WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia (the City) owns and operates, or leases and operates, the four (4) properties located at (1) Broad Street & Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; (2) 1301 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; (3) 1401 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102; and (4) 1515 Arch Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 (respectively: City Hall, the Criminal Justice Center, the Municipal Services Building and One Parkway Building); and the buildings are in need of energy conservation measures that include programs, facility alterations or upgrades designed to reduce energy, water, wastewater or other measurable consumption or operating costs at said premises; and
WHEREAS, The Mayor's Office of Sustainability (MOS) and the Department of Public Property have requested that the Authority undertake a project (the Project) to provide energy conservation measures for the City; and
WHEREAS, The City is authorized under the Constitution, The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including without limitation the Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (62 Pa. C.S. § 3751
et seq
.), to enter into this contract for the purpose of implementing selected energy conservation measures; and
WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Municipal Authority (the Authority) is authorized by the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S., Ch. 56, to enter into long term contracts suitable for this project; and
WHEREAS, Noresco, LLC, has been selected through a competitive process, to provide energy conservation measures in accordance with a Request for Proposals; and
WHEREAS, The Project will require the Authority to enter into a guaranteed energy savings agreement with Noresco, LLC for the Project, and the City will undertake certain obligations of the Authority to Noresco, LLC; now therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2, the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, under which the Authority will cause Noresco, LLC to implement and evaluate one or more energy conservation measures at City Hall, the Criminal Justice Center, the Municipal Services Building and One Parkway Building pursuant to a guaranteed energy savings contract between the Authority and Norseco, LLC., and the City will undertake certain obligations of the Authority to Noresco, LLC.
SECTION 2. The following conditions shall apply to the authority granted pursuant to Section 1.
(a) The Project Costs for the Implementation Phase of the guaranteed energy savings agreement must be a firm, fixed price. Such agreement may provide that price increases are permitted for the following reasons: (1) a change in law or permit requirements after the date hereof affecting the design or Project implementation; (2) pre-existing hazardous materials and archeological artifacts discovered in the course of Project implementation; (3) other unknown conditions discovered in the course of Project implementation; (4) force majeure events occurring in the course of design or Project implementation that are beyond the reasonable control of the affected party; (5) Authority-ordered changes to the scope of work or schedule; (6) Authority failure to provide services required during the Project implementation period; or (7) Authority-ordered suspension of the work other than for Noresco LLC's default. Any price increase must be supported by a demonstration of additional costs to Noresco, LLC resulting from one of the reasons enumerated above, and must be offset by any reduction in the Project implementation costs resulting from such change.
(b) The guaranteed energy savings agreement must provide that the Project implementation cost of $12,284,534 shall not be increased by more than ten percent without approval by an ordinance of City Council.
SECTION 3. The guaranteed energy savings contract between the Authority and Noresco, LLC will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and approve the agreements necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, and to impose such terms and conditions on them as the City Solicitor may deem necessary and proper to protect the interests of the City of Philadelphia and to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. The Chief Clerk of City Council shall keep the exhibits to this Ordinance on file and make them available to the public for inspection and copying during regular office hours.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
[Note: Exhibits to this Bill are on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk.]
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