Site work for a service station / car wash facility in Monson, Maine. Conceptual plans call for site work for a service station / car wash facility.

The Efficiency Maine Trust (the Trust) seeks qualified bidders (or teams of bidders) to host, purchase, install and operate public, universal DC "fast chargers" (DCFC) and level 2 chargers to serve electric vehicles (EV) in target areas in Maine. This RFP is a continuation of the earlier "Phase 4" RFP and will target areas in northern Maine and in eastern Maine that were not awarded in the first round of Phase 4. It also adds two new locations that were not eligible for the first round of Phase 4 and includes updated equipment specifications and scoring criteria. The target areas particular to this RFP are consistent with the Maine Plan for EV Infrastructure Deployment published by the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) in July 2022. The Trust will consider bids that propose to serve only one location as well as bids proposing to serve multiple locations. Questions Due 4/19/2023 Anticipated Award Date 7/27/2023 Anticipated Contract Start 8/31/2023 The anticipated term of the contracts is ten (10) years from the execution of a contract between the Trust and the awardee(s). The Trust's total budget available for both rounds of this RFP comprises approximately $3,800,000 of Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan (MJRP) funds for capital incentives and approximately $1,000,000 of New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) funds for demand charge incentives. The Trust will notify all bidders of the contract award decision by email. The Trust may make multiple awards under this RFP, or it may make a single award to an entity serving multiple locations. The Trust reserves the right to award all or part of a winning bidder's proposal. The Trust reserves the right to negotiate the final terms and conditions of the contract award with any bidder whose proposal is selected for an award by the Trust, and to reject any awarded bidder with whom the Trust cannot agree to terms and conditions meeting the Trust's needs, in the Trust's sole judgment. The Trust reserves the right to reject any proposal that does not meet these requirements.