Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 WITH DIGITAL ENERGY, INC. TO EXTEND THE TERM, ADD TO THE SCOPE OF SERVICES, AND INCREASE THE CONTRACT SUM (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In October 2017, the City of Carson executed a contract with Digital Energy, Inc. (Digital Energy) to provide third-party peer review services of energy projects, programs, and analyses specifically related to the work performed by Charge Bliss, Inc. (Charge Bliss).
The contract amount was originally $10,000; however, the actual cost to perform the specified scope of work totaled $30,130. The contract needs to be amended to include additional funds to pay the consultant for services rendered. (Exhibit No. 1)
The term of the contract is also being extended through December 31, 2019 to allow the consultant to provide additional services as requested by the City to analyze and advise on energy conservation measures that the City may wish to pursue. The cost for this additional work will be billed at the same rate as the original contract - $165 per hour with a not-to-exceed budget of $20,000.00.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement between the City of Carson and Digital Energy, Inc., to extend the term, add to the scope of services and increase the contract sum.
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement between the City of Carson and Digital Energy, Inc.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate and consistent with the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
In 2015, the California Energy Commission (CEC) assigned Digital Energy to work with the City of Carson to provide third-party peer review services of the work performed by OpTerra Energy Services. The work performed by Digital Energy was 100% funded through the California Energy Comm...
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