The vendor is required to provide energy conservation and management services will utilize energy specialists, engineers and/or other energy experts for on-site and remote services including data analysis, organizational behavior change and staff training to optimize current utility use, change the energy culture, and substantially reduce energy consumption without capital investments.
- Provided services includes:
• Provide on-site staff dedicated to serve as energy manager
• Utility data collection, maintenance, analysis and reporting
• Provide operational and capital improvement recommendations based on utility analysis to include the development of equipment replacement prioritization, facility set points and operations schedules, etc.
• Provide education to district staff on utility management and reductions strategies, reduce the consumption of energy and consumable materials whenever possible, including limiting bus idling; including participation in sustainability curriculum development for students at all school levels
• Integrate the concept of resource conservation, including waste reduction and recycling, into the curriculum.
• Track utility interventions to calculate, document and report data.
• Create an energy-behavior standards document and district sustainability plan, which includes estimating fiscal and human resources necessary to effectively execute an energy management program.
• Review new construction projects to standards set for leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) certification at a minimum, and where possible, help plan renovations and upgrade projects to meet the LEED-certified criteria.
• Include sustainability measures and targets in planning for all construction projects which may include sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, material selection, waste reduction, indoor environmental quality, innovative strategies, and priority regional issues.
• An energy/resource analysis shall be performed by at the appropriate intervals after completion of new buildings and major renovations to compare actual consumption to consumption estimates projected by design consultants; as this data shall be used to further improve designs for future projects.
• Monitor energy use and utilities costs for each school system facility and shall report this information to the superintendent annually.
• Develop and implement guidelines that deal specifically with use of school facilities during unoccupied times of the year, i.e., summers, holidays, and vacation days.
• Report annually on the district’s sustainability efforts and progress.
• Provide administrative support for our energy agency program
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: February 18, 2025