City authorizes Schneider Electric design phase for energy upgrades, $57,000 engineering fee approved
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The commission authorized the city manager to execute an agreement with Schneider Electric to proceed with an engineering development phase for a citywide building-efficiency project; the design phase will cost $57,000 and will roll into any later implementation contract.
The City Commission on Oct. 6 authorized the city manager to move forward with Schneider Electric for a citywide energy and facilities-improvement project, approving a $57,000 engineering and design phase that staff said will be rolled into any later construction contract.
Public Works Director Christopher Torres reminded commissioners that staff returned to the company with requests to add additional city buildings and parks to the scope. Schneider Electric representatives said the $57,000 fee covers the next phase of design and development work (30% design deliverable and subsequent 60%/90% phases) that will identify priorities, produce project cost estimates, and define guaranteed savings and potential funding options.
Schneider representatives said the project team will return to the commission at the 30% and 90% milestones with firm cost estimates and a recommended scope; the company presented two high-level financing options earlier, one that would be fully self-funded by the city and another that would require the city to fund roughly 33 cents on the dollar for certain portions of the work. Commissioners asked that the library be included among buildings evaluated as part of a fully self-funded option.
Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the design phase and directed staff to return with the 30% design package and a clearer list of buildings categorized by funding option before the commission commits to implementation.