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Council approves $38,000 LED upgrade at Memorial Park, authorizes grant MOU amendment
Summary
Glocester approved a $38,000 contract with Rossi Electric for LED lighting at Memorial Park tennis courts and authorized an amendment to a federal energy‑efficiency block grant to fund the work; the council required solicitor review before final contract execution.
The Glocester Town Council on March 6 awarded a $38,000 contract to Rossi Electric Company to convert the Memorial Park tennis‑court lighting to LED fixtures, selecting the vendor under the State of Rhode Island Master Price Agreement No. 41. The Board of Contracts and Purchases had unanimously recommended the award.
Finance Director Elizabeth A. Beltran told the council the project will be funded from multiple sources: $22,009.62 from a Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, $14,001.75 from National Grid community funds, and $862 from the town’s existing budget. The council also authorized the town council president to sign the first amendment to the town’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant MOU with the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources; the amendment shifts the grant scope from proposed police station HVAC/weatherization work to the LED‑lighting replacement at Memorial Park because the police renovation will not proceed as originally anticipated. The grant amendment, per the memo, does not require a municipal match.
Council motions approved the Rossi Electric award and authorized the president to sign the contract pending town solicitor review. The finance director and planner presented the funding breakdown and stated the project will reduce electric costs at the park's courts.
Why it matters: The lighting conversion is a near‑term energy‑efficiency project funded largely by external grants; completion is expected to lower future electrical costs for town facilities. Council action moved the project from planning to contract execution, subject to solicitor approval.
Next steps: Finalize and execute the Rossi Electric contract after solicitor review, execute the grant‑MOU amendment with the RI Office of Energy Resources, and schedule work coordination with Rossi Electric and town public‑works staff.
