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

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12 Energy Solutions For Every Need City of South Bend, IN RFQ Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract Department of Public Works Local & Diverse Workforce | Minority and Women Owned Businesses Ameresco understands the importance of the City’s goals for MBE/WBE participation because we take pride in promoting and encouraging the economic development of disadvantaged business enterprises in our projects. Ameresco’s practices align well with South Bend’s values and City Ordinance 14.5 pursuit of diversity in project work. Ameresco has met or exceeded all MBE/WBE goals in over $525M of lower great lakes-area projects over the last 24 years. Most recently in our City of Chicago Smart Lighting Project, in addition to exceeding MBE/WBE goal, we hired 60% of the workforce from the City of Chicago and included local assembly as part of the construction implementation. Our team’s goal will be to maximize the utilization of MBE/WBE contractors, suppliers, and consultants in a manner that is prudent and meaningful to the overall project. Ameresco will be diligent in its tracking of participation from MBE/WBE certified firms. Ameresco is experienced in tracking and managing participation efforts in order to exceed goals. Baseline Energy Consumption | Methodology A critical component to any energy savings contract is verifying that the savings are occurring once the project has been completed. The first step in savings verification is establishing a comprehensive energy use baseline that can be used to evaluate the performance of the project. Ameresco utilizes a variety of data sources to develop the baseline, including monthly utility data, utility interval demand data, building automation system data, existing sub- meter data, or any other source of data that documents the existing building conditions. To compute the baseline, Ameresco will typically perform the following steps: • Collect historical energy consumption data. • Adjust the consumption data for weather, such that the energy consumption can be calculated for an average weather year. Average weather year means average cooling degree days (CDD) and average heating degree days (HDD) for a given area, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). • Document the existing facility operations associated with the defined baseline period. • In an effort to learn as much as possible about existing conditions, Ameresco uses several software tools to perform analysis on each source of data collected. Examples of third-party software utilized include the Energy Charting and Metrics Tool (ECAM), Universal Translator, and Metrix. Annual Savings | Methodology In order to provide a framework for how savings can be transparently, reliably, and consistently determined in a manner that enables independent verification, international Measurement & Verification (M&V) guidelines have been established. Ameresco utilizes both the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) and U.S. Department of Energy - Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) M&V Guidelines Version 4.0 when defining the M&V methodology for a given project. Both IPMVP and FEMP will serve as a framework in determining energy savings resulting from the implementation of energy efficiency measures. Four M&V Options are defined in the guidelines. Options A and B are retrofit isolation options, and they involve field measurements on defined variables with other variables being agreed-upon. Option C is a whole facility meter analysis, with measurements taken at the utility meters or sub-meters. Option D is using a calibrated computer 7 | Measurement and Verification