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A. SMART CITIES PRESENTATION
B. RESOLUTION NO. 2015-210 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN ANALYSIS SERVICES FOR THE BAYFRONT PROJECT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BLACK AND VEATCH CORPORATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXERCISE TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
The City of Chula Vista and the San Diego Unified Port District are participating in a joint planning effort to develop the Chula Vista Bayfront. In support of this process, contracting with Black & Veatch for energy technology and sustainable building construction and design analysis services is recommended.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity was covered in previously adopted Environmental Impact Report UPD#83356-EIR-65B/SCH#2005081077. The Development Services Director has also reviewed the proposed activity for additional compliance with CEQA and has determined that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not Applicable.
DISCUSSION
In 2002, the City of Chula Vista and the Unified Port District of San Diego (the “Port”) began a collaborative planning process to create a master plan for the approximately 535-acre Chula Vista Bayfront area. The Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan (CVBMP) was designed to transform Chula Vista’s underutilized industrial Bayfront landscape into a thriving residential and world-class waterfront resort destination. The CVBMP will create thousands of new jobs, create new public parks, protect natural coastal resources, provide conference and visitor-serving amenities, and build an important asset for the San Diego region, the South Bay, Chula Vista residents and coastal visitors. The CVBMP represents the last significant waterfront development opportunity in Southern California.
The master plan will be implemented jointly by the City of Chula Vista and the Port in four major phases over a 24-year period. Phase one of implementation includes the development of a resort conference center, the creation of public parks and open space, the restoration of habitat areas, and the construction of a new fire station and mixed-use residential development.
The CVBMP offers a unique opportunity to demonstrate the viability of sustainable development practices and to showcase the leadership of the City and project partners. Accordingly, the project will be comprised of high performance buildings that incorporate a suite of energy-efficiency, demand response, and clean energy generation technologies. It is anticipated that the project will also broadly incorporate other sustainable principles and be connected via “smart” building systems and infrastructure.
To this end, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in March of 2015 seeking proposals from firms qualified to provide energy technology and sustainable building construction and design analysis services.
Project energy efficiency and sustainable goals to be analyzed, per the RFP, include, but are not limited to:
1. Minimum of fifty (50) percent reduction in annual energy use for each parcel in the CVBMP. The energy reduction may be achieved through efficiency, generation, passive design, or other means.
2. Opportunities for greater energy reduction, including zero-net energy, for individual parcels or CVBMP project-wide.
3. Resiliency in the event of loss of power or heating.
4. Robust energy management systems and other “smart” infrastructure systems, including, but not limited to, foundational infrastructure to enable smart energy savings solutions, technical and information technology infrastructure to support the efficient use of water, in-building wireless communication, smart streetlights and traffic lights, security, etc.
5. Maximum return on initial investment over the project life, including potential incomes for the City, either via cost savings or new revenue streams associated with the use of smart technologies.
6. Opportunities to use the development to promote economic development, including business attraction and technology test bed capabilities.
The project’s energy efficiency and sustainability goals meet the requirements of the settlement agreement entered into in May of 2010, between the Port of San Diego, the City of Chula Vista, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista, and the Bayfront Coalition, which consists of the Environmental Health Coalition, San Diego Audobon Society, San Diego Coastkeeper, Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association, the San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, and Empower San Diego. The settlement agreement requires the CVBMP to adopt environmental protections that go above and beyond those required by federal, state, and local laws and regulations and included specific provisions relating to energy efficiency and sustainability in the project area.
The RFP was posted electronically on PlanetBids.com, a web-based vendor and bid management system that is widely used by other local agencies.
A total of nine proposals were received, and four firms were interviewed by a Selection Committee: Arup North America, Black & Veatch, DNV-GL, and Heller Manus. The Selection Committee’s evaluation was based on the following technical criteria:
• Experience and ability of firm;
• Experience and ability of project team;
• Directly relatable experience in the fields of energy efficiency, energy generation, and smart infrastructure;
• Understanding the needs of the CVBMP project; and
• Fee proposal
Based upon the scores assigned for the above referenced criteria, the Selection Committee recommends awarding the contract to Black & Veatch.
Black & Veatch Corporation is a world leader in the development of energy, water, and telecommunications infrastructure and a specialist in network analysis, analytics, and project implementation. Black & Veatch has been involved in advanced and renewable energy technologies for over 30 years and specializes in distributed infrastructure and analytics deployment across many products and technologies, including wireless communications, municipal fiber, electric vehicle charging, hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and renewal energy infrastructure.
In conjunction with the project, Black & Veatch will facilitate the creation of an “Innovation Council” comprised of representatives from the City, Black & Veatch, local clean-technology nonprofit organization CleanTech San Diego, and industry experts including Qualcomm, Cisco, and OSIsoft. The Innovation Council will augment the expertise of the immediate project team and ensure broad exposure to other rapidly developing innovative technologies in smart infrastructure.
Qualcomm is a local San Diego technology company and a global leader in wireless technology. Within the smart energy and infrastructure field, Qualcomm focuses on metering, grids, lighting, parking, industrial, building automation, and transportation. Qualcomm’s strategies around interoperability, edge processing, and scalability will help the Innovation Council avoid locking into proprietary, single source solutions.
Cisco will provide insight on core network elements and architecture required to connect data systems and applications. Cisco will suggest optimal approaches to establish a realistic path toward connecting the City’s energy, smart infrastructure, and economic development objectives. Cisco and Black & Veatch have successfully partnered on similar projects, including the Smart+Connected Kansas City project, which includes public Wi-Fi, smart utilities, and an open data platform designed to stimulate economic development.
Lastly, OSIsoft will provide expertise on, and software for, the data infrastructure that will connect sensors, operations and people to enable real-time intelligence. OSIsoft’s data infrastructure is currently being used by SDG&E, UCSD, and San Diego International Airport. OSIsoft will advise the City on how to best combine data to make decisions and/or make data available in an open data platform concept to support economic development and test bed capabilities.
The project will include significant stakeholder outreach to project partners. The final deliverable for the project will be a Project Summary Report, including the following information:
• Introduction and summary of the City’s energy efficiency and smart infrastructure goals.
• Review of existing energy infrastructure and communications facilities, including identification of retrofit and reuse opportunities, versus new construction.
• Screening of potential energy and communications technologies.
• Conceptual scope of energy and communications strategy and plans for implementation.
• Summary of findings and recommendations, including an outline of the steps required to implement the energy infrastructure concept developed by Black & Veatch and project stakeholders.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found that, Mayor Casillas Salas has real property holdings within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this action. Consequently, pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 2, sections 18700 and 18705.2(a)(11), this item presents a disqualifying real property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et seq.) for the above-identified member.
Staff is not independently aware, and has not been informed by any City Council member, of any other fact that may constitute a basis for a decision maker conflict of interest in this matter.
LINK TO STRATEGIC GOALS
The City’s Strategic Plan has five major goals: Operational Excellence, Economic Vitality, Healthy Community, Strong and Secure Neighborhoods and a Connected Community. Approving the agreement with Black & Veatch supports the Economic Vitality and Healthy Community Goals. Within the Economic Vitality Goal, Initiative 2.1.1. is the implementation of the Bayfront Master Plan, which the agreement directly supports. Within the Healthy Community Goal, the project supports City Initiative 3.2.1. Design and Implement Innovative Environmental & Conservation Programs.
CURRENT YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Approving the resolution authorizes an agreement with Black & Veatch, with a not-to-exceed amount of $257,174. Optional additional add-on work totaling $10,100 is authorized by the agreement, but will not be undertaken unless a notice to proceed is issued to the Consultant.
The TUT Common Fund includes funding for a fiber communications infrastructure planning project and two smaller technology projects. Staff recommends that these funds be redirected to fund the contract with Black & Veatch for energy technology and sustainable building construction and design analysis services. Approval of the resolution results in the following budget amendments; these changes result in no net fiscal impact to the TUT Common Fund.
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Project Description |
Available Funds |
Category |
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Technology upgrades (Replace network switches) |
$ (35,020) |
Capital |
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Technology upgrades (Replace Savin software) |
$ (23,500) |
Supplies & Services |
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Fiber Communications Infrastructure Planning |
$ (198,654) |
Non CIP Projects |
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Black & Veatch Contract |
$ 257,174 |
Supplies & Services |
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Net Impact to TUT Common Fund |
$ - |
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ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
All project work is anticipated to be completed in the current fiscal year. Should work continue into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract would continue to be limited to the original not-to-exceed amount of $257,174. No ongoing fiscal impact is anticipated.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Black & Veatch Agreement
Staff Contact: Tiffany Allen, Finance Department