LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – Livermore is preparing to install roughly 100 electric vehicle charging ports across five municipal properties, a $3.36 million investment intended to help power the city’s transition to an electric fleet.
The project would bring chargers to City Hall, the Water Reclamation Plant, the Maintenance Service Center, the Police Building and the airport. The city’s published schedule calls for construction to begin in October 2026.
For residents who see the large charger count and envision new places to plug in their personal cars, take a closer look, though. This is infrastructure for municipal vehicles. A California Energy Commission environmental filing identifies the Police, Public Works and Community Development departments as the fleets the chargers will serve.
The plan calls for 96 Level 2 charging ports and four DC fast-charging ports. City documents count individual charging ports, so the total should not be read as 100 separate charging locations.
According to Livermore’s project page, the city plans to replace vehicles reaching the end of their service lives with electric vehicles. The charging project, called City Fleet Electrification, Phase 2, would provide places to recharge them at municipal facilities.
The installations would use existing parking lots. Along with the chargers, the work includes supporting electrical infrastructure and anticipated minor changes to parking layouts.
A $1.6 million California Energy Commission grant accounts for nearly half the project’s estimated cost. The remaining funding comes from three city sources: $652,000 in fleet capital improvement reserves, $652,000 from Fleet & Equipment Services and $456,000 from Wastewater Replacement funds.
The city’s capital improvement project sheet also estimates ongoing operations and maintenance costs at approximately $40,000 annually. It identifies reductions in air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions as benefits of electrifying municipal fleets.
The $3.36 million figure is the overall project estimate. Livermore’s separate construction bid posting lists an estimate of $3 million. Those figures describe different scopes and should not be treated as competing price tags for the same contract.
The city opened construction bidding July 1 and listed an August 11 deadline. Its solicitation also flags a practical challenge: long lead times for electrical equipment and charging infrastructure. Contractors are required to follow accelerated procedures for submitting equipment information and procuring supplies.
The project page says design is complete and had scheduled a construction contract award for the September 28 City Council meeting. Its October construction target is a start date, rather than a promise that all 100 ports will be operating next month.
For Livermore, the investment would put charging capacity at the facilities where city vehicles work and park, supporting the gradual replacement of aging vehicles with electric models.
