by Brianna Crandall — November 9, 2015—Energy efficiency services provider Cofely Services announced this week that it has been awarded a new contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Detroit Metro Region Freeway Lighting.
Public lighting, downtown Detroit (MDOT photo)
Said to be the first public lighting project developed as a public-private partnership (P3) in the United States, the contract awarded to Freeway Lighting Partners (FLP) is valued at approximately $123 million and covers a period of 15 years.
FLP is a consortium led by Star America Fund, Aldridge Electric Inc., Parsons Brinckerhoff and Cofely Services Inc. Cofely will lead the operations and maintenance services, and the other companies will design, build, and finance the project during the first two years of the term.
Cofely’s scope of work under the new contract effective August 24, 2015, will include maintenance management and coordination by means of a new call center and Web-access MMIS system to repair defective lights.
Routine maintenance inspections, life cycle replacements and guaranteed energy reduction on existing and improved freeway and tunnel lighting systems of approximately 15,000 fixtures are part of the 15-year operational term.
Construction is expected to start in fall 2015 and is due to be completed by summer 2017. Cofely has been involved with this project from the first stages of development, advising the design-build team on operational efficiencies, data collection systems, and an improved lighting system.
Cofely is a global player in energy efficiency, multi-technical services and outsourcing for companies and communities. The company’s experts design, develop and manage tailored, smart and sustainable solutions for its customers’ benefit, from the world’s highest building to the most visited museum, from green data centers to zero-carbon factories. Employing nearly 100,000 employees in 40 countries, Cofely belongs to the BtoB energy services business line of worldwide global energy player ENGIE (formerly GDF SUEZ).
