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Resident urges changes to Kenner’s LED streetlight bid, cites out-of-production fixtures and glare concerns
Summary
Ryan Nugent, a District 3 resident, testified at the Aug. 7 Kenner City Council meeting that the city’s LED streetlight bid packet includes out-of-production and unshielded fixtures and that his written questions had gone unanswered.
Ryan Nugent, a resident of District 3, used the Aug. 7 Kenner City Council meeting’s public-comment period to press the city on its LED streetlight procurement and the specifications in a recent lighting bid packet.
Nugent said the city’s bid packet contains more than 100 items and singled out items 107 through 111, which the packet labels as garden lights and which Nugent said represent the city’s sculptural and landscape lighting. He said item 110 is a duplicate of item 20 and is out of production, and he asked why an out-of-production fixture was sent to bid, how a supplier could price an out-of-production item, and why alternatives he proposed were not included. Nugent also criticized several fixtures as unshielded and cited concerns about color temperature and glare.
“I sent the administration and several members of the council a series of questions and concerns regarding the lighting supply bid packet that was solicited and approved earlier this year. No reply was ever received,” Nugent said. He added that he had provided polling, white papers and industry recommendations to the city and that he has previously met with city staff on the topic.
A city staff member responded during the meeting that the administration and public-works staff have met with Nugent multiple times and said officials will continue to incorporate suggestions into future bid packages.
Nugent’s presentation asked for written answers to technical questions and for the city to consider alternative fixtures that, he said, meet best-practice criteria while costing nearly the same as the distributor’s quoted items. The council did not take formal action on the lighting specifications during the Aug. 7 meeting.
Nugent also requested that future meetings include opportunities for the public to get technical explanations of procurement choices; a staff representative said the city would continue to meet with him and incorporate suggestions when possible.
