8-EXHIBIT H - PROCESS TO COMPLETE WORK.pdf

This is a Process to Complete Work exhibit for RFP-JC-3940, issued by the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in Riverside County, California, for a utility-scale energy generation study. EMWD seeks a qualified energy consultant to evaluate rules, regulations, and market opportunities associated with utility-scale power generation to reduce the district's reliance on retail electricity providers by 30%, 60%, and 90%. The consultant will deliver a comprehensive study including recommendations on project size, location, equipment, technology configurations, site control feasibility, interconnection assessment, regulatory requirements, environmental impacts, and potential partnerships. An optional pre-proposal conference is scheduled for May 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM PDT via Microsoft Teams. Written questions must be submitted by June 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM PDT with responses provided by June 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM PDT. Proposals are due electronically by June 25, 2026, at 4:00 PM PDT. Interviews are anticipated for July 13, 2026, with board recommendation expected on September 16, 2026, and contract execution anticipated by October 1, 2026, with project completion required by December 7, 2026.

Compensation shall be provided on a time and expense basis with an all-inclusive final price, with all costs including labor, materials, equipment, transportation, overhead, profit, insurance, applicable taxes, and travel included in a single line-item bid. EMWD has not disclosed the maximum contract amount in RFP materials but will determine this amount in final contract documents. No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors are referenced for this new study initiative. The consultant must maintain professional liability insurance of $4,000,000 per claim and annual aggregate, commercial general liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate, and cyber liability of $1,000,000 per claim with $2,000,000 annual aggregate. Key qualifications require minimum ten years of experience for the consulting firm and five years for key personnel working with public agencies. The selected consultant's work product shall become the exclusive property of EMWD with an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free license granted to the district. Prevailing wage requirements do not apply, and the contract includes no renewal options.