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Brentwood to pursue turnkey fleet electrification after $3.2 million grant; council adopts 4217 findings
Summary
City staff reported a $3.2 million grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support a fleet electrification project. Council adopted Government Code section 4217 findings to enable a turnkey design‑build procurement with Schneider Electric and directed staff to return with a contract.
Brentwood received a $3,200,000 grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to accelerate a city fleet electrification project, Public Works Director Casey Wickert told the City Council on Jan. 14.
Casey Wickert said staff applied for and was awarded the grant, enabling the city to expand and accelerate planned infrastructure. “We’re gonna install the infrastructure, which will allow us to ultimately go up to about 50 level 2 EV chargers and a couple of level 3 EV chargers,” Wickert said. The infrastructure is intended to support a phased transition to electric vehicles, including larger vehicles as they become available.
To speed procurement and allow integrated design and construction, staff recommended using Government Code section 4217, the energy conservation alternative procurement authority that permits a streamlined design‑build/turnkey approach. Wickert said the city intends to make the 4217 findings based on an energy analysis showing long‑term savings and then return with a contract with Schneider Electric to perform design‑build services.
After no public speakers, the council adopted a resolution making the 4217 findings and authorizing staff to proceed; a contract with Schneider Electric will be brought back for approval under standard contracting review. Council members asked clarifying questions about the scope and the city’s vehicle‑replacement fund practices; Finance staff said the fund is replenished by a forecasted replacement schedule and a minimum balance that typically represents a few years of vehicle purchases.
Why it matters: The grant covers a substantial portion of the project and allows the city to build charging infrastructure sooner and at larger scale than previously budgeted. Using a 4217 procurement shortens the timeline by letting the city award a turnkey contract rather than follow a standard design‑bid‑build process.
What’s next: Staff will return with contract documents and procurement details for council approval; the city will also provide the council with further details on the vehicle replacement fund schedule upon request.
