RFQ / RFP Development

RFQ (Request for Qualifications) and RFP (Request for Proposal) Preparation

Researching, soliciting and selecting the best party to design and/or build your project is a critical step in development.  An accurate and thorough statement on expected qualifications, background and experience of designers and builders will provide confidence that you will be hiring the right people for your project team.  Likewise, detailed and fact-based specifications on expected project design features, equipment specifications, required efficiencies and other performance parameters are "must haves" if the project is to perform operationally and financially as expected. 

The following is a partial list of what might be included in a comprehensive RFP on a distributed generation project:

• Project introduction and Purpose
• Basis of Design
• General Requirements and Responsibilities
• Equipment Overview
• Specified Equipment Packages for:
  • Primary Generators
  • Ancillary Equipment
  • Balance of Plant
  • Any Structural Requirements
• Building Automation System and Control Integration
• Mechanical Integration with the Facility
• Electrical Integration with the Facility and Host Utility
• Civil and Structural Requirements
• Engineering including Preliminary and Detail Design, Operability Review and Document Requirements
• Construction and Project Management Requirements
• Commissioning Requirements
• Post Construction Measurement and Verification Requirements
• Project Completion and Turnover
• Supporting documents to RFP including:
  • Energy Balance / Flow diagrams
  • Electrical and Mechanical One-lines
  • PI&D
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Geotech Reports

Shoreline Energy Advisors provides a complete RFP or RFQ package, working in collaboration with engineers, lawyers and funding sources to assure that vendors design and build a project that will produce the financial and operational performance that was promised to your investors, owners or Board.