Downtown & Old Town Lighting Improvements Project
May 14, 2025
Engineering Division
Background and History
Peninsula Clean Energy Grant
Project Benefits
Upgrading over 220 streetlights along
Grand Ave and Linden Ave to LED lighting
Estimated energy
savings of 62% !!!
Lighting upgrades at
Cypress and Pine Park
Bid Results
CONTRACTOR BASE BID ADD ALTERNATE RANKING
Engineer’s Estimate $ 950,000 $ 50,000 X
DC Electric Group, Inc. $ 597,860 $ 26,000 1
Bay Area Lightworks $ 721,500 $ 38,500 2
W. Bradley Electric, LLC $ 875,882 $ 148,671 3
Mike Brown Electric Co. $ 884,225 $ 14,500 4
Ray's Electric $ 906,403 $ 56,500 5
James Day Construction, Inc. $ 919,985 $ 50,000 6
Tennyson Electric LLC $ 945,930 $ 52,500 7
Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC $ 960,500 $ 55,000 8
Columbia Electric, Inc. $ 1,058,310 $ 69,600 9
Competitive Bidding for Construction Projects
– Cost is generally the sole determining factor, with award based on the lowest responsive bid for the Base Bid schedule.
Budget and Schedule
DC Electric Group, Inc.
Base Bid + Add Alternate $ 623,860
Construction Contingency (20%) $ 127,890
Total Estimated Construction Costs* $ 751,750
Construction Commences
( ~Summer 2025 )
Bid Opening
City Council
Award
Ongoing Public Outreach
Construction Complete
( ~Fall 2025 )
Award of
PCE Grant
Lighting Study
* Construction Costs covered by the
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) Grant
Downtown & Old Town Lighting Improvements
South San Francisco
THANK YOU