The City of Watsonville endeavors to offset 100% of municipal power needs and create a surplus of renewable power that can be sold back to the grid. In order to achieve this bold sustainability goal, the City has developed a Request For Qualifications.
The City looks forward to submittals from all suitably qualified businesses. Please note that we are accepting submittals for any or all of the following:
- Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) Contractor or Developer
- Financial Advisor
- The entirety of the project (EPC and Financial components combined)
Please find the following Request for Qualifications for Renewable Energy Project Financing and Development for the City of Watsonville: /DocumentCenter/View/6296
Respondents are asked to submit their proposals by 4:00 PM on Friday, August 25th, 2017.
Specifications for the proposal submission process can be found in the RFQ. Should you have any questions regarding the RFQ, please contact City Public Works Environmental Project Coordinator directly, Rachel Kippen at (831) 768-3165, or by email at rachel.kippen@cityofwatsonville.org.
City of Watsonville Renewable Energy RFQ: Questions and Answers
Q: The cover letter (p2) indicates that the City will accept proposals for EPC or FA or both, but 5.1.1 seems to preclude the "both" option. Is the City seeking/open to joint responses that cover both the EPC and FA work? Does 5.1.1 simply mean that a single firm can't perform both roles, but that joint proposals are okay?
A: This is a request for any or all of the following:
- Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) Contractor or Developer
- Financial Advisor
- The entirety of the project (EPC and Financial components combined)
Q: What is the desired/planned timing of contract award and execution after SOQ’s are provided in August?
A: The City of Watsonville’s desired timeframe is to start the project within twelve months of project approval. Execution will depend on the project being proposed.
Q: Do you have any direction from the MBCPA in regards to how their plans may impact the Watsonville program?
A: No.
Q: Will MBCPA be part of the review & approval process?
A: No. The City is thrilled to have Watsonville participating in MBCPA and we look forward to working together as this project progresses.
Q: Section 2.1.3 of the document indicated that the energy consumption data was in section 4 of the RFQ, but we could not find any energy data.
A: Please see energy data provided here: /DocumentCenter/View/6329
Q: Can you please provide us with the data or a link to it. Also, is there any way to obtain gas consumption data?
A: There is currently no gas consumption data that the City is making available.
Q: Can you provide a list of the city owned properties or an interactive map? It is difficult to ascertain detailed property information from the map in Section 4.
A: The City will list map property Assessor Parcel Numbers shortly.
Q: Would the City of Watsonville consider utilizing co-generation and/or fuel cell systems at any of their facilities separate from the landfill to help reduce energy costs?
A: Yes.
Q: Please also let us know if any arrangements need to be made prior to visiting any of the sites.
A: Arrangements need to be made for restricted access City locations. The City will be hosting a site visit on Thursday, August 3rd from 10AM-1PM with the goal of ending by Noon, starting at the City of Watsonville Water Resources Center, 500 Clearwater Lane. Please RSVP directly to Rachel.Kippen@cityofwatsonville.org if you plan on attending and let us know how many people will be joining you.