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| Please name/describe your RFP | Rhode Island Affordable Housing Consortium II |
| How many kWh do you seek to procure? | Maximize projects and kWh |
| How many sites will be included in this RFX? | More than 10 |
| Procurement Type | Competitive Bid: Private |
| Please add all the addresses to be considered for on-site projects | |
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| Project Types (Check all that apply, or that you would like to consider) |
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| “Please upload a document which specifies all the sites included in this RFX. Please include the Address, City, State Zip code and any brief description of the site. | |
| Maximize project size and/or kWh | |
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| Energy, Procurement and Project Goals | Energy, Procurement and Project GoalsThis information will be used as the starting point for building your custom procurement. |
| Contract Type(s) (Select any contract options that you would like to consider in this RFX) |
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| REC Ownership | Undetermined/Optional |
| Does a Hard copy of the pricing bid need to be submitted? | No |
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| Enable public comments? | No |
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| Overview Information | Overview InformationPlease provide the requested detail on your custom RFX needs. |
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| Please provide a brief description of the renewable energy project you are seeking | Copacity, Inc. (“Copacity”), a clean energy procurement platform is issuing this Request For Proposals (“RFP”) on behalf of multiple affordable housing development and management clients (“Clients”) located throughout the state of Rhode Island. All Clients in this consortium have existing Remote Net Metering (RNM) covering their primary utility accounts at their development projects. With the success of their RNM contracts the consortium of Clients are now looking at on-site option to further reduce their electricity costs.
Even with the RNM contracts in place, the installation of any of the proposed on-stie systems – and the resulting reduction of consumption – will not interfere, conflict or otherwise be prohibited. Each of the Clients either still has additional usage to offset (outside of their RNM contract) and/or will be putting new units online, which will increase their overall usage.
This RFP seeks proposals from qualified renewable energy developers referred to as “Developer,” “Respondent,” and/or “Bidder” throughout this RFP document) who can successfully design, plan, permit, develop, install, finance and operate a portfolio of residential, small commercial, parking lot and/or battery storage projects across a portfolio of 426 mostly residential sites. The sites for the proposed Projects are attached in the supplemental MS Excel document for project addresses. |
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| Please list any specific/unique RFX GOALS. Goals include items that Client would like to have as part of RFX response, but are not absolutely required |
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| Please provide any specific language that Client requires, or otherwise would like incorporated into the RFX. Alternatively, please upload a template RFP that your organization uses, the includes language that must be incorporated in any RFP issued by your organization. | Encouragement of ALL potential Respondents It is understood that this RFP encompasses a large number of sites, installation, and contract options. The goal of this RFP is to be as flexible as possible to secure the most offerings that meet all Respondents availability. Respondents are not required to submit bid(s) for every site, nor for every project type. It is encouraged that Respondents include the sites that best fit your firms’ offerings and business model.
Example 1: A Respondent who only wants to propose a subset of residential-scale rooftop systems is encouraged to apply.
Example 2: A Respondent who only wants to propose solar carport/parking lot systems is encouraged to apply.
Example 3: A Respondent who wants to propose multiple options, such as combined rooftop, carport, and storage options, is encouraged to apply.
Example 4: A Respondent who wants to propose turnkey options only are encouraged to apply.
Example 5: A Respondent who wants to propose only a Power Purchase Agreement (or similar) are encouraged to apply.
Note: These are examples and for illustration only. Other situations may arise and will be welcome as a Bid/Response.
The RFP bid page will open 48 hours following the pre-bid meeting. It will contain a project and pricing bid response form which will for multiple options, pricing and submissions.
Clients will accept proposals that include, but are not limited to:
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| Please list any specific/unique RFX REQUIREMENTS. Requirements include items that Client must have part of RFX response |
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| Will RFP have a Pre-Bid meeting? | Yes |
| Is Pre-Bid meeting mandatory? | No |
| Scheduling | Scheduling |
| Pre-bid meeting location | Virtual meeting |
| RFX Issue Date | 10/14/2022 |
| Pre-bid meeting date | 10/24/2022 |
| Pre-bid meeting time | 09:00 AM |
| Virtual meeting link | Must email riahc@copacity.com for link. |
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| Will RFP have a Site Visit for potential respondents? | No |
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| Scheduling | Please use the table below to establish the milestones and timeframes for this RFX. The Copacity platform automatically outlines recommended milestones and dates, based on your RFX issue date. These categories and dates are optional and can be edited if needed, and additional milestones and dates can be added at the end of the page. |
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| Pre-bid meeting (recording posted to Copacity platform immediately following) | |
| RFX issue date (Copacity platform opens RFP for registration and communication) | |
| Date | 10/24/2022 |
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| Date | 10/14/2022 |
| Deadline for submittal of Questions. | |
| Site visit (if applicable) | |
| Date | 10/26/2022 |
| Posting of answers to questions to Copacity platform | |
| RFP due (Copacity platform closes) | |
| Respondent interviews (if applicable) | |
| RFX End Date | 11/15/2022 |
| Date | 12/14/2022 |
| Date | 12/04/2022 |
| Scoring | ScoringPlease use the table below to establish the evaluation and scoring categories for this RFX. The Copacity platform automatically outlines recommended categories and points, however these are optional and can be edited if needed, or used as is. You can opt to either use/assign points to each of the evaluation and scoring categories, or simply leave them as general categories that will be considered during your review and evaluation of responses. The suggested categories and points can be edited if needed, or used as is. Additional evaluation and scoring categories can be added at the end of the section. |
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| Developer experience, qualifications and financial strength | Developer experience, qualifications and financial strength |
| Project overall feasibility (development, interconnection, permitting and approvals risk) | Project overall feasibility (development, interconnection, permitting and approvals risk) |
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| Project siting and design | Project siting and design |
| References and reference projects (5 points) | References and reference projects (5 points) |
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| Enter Scoring Factor #10 Here | Client: Please add any additional scoring factors you would like considered Here. |
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| Photos - Location of where electricity comes into the building(s) | |
| Specific Distribution: Please specify a specific list of individuals/firms to receive a copy of the RFP | |
| Template Contract documents |