This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Moorhead, Minnesota. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

At a minimum, the energy services company, ESCO, shall be capable of providing an investment-grade technical audit, the project development plan, all project management, all construction management, all site supervision, and sub-contractor procurement using its key personnel. 2. Qualified ESCOs must be able to: a. Provide an investment-grade Technical Energy Audit to identify energy and water conservation opportunities at the district facilities and prepare the corresponding project development plan. b. Design, construct, and install capital improvements that reduce the consumption and related costs of energy and water use at its facilities. c. Measure and verify the operation of the improvements; and 3. Guarantee the energy savings at the facilities identified in the ESCO’s services/work. 4. The ESCO shall identify proposed major subcontractors and sub-consultants and their respective roles in providing project services. Special Note: This request for bids does not obligate Moorhead Area Public Schools (MAPS) to award a contract. MAPS reserves the right to cancel this RFP if it is considered to be in its best interest. Bids must be clear and concise. Bids that are difficult to follow or that do not conform to the RFP format or bidding specifications may be rejected. Bidders must include all of the required information called for in this RFP. MAPS reserves the right to reject a bid if required information is not provided or is not organized as directed. MAPS also reserves the right to issue addenda regarding this RFP by posting notice of the addenda on the MAPS For this RFP, posting on the captioned website constitutes written notification of the addenda to each respondent. Respondents should check the site daily and are expected to review the information on the site carefully before submitting a final bid. Sealed bids will be received until 12:00 PM on August 14, 2023 and will be publicly opened, read, and tabulated on August 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the MAPS Operations Center. A recommendation to enter into an agreement with the lowest responsible bidder will be presented to the School Board at the August 28, 2023, board meeting. The Moorhead Area Public Schools would like to thank you for your interest and looks forward to your response. Objective: Moorhead Area Public Schools (MAPS) requests proposals to evaluate qualified providers for the development and implementation of energy efficiency projects under a guaranteed energy savings contract. This Request for Proposal (RFP) will provide a competitive means in which to select a qualified provider to develop and implement improvements in accordance with Minnesota Statute ?123B.65. General Program Components Desired 1. It is the desire of MAPS to select a provider that can provide a range of professional services to identify, develop and implement a comprehensive list of energy efficiency and facility improvements for Moorhead Area Public School Staff to consider. MAPS seeks to maximize operational savings and related improvements. Within the framework of available financing, these facility improvements will be provided and financed through a performance-based contract under which MAPSs: a) incurs no initial capital costs, b) achieves significant long-term savings, c) achieves a guarantee for energy savings, and operations and maintenance (O&M) savings, d) obtains consistent levels of occupant comfort and building functionality, and e) captures ancillary benefits that may accrue as a direct result of such energy-related professional services and facility improvements. However, Moorhead Area Public School will ultimately select specific energy efficiency and facility improvement projects from the Respondent's comprehensive list of identified projects, which will comprise the final project scope of work. The project substantial completion deadline is anticipated twelve months from contract execution, August 30, 2024. 2. Provide a more comfortable building environment for building occupants. This may include the repair, renovation, or replacement of existing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, environmental control systems, lighting systems, building envelope, miscellaneous deferred maintenance improvements, and water-consuming equipment. MAPS is also requesting that other needed facility improvements regardless of whether or not those projects generate energy and operational savings be investigated during the comprehensive facility audit upon qualified provider selection or as directed 3. Provide a project which will have one (1) contract between MAPS and the Respondent. MAPS will not have separate contracts with a subcontractor as part the guaranteed energy efficiency project. 4. Provide a sample Financing Plan. The Financing Plan should include a sample selection matrix and cash flow analysis that includes the method of project financing debt service, projected interest rate and term of the financing agreement discussed later in the proposal format requirements section. (See requirements below). 5. The Respondent must include, as part of the program, a written guarantee of energy and operational savings for a period of up to fifteen (15) years per Minnesota Statute ?123B.65. The energy and operational savings guarantee must be a first party guarantee from the Respondent. 6. Respondent must be a current NAESCO member and certified as an Energy Service Provider (ESP). 7. In addition, the Respondent will be required, as part of the energy services agreement, to include an annual energy and operational savings measurement and verification (M&V) report with cost savings and ECM reconciliation. 1. At a minimum, the energy services company, ESCO, shall be capable of providing an investment-grade technical audit, the project development plan, all project management, all construction management, all site supervision, and sub-contractor procurement using its key personnel. 2. Qualified ESCOs must be able to: a. Provide an investment-grade Technical Energy Audit to identify energy and water conservation opportunities at the district facilities and prepare the corresponding project development plan. b. Design, construct, and install capital improvements that reduce the consumption and related costs of energy and water use at its facilities. c. Measure and verify the operation of the improvements; and 3. Guarantee the energy savings at the facilities identified in the ESCO's services/work. 4. The ESCO shall identify proposed major subcontractors and sub-consultants and their respective roles in providing project services. Format Requirements. The proposal submitted must be in compliance with the following rules: 1. Deliver RFP submission via - digital, emailed. 2. Be submitted in the form and within the limitations stated in the Invitation to Submit Proposals. 3. Contain primary text and headings in not less than 10-point type (with smaller text acceptable in notes, graphs, requested tables, and images). 4. Be limited to twenty (20) pages, nominal 8.5" x 11" size. Pages used for a cover letter (which may not exceed two pages), , resumes, case studies, and project list not included in the page limit and are to be assembled in an Appendix. 5. Respondent shall be submitted proposals in the format outlined in this section. Each proposal will be reviewed to determine if it is complete prior to actual evaluation. Each proposal must include the following information (below). 6. MAPS reserves the right to eliminate from further consideration any proposal deemed to be substantially or materially unresponsive to the requests for information contained herein.