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Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingAuthorize the Village to participate in the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium cooperative agreement to solicit proposals for LED street lighting conversion and maintenance services using the RFP process under General Municipal Law §104-b.
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2017-12-11
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2017-12-11
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook hereby determines that, as it is in the interests of the Village of Red Hook (hereinafter "Participant") to participate in the Consortium, authorizes and directs the Mayor in his absence the Deputy Mayor to sign the Agreement on Participant's behalf and further authorizes its officers and employees to execute such other documents and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this resolution
  2. the Participant agrees to participate in the municipal cooperative solicitation of offers/proposals for services related to the energy efficiency conversion and follow-on maintenance and warranty service of municipal street lighting systems pursuant to the Agreement and subject to subsequent approval by this Board.
  3. the Participant authorizes the Administrative Participant (as defined in the Agreement) to prepare, advertise, and disseminate an RFP containing appropriate details and bid specifications as the Administrative Participant deems appropriate to solicit proposals from a pool of qualified contractors (hereinafter referred to as "Offerors") to assist Participants with the energy efficiency conversion of municipal street lighting systems and to provide follow-on warranty and maintenance services, and to open proposals and to select one or more Offerors on behalf of the Participant in accordance with such bid specification, subject to subsequent approval by this Board, on the basis of best value as is determined by the Administrative Participant, or to reject any or all such proposals
  4. the officers and employees of Participant are authorized to execute such other documents and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this resolution.
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  • WHEREAS, Article 5-G of the New York State General Municipal Law authorizes municipal corporations to enter into cooperative agreements for the performance or exercise of services, functions, powers or activities on a cooperative or contract basis among themselves or one for the other
  • WHEREAS, Section 119-n of the General Municipal Law defines the term "municipal corporation" for the purposes of Article 5-G as a county outside the city of New York, a city, a town, a village, a board of cooperative educational services, a fire district or a school district
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook is a "municipal corporation" as defined above
  • WHEREAS, this Board wishes for this municipal corporation to become or remain a Participant pursuant to the Municipal Cooperation Agreement For the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium dated the 11th day of December, 2017 (the "Agreement"), among municipal corporations collectively identified as the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium ("Consortium") upon the terms of the Agreement and further wishes to authorize participation as a prospective purchaser of services related to the energy efficiency and follow-on maintenance of municipal street lighting systems, as specified below
  • WHEREAS, it has been determined by this Board that contracts for the conversion of municipal street lighting fixtures to LED technology and for ongoing maintenance and warranty service of municipal street lighting systems require the exercise of specialized and/or technical skills, expertise and knowledge and, therefore, are not subject to the sealed, competitive bidding requirements under General Municipal Law § 103 and may instead be awarded using the Request for Proposals (RFP) process permitted by General Municipal Law § 104-b.

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2017-12-11adoptedvote: unanimous
Approve Resolution 38-2017 authorizing participation in the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium for LED conversion.
moved by Blundell · seconded by Laing
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Resolved
  1. the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook hereby determines that, as it is in the interests of the Village of Red Hook (hereinafter "Participant") to participate in the Consortium, authorizes and directs the Mayor in his absence the Deputy Mayor to sign the Agreement on Participant's behalf and further authorizes its officers and employees to execute such other documents and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this resolution
  2. the Participant agrees to participate in the municipal cooperative solicitation of offers/proposals for services related to the energy efficiency conversion and follow-on maintenance and warranty service of municipal street lighting systems pursuant to the Agreement and subject to subsequent approval by this Board.
  3. the Participant authorizes the Administrative Participant (as defined in the Agreement) to prepare, advertise, and disseminate an RFP containing appropriate details and bid specifications as the Administrative Participant deems appropriate to solicit proposals from a pool of qualified contractors (hereinafter referred to as "Offerors") to assist Participants with the energy efficiency conversion of municipal street lighting systems and to provide follow-on warranty and maintenance services, and to open proposals and to select one or more Offerors on behalf of the Participant in accordance with such bid specification, subject to subsequent approval by this Board, on the basis of best value as is determined by the Administrative Participant, or to reject any or all such proposals
  4. the officers and employees of Participant are authorized to execute such other documents and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this resolution.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, Article 5-G of the New York State General Municipal Law authorizes municipal corporations to enter into cooperative agreements for the performance or exercise of services, functions, powers or activities on a cooperative or contract basis among themselves or one for the other
  • WHEREAS, Section 119-n of the General Municipal Law defines the term "municipal corporation" for the purposes of Article 5-G as a county outside the city of New York, a city, a town, a village, a board of cooperative educational services, a fire district or a school district
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook is a "municipal corporation" as defined above
  • WHEREAS, this Board wishes for this municipal corporation to become or remain a Participant pursuant to the Municipal Cooperation Agreement For the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium dated the 11th day of December, 2017 (the "Agreement"), among municipal corporations collectively identified as the Mid-Hudson Street Light Consortium ("Consortium") upon the terms of the Agreement and further wishes to authorize participation as a prospective purchaser of services related to the energy efficiency and follow-on maintenance of municipal street lighting systems, as specified below
  • WHEREAS, it has been determined by this Board that contracts for the conversion of municipal street lighting fixtures to LED technology and for ongoing maintenance and warranty service of municipal street lighting systems require the exercise of specialized and/or technical skills, expertise and knowledge and, therefore, are not subject to the sealed, competitive bidding requirements under General Municipal Law § 103 and may instead be awarded using the Request for Proposals (RFP) process permitted by General Municipal Law § 104-b.
Subject key: mid_hudson_street_light_consortium