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Bridgeport council OKs $175,000 contract to light Degan Lake tennis courts
Summary
Council approved a $168,320 contract plus $6,680 contingency (total $175,000) with Musco Sports Lighting LLC to install LED lights at Degan Lake tennis courts, funded from the hotel-motel fund and expected to reduce energy costs about 75% compared with the older system.
The Bridgeport City Council voted on Aug. 11 to award a contract to Musco Sports Lighting LLC (listed in the meeting as Oscaloosa, Iowa) to purchase and install new LED lights for the Degan Lake tennis courts.
City staff said the base contract is $168,320 with a $6,680 contingency for a total budgeted amount of $175,000 to be paid from the hotel's hotel-motel fund. Staff described the system as a state-of-the-art LED configuration similar to other recent installations and estimated energy savings of about 75 percent compared with the older metal-halide lights.
Council discussion touched on whether the payment/lease options had been phased out in favor of a direct purchase and on whether additional courts (for example at Virginia Avenue/Compton Park) are in later phases of the city's park master plan. Staff said the new system is computer-controlled and can be set to turn off on a schedule; current practice is to shut most park lights off around 10 p.m.
The motion to approve the contract passed by voice vote during the meeting; the public record at the session indicates the motion carried. The council did not record a detailed roll-call tally in the public portion of the meeting transcript provided.
