Opening of Proposals - Olive WTP Solar GESC Proj No 124-050 - Schneider Electric

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City of South Bend Public Works Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract Qualifications Life Is On Schneider Electric d. Explain how these savings are calculated. We will work with the client to determine which of these types of cost savings make sense based on the type of project that is developed/constructed. We will estimate operational savings that truly result in cost savings to the client. And if the client prefers to repay financing with only energy savings, we can take that approach too. This is a conversation that happens early in the project to determine the appropriateness of utilizing operational savings in the project cash flows. e. Explain how these savings are monitored and verified. During the guarantee period, the City will have the full support of our Client Services program, which provides ongoing performance assurance and support services through the contract term. • A dedicated Client Services representative. Your Client Services consultant will provide technical assistance during business hours and with most after-hours needs. If your consultant is unavailable, one of our other consultants will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through a toll -free Client Services Hotline. • Secure remote monitoring. Your utility data will be monitored down to individual meters to ensure that you are benefitting from the savings we promised. Regular reviews of your building automated systems will also provide leading indicators of performance and flag areas that may need to be addressed. You will have access to "Resource Advisor", our secure, cloud -based software platform for tracking and managing energy, water, and other resource usage. You can even use Resource Advisor for managing your utility bills. All information is provided in real time and available at your fingertips. f. Indicate which non -utility savings types are guaranteed. Schneider Electric will utilize Industry Standard systems like the IPMVP for energy saving guarantees. If there are other savings outside of energy that the City of South Bend believes are real, we will work with the City to determine what those savings are and how best to validate them. g. Describe how you maximize Owner's return on investment. We don't share savings. The City will get (at a minimum) the amount of the savings guarantee. If savings are above the guarantee, then the City of South Bend keeps 100% of them. In addition, we do not subcontract to turnkey providers that put mark up on top of mark up. We design, procure, and manage your solar project in house. This saves significant costs while maintaining a quality solar installation the is guaranteed to perform. c. Describe your firm's approach to accounting for equipment or operational changes that impact savings estimates during the period of performance. For this specific project at the Olive Water Treatment Plant, at this time the main energy conservation measure is only a solar PV field. There should be no operational or equipment changes to the plant. The only long-term operational variable to account for is the replacement of the inverters around year 13 and the degradation of the panel's productivity over time. Schneider Electric will work with the Public Works administration to determine how best to account for these costs over the term of the contract. d. Identify tax credits, grants, and incentives that may be available to the Owner for funding this project and describe your expertise in securing them. The basic ITC of 25.5% of cost should apply for this project. Schneider Electric will work to see if that can be increased through "buy America" or other incentives. SRECS (often sold to states like Ohio) also have a value, but that value should be determined after Jan 1 St 2025 to be accurate. In addition, utility incentives will also be evaluated as they may change in 2025. Any and all grant and rebate dollars will be 100% received by South Bend. Schneider Electric will apply for these on behalf of the City, but Schneider Electric does not keep any of them. e. Attach a Measurement and Verification Plan and Annual Savings Report from a recent project. Please find the M&V plan and annual savings report from the City of LaPorte project in Appendix E. Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to December 10, 2024 the restriction on the table of contents of this proposal Page 14