HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09282010 - C.54RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the
Conservation and Development Department, purchase orders with the companies listed
below. These agreements will be used to purchase heating and air conditioning systems,
sliding glass doors, windows and miscellaneous materials needed to provide home
weatherization services to low income residents throughout all of Contra Costa County.
Ambient Air Heating & Air Conditioning Systems in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for
the purchase of heating and air conditioning systems for the term of September 15, 2010
thru September 14, 2012.
Home Depot in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the purchase of sliding glass doors,
windows and miscellaneous materials for the term of September 15, 2010 thru September
14, 2012.
These vendors were selected through a competitive bidding process, working closely with
the Purchasing Division of the General Services Department and following the County's
established procurement procedures.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/28/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Janet Hustedt 925
335-2101
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 28, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
C.54
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation & Development Director
Date:September 28, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Weatherization Purchase Orders
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. All costs will be reimbursed by the State of California Weatherization Program.
These costs may be funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA)
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Conservation and Development has partnered with the Employment and
Human Services Department for the past twenty years to provide energy saving home
improvements to low-income families throughout unincorporated Contra Costa County, as
well as the County’s nineteen cities.
This funding is provided by State and Federal grant programs including but not limited to
the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Energy Crisis
Intervention Program (ECIP), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of
Energy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (DOE ARRA).
The energy savings measures may provide homes with hot water heaters, furnaces,
refrigerators, microwaves, doors, windows, fluorescent light bulbs, weatherstripping, ceiling
fans, and attic insulation.
Homes receive a blower door test (a diagnostic tool to locate and correct air infiltration), and
homes with gas appliances receive a combustion appliance safety test that checks for carbon
monoxide gas leakage. Homes with gas appliances are provided with a carbon monoxide
alarm.
The Weatherization Program has provided services to approximately 330 homes in 2008,
and approximately 530 homes in 2009. The anticipation is that with the additional funding
being received in 2010 services will be provided to approximately 1000 homes through out
Contra Costa County.
This vendor was selected through a competitive bidding process, working closely with the
Purchasing Division of the General Services Department and following the county's
established procurement procedures.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A denial would prevent the purchase of equipment, supplies and miscellaneous materials
needed to provide home weatherization services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Approval of this item will enable the Weatherization Program to purchase materials
Approval of this item will enable the Weatherization Program to purchase materials
necessary to provide home energy efficiency improvements to low-income families, which
reduces living expenses and improves comfort and quality of life for children residing in the
households served. This supports outcomes # 3 and # 5 established in the Children's Report
Card: 3) Families are economically self-sufficient; and 5) Families are safe, stable and
nurturing.