I. INTRODUCTION
The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), on behalf of its Member Utilities, is hereby soliciting competitive proposals for Energy Efficiency Audits and Direct Installation Services, as described below in Section III.
SCPPA is interested in discovering all Respondent’s capabilities related to specified Areas of Interest and associated pricing to enable informed decisions and potentially proceed to more specific negotiations on contract development with one or more qualified Respondents to this Request for Proposals (RFP).
Responses to this RFP are due on or before August 4, 2020, as described below in Sections III.
II. BACKGROUND
SCPPA is a joint powers authority and a public entity organized under the California Joint Exercise of Power Act found in Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California, and through the SCPPA Joint Powers Agreement, for the purposes of planning, financing, developing, acquiring, constructing, operating and maintaining projects for the generation or transmission of electric energy. SCPPA also facilitates joint service contracts, at the request of its members, to aggregate like project efforts among its Members for the purposes of developing energy efficiency, demand response and resource procurement Programs or Projects to improve operating efficiencies and reduce costs.
Membership of SCPPA consists of eleven cities and one irrigation district, which supply electric energy within Southern California, including the municipal utilities of the cities of Anaheim, Azusa, Banning, Burbank, Cerritos, Colton, Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Riverside, and Vernon, and the Imperial Irrigation District. SCPPA is governed by its Board of Directors, which consists of representatives from each of its Members. The management of SCPPA is under the direction of an Executive Director who is appointed by the Board.
SCPPA Energy Efficiency Audits and Direct Installation Services RFP – 2020
Any service contract subsequently entered into by SCPPA pursuant to this RFP would be utilized directly by the interested Members to serve their respective utility customers’ needs. The service and work products would be ordered and approved directly by SCPPA and/or the applicable Members and the billing would be administered through SCPPA.
III. AREAS OF INTEREST
Certain SCPPA Members have expressed interest in Energy Efficiency Audits and Direct Installation Services to meet the needs of their municipalities as follows:
1. Services
▪ Energy Audits – Site visits and walk through assessments (In-person or Virtual as needed) to identify energy efficiency opportunities
▪ Direct Installation Services – Install the most cost-effective measures that will provide maximum energy efficiency savings for customers (as approved by Participating Member Utility)
▪ Education – Educate the customer on the value of energy efficiency measure(s) installed and how to use/apply the energy efficiency measure
▪ Optional Services on Water Audits (must be tied to energy efficiency) – Site visits and walk through assessments (In-person or Virtual as needed) to identify water/energy efficiency opportunities
2. Sectors
▪ Multi-family
▪ Hospitality
▪ Small Business
▪ Municipal
▪ Residential
3. Typical Potential Measures
▪ Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
▪ Lighting
▪ Refrigeration
▪ Appliances
▪ Smart Devices
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