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Approval of Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids for the Carlson Park Streetlight Upgrade Project, PZ-684
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Meeting Date: October 9, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Hong Wang, PW/Engineering
Phone Number: 310-253-5604
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [x] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [x] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/4/2017);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (09/28/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the final plans and specifications and authorize the publication of a notice inviting bids for the Carlson Park Streetlight Upgrade Project, PZ-684.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Culver City maintains approximately 3,330 streetlights and 420 traffic signal intersection safety lights. There are currently approximately 1,230 high voltage streetlights throughout the city that were installed more than 50 years ago. These lights were connected in series loop which was the common method of construction at that time. Since the lights are in series, if one light fails, the whole circuit goes dark. This, coupled with the deteriorating/corroding conduits and wiring, poses significant performance and maintenance issues for this aging streetlight system. Accordingly, one of Public Works infrastructure goals is replacement of these high voltage street light series circuits with low voltage parallel circuits.
The Carlson Park Streetlight Upgrade Project is mostly located in the residential area bounded by Jasmine Avenue to the east and Keystone Avenue to the west, Culver Boulevard to the north and the Ballona Creek Channel to the south. The Project consists of replacing the existing high voltage series circuits with low voltage parallel circui...
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