title
PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the General Superintendent
Vendors:
* Light On A Hill 3, D/B/A Soltaic Solutions, LLC, Eden Prairie, Minnesota ("Soltaic"); and
* Windfree, Wind + Solar Energy Design Company, Chicago, Illinois ("Windfree")
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Solar Energy Procurement Supply Contract
Contract Value: Not to Exceed $975,000.00
Contract Period: From the effective date through thirty (30) years after the date of commercial operation (estimated to be on or before 3/1/2027)
Estimated Fiscal Impact: Average annual costs estimated at $32,500.00 and total not to exceed $975,000.00 over contract term of thirty (30) years.
Accounts: Utilities Electricity 51001.540022
Contract Number(s): #74000018359
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final contract is subject to legal review and approval.
The contract-specific Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goal for this contract was set to zero.
District(s): 16
Summary: The Forest Preserves recently issued a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for an onsite solar system to serve the Central Maintenance Compound in Maywood via a Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA"). A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is a valuable tool in acquiring additional renewable energy with limited upfront capital investment while gaining technical experience managing on the ground clean energy projects. One (1) complete and responsive proposal was received and evaluated by staff on financial competitiveness, technical capability, cost benefits, and compliance with all Forest Preserves requirements. As a result, the Forest Preserves proposes entering into a contract with Soltaic, the vendor who will be the PPA provider that will finance and own the new solar system. The second listed vendor, Windfree, is the solar company that will engineer, procure, construct and mainta...
Click here for full text