HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrad Chapman _ Study Session Comment Agenda 7_15_2020_RedactedFrom:Brad Chapman
To:Public Comments (publiccomments@sbcity.org)
Subject:Study Session Comment Agenda 7/15/2020
Date:Wednesday, July 15, 2020 11:42:46 AM
To whom it may concern,
This is for Public Comment on the study session for City Hall and Facility Assessments.
My name is Brad Chapman and I am the principal of Alliance Building Solutions, Inc, an Energy
Performance Contracting business located in Southern California. We have engaged with the City a
handful of times over the past few years to explore the possibility of doing a guaranteed energy
performance contract. Unfortunately due to financial stability we have always stalled at obtaining
attractive funding. Our project consist of replacing dilapidated infrastructure and updating unfunded
equipment needs. This is a capital free project where the equipment is funded through utility
savings, thus no cost or capital is required from the City. ABS recently we successful obtaining
$15mm dollars from a community bank for such a project. The concern is with COVID funding
mechanisms are changing and we do not know how long we can secure this funding.
These projects do not require the City to add more staff or manage directly the project. The goal is
to utilize as little of staffs time as possible. As a design build project funded through energy the City
can utilize CA4217 for procurement as to not have to do a traditional competitive process thus
speeding up the process and seeing the savings sooner while installing much needed new
equipment.
ABS is able to start this process with an executed non-binding Letter of Authorization which allows
us to obtain utility information and perform site surveys at no cost to the City and very little staff
time.
With the possibility of lost tax revenue and COVID related expenses, timing is crucial to lock in the
funding and for the City to realize savings that can be used to make up some of those losses.
Brad Chapman
President | Alliance Building Solutions, Inc.
Direct
12520 High Bluff Drive, Suite 345, San Diego, CA 92130