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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1819-109: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND FRANCIS SOLAR L.L.C., TO INSTALL ONE ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION ON THE CITY'S BEHALF AT THE CITY OF NORMAN GRAY STREET PARKING LOT FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE LOCATIONS; INCREASING THE MARKETING FEE TO FRANCIS SOLAR, L.L.C., BY $5,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $45,000; AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: The State of Oklahoma has been allocated approximately $21 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has been designated as the lead agency, with oversight from the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment, to administer these trust funds. ODEQ has prepared and implemented the Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) with the State's intention for utilizing these funds. On November 29, 2018, DEQ released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for $3.1 million to build out Oklahoma's light-duty electric vehicle charging network with 80% eligible for reimbursement when the project is completed. These grant funds are further divided into two (2) categories with 75% of funds allocated towards Transportation Corridor projects ($2.325mil) and 25% of funds towards Single Point Location projects ($775k).
On January 15, 2019, City Council approved Resolution R-1819-70 for services with the City's original Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station design and engineering firm, Small Arrow Engineering, LLC, of Joplin, MO (SAE). For this project, SAE has teamed with an Oklahoma based electric vehicles (EV) systems provider to assure that charging stations installed in the City of Norman are consistent with other stations in the State and use compatible Charging Station Networking software. SAE will also assure that the EV station equipment will meet the 5-year warranty performance period as per the ODEQ Grant requirements.
On February 2...
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