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EUC Report re Council Action January 22, 2024 Item 8 Items below recommended by EUC November 13; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis.          (11/30) Authorize negotiation and execution of two contracts for pole inspection and remediation services with Osmose Utilities Services Inc. d/b/a Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., and Constellation Energy Corporation d/b/a Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, each for up to six years, for a total amount not to exceed $12,000,000, divided between the contractors. (11/30) Authorize execution of a contract for hauling services for heavy electric utility equipment with H. Brown, Inc., for up to three years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,000,000. (11/30) Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for one-time preventive generator maintenance with Grid Solutions (US) LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,650,000. (11/30) Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for forklift and boom services with MEI Rigging & Crating LLC, for up to three years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,300,000. (11/30) Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued service of the UPLAN network management and modeling software, support, and subscription services with LCG Consulting, to increase the amount by $520,000 and to extend the term by two years for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,479,667. (11/30) Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for situational awareness and operational awareness visualization software maintenance, upgrades, and related services with Primate Technologies, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,330,000. (11/30) Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Public Storage Orangeco Inc. for the installation of solar electric systems on 20 of its facilities in the Austin Energy service territory, in an amount not to exceed $388,776 and approve issuance of a five-year performance-based incentive to Public Storage Orangeco Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $1,024,185.28. (11/30) Approve issuance of a five-year performance-based incentive to Starwood Capital Group LLC for the installation of solar electric systems on its facilities located at 8310 North Capital of Texas Highway Southbound 2, Austin, Texas 78759 and 5707 Southwest Parkway 1, Austin, Texas 78735, in an amount not to exceed $770,089. (11/30) Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Westminster Presbyterian for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 3208 Exposition Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78703, in an amount not to exceed $82,215. (11/30) Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Westminster Manor Assisted Living for the installation of solar electric systems on their facility located at 4300 Bull Creek Road, Austin, Texas 78731, in an amount not to exceed $144,936. (12/14) Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for portable three-phase meter analyzers with Radian Research Inc., for up to two years for a total contract amount not to exceed $650,000. (12/14) Authorize negotiation and execution of a membership agreement with the Electric Power Research Institute for research programs related to energy storage and distributed generation, distributed energy resource integration, and electric grid planning and operations for a 12-month term in an amount not to exceed $400,000, with two additional 12-month terms for a total amount not to exceed $1,200,000. (12/14) Authorize execution of a contract for construction for the East Village Substation project with Capital Excavation Company in the amount of $9,300,602, plus a $1,000,000 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,300,602.     Informational Update Item – Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis.    (1/18) Approve a resolution authorizing negotiation and execution of an advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the relocation and adjustments of existing electric infrastructure in conflict with the Texas Department of Transportation’s Loop 360 at RM 2222 and Courtyard Roadway project for and estimated cost of $93,205 plus a 10 percent contingency of $9,320.50, for a total estimated cost of $102,525.50, plus any cost overruns. (1/18) Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Energy Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20230816-008) to accept and appropriate $855,340 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant program for commercial energy efficiency services programs. (1/18) Approve issuance of a capacity-based incentive to Pathways at Chalmers Court West, LP, for the installation of solar electric systems on their facilities located at 1600 East 3rd Street, Buildings 1, 2, and 3, Austin, Texas, 78702, in an amount not to exceed $251,140.