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Public Utility District
CONSENT
To: Board of Directors
From: Steven Poncelet
Date: February 03, 2010
Subject: Consideration of the Award of a Contract to Purchase CFL's
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
Board approval is required for expenditures in excess of $15,000.
2. HISTORY
The approved FY10 budget includes funding for the Conservation Department's
Million CFL program. The Million CFL program is an on-going program that involves
the hand-out to our customers of a free 12-pack of CFL's. This program has been
very successful and cost-effective in the past and is being continued into FY10.
3. NEW INFORMATION
The District issued a Request for Bid (RFB) for a quantity of 40,008 CFL's (3,334 12-
packs) and held a bid-opening on January 27, 2010. Six bids were received and the
results of the bids are listed below:
Supplier CFL Unit Cost Total
Feit Electric Company $1.18 $471209.44
LeeLite USA $1.24 $491609.92
AutoCel I $1.34 $531610.72
OneSource Distributors $1.59 $63,612.72
REXEL $1.76 $70,414.08
Gexpro $1.99 $791615.92
Feit was the lowest responsible bidder at $1.18 per CFL at a total bid price of
$47,209.44 (Attachment A).
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds exist within the approved FY10 budget for this purchase.
5. RECOMMENDATION
Award a contract to Feit for an amount not to exceed $47,244.09 for the purchase of
CFL's.
Steven Poncelet Michael D. Holley
Public Information & Conservation Manager General Manager
�ATTAC H M E NT A
BID SCHEDULE
UNIT COST(FOB TRUCKEE)—Tax not included
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Purchase 2010
QUANTITY Unit Cost TOTAL
UNITS DESCRIPTION (FOB Truckee)
Tax Not Included
40,008 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs / � Zd7 qV
• Energy Star
• 13-15 watt use-equivalent to 60
watt light
• 800 minimum lumen output
• 8,000 hour minimum rated life
• Soft, Bright or Warm White
• Spiral
• Packaged as12 bulbs per box
• Prices to be valid for releases
through April 30, 2011
(with option for the District to
increase total quantity by 10% at
bid price)
• Partial releases throughout the
term at TDPUD discretion
TOTAL
DELIVERY DATE
If the bid is awarded to me, I will deliver to Truckee a compact fluorescent bulbs as needed
during the contract period.
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Proposal submitted by, A/
Signatur , le and Date
Name.-address, and phone number of bidder:
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