Solar & Battery Storage Resiliency Project

The City of Medford, Massachusetts is seeking competitive sealed proposals from qualified and experienced solar and energy storage system developers 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. The City has received or anticipates receiving grant funds to install resiliency controls, electrical upgrades, and to integrate the solar plus storage system and resiliency upgrades with Automatic Demand Response. The City intends to award a Lease and Power Purchase Agreement for the solar plus storage system and, if the bid alternate is awarded, for the resiliency upgrades and Automatic Demand Response. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on May 18, 2021, and a facility tour will be held on May 20, 2021. Proposals must be submitted online by June 15, 2021, and hard copies must be received by June 17, 2021. The City reserves the right to cancel the RFP and/or to reject any and all proposals.

The successful developer or its general contractor must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). The City will decide, in its sole discretion, whether to award the bid alternate for the installation of the resiliency upgrades and Automatic Demand Response integration. If the bid alternate is awarded, the City would use the grant funds to pay the full cost of such work, and the developer would be responsible for operating and maintaining all systems. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were listed, and the RFP does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond.