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2016 Lamppost Lighting Project APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT If you own a home or neighborhood business located in a residential section within the City of South Bend, we would like to share the opportunity with you to purchase a yard lamppost for your home. • Complete and sign the Application and Agreement on the reverse side of this brochure, indicating your style and color choice. Payment is due with the application. Installation will occur in Summer Months of 2016. Installation will occur June through November 2016. • This year the homeowner may purchase a dark -sky compliant fixture to minimize sky -glow. The rustic bronze lamppost is available in a traditional style. See below for price details. • The homeowner's cost is $250.00; if the homeowner purchases a Dark -Sky Compliant lamppost, an additional payment of $120.00 is required. All payments are due at the time of application. This cost includes electrical installation by a licensed electrician. A payment program for this project is not available. • The lampposts come in two colors: rustic bronze and black, and three styles: contemporary, traditional, and lantern. The Dark -Sky Compliant lamppost comes in a dark rustic color. Styles and colors can be matched to your preference. • The lamppost may be installed anywhere in the front yard as long as it is visible from the street. We cannot install the lamppost in the treelawn. There is a limit of one lamppost per household unless you have more than one hundred (100) feet of frontage. • Our contractor will contact you prior to installation. Please provide a daytime phone number so the contractor can reach you. The electric for the lamppost is hooked up to your home. • The wiring is installed using trenching methods which leaves little to no damage to your yard. • The City will provide installation of wiring for up to fifty (50) feet. Any wiring exceeding fifty (50) feet will be at the homeowner's expense. The unit cost is approximately $8 per linear foot. Try to place your lamppost within fifty (50) feet from your entry door to avoid this extra cost. • Our contractor will replace an existing electric yard lamppost, including the installation of new wiring to your home. If you have a gas lamppost, please have a plumber remove the unit. • The lamppost has a photo -optic sensor that automatically turns the light on in the evening and off in the morning. The photo -optic sensor has a one year warranty. • The lampposts are 6 to 6 1/2 feet tall after installation. The lamp consists of glass panels; the post is cast -aluminum. The lamppost require one (1) light bulb, up to 100 watt bulbs. One LED lightbulb will be provide with the installation of the lamppost. • Once installation is complete, you are responsible for any maintenance of the lamppost, including replacement of the light bulb and the monthly electric bill, which averages $0.40 per month for the one LED lightbulb that is provided at the time of the installation. The lamppost and wire have a one year warranty. • Changing the light bulb is easy. Screws at the top of the lamppost provide access to the light bulb. • We attempt to collect approximately 25 orders before we order the lamppost materials from the supplier. It takes 3- 4 weeks for the supplier to get the order back from their dealer. Once the supplier gets the materials, our contractor picks them up and begins installation. Please be Datient through this nrocess. We make every effort we can to tet each lamppost installed in a timely manner. Mail or Fax the Application To: Department of Engineering 1316 County -City Building 227 West Jefferson South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone: (574) 235-9251 • Fax: (574) 235-9171