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SFPUC to own three federally funded renewables; Bass Electric wins two-site design‑build contract amid single-bid concerns
Summary
SFPUC will use federal clean renewable energy bond allocations to fund solar PV at Davies Symphony Hall and City Hall and a micro-hydro pilot; the commission approved a design‑build contract to Bass Electric for two small rooftop PV projects after staff said only one qualified bidder responded and pledged local-hire follow-up.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission said it secured Clean Renewable Energy Bond allocations from the 2009 federal Recovery Act to fund three renewable projects and voted to award a design‑build contract for two small municipal solar installations.
Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for power, said the SFPUC has access to low-interest federal funds for three projects: a 214‑kW solar system at Davies Symphony Hall (about $2.6 million), a 100‑kW City Hall solar PV system (about $1.5…
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