Memorandum
Date: April 15, 2025
To: The Honorable Eddie Crandell, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Lars Ewing, Public Services Director
Subject: 10:45 A.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - a) Consideration of Resolution Making Findings Necessary to Authorize an Energy Services Contract for Design, Installation, and Commissioning of Energy Conservation Facilities Serving Multiple County Facilities; and b) Consideration of Agreement with Enerlogics Networks, Inc. for Design, Installation, and Commissioning of Energy Conservation Facilities Serving Multiple County Facilities
Executive Summary
The County's policy for the development of the Facilities Capital Improvement Plan (FCIP) prioritizes projects that contribute to increased sustainability and environmental quality and generate long-term cost savings through energy efficiency, such as the installation of solar panels at County-owned facilities. The Lake County Librarian, Christopher Veach, recently secured a California Library Facilities Improvement Grant to install solar panels, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the three County-owned library campuses in Lakeport, Middletown, and Redbud in Clearlake (among other facility improvements). The purpose of this item is to take actions necessary for project delivery; namely, to consider a resolution making findings that the project will result in energy cost savings greater than the overall cost of the project, and to consider a contract with Enerlogics Networks, Inc. to design, build, and commission the project.
Background
In September 2024 the County solicited a Request for Proposals (RFP) to design and construct solar panels, BESS, and EV charging stations at the three aforementioned facilities. The County's selection committee ranked Enerlogics' proposal as the most qualified response to the RFP. Additionally, the County's independent energy consultant, Optony, analyzed Enerlogics' design and financial proposal...
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