HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0177 - Mercury Vapor Street LightingRESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF A CONTRACT WITH PUGET SOUND POWER
LIGHT COMPANY FOR FURNISHING
MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING
offered to furnish for a period of
RESOLUTION NO 177
(Service Furnished)
WHEREAS, PUGET SOUND POWER LIGHT COMPANY has
ten (10) years,
upon the terms set forth in the following proposed form of contract, to -wit:
MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING
Page 1 of Resolution
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the.
COUNCIL
(Council or Commission)
of the CITY of TUKWILA 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 Tukwila 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
Tukwila
(City or Town)
Duly adopted this day of
Page. 2 of Resolution
Mayor.
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PUGET SOUND POWER LIGHT COMPANY, herein called "Company," and CITY OF
TUAMI A 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 2')�ze ,'.S' 19 e to buy exclusively from the Company at the
rates herein fixed the /following mercury vapor street lighting installations:
23 20,000 lumen fixtures on Con anrowned poles
27 20,000 Purchaserowned fixtures on Purchaser -owned poles
(City •owned ornamental system in Andover industrial Park)
THIRD: RATES.
1. Company owned fixtures on existing Company owned poles:
Annual Rate Per Lamp
Lamp size 7,000 lumen
Installation of 5 to 9 lamps
Installation of 10 to 150 lamps
Installation of over 150 lamps
Lamp Size 20,000 lumen
All installations
MERCURY VAPOR STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT
Short Bracket
8' Max.
$37.80
36.00
34.20
Long Bracket
or Suspension
$40.20
38.40
36.60
$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.
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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
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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.
NINTH: The Company shall have the right to cancel this contract if any part
of the Company's property used for 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.
With the acceptance of this contract, Mercury Vapor contracts dated Feb. 1, 1960
and Aug. 20, 1963 are cancelled except for payment for services rendered.
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Dated this day of pc: r.,s� 19 4,({
Attest
Witness:
CFI OF Ttill LA
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PUGET SOUND POWER,& LIGHT COMPANY
By
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