IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract and authorizing a twenty-year lease agreement for the furnishing and installation of a solar photovoltaic electric generating system for use at the Downtown Kansas City Courthouse to Brightergy of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 46-14, at an actual cost to the County for 2014 not to exceed $600.00.
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ESOLUTION NO. 18554, June 23, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the use of solar technology will reduce the County's carbon footprint and is a responsible and sustainable practice to conserve energy for our community; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited formal written bids on Request for Proposals No. 46-14 for the lease and installation of a solar photovoltaic electric generating system on the Downtown Kansas City Courthouse; and,
WHEREAS, a total of fifty-nine notifications were distributed and three responses were received and evaluated as follows:
BIDDER POINTS
Brightergy
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO 94
Monolith Solar
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO 83.5
Great Plains Energy
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO 73.33
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WHEREAS, an evaluation committee reviewed the proposal submitted on the basis of experience, ability to perform the services requested, pricing, and responsiveness to the general conditions and provisions, and recommends the award of a contract to Brightergy of Kansas City, MO; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Brightergy's proposal, the County will enter into a twenty-year lease agreement at an annual cost for the first year in the amount of $2,400.00, prorated to $600.00 for 2014; and,
WHEREAS, the solar energy produced will offset the County's customary utility costs, for an estimated savings of $38,489.00 over the life of the lease agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Lease Agreement with Brightergy is a suitable mechanisms by which to implement the mutual understanding of the parties; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends that award of a twenty-year lease for the furnishing of solar photovoltaic electric generating system be made to Brightergy of Kansas City, MO, as the lowest and best proposal; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County any and all documents necessary to give effect to this resolution; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be, and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are available in the then current Jackson County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18554 of June 23, 2014, was duly passed on June 23 ,2014 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8_________ Nays _____0________
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____0______
Excused______1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5101 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $600.00
Funding for future years is subject to appropriation.
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing