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January 27, 1997
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Energy Service Agreement with Trigen-Missouri Energy Corporation to provide chilled-water cooling service to County-owned buildings in downtown Kansas City.
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RESOLUTION #11568, January 13, 1997
INTRODUCED BY Victor E. Callahan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in late 1995, the United States General Services Administration, State of Missouri, City of Kansas City, and Jackson County formed a "Chilled Water Committee" to investigate the feasibility of contracting with a private utility firm to establish a district chilled water system to provide cooling service to government buildings in downtown Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, the buildings owned by Jackson County which would be served by this system are the downtown courthouse, the Community Justice Building, the Criminal Justice Center, and the Detention Center and Annex now under construction; and,
WHEREAS, the committee retained the firm of Bibb and Associates, Inc., to serve as its consultant to guide the committee through the process of soliciting qualifications and proposals from parties interested in establishing the system; and,
WHEREAS, on January 26, 1996, the committee issued its Request for Statements of Qualifications and Interest to thirteen firms which the committee had identified as likely having the interest in and ability to establish such a system; and,
WHEREAS, on February 26, 1996, five firms submitted their responses to this request; and,
WHEREAS, after preliminary evaluation of these responses and consultation with Bibb and Associates, the committee determined to interview three of these firms for the project, which interviews were conducted on April 9, 1996; and,
WHEREAS, thereafter, on August 15, 1996, the committee issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the two firms which the interview process revealed to be the most qualified; and,
WHEREAS, on October 1, 1996, both firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP; and,
WHEREAS, after an exhaustive evaluation, the committee and consultant have recommended that the governmental entitles involved contract with Trigen-Missouri Energy Corp. to establish the system; and,
WHEREAS, the benefits of a district chilled water system will be many, not the least of which will be greatly reduced costs for air conditioning and the reduction of pollutants associated with the conventional generation of natural gas and electricity; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that over the term of the proposed twenty-year contract, Jackson County will save several million dollars in cooling costs; and,
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that this determination be made at this time so that the necessary equipment can be installed in the Detention Center Annex now under construction; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an Energy Service Agreement with Trigen-Missouri Energy Corporation to provide chilled water cooling service to the County for a period of twenty years, in a form approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments on the Agreement, to the extent that sufficient appropriations are included in the then current Jackson County budget...Attorney
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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11568 of January 13,1997 was duly passed on _________January 29______________, 1997 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8__________ Nays _______0______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature
Funds sufficient for this expenditure are subject to appropriation in the 1998 Budget and future Budget years.
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Date Director of the Department of Finance