8780 - SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY PROJECT CONSULTING

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE:
In December 2022, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Resilient Washtenaw Climate Action Plan. This plan includes a mandate of net-zero county operations by 2030, which will require full decarbonization of its entire building portfolio. Over the last decade, several energy-efficiency projects have been completed throughout this portfolio, but if the County is going to meet its mandated goal, we will need to implement many projects over a relatively short time. The County plans to use savings from these projects to develop a revolving energy fund aimed at capturing incurred savings, maximizing federal and state rebates and direct-pay incentives, and financing future energy projects.
 
The purpose of this RFP is to establish a vendor pool of technical advisors to provide services related to the design, preparation, and funding of renewable energy projects at facilities managed by Washtenaw County Facilities Management.

SCOPE:
The scope of services is to assist Washtenaw County in preparing for high-impact, emissions-reducing, cost-effective renewable energy upgrades, and energy efficiency retrofits to existing County-owned facilities on an as-needed basis.