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Thousand Oaks awards $312,918 design-build contract to repair damaged solar canopy at Los Robles Greens
Summary
Council authorized a design-build contract with Pavletic Electric & Communications to repair an array damaged by vehicle impact, approving $364,209 in FY expenditures and finding the project categorically exempt from CEQA.
The Thousand Oaks City Council voted 5–0 to award a design-build contract to Pavletic Electric & Communications, Inc., to replace and repair a damaged solar canopy (array #2) at the Los Robles Greens Golf Course and to authorize related fiscal-year expenditures.
Facilities Manager Josh Brown said one of three arrays in the conservation facility was struck by a box truck soon after installation; engineering assessments found structural damage requiring repair. Staff recommended awarding a design-build contract in the base amount of $312,917.86 with contingency and reserves for a total project budget of $364,209. "Array number two is capable of producing approximately 34% of the facility's capacity," Brown said, and the array generated about $4,611 per month when operating — roughly $55,000 a year in savings to the facility.
City staff explained the original contractor was unable to meet schedule and cost expectations and that an independent proposal from Pavletic provided more competitive pricing and centralized fabrication and installation to complete the defined scope. Staff recommended using a design-build approach to reduce further delays and to meet California Government Code Section 4217 provisions for energy service agreements.
Funding of $376,872 is available this fiscal year for the project; staff asked the council to authorize expenditures of $364,209 and to delegate the City Engineer authority to approve design changes. Staff estimated the repaired array would return to full capacity by December and projected the facility would recover replacement costs in under 28 months once the array was restored.
Councilmember Newman confirmed the work is a repair, not an increase in installed capacity. Councilmember Engler moved the staff recommendations; the motion passed 5–0.
