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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Five-Year General Services Agreement with Clean Energy for the Maintenance and Repair of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Refueling Station in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $1,301,592.
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Meeting Date: November 10, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Dalynna Moser/Transportation Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6541
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/06/2025); Clean Energy (11/06/2025)
Department Approval: Diana Chang, Chief Transportation Officer (10/21/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a five-year general services agreement with Clean Energy for the maintenance and repair of the compressed natural gas (CNG) Refueling Station in an amount not-to-exceed $1,301,592.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Since 1997, Culver City has owned and operated its own CNG Refueling Station. The station operates 22 hours per day to meet the CNG refueling needs of more than 100 City vehicles. In the last fiscal year, almost 500,000 gallons of CNG was disbursed at the Refueling Station. The City's CNG Refueling Station is a sophisticated, maintenance-intensive system, and the skills needed to perform maintenance and repairs are very specialized. Staff has determined that the most cost-effective way to ensure the reliability of the CNG Refueling Station is to enter a contract with a firm specializing in this area. The existing maintenance contract will expire on December 31, 2025, and the City is in need of a new service contract to ensure the Refueling Station and its equipment continue to function at their intended efficiency.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was released on August 21, 2025, and closed on October 2, 2025. A mandatory job walk was held on September 3, 2025, and it was attended by six prospective proposers. ...
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