more
year
$0 (this
contract
had
sufficient
funds
remaining
that no
more were
needed.)
N/A 2027-
06-30
Portland Oregon IC-2686
BPcubed,
Inc.
March 2026
Purchase Rider
Purchase
Rider
Support in
conceiving,
managing,
and executing
a
comprehensiv
e public
relations
campaign for
the CMF
program
$20,000 $20,000 2027-
03-12
Sacrament
o
California IC-2636
Chocolate
Soup, Inc.
March 2026
Purchase Rider
Purchase
Rider
Purchase
Office & staff
materials
$7,500 $7,500 2027-
09-27
Waterloo Ontario IC-2645
Choice
Digital Corp
CHOICE
DIGITAL
MASTER
SERVICES
AGREEMENT
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Use Choice
Digital to send
out NEM/SBP
payouts and
unclaimed
funds
$30,000 $30,000 2027-
04-02
Broomfield Colorado IC-2616
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Record Name Record Type Contract Purpose Contract
Value
Not To
Exceed
Expiratio
n Date
City State Ironcla
d Id
DataEndure Quote
#DATQ25452-
01 Vendor
Purchase
Template
Purchase
OKTA -
Essentials
Suite
$31,483.7
6 N/A 2027-
06-30
Santa
Clara
California IC-2728
DeSpain
and
Associates
Inc (dba DAI
Source)
DAI Source
Order Form
#159453619
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Appoint IBM
Environmental
Intelligence
Suite
$6,000 $6,000 2027-
03-20
Irving Texas IC-2683
DNV
Energy,
USA, Inc.
March 2026
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consultin
g Services
Agreemen
t
Contract
Purpose: To
support Ava
during the
Engineering
Procurement
and
Construction
agreement
negotiation
phase for
PV+BESS;
Amendment
Purpose: To
extend
expiration date
$0 N/A 2026-
12-31
Katy Texas IC-2615
Gurobi
Optimization
, LLC
Gurobi
Optimization
Order Form #
Q-29565
Vendor
Purchase
Template
SaaS product
license
$49,000 N/A 2027-
05-25
Beaverton Oregon IC-2672
Ironclad,
Inc.
Order Form Vendor
Purchase
Template
Addition of
clickwrap
functionality.
$4,430.14 N/A 2026-
09-15
San
Francisco
California IC-2689
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Record Name Record Type Contract Purpose Contract
Value
Not To
Exceed
Expiratio
n Date
City State Ironcla
d Id
LegalEng
Consulting
Group, Inc.
February 2026
Purchase Rider
Purchase
Rider
Procure
consulting
services for
Ironclad.
$32,500 $35,000 2027-
03-20
Encinitas California IC-2594
Mercer Mercer
Statement of
Work
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Define the
work Mercer
will perform for
Ava
Community
Energy related
to the 2026
Compensation
Study,
including the
scope of
services,
responsibilities
, timeline, and
payment
terms
$60,000 $60,000 2026-
12-31
Los
Angeles
California IC-2617
Pleasanton
Girls Soccer
Association,
Inc.
February 2026
Purchase Rider
Purchase
Rider
Marketing
Sponsorship
$5,000 $5,000 2026-
09-01
Pleasanton California IC-2604
Sacramento
Municipal
Utility
District
AMENDMENT
13 TO EXHIBIT
A: SCOPE OF
SERVICES
Task Order 3 –
Data
Management
and Call Center
Services
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Add additional
services and
enhancements
to existing
order.
$24,150 N/A N/A Sacrament
o
California IC-2618
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Record Name Record Type Contract Purpose Contract
Value
Not To
Exceed
Expiratio
n Date
City State Ironcla
d Id
San
Leandro
Improvemen
t
Association
2026
SPONSORSHI
P
AGREEMENT
Vendor
Purchase
Template
San Leandro
Cherry
Festival
Sponsorship
$5,000 $5,000 2026-
12-31
San
Leandro
California IC-2687
Strategic
Energy
Innovations
Climate Corps
Agreement
Contract
#00001788
Vendor
Purchase
Template
SEI will hire
Climate Corps
Fellows (an
intern of SEI)
to be hosted
at Ava
Community
Energy.
$76,000 $76,000 2027-
03-31
San Rafael California IC-2560
Talon Audio
Visual, Inc.
March 2026
Purchase Rider
Purchase
Rider
Engage A/V
services for
meetings
$14,200 $14,200 2026-
03-26
Davis California IC-2685
Weather
Source, LLC
Weather
Source, LLC
Service Order
#WS000336
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Supply data
used directly
as inputs into
Ava's Short
Term Load
Forecast
model
$9,742.24 $9,742.2
4 2027-
04-09
Salem New
Hampshir
e
IC-2722
Yes Energy,
LLC
March 2026
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Provide short-term load
forecast
products
$32,000 $32,000 2027-
05-31
Boulder Colorado IC-2677