Agenda item
PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT’S EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM — approved 5-0
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled), item 7, PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT’S EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM was approved (5-0). [Minutes, p. 1]
Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Sep 1, 2026
The Escondido City Council approved a contract with Hawthorne Systems to modernize the emergency power supply system at the city's Water Treatment Plant. The vote was 5-0, on a motion by White and a second by C. Garcia. The council adopted Resolution No. 2026-72, which authorizes the Mayor to sign the agreement.
Under the agreement, Hawthorne Systems will design, install, test and commission the improvements to the plant's emergency power supply system. The city will pay $736,764.43 for the work, which the record lists under File Number 0600-10; A-3593.
The Utilities Department, through Director of Utilities Daniel Peterson, had recommended that the council approve the item. The record does not say when the work will begin or finish.
The record
- Meeting
- Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled)
- Body
- City Council
- Item
- 7
- Request
- Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-72, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Public Services Agreement with Hawthorne Systems in the amount of $736,764.43 for the design, installation, testing, and commissioning of modernization improvements to the Water Treatment Plant’s Emergency Power Supply System (“Project”). (File Number 0600-10; A-3593)
- Staff recommendation
- approval
- Outcome
- approved
- Vote
- 5-0
- Moved by
- White
- Seconded by
- C. Garcia
- Amount
- $736,764.43
- Case or file number
- 0600-10; A-3593
- Applicant
- Hawthorne Systems
From the document
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Motion: White; Second: C. Garcia; Approved: 5-0
7. PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT’S EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-72, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Public Services Agreement with Hawthorne Systems in the amount of $736,764.43 for the design, installation, testing, and commissioning of modernization improvements to the Water Treatment Plant’s Emergency Power Supply System (“Project”). (File Number 0600-10; A-3593)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Utilities Department: Daniel Peterson, Director of Utilities)