Energy Savings Performance Contracting Services

The West Virginia Parkways Authority (WVPA) is soliciting proposals for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) services under ARFP 0809 TPK2600000001, with the bid opening extended to May 21, 2026, at 10:30 AM. The procurement covers 24 identified facilities across West Virginia with potential expansion to two additional locations, encompassing approximately 380,330 square feet and combined annual utility expenditures of $1,450,777 ($1,291,226 in electric costs and $159,551 in natural gas costs). Qualified Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) must develop and implement comprehensive energy conservation measures including HVAC systems, lighting upgrades, controls, building envelope improvements, renewable energy systems, geothermal systems, and water efficiency measures. Deliverables include preliminary assessments, Investment Grade Audits (IGAs), engineering, design support, implementation management, commissioning, training, long-term measurement and verification (M&V), and annual savings reconciliation, with a contract term not to exceed 15 years and performance guarantees of minimum 5 percent net savings of current energy operating costs. ESCOs must provide evidence of NAESCO accreditation or equivalent qualifications and clearly disclose all project costs, markups, overhead, fees, M&V costs, and profit structures. Evaluation will be conducted on a best-value basis using a 100-point scale with up to 10 additional points for oral presentations, requiring a minimum acceptable technical score of 63 of 90 points to advance to cost evaluation, with cost proposals evaluated using a lowest-price formula applied to 10 points. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on April 27, 2026, with a technical question deadline of April 30, 2026, and proposals must be submitted in two sealed envelopes (technical and cost) to the Parkways Authority Procurement Department at 374 George Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801.

The solicitation documentation does not specify set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organizational types, though all proposals must be consistent with West Virginia Code 5A-3B-2 and WVPA fiscal control requirements. The WVPA, a self-financed toll-supported public authority, is open to various financing structures including self-funded, cash-funded, lease-purchase, tax-exempt financing, and third-party Energy-as-a-Service or Operating Expenditure models, with potential exploration of federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) or elective pay eligibility for clean energy projects. No incumbent contractor or previous energy audits by third parties are documented; the WVPA will provide only utility expenditure summary data from the RFP. Measurement and verification will utilize IPMVP Option C (Whole Facility) methodology unless expressly approved otherwise by the Authority. Vendors are required to acknowledge receipt of all addenda (currently four addenda have been issued) by submitting a completed Addendum Acknowledgement Form with their bids, with failure to acknowledge potentially resulting in bid disqualification. No specific award value or budget range is detailed in the available solicitation documents; however, proposals must include a 5% bid bond calculated on all fixed-dollar amounts proposed in the cost proposal, excluding line items priced as percentages of unburdened construction costs.