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Installation Costs As mentioned, staff had previously solicited bids for the reinstallation of the Foothill Road street lights from the City street light maintenance contractor, Vista Universal Inc., as well as the contractor currently doing street light replacement on another City contract, Lawrence Backhoe Services. Based upon the two previous bids, it was determined that Vista Universal was the lowest bidder. Staff has been working with Vista Universal to keep current with the escalating price of materials and labor for the installation of these street lights. The price quotation for the 18 new poles with LED lights is $45,908. Additionally, staff also asked for a price to replace the three existing HPS street lights with LED lights to give a consistent appearance to the roadway along the Golden Eagle Frontage, as the light source for LED lighting casts more of a white light, while HPS lighting casts more of a yellow light. In order to provide for more uniform lighting along this corridor and in anticipation of the eventual City -wide conversion to LED lighting, it is recommended that the existing intermediate lighting at the intersections be converted to LED lighting as well. The price quotation for the three intersection lights is $2,970. If Council determines that all eighteen street lights and the three existing street lights on Foothill Road be retrofitted with LED lights, staff recommends the City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with Vista Universal, Inc. for the installation of these street lights. As mentioned previously, since the street lights were removed in 1990, the trees around the street light bases have grown considerably; consequently, some of the trees may require pruning before the poles can be installed. This pruning could incur extra costs above the bid price mentioned for the street light installation. Staff has not obtained pricing for this work, but anticipates that the cost will be less than $5,000. The project contingency has been increased from the normal 10% to 15% to allow sufficient funds for any necessary tree trimming. Submitte y: Fiscal Review: Approve by: Brian Dolan David P. Culver Nelson Fialho Director of Director of Finance City Manager Community Development Attachments: 1. Map (overview) of location of homes along Foothill Road and distance between the homes and the proposed street lights. 2. Accident pin map and detailed summary of traffic accidents on Foothill Road (between Bernal Avenue and southern City limits) over the past 7 years 3. Detail showing LED and HPS light fixture broadcast patterns Page 5 of 5