Performance Contracting: Model Request for Proposals
One of the most common ways to cost effectively reduce energy costs in a building is to contract with an energy service company (ESCO). This model requests for qualifications/proposal (RFQ/RFP) is based on a number of documents that have been in use for over a decade to solicit energy performance contracting services. The document has been modified to better suit government procurement and contracting requirements for such services.
One of the most common first steps to reducing commercial or government building energy cost is to issue an RFQ/RFP for an energy performance company. Once a contractor is selected, a technical energy audit and energy performance contract can then be established. This model document functions as an RFP under many government procurement codes, because it requests some minimal cost information and includes evaluation of these costs in the selection process. Any greater level of cost information is inappropriate, since the first step of the performance contracting process is for the ESCO to conduct an audit to identify the project scope and conduct a detailed cost analysis. This document also includes a model technical energy audit and energy performance contract.
Readers interested in cost-effectively reducing energy costs in their facility can use this RFQ/RFP to identify the appropriate ESCO. This model RFP is easy to customize. All of the key areas to customize are marked in bold and blue italics. It is important to note that this document does not attempt to identify or address all circumstances or conditions a reader may need in an RFQ/RFP. Therefore, the action agent will need to modify the document to address any specific concerns. The document also includes two appendices that can be used for the technical energy audit and for the energy performance contract. These contracts can remain in the RFP as is and do not need to be customized for use in this RFP.
Length: 32 pages
Identifies how much energy a building uses and the purposes for which it is used, and identifies efficiency and cost-reduction opportunities. The ability or potential of a physical body to do work. The most common forms of energy are heat, light, mechanical (moving parts), and electrical.
