Board moves to award $1.05M school LED upgrade package to RLE, contingent on Eversource agreements

Danbury City’s Board of Awards reviewed a proposed third phase of energy‑efficiency upgrades for three schools and a motion was moved to award the work to RLE contingent on utility agreement, the purchasing agent said.

Purchasing Agent Chip Boca read background into the record: the city previously contracted RLE for parts 1 and 2 of energy efficiency upgrades at schools and city buildings. RLE submitted a proposal to provide LED lighting upgrades with embedded lighting controls at Shelter Rock School, Moore Street School and Broadridge School that were not included in the earlier phases. Boca stated the proposed gross cost of the upgrades at the three schools is $1,047,251 and that RLE indicated the upgrades would be eligible for an Eversource incentive of $391,221, leaving a net cost to the city of $656,030.

Boca said RLE proposed financing the net cost under the Eversource incentive program for an 84‑month term at 0% interest, with utility bill payments of $7,810 per month during the financing term. RLE projected combined monthly energy and operations/maintenance savings of $8,299 — described in the proposal as $6,778 in energy savings plus $15.21 in monthly O&M savings — producing a net monthly savings of $489 during the 84‑month financing period and full savings of $8,299 thereafter. Boca noted the project would be subject to Eversource review and confirmation of projected savings and that the city would need to execute letters of agreement with RLE and Eversource acceptable to Danbury City.

Tim Nolan moved the award to RLE, "contingent upon execution of letters of agreement with RLE and Eversource that would be acceptable to the city of Danbury," and multiple board members seconded. The transcript excerpt shows the chair asking if there was discussion and calling for a vote, but does not record a completed roll call or a final recorded outcome in the excerpt provided.