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9 RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 23-24, AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER OF GLENDALE WATER & POWER DEPARTMENT,
OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO UTILIZE THE ENGINEER, PROCURE, CONSTRUCT (EPC) PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEM AT SIX PROPOSED SITES
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2023, the Glendale City Council adopted Resolution 23-24 authorizing the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power Department (“GWP”) to utilize the Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) Project Delivery Method for the Solar Photovoltaic System at eight proposed sites pursuant to Glendale Municipal Code (“GMC”) Chapter 4.13. Said Resolution also authorized the City Clerk to advertise for Proposals; and WHEREAS, the eight proposed sites consisted of the following: 1) Glendale Sports Complex Parking Lot, 2) Montrose Parking Lot 3, 3) Utility Operations Parking Lot, 4) Brand Landfill, 5) Fire Station 21, 6) Glendale Central Library, 7) GWP Perkins Building and 8) Dunsmore Park Parking Lot; and WHEREAS, as a part of the Request For Proposals (RFP) process, GWP staff in collaboration with other City department staff further assessed the suitability of the eight proposed sites and concluded that three of the proposed sites – Montrose Parking Lot 3, Fire Station 21, and Dunsmore Park Parking Lot – were not suitable for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems; and WHEREAS, during its various site assessment described above, GWP staff discovered that GCC Lot 34 is a suitable site for the installation of a solar photovoltaic system; and
WHEREAS, similar to the proposed solar photovoltaic systems proposed at the Glendale Sports Complex Parking Lot, Utility Operations Parking Lot, Brand Landfill, Glendale Central Library, GWP Perkins Building, the utilization of an alternative project delivery method for the proposed solar photovoltaic system at GCC Lot 34, will meet and satisfy GWP’s needs, similar to the other five solar photovoltaic system sites, by resulting in overall schedule acceleration [GMC Section 4.13.060(A)(7], and avoiding delays by having the contractor and engineer involved and collaborating from the beginning and throughout, thus reducing the completion time for the proposed GCC Lot 34 solar photovoltaic system [GMC Section 4.13.060(A)(4)]; and
WHEREAS, the utilization of the EPC method for GCC Lot 34 will also minimize the overall cost for the proposed solar photovoltaic system project by 2 7
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9 allowing the designer and builder team to have early coordination of the construction means, methods and materials and enabling constant communication and coordination between the team members to have fewer design errors, construction mistakes and change orders. [GMC Section
4.13.060(B)(2)(i) and (ii).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Glendale, California that:
Section 1. The recitals above are incorporated herein by this reference and made a part of the findings in support of this Resolution and are basis for authorizing the use of the EPC delivery method for on each of the following proposed solar photovoltaic system sites: 1) Glendale Sports Complex Parking Lot, 2) Utility Operations Parking Lot, 3) Brand Landfill, 4) Glendale Central Library, 5) GWP Perkins Building, and 5) GCC Lot 34,
Section 2. City Council Resolution No. 23-24 is amended to remove the following sites: Montrose Parking Lot 3, Fire Station 21, and Dunsmore Park Parking Lot, and to add the following site: GCC Lot 34 as proposed sites for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on this ___ day of _________, 2023.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Suzie Abajian PhD, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _______________ was adopted by a majority vote of the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the ______ day of ______________________, 2023, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk