Consent Item 5
Consent Item 5
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: September 16, 2026
_____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the CEO’s report on contracts that Ava Community Energy has entered into, as required by the Administrative Procurement Policy, from July 09, 2026 through September 9, 2026.
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
All Out
Comedy
Theater
Events and
Corporate
Workshops
Terms and
Contract
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Agreement for
a PR team
communication
s workshop
$1,300.00 $1,300.00 2026-09-11 Oakland CA IC-3211
Bike East Bay August 2026
Purchase
Rider
Purchase
Rider
Fund an e-bike
education
course and
event at an
East Bay BART
station in
coordination
with Ava
Community
Energy's e-bike
incentive
program.
$12,000.00 $12,000.00 2026-11-30 Oakland CA IC-3206
BPcubed Inc. July 2026
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Public
Relations
Support
$150,000.00 $150,000.00 2029-06-30 Sacramento CA IC-3071 Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
Carrot
Fertility, Inc.
July 2026
Amendment
to the Ava
Community
Energy
Health
Reimbursem
ent
Arrangement
(HRA) Plan
Summary
Plan
Description
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Contract
Purpose:
Clinical Access
Services
including
virtual care;
Amendment
Purpose:
Adjusting
scope of
medical
benefits and
related
expenses.
$2,000.00 $129,500.00 2027-10-01 Menlo Park CA IC-3103
Commerce
Printing
Services, Inc.
August 2026
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Agreement for
Consultant to
provide Ava
with printing
and mailing
services
$50,000.00 $50,000.00 2029-08-24 Sacramento CA IC-3200
Coursera,
Inc.
RENEWAL TO
ORDER
FORM -
Quote: Q-34564
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Renewal
agreement for
online
education
services.
$6,600.00 N/A 2027-08-05 Mountain
View
CA IC-3128
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
Dakota Press,
Inc.
July 2026
Amendment
to the
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Contract
Purpose:
Consulting
services;
Amendment
Purpose: The
amendment
increases the
contract
amount by
$180,000 and
extends the
term through
June 30, 2028.
$180,000.00 $1,430,000.00 2028-06-30 San Leandro CA IC-3118 Elite Media
Group
August 2026
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Agreement for
Consultant to
manage
creative
development
and media
management
for marketing
campaigns
$60,000.00 $60,000.00 2026-12-31 Cedarhurst NY IC-3162
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
EMC
Research,
Inc.
July 2026
Amendment
to the
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Contract
Purpose:
Design,
implement,
analyze, and
present the
findings of two
waves of on-line brand
awareness
surveys;
Amendment
Purpose:
Purchase
research
services from
EMC Research
$80,000.00 $245,000.00 2027-07-31 Oakland CA IC-3092
FinalOption
Corp. dba
Pacific
Printing
July 2026
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consultant will
provide
printing and
mailing
services as
requested by
Ava's
Marketing
Department.
$183,000.00 $183,000.00 2028-07-31 San Jose CA IC-3119
General
Counsel AI,
Inc.
Order Form Vendor
Purchase
Template
Legal software
service
$7,000.00 N/A 2027-08-24 San
Francisco
CA IC-3204
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
Hall Energy
Law PC
June 2026
Amendment
to the
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Legal services
for power
procurement
$400,000.00 $800,000.00 2027-06-30 Lake
Oswego
OR IC-2952
Inside Source
Washington,
Inc.
July 2026
Purchase
Rider
Purchase
Rider
Purchase of
supplemental
office furniture
$11,636.47 $11,636.47 2027-06-30 Seattle WA IC-3080
Meyers Nave June 2026
Amendment
to the
Meyers Nave
Engagement
of Legal
Services
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Contract
Purpose:
litigation legal
services;
Amendment
Purpose:
Extend the
term by an
additional year.
$1,000,000.00 $3,766,368.65 2027-06-30 Oakland CA IC-2983 Omnia
Associates
LLC
July 2026
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Digital
accessibility
support
$72,000.00 $72,000.00 2028-06-30 Oakland CA IC-3065
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
Sacramento
Municipal
Utility
District
June 2026
Amendment
to the
Vendor
Purchase
Template
amendment
(Sacramento
Municipal
Utility
District
(SMUD) and
Ava
Community
Energy)
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Contract
Purpose: Data
management
and call center
services;
Amendment
Purpose: new
services and
enhancements
to Task Order
3, including
customer feed
change
requests,
hourly flex
pricing, an
aging report
for UUT, and
webform
changes for
San Joaquin
County.
$28,730.00 N/A 2029-12-31 Sacramento CA IC-3030
Salesforce,
Inc.
ORDER
FORM for
Ava
Community
Energy
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Renewal of our
Salesforce
services
$198,866.39 N/A 2027-08-14 San
Francisco
CA IC-3137
Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Document Title Record Type Contract Purpose Contract Value Not To Exceed Expiration Date
City State Ironclad
Id
San Francisco
Elevator
Repair
Proposal #Q-115226
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Provide labor
and material to
perform
elevator testing
and
compliance
work to meet
state
preliminary
order
requirements
at 251 8th
Street,
Oakland.
$2,872.00 N/A 2026-09-30 San
Francisco
CA IC-3138
Sidley Austin,
LLP
Additional
Terms and
Conditions
Vendor
Purchase
Template
Engage Sidley
Austin, LLP for
legal services.
$10,000.00 N/A 2027-02-26 San
Francisco
CA IC-3245