Town of Ellington Project #2023-106 Solar Carport & EV Charging Stations

The Town of Ellington in Tolland County, Connecticut, has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for Project #2023-106, seeking qualified firms to design, engineer, and construct a solar photovoltaic carport with electric vehicle charging stations for the Ellington Police Department located at 33 Arbor Way. The procurement requires a comprehensive solution involving a single unit of a solar carport and EV charging station system, with specific requirements for design and installation. The solicitation opened on December 11, 2023, at 6:00 AM EST and will close on January 18, 2024, at 2:00 PM EST, providing potential bidders approximately five weeks to prepare and submit their proposals. The project documentation includes multiple supporting documents: a legal notice, project specifications dated November 8, 2023, a project manual dated November 30, 2023, and two related addenda. Interested vendors must provide a complete solar carport and EV charging station system with delivery terms specified as Free On Board Destination and payment terms to be determined by the vendor. The primary contact for questions and clarifications is Felicia LaPlante at the Town of Ellington, reachable at 860-870-3115 or flaplante@ellington-ct.gov.

The solicitation does not specify any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. All vendors are eligible to submit bids for this project, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are mentioned in the documentation. The procurement does not provide an estimated total project value or budget range, which means potential bidders will need to develop their own cost proposals based on the project specifications and requirements. No information is provided about existing infrastructure or technology that would require integration with the proposed solar carport and EV charging station. The bidding instructions explicitly state that negative bid values are not permitted and that the line item cannot be excluded from the total bid amount. Vendors will be responsible for supplying all necessary equipment, labor, and materials to complete the solar carport and EV charging station installation at the Ellington Police Department facility.