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Centennial OKs $3.1 million authority to begin citywide streetlight LED conversion
Summary
City council approved Resolution 2025-R-11 authorizing the city manager to execute contracts and intergovernmental agreements to start a citywide LED streetlight conversion and related work, with an initial bid of $2.6 million and a recommended signing authority of $3.1 million.
Centennial City Council on April 1 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign contracts and intergovernmental agreements to begin a citywide streetlight LED conversion and related work.
The council approved Resolution 2025‑R‑11 after a presentation by Matt Simpson, the city’s streetlight program manager, who said Centennial acquired ownership of roughly 2,800 Xcel Energy–powered streetlights on Dec. 6, 2024, and has since shifted from maintenance‑inclusive billing to paying power only and performing maintenance in‑house. Simpson told council the selected contractor bid for LED fixtures and smart controllers totals $2,600,000 and staff recommended a contingency of $500,000, bringing the requested signing authority to $3,100,000 — above the current municipal signing limit of $300,000 and therefore requiring council approval.
Why it matters: ownership of the assets lets Centennial control maintenance timing, reduces recurring billing for maintenance-inclusive rates and enables…
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