RFQ 22-0034 Solar & Battery Storage Resiliency Project at Andrews School Middle School, Medford MA

The City of Medford, Massachusetts is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a solar and battery storage resiliency project at the Andrews Middle School. The City is seeking qualified and experienced respondents to finance, design, install, interconnect, own, operate, maintain, repair, and ultimately remove on-site roof-mounted and canopy solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems at the Andrews Middle School and potentially additional municipal locations. Respondents must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) and submit a DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and Update Statement with their response. The City intends to award a Lease and Power Purchase Agreement (LEASE/PPA) to the responsive offeror deemed most advantageous. An optional pre-bid conference and facility tour will be held prior to the submission deadline of March 10, 2022 at 1 PM. The City reserves the right to cancel the RFQ and/or reject any and all responses if it determines doing so is in the best interest of the City.

The City has received or anticipates receiving grant funds that may be used to pay for resiliency upgrades and automatic demand response integration. The successful respondent will be responsible for the ownership, operation, and maintenance of the solar plus storage system, while the City will own the resiliency upgrades and automatic demand response integration components if the City chooses to move forward with those. The City may use grant funds to cover the full cost of the resiliency upgrades and demand response integration, so those costs will not impact the power purchase agreement pricing. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed.