At time of opening, the proposals will be acknowledged, but will not be read aloud nor any prices, etc. disclosed. Proposals received after the receipt deadline will not be accepted. Proposals will be held in strict confidence until reviewed and a contractor selected. Upon review of proposals and award of contract, proposals will become public knowledge to anyone who submits a request. The proposals will be to save energy and reduce operating costs at the Upper Bucks County Technical School. The UBCTS proposes to address maintenance to a portion of the roof. Other maintenance items may be added to the project at the UBCTS s written discretion. Any project may be completed in concert with other projects by the UBCTS using other project delivery methods. Responders will need to show that they can coordinate between projects and project delivery methods to provide value to the UBCTS with this project delivery method. The UBCTS will direct the selected ESCo as to the building(s) to be investigated; the ESCo may be limited to as few as one facility and narrowed project scopes, as directed by the UBCTS. Proposals must be submitted in the format required by the request for proposal, and must comply with all applicable minimum qualifications, laws and regulations. All proposals submitted are valid for acceptance by the UBCTS and may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the actual date of opening thereof. Subsequent to the UBCTS s receipt and review of the proposals, interviews may be conducted with the responsible offerors who submitted proposals. The UBCTS reserves the right to select for contract negotiations, the responsible offeror whose proposals are determined to be most advantageous to the UBCTS. The request for proposals may be canceled or any or all proposals may be rejected, in whole or in part, when the UBCTS determines that it is in their best interest to do so. For all those firms interested in submitting proposals, attention is directed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania s Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (62 Pa. CSA 3751 et seq.). All proposed energy performance contracts and other financing arrangements proposed must be capable of being implemented under the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This project is subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Law, approved August 15, 1961 (Act No. 442), as amended, and reference is made to the prevailing minimum wage rates applicable to this project which has been promulgated by the Secretary of Labor and Industry. This project may use funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding sources. The project portions that use such funds shall be subject to appropriate wage rates and contract conditions applicable to the use of those funds.
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