Opening of Proposals - WWTP Solar Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract Proj. No. 124-015 - Ameresco

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9 Energy Solutions For Every Need City of South Bend, IN RFQ Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract Department of Public Works Noble counties. Ameresco’s local presence and experience provides us an intimate knowledge of the local vendor community, permitting requirements, and local rebates, grants, and incentives. Ameresco’s robust Indiana staff can be supplemented with specialists from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. We have thirteen employees who reside in Indiana, with an additional fifteen that live within two hours of South Bend. Ameresco project and construction managers are seasoned veterans in the industry. Many are degreed engineers, with many holding contractor licenses, CEM certifications, NABCEP certifications, and OSHA certifications. Ameresco’s revenue for 2023 was $1.37 billion, and approximately seventy percent (70%) of our business is conducted on a performance contracting basis. Our local presence in Indiana covers the entire state, and most of the $150 Million in projects, have been completed under an energy savings performance contract. Project Management Approach | High Quality Implementation Ameresco’s goal is to provide quality projects for our customers while minimizing the effort required by the building owners and occupants. We achieve this goal through ownership of the entire process from auditing to development to construction to commissioning and savings verification. Any concerns, needs, or issues will be resolved directly with Ameresco. Regular meetings with customer staff are scheduled as part of our process to ensure progress and expectations are met and all needs are identified, discussed, and incorporated into the project plan. Clear, concise communications will enable us to address projects of any size or scale. Ameresco’s project management approach is to: • Co-develop the schedule with the City. This generates a clear timeline for the scope of work that meets all your needs and goals while taking into consideration each facility’s operation and use. • Employ experienced, qualified engineers, designers, and project managers and provide continuing training to enhance their capabilities. The South Bend management, engineering, and construction team are experienced in all areas required in the RFQ. • Assign the Ameresco lead project manager as the single point of contact during construction. • Right-size the effort, allowing the lead project manager flexibility during execution using Ameresco’s extensive capabilities as needed. Engineering Design and Construction Integration Our design will include incorporating all applicable industry standards as well as facility-specific standards, local, state, interstate codes and regulations. Additionally, our in-house construction management team collaborates with the design team in the early phases of the design process to review budgeted costs and provide insight into procurement options that will keep the project within budget and assure project constructability. A quality project begins with proper design. To assure quality during the design phase, Ameresco’s design team will: 1) Develop a complete design package that fully satisfies the Statement of Work, meets all code requirements and regulations, and integrates all trades. 2) Provide applicable information for environmental permitting and documentation. 3) Review performance specifications for major components to ensure that we meet project requirements. Construction Coordination Ameresco has extensive experience coordinating with building management and maintenance personnel and working in occupied buildings. We tailor our implementation approach to each customer to ensure that their needs and the needs of the facility occupants can be met. We also focus on good communication to ensure that projects 6 | Project Management Approach