Renovation of a municipal facility in Durham, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Solar PV system must be designed and engineered to maximize solar production, taking into consideration the customer's electrical demand and load patterns, proposed installation site, available solar resources, existing site and roof conditions, proposed future site improvements, and other relevant factors; Perform all services to design, furnish and install a complete and fully-functional PV system including, but not limited to: roof mounted solar panels, grid-tied optimized inverters, disconnects, conduit, conductors, fuses, meter lugs, buss bar service lugs, support systems, anchoring/attachment devices, utility-required telemetry devices and control wiring; Work with the City and roof manufacturer to maintain roofing warranties, including existing installation warranty. Provide all labor, equipment and materials required to meet warranty requirements Provide all labor, materials and equipment to install the system per the approved design and provide operations and maintenance for 5 years; Provide a networking system that can be accessed and monitored remotely by our Technology Solutions Department. Collected information must include, at a minimum, AC energy, solar irradiance, status of all equipment, electrical one-line diagram(s) showing operation and performance of all equipment; Provide any and all roof and/or wall penetrations in accordance with construction details provided by GSD or WM or specific methods approved on a case by case basis by the project PM. Perform all required roofing penetrations, including subcontracting to manufacturer-specific subcontractor as required to maintain existing roofing warranties and provide follow up verification that installation is compliant and manufacturer's roof warranty remains in effect. Areas where wiring passes through ceilings, walls or other areas of the building must be properly restored, booted, sealed and returned to their original condition. Submit all required documents to the Durham City/County Development Services Center for Permit Review and Inspections. The Project will require, at minimum, approved permits for Building, Electrical and Fire Plans Review. Provide structural loading calculations for Authorities Having Jurisdiction review as part of this process as required (including Fire Marshal). Payment of all submittal, permit application, document review, permit, inspection and reinspection fees; Provide specifications and operational manuals on all system equipment. The bid proposal must be binding for no less than 90 days and remain withstanding throughout The City's contract development and contract execution timeframes. The MUBE goal is 0% and the WUBE goal is 0% on this bid. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND - Before bidding, each bidder should show the City bond form to its bonding company to be sure it can promptly issue the bond on that form in the event the contract is awarded to it. Each bond must be for 100% of the contract amount and must be executed by a NC licensed surety BID BOND No bid shall be considered or accepted by the City unless at the time of its filing, it is accompanied by a deposit of cash, or a cashier's check, or a certified check on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the bid. In lieu of making that deposit, the bidder may file a bid bond executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the City of Durham upon the bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. This deposit shall be retained by the City if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within 10 days after the award or fails to give satisfactory bonds or deposit as required herein. All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing by close of business 6/28/2023 and directed to Shauna Parker at shauna.parker@durhamnc.gov. All written questions will be posted on the online.