City Council

5. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH BAKER ELECTRIC & RENEWABLES LLC FOR THE\nCONSTRUCTION OF\nA 25-MEGAWATT, FOUR HOUR UTILITY-SCALE LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AT THE GLENARM\nPOWER PLANT\nFOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $8,386,560 (W&P Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to\nPublic Resources\nCode Section 21065 and within the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378;\n(2) Award contract to lowest and best bid dated May 28, 2026, submitted by Baker Electric & Renewables LLC (“Baker Electric”) in response to\nthe project plans\nand specifications to construct a Battery Energy Storage System at the Glenarm Power Plant (“Glenarm BESS”), authorize the City Manager to\nenter into a two-year contract\nfor an amount not-to-exceed $8,386,560, which includes the base contract amount of $6,988,800 and a contingency of $1,397,760 to provide for any\nnecessary change orders; and\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve amendments to the contract including durational extensions.