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Public Works Agency <br /> www.santa-ana.org/pw <br /> Item # 15 <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> October 7, 2025 <br /> TOPIC: Public Works Building and Facilities Electrical Contractors <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Aggregate Agreements for Electrical Contractor Services (Specification No. 25-069A) <br /> (General Fund & Non-General Fund) <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with Fineline Products, Inc.dba <br /> Fineline Electric, Inter-Pacific, Inc., Radiant Electric LLC, and Williams and Maher, Inc. <br /> for electrical contractor services for shared aggregate not-to-exceed total of$3,150,000 <br /> for the term beginning October 7, 2025 and expiring October 6, 2028, with provisions for <br /> one, two-year extension (Core Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: No <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The Public Works Agency (PWA) Parks, Fleet, Facilities, and Refuse Division oversees <br /> City-owned facilities and parks that require general electrical repair services. These <br /> services may include installing or re-routing conduit, adding switches and receptacles, <br /> testing circuits, upgrading panels, wiring modifications, and other electrical related work <br /> as needed. This type of work must be completed by certified electricians and <br /> contractors possessing a valid California Class C-10 electrical contractor's license. <br /> Public works staff perform a variety of electrical work in-house such as, replacing light <br /> fixtures, resetting breakers, and swapping out outlets. More complex electrical tasks <br /> require a high level of expertise that often involve working on live circuits or high-voltage <br /> systems, which pose significant safety risks if handled improperly. Establishing <br /> aggregate electrical contractor service agreements supplements staff capabilities and <br /> ensures the work is completed in accordance with applicable safety codes by licensed <br /> electricians. <br /> The City currently allocates an average of$380,000 annually for electrical repairs, <br /> modifications, renovations, and tenant improvement projects. However, increased <br /> electricial materials costs, combined with increasing demand for electrical service <br /> upgrades stemming from the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure are <br />