City Council

5. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH BAKER ELECTRIC & RENEWABLES LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 25-MEGAWATT, FOUR HOUR UTILITY-SCALE LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AT THE GLENARM POWER PLANT FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $8,386,560 (W&P Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and within the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; (2) Award contract to lowest and best bid dated May 28, 2026, submitted by Baker Electric & Renewables LLC (“Baker Electric”) in response to the project plans and specifications to construct a Battery Energy Storage System at the Glenarm Power Plant (“Glenarm BESS”), authorize the City Manager to enter into a two-year contract for 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 necessary change orders; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to approve amendments to the contract including durational extensions.