RESOLUTION NO. 2022-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT WITH ENGIE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $225,000, WHICH INCLUDES A CONTINGENCY BUDGET OF $17,029 FOR MAINTENANCE OF SIX
CITY-OWNED SOLAR ARRAYS FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
WHEREAS, the City has solar arrays at Well 6, the Police Station, the Corporation Yard, the Community Pool, Constellation Winery (provides electric power for City Well 4) and the Wastewater Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, an agreement with Chevron Energy Solutions for the installation and maintenance of solar arrays at Constellation Winery which provides electric power for City Well 4 and at the Wastewater Treatment Plant was executed on December 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, an agreement with OpTerra Energy Services (successor to Chevron Energy Solutions) was executed on March 21, 2016 for installation and maintenance of the solar arrays at Well 6, the Police Station, Corporation Yard and the Community Pool; and WHEREAS, Engie Services acquired OpTerra Energy Services and took over these contracts and provided City staff with an Operations and Maintenance Agreement for all six of the city owned solar arrays; and
WHEREAS funding for maintenance of the City-owned solar arrays comes from Fund 550 (Solar Project Fund); and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council authorize execution of a new Operation and Maintenance Agreement with ENGIE Services for maintenance of all six Cityowned solar arrays for a five-year period.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gonzales hereby authorizes the execution of an Operation & Maintenance Agreement with Engie Services for maintenance of the City-owned solar arrays for an initial five-year term for a not-toexceed contract amount of $225,000, which includes a contingency budget of $17,029 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and by reference incorporated herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 4
th day of April 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk