Charging Management Services for EVSE

Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works is requesting bids for comprehensive maintenance, repair, and charging management services for 75 electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) charging stations across three bus maintenance facilities, with bids due September 30, 2026. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Bidders must hold a State of Florida Electrical Contractor License or Certified Electrical Contractor license and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) certification for all performing technicians. Demonstrated experience providing maintenance and charging management services for heavy-duty EVSE serving battery-electric transit buses, plus three customer references, are required.

The scope covers preventive maintenance (semi-annual and annual), corrective repairs, 24/7 remote monitoring, firmware management, network connectivity, cybersecurity patch management, and emergency response services for Power Electronics-manufactured charging stations at Central Facility (3300 NW 32nd Avenue), Coral Way Facility (2775 SW 74th Avenue), and Northeast Facility (360 NE 185th Street). Service level agreements require emergency response within one hour, critical failure response within 24 hours, remote troubleshooting resolution within four hours, and a minimum 97% annual uptime. The county reserves the right to apply service credits of up to 20% for SLA failures and require reimbursement of documented overtime and operational costs when charger outages exceed 25% of facility capacity.

The contract term is 60 months commencing the first calendar day of the month following Board of County Commissioners approval. Pricing is required for 375 semi-annual preventive maintenance occurrences, 375 annual preventive maintenance occurrences, 75 quadrennial major maintenance occurrences, 60 months of 24/7 remote monitoring, an estimated 100 hours of additional repairs, and specific replacement parts (Control Boards, Charging Cables, Power Modules, and Fans at 17 units each). Required insurance includes $1 million Worker's Compensation, $1 million/$2 million Commercial General Liability, $1 million Automobile Liability, $1 million/$2 million Professional Liability, and $1 million/$2 million Cyber Liability. Bids must be submitted electronically through INFORMS.