24-11 FLANDERS ROAD LANDFILL SOLAR

Agency:	Town of Groton
State:	Connecticut
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Jan 4, 2024
Due:	Jan 19, 2024
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Bidders shall submit their Proposals in the following format: one sealed envelope with a hard copy and
electronic flash drive, which will be received by Karl Klein, Purchasing Agent of the Town of Groton, until
2:30 P.M. on January 10, 2024 for bid RFP 24-11 SOLAR AT THE FLANDERS ROAD LANDFILL for the Town
of Groton, in accordance with the specifications and information of this RFP.
Proposals received after 2:30 P.M. on January 10, 2024 will not be accepted.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP 24-11

SOLAR AT THE FLANDERS ROAD LANDFILL

IN THE TOWN OF GROTON, CT

December 5, 2023

BID OPENING

DATE:

January 10, 2024

TIME:

2:30 PM, Prevailing Time

PLACE:

Town Hall

45 Fort Hill Road

Groton, Connecticut 06430

LEGAL NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP 24-11 FOR

SOLAR AT THE FLANDERS ROAD LANDFILL IN THE TOWN OF GROTON, CT

December 5, 2023

The Town of Groton (the “Town”) seeks Proposals from qualified solar developers (the “Bidders”) to

develop a solar photovoltaic system (the “System”) on Town-owned property containing the Flanders

Road Landfill (the “Property”). The Town is seeking a Base Bid at nameplate capacity of approximately

1.90 MW-ac at the Property, and a Bid Alternate #1 at nameplate capacity up to 5 MW-ac at the

Property, that would participate in the Non-residential program (the “NRES Program”), with Virtual Net

Metering (“VNM”) for State, Agricultural, and Municipal (“SAM”) beneficial accounts, administered by

Eversource. The Town is also seeking a Bid Alternate #2 for a solar photovoltaic system located anywhere

in Eversource territory that would offset the maximum average annual electric consumption of the

beneficial Town accounts within Eversource territory over the last five years of approximately 3,000,000

kWh/year, through the NRES Program with VNM for SAM beneficial accounts.

Klee Sustainability Advisors LLC (“KSA”) and CSW LLC d/b/a CSW Energy (“CSW”) are administering this

Request for Proposals (“RFP”) on behalf of the Town, and are collectively referred to as the “RFP

Administrators.” The RFP is available electronically at the following sites:

Town of Groton https://www.groton-ct.gov/departments/finance/bids.php;

CT DAS Contracting Portal https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/CTSource;

CSW’s website: https://www.solar-rfp.com/groton-rfp24-11

It is the Bidder’s responsibility to be aware of any updates or addendums to RFP 24-11, which will be

posted on the above websites. If the Bidder has received a copy of the RFP indirectly, please inform the

RFP Administrators at kklein@groton-ct.gov to be placed on the RFP distribution list.

Bidders shall submit their Proposals in the following format: one sealed envelope with a hard copy and

electronic flash drive, which will be received by Karl Klein, Purchasing Agent of the Town of Groton, until

2:30 P.M. on January 10, 2024 for bid RFP 24-11 SOLAR AT THE FLANDERS ROAD LANDFILL for the Town

of Groton, in accordance with the specifications and information of this RFP.

Proposals received after 2:30 P.M. on January 10, 2024 will not be accepted.

The Town reserves the right to amend or terminate this RFP, accept or reject any proposals, waive any

informalities or non-material deficiencies in a proposal, and select the proposal from a Bidder that, in

the Town’s sole discretion and judgment, will be in the Town’s best interests. The Town’s decision shall be

final, shall not be subject to review or appeal, and may be based on any criteria in the Town’s sole

discretion, including but not limited to the financial benefit to the Town, the strength of the Bidder’s

future bid into the competitive NRES Program, and the experience of the Bidder.

Any contracts shall be preceded by a preliminary Notice of Selection and thereafter be contingent and

non-binding until all approvals are received from applicable regulatory agencies and town authorities,

and successful execution of the relevant contracts.

END OF LEGAL NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP 24-11

SOLAR AT THE FLANDERS ROAD LANDFILL IN THE TOWN OF GROTON, CT

December 5, 2023

Table of Contents

LEGAL NOTICE

Table of Contents

I. RFP COMMUNICATIONS

II. INTRODUCTION

III. KEY RFP DATES

IV. TOWN PROPERTY SITE INFORMATION

V. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

A. Engineering and construction

B. Permits and approvals

C. Fencing and screening

D. Tree removal

E. Site cleanup and restoration work

F. Commissioning and project closeout

G. Utility coordination, approval to energize, registration

H. Operations and maintenance

I. Decommissioning, equipment removal & site restoration

J. Safety & OSHA Standards

K. Background Checks

L. Method of Doing Work

M. Safeguarding the Town’s Property & Project Safety

N. Occupancy of the Property and Neighboring Buildings & Work Schedule

O. Pre-Construction Meeting

VI. NRES PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

A. System size

B. NRES and VNM Program Participation

C. NRES Bid Preferences

D. Binding Option Agreement for NRES Program

VII. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A. Checklist, Acknowledgement of Addendum(s) & Initial Disclosures Form

B. Non-Collusion Certificate

C. Hold Harmless Agreement

D. RFP Fee Agreement

E. Project Details Form & Bid Details Form

F. Option Agreement

G. System Site Location, Plan and Equipment

H. Project Delivery and Schedule

I. Bidder Qualifications

J. References

K. Statement on Bidder’s Financial Strength

L. Supplemental Information

VIII. PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS

A. Question and Answer Period

B. Non-Mandatory Site Visit

C. RFP Response and Proposal Submission Date

D. Proposal Review

E. Proposal Selection

F. Proposal Disqualification

G. Preliminary Notice of Selection

H. Town Approvals & Demonstration of Site Control

I. NRES Program

IX. ADDITIONAL RFP TERMS & REQUIREMENTS

A. Pricing Fairness

B. Advertising

C. Cost for Preparing Proposals

D. Proposal Ownership

E. Proposals Subject to FOIA

F. Wage Rates

G. Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO)

H. Insurance

I. Compliance with immigration laws

J. Workers Compensation

K. Legal Status

L. Hold Harmless

M. Presumption of Bidder’s Full Knowledge

X. EXHIBIT LIST

EXHIBIT A: CHECKLIST, ADDENDA & INITIAL DISCLOSURES

EXHIBIT B: NON-COLLUSION CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT C: HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT D: RFP FEE AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT E: **CONFIDENTIAL** PROJECT DETAILS & BID DETAILS

EXHIBIT F: OPTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT G: SITE OVERVIEW & CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS

EXHIBIT H: LANDFILL BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

I. RFP COMMUNICATIONS

Visit the RFP website at https://www.solar-rfp.com/groton-rfp24-11 for full document access

and download, and all pertinent information regarding RFP 24-11.

All questions concerning conditions, bidding guidelines and specifications should only be

directed in writing to Karl Klein, Purchasing Agent of the Town of Groton, at kklein@groton-ct.gov.

Inquiries must reference the date of bid opening and RFP 24-11, and must be received no later than as

indicated in the bid documents prior to the date of bid opening. Failure to comply with these conditions

will result in the bidder waiving the right to dispute the bid specifications and conditions.

II. INTRODUCTION

The Town seeks Proposals from qualified solar developers (the “Bidders”) to develop a solar

photovoltaic clean energy system (the “System”) on Town-owned property on Flanders Road, in Groton

Connecticut, containing the Flanders Road Landfill (the “Property”), which will participate in Year 3 of

Connecticut’s Non-residential program (the “NRES Program”), with Virtual Net Metering (“VNM”) for

State, Agricultural, and Municipal (“SAM”) beneficial accounts, administered by Eversource.

The Town is seeking the following Base Bid and Bid Alternates #1 & #2:

Base Bid:

Bid Alternate #1:

A solar photovoltaic system at the Flanders Road Landfill of

approximately 1.90 MW-ac nameplate capacity, that would

participate in the NRES Program, with VNM for SAM beneficial

accounts, that would offset the maximum average annual

electric consumption of the beneficial Town accounts within

Eversource service territory over the last five years of

approximately 3,000,000 kWh/year.

A solar photovoltaic system at the Flanders Road Landfill of up

to 5 MW-ac nameplate capacity, that would participate in the

NRES Program, with VNM for SAM beneficial accounts, and

would offset both the maximum average annual electric

consumption of the beneficial Town accounts within Eversource

territory over the last five years of approximately 3,000,000

kWh/year, and would offset additional SAM beneficial accounts

located in other municipalities in Eversource service territory

through VNM.

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