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Home My WebLink AboutRES 1290 . • s RESOLUTION NO. / y...() RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A CONTRACT WITH PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY FOR FURNISHING MERCURY VAPOR STREET LI GHTI NG (Service Furnished) WHEREAS, PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY has offered to furnish for a period of ten (1 0) years, upon the terms set forth in the following proposed form of contract, to-wit: MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING Page 1 of Resolution GO-76 12-44 • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the COUNC I L (Council or Commission) of the CITY of RENTON that a (City or Town) contract be entered into with Puget Sound Power & Light Company for the furnishing of Mercury Vapor Street Lighting upon the terms above proposed, and that the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute and deliver such contract on behalf and in the name of the City of Renton and the Clerk be and he hereby is authorized (City or Town) and directed to attest such contract and to affix thereto the seal of the City of Renton (City or Town) Duly adopted this....../ 64 day of - r- 4(--e , 19..Z. < Zl ( CCl$'/ L l Mayor. ATTEST: I Clerk. Page 2 of Resolution • 2664 #832.32 MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, herein called "Company," and CITY OF RENTON , herein called "Purchaser," agree as follows: FIRST: TYPE OF SERVICE. This contract covers mercury vapor street lighting service only. SECOND: DELIVERY. The Purchaser agrees for a period of ten consecutive years beginning October 30 1964 , to buy exclusively from the Company at the rates herein fixed the following mercury vapor street lighting installations: service for 442 - 20,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (short bracket) 837 - 7,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (short bracket) 3 - 7,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (long bracket) 132 - 20,000 lumen Purchaser-owned fixtures on Purchaser-owned poles (Ornamental) THIRD: RATES. 1 . Company owned fixtures on existing Company owned poles: Annual Rate Per Lamp Short Bracket Long Bracket Lamp size - 7,000 lumen 8' Max. or Suspension Installation of 5 to 9 lamps $37.80 $40.20 Installation of 10 to 150 lamps 36.00 38.40 Installation of over 150 lamps 34.20 36.60 Lamp Size - 20,000 lumen All installations $64.20 $66.60 Fixtures and reflectors as classified in above rate schedule are to conform with the Company' s engineering standards. Where the rates per lamp are the same for different types of mountings, the Company shall elect the mounting to be used. All lamps and equipment furnished or used for the rendition of this electric service are understood to be and remain the property of the Company unless otherwise specified. Lamps once installed shall not be abandoned during the life of this contract but the Company shall at the expense of the Purchaser change the location of any lamp whenever directed by the Purchaser, and the size of the lamps may be increased at the Purchaser's request by notifying the Company in writing. • 2664 MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT - PAGE 2 The Company reserves the right to change lamps, lamp location and/or equipment to provide an equal or improved street lighting system where distribution line modernization or replacement is necessary. Additional lamps shall be installed by the Company, when and where designated by the Purchaser, on existing Company owned secondary overhead distribution lines. 2. Purchaser owned system on Purchaser owned poles: (Ornamental) Annual Rate Lamp Size Per Lamp 7,000 lumen $25.80 20,000 lumen 48.00 The Company will supply the current, lamp renewal , glassware cleaning and maintenance of system including glassware replacement and replacement of lamp ballast as necessary, but Purchaser shall be responsible for supplying and installing replacements, excluding glassware, to system fixtures and equipment where necessary due to normal wear and depreciation or damage by Purchaser or third parties. Purchaser owned system shall be complete in every respect, including lamps, lamp standards, brackets and all wiring and, if needed, relays, time clocks and/or electric eyes. All such equipment and the type and character of installation shall be subject to the Company's approval prior to installation and the entire installation shall be made by Purchaser without expense to the Company. FOURTH: Lamps and fixtures of standard pattern and of a type in general use for street lighting purposes shall be served and maintained by the Company under this. contract . Upon notice of lamp burn out or substantial deterioration of light output, same shall be promptly replaced. FIFTH: Said rates are subject to change in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington and whenever a new schedule of rates for the same service is made effective the Purchaser shall thereafter pay the new rates; provided, if the new rates are higher than those herein Fixed, the Purchaser shall be entitled to cancel this contract within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the new rates. SIXTH: Bills will be rendered under this contract in accordance with billing periods provided in Schedule 80, Tariff A, and annual charges specified herein shall be prorated accordingly. Such bills are due when rendered and past due ten days thereafter . SEVENTH: The Company may at any time require the Purchaser to install proper apparatus on Purchaser owned system to operate the system and equipment at a power factor of not less than 90%. 2664 . MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT - PAGE 3 EIGHTH: The Company shall use reasonable diligence to furnish uninterrupted service from dusk to dawn but shall not be liable for interruptions caused by strikes and/or other labor disputes, accidents or acts of God or by any cause beyond the control of the Company, or by the necessity for making repairs or changes in the Company's equipment and facilities, and the Purchaser waives and shall not assert any claims against the Company for damages to the Purchaser caused by any suspension. interruption, failure or curtailment of service by the Company under this agreement attributable in any manner to national emergency, including voluntary cooperation by the Company in any method of operation or in any program recommended or requested by civil or military authorities. No temporary interruption shall cancel this contract. No charge shall be made for service during the period of any interruption unless the Purchaser is responsible therefor. or the City NINTH: The Company/sWIst'�r�ye the right to cancel this contract if any part of the Company's property AAAA or the rendition of this service is taken by eminent domain, or if it can no longer be maintained by reason of franchise expiration and the inability of the Company to secure a renewal thereof. Dated this i/X-t4/," day of , 19 Attest: CITY OF RENTON *2, By Witness: PUGET SOUND IWER & LIGHT COMPANY �� •�'r/ By �iI� �►�1 R. F. PLYIMI R: . ce President MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT CITY OF RENTON ANNUAL BILLING 442 - 20,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (short bracket) at $64.20 per unit per year $ 28,376.40 837 - 7,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (short bracket) at $34.20 per unit per year 28,625.40 3 - 7,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (long bracket) at $36.60 per unit per year 109,80 132 - 20,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures (Purchaser-owned - ornamental) at $48.00 per unit per year 6.336.00 TOTAL ANNUAL BILLING $ 63,447.60 All within the City of Renton Inventory and billing as of October 30, 1964.