CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
CC:
Stephanie
Date:
Re:

Gilbert Montaño, Chief Administrative Officer
Greg Nichols
Martha Griset, Ramsey Green, Chad Brown, Yulbritton Shy,
Landry
April 29, 2020
GCE Services Energy Efficiency Contract Funding

This memorandum is to provide background and receive approval to move forward with
processing the requisition for the Siemens HVAC Preventative Maintenance Contract.
The 2020 contract total is $174,000.
BACKGROUND
Over the last four years, GCE Services has provided energy efficiency services to the
City of New Orleans. In this time, with their support we have completed 25 Energy
Smart projects, which provided $508,237 in incentive dollars through the New Orleans
energy efficiency program towards capital projects. In addition, these projects have
saved us $257,053 on our Entergy bill in the last 12 months ending March 1, 2020.
Additional projects currently slated to take place under contract renewal could save an
additional estimated $475,000 annually on the City’s Entergy bill.
This contract provides for regular oversight of the City’s building automation systems in
26 City buildings. Property Management does not have the enough expertise or staff at
this time to perform these services in-house.
Postponing funding this contract puts the City’s at risk for systems to go off
programing, increasing our utility costs and leading to the detororiation and/or failure
of AC and Heating equipment, particularly during the cooling months this summer. It is
critical that GCE Services continue work.

Without this contract, the City is likely to see an increase in utility costs and in HVAC
repair costs.

 ACTION REQUIED
Approve Property Management creating a $174,000 requisition to fund this contract.

Approve ______________
______________

Decline ______________

Attachments
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GCE Services Year 4 Proposal

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