Cleveland to Continue Specialized Smart Lighting Support

Cleveland is moving forward with a plan to maintain the specialized technology used in the city's streetlight network. Through emergency ordinance 612-2026, the Director of Public Utilities is authorized to enter into a two-year requirement contract with ST Engineering Telematics Wireless LTD to provide proprietary adaptive control photocells. These components are essential for the LED streetlights and security lighting fixtures managed by the Division of Cleveland Public Power.

What's in the file

The ordinance authorizes a direct award contract to secure proprietary equipment and supplies for the city's lighting infrastructure. According to the 612-2026-Legislative Summary-Adaptive Photocells 2026_ST Engineering Telematics Wireless LTD, the contract is necessary because the city's "Safe Smart CLE Initiative" converted over 54,000 legacy streetlights to LED technology using T-Galaxy adaptive control photocells.

The record states that ST Engineering Telematics Wireless LTD is the sole source supplier for these specific photocells and their associated application software. The contract provisions include:

The estimated costs for the two-year period are broken down as follows:

PeriodEstimated Cost
Year 1$403,000.00
Year 2$403,000.00
Total$806,000.00

Who may be affected

Status and timeline

The ordinance has passed the City Council.

  1. May 7, 2026: Ordinance 612-2026 was introduced.
  2. July 15, 2026: The ordinance passed.

Residents can verify the details of this procurement by reviewing the official source record.

Source record

File
612-2026
Type
Emergency Ordinance
Status
Passed
Committee
City Council
Introduced
May 6, 2026

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Official documents

Sources