Key Points 30 November 2022 Update: Since we published this post in July 2021 the number of municipalities with failing streetlights has increased dramatically. And, the failures are always with
Key Points State law is emphatic that only “qualified providers” may offer guaranteed utility savings contracts to New Mexico cities. Qualified Providers are ones who have applied to and been
Key Points In late February we began posting a series of articles review Santa Fe’s financial incompetence or malfeasance – your choice – in the procurement and management of the
Key Points Santa Fe’s contract with Dalkia to upgrade the city’s streetlights to LED technology is a guaranteed utility savings contract. State law appears to require that these contracts be
Key Points To protect taxpayers, state law appears to require that Santa Fe’s streetlight upgrade contract with Dalkia include a guarantee that the project’s annual cost savings meet or exceed the
Key Points In advocating for the streetlight project Public Works Director Wheeler, City Attorney McSherry, and City Finance Director McCoy grossly overestimated the savings from the city’s streetlight conversion. Here
Key Points A review of public documents show that Public Works Wheeler, City Attorney McSherry, and Finance Director McCoy grossly overestimated the cost savings associated with the Dalkia streetlight project.
Key Points On the morning of December 21, 2020, a transformer explosion & fire at the Albuquerque Sunport shutdown the airport for a full day, grounding flights, stranding passengers, and
Key Points For the past 15 months Albuquerque has been plagued by falling streetlights. On June 8, 2021, the City of Albuquerque filed a lawsuit alleging negligence against several companies involved
Key Points: The Request for Proposals/Bid process is how well-run cities and businesses get the best possible price for what they need or want; Santa Fe Public Works urged the