Council approves City Hall electrical upgrades; most costs covered by grant, contractor to complete work outside business hours

The Roseville City Council voted Sept. 23 to award a competitive bid for electrical upgrades at City Hall, a project city staff said is largely grant-funded.

City Manager Monroe told the council the project — which includes replacement of electrical panels, installation of occupancy sensors and circuit tracing to bring the building up to current energy codes — was funded mostly by a grant that staff described as covering roughly 90% of the cost. The remaining local share was discussed in general terms at the meeting; staff did not provide a single, final project total on the record.

A representative from the contractor told council the work would be scheduled outside of business hours and not during council meetings; the bidder’s timeline listed approximately 45 days for project completion. The upgrades include occupancy/motion sensors intended to reduce energy consumption by turning off lights automatically when areas are unoccupied.

The council approved awarding the bid to Decimal LLC (project number listed in the bid packet) by voice vote.

Why it matters: Upgrades are intended to update the building to current energy and electrical safety codes and reduce energy use through occupancy sensors, while minimizing disruption by scheduling most disruptive work outside business hours.

Council asked about interruptions to public services; the contractor and staff said any work requiring power interruption would be coordinated to avoid meetings and public hours. The motion to award the bid passed without recorded opposition.