City Council

(29)\n26-0056\nCD 4\nEXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT\nand ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the use of the\ncompetitive sealed bid proposal method for the award of one or more\ncontracts to accelerate the implementation of the Plug into Power:\nCommunity Distributed Energy Resources Project (Project).\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. DETERMINE that this Project is exempt pursuant to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section\n15060(c)(2). In accordance with this section, an activity is not\nsubject to CEQA if it will not result in a direct or reasonably\nforeseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The\napproval of this draft Ordinance will authorize the use of the\ncompetitive sealed bid proposal method to let a contract and will\nnot result in any physical change in the environment; therefore,\nthe proposed action is not subject to CEQA.\n2. APPROVE Board of Water and Power Commissioners\nResolution authorizing the use of the competitive sealed bid\nproposal method for the award of one or more contracts for a\nterm not-to-exceed 10 years, utilizing the criteria set forth in the\nOrdinance to accelerate the implementation of the Project to\nassist in meeting the Department of Water and Power (DWP)\n2022 Strategic Long-Term Resource Plan and Senate Bill 100\ngoals.\n3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated\nFebruary 2, 2026, to award one or more contracts pursuant to a\ncompetitive sealed proposal method to permit negotiations\nrelating to the design, engineering, procurement, and\nconstruction of the accelerated implementation of the Project.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that\nthere is no impact on the City General Fund. The Ordinance proposed\nby the DWP authorizing the use of the competitive sealed bid\nproposal method of contract award under Charter Section 371(b) to\naccelerate implementation of the Project involves only proposal\nadministration costs and does not include the cost of any contract(s)\nrecommended for award which cannot be identified at this time. The\nproposed recommendations comply with DWP Financial Policies.