City Council

12. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS,\nLLC FOR ELECTRIC COST-OF-SERVICE ANALYSIS AND RATE DESIGN SERVICES\n(“ELECTRIC RATE STUDY”) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $258,042 FOR THE WATER AND\nPOWER DEPARTMENT (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3),\nand 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is\nrequired for the project; and\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter a contract, as a result of a competitive selection process, as\nspecified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC\n(“NewGen”) for an amount not-to-exceed $258,042, which includes a base contract amount of $215,035\nand a contingency of $43,007, to provide for any necessary change orders, for two years, with two optional\none-year extensions, at no additional cost.\nRecommendation of the Municipal Services Committee: On April 23, 2024, with one member absent,\nthe Municipal Services Committee (“MSC”) unanimously approved the staff recommendation to the City\nCouncil with clarification that a written authorization notice will be issued for each task/phase in the scope of\nwork.