ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to Approve a CONTRACT with TILLMAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES for the Installation of DUSK-TO-DAWN LIGHT UNITS, in the Amount of $17,848.50, for the ALLEY LIGHTING PROGRAM.
 
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BACKGROUND: Bids were solicited for the purchase and installation of seventy-three dusk-to-dawn light units and seventy-three 42-watt bulbs.  The low bidder for the light units and bulbs (in the amount of $4,161.73) was Grainger. The low bidder for the installation of the light units was Tillman Electrical Services.  Listed below is the criteria used for the proposed installation bidding process. 
 
  
    | Bid Summary  |   |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | BID # 24-15 |   |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Installation - Alley Light Program |   |   |   |   | 
  
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    |   |   |   | Koener Electric | Tillman Electric Services | Laser Electric  | 
  
    | Item |   | Desc |   |   |   | 
  
    |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
  
    |   | 1. Cost Per Installation |  $              244.00  |  $                   214.00  |  $             457.27  | 
  
    |   | 2. Other Expense |  $                 30.00  |  $                     30.00  |  $               30.00  | 
  
    |   | TOTAL |   |  $              274.00  |  $                   244.50  |  $             487.27  | 
  
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    | CRITERIA | Max Score |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Pricing | 35 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Profile | 25 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Experience | 15 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | References | 15 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Copy of License | 10 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | TOTAL | 100 |   |   |   |   | 
  
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    | Koener Electric  | 280 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Tillman Electrical Services | 283 |   |   |   |   | 
  
    | Laser Electric  | 245 |   |   |   |   | 
 
FINANCIAL IMPACT: This contract will give the City of Peoria the ability to install alley lights in a cost-effective manner by accepting the lowest proposal.  
 
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Neighborhoods without adequate alley lights threaten public safety.
      
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Alley lights will help to stabilize neighborhoods and improve public safety.  
IMPACT IF DENIED: Neighborhoods may not be as safe without adequate alley lights and crime may increase.  
 
 
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
 
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: Tillman Electrical        02137-160630
 
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL'S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
 
1. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable      
2. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
3. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
 
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
 
1. Reduce crime.      
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.      
3. Support sustainability.      
 
DEPARTMENT: Community Development