RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) WITH TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (TES) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE THE CITYWIDE STREET LIGHTING MASTER PLAN AND AUTHORIZING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES BY TRANSTECH ENGINEERS WHEREAS, the City of Commerce has approximately 3130 streetlights/safety lights within its public right-of-way, of which approximately 476 are City owned and maintained, and 2,654 are SCE (Southern California Edison) owned and maintained; and WHEREAS, the City currently does not have a Citywide Street Lighting Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the Citywide Streetlighting Master Plan will address existing maintenance needs, provide guidance to future developments within the City, standardize City lighting details and specifications, and will also provide guidance on appropriate lighting levels for roadways within the City; and WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council approved a Citywide Street Lighting Assessment and Master Plan development as part of the 2022/2023 Fiscal Year Capital Improvement Program; and WHEREAS, on January 10, 2023, the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the preparation of the Citywide Streetlighting Master Plan with a due date of March 6, 2023; and WHEREAS, three (3) firms submitted proposals and were subsequently evaluated with consultants interviewed by a selection committee and ranked based on selection criteria specified in the RFP on the technical evaluation responses; and WHEREAS, proposals that were determined technically acceptable, were reevaluated with cost as a consideration and after using both technical and cost evaluations, the proposals were ranked to establish a competitive range; and WHEREAS, Transportation & Energy Solutions, Inc. received the highest ranking; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council award a professional service agreement to Transportation & Energy Solutions, Inc. to prepare the Citywide Street Lighting Master Plan for a total negotiated amount of $315,842.00; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council Authorize Transtech Engineers, Inc. to proceed with Project Management in the amount of $31,584.20 pursuant to their existing on-call agreement for consultant services; and WHEREAS, the total estimated cost for the preparation of the Citywide Street Lighting Master Plan including project management and contingencies is $347,426.20, which staff recommends City Council appropriate Measure AA Funds in the amount of $350,000 to cover the cost of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
All of the recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
Approve a professional service agreement with Transportation & Energy Solutions, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney, to prepare the Citywide Streetlighting Master Plan, in the amount of $315,842.00 attached here in as Exhibit “A” and furthermore, authorize City Manager to execute amendment(s) to the agreement for related and additional professional services should it become necessary.
Authorize Transtech Engineers, Inc. to proceed with Project Management and Coordination Services, in the amount of $31,584.20 pursuant to their existing on-all agreement for on call consultant services.
Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 30th day of May 2023.
ATTEST:
_ Hugo A. Argumedo, Mayor
Lena Shumway, City Clerk