Commercial & Industrial Quality Assurance/Quality Control Ancillary Services RFP

Request for Proposals for qualified vendors to provide Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC) services for Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency projects for 2019-2021 program years. Services include: (A) Engineering Peer Review Services - review of energy calculations, simulations and analyses, pre/post-installation inspections, schematic and design document reviews, and metering installation/monitoring; (B) QA/QC On-Site Inspection Services - pre and post-installation site inspections, scheduling inspections with customers, verification of equipment conditions and quantities, inspection reporting, and on-site verifications of approximately 10% of direct install projects; (C) Application Processing and Management Services - application intake, review, processing and status tracking in database, equipment verification against qualified products lists, queuing for inspections, energy savings calculations, pre-approval letters, invoice collection, post-installation coordination, and final application package submission; (D) Other Miscellaneous Non-Engineering Program and Project Management Support - support on specified projects and ad hoc work as mutually agreed. Vendors may bid on any one or more service areas (A-D). Contract period: April 16, 2019 through December 31, 2021 with option to extend in one-year increments up to three additional years. Services include working knowledge of Massachusetts statewide C&I Programs and Technical Reference Library, creating/maintaining project files electronically in Compact's EECP database, providing regular status reports, interacting professionally with commercial customers, having diverse project team skill sets, providing necessary equipment for inspections, and electronic invoicing. Anticipated volume includes 30-40 Small Business projects annually on Cape Cod, 3-5 on Martha's Vineyard; 10-20 Medium Business projects annually on Cape Cod, 2-3 on Martha's Vineyard; 50-75 Retrofit Applications annually on Cape Cod, 2 on Martha's Vineyard; 15-25 IP/EUL Applications annually on Cape Cod, 1 on Martha's Vineyard; and 3-5 New Construction projects annually on Cape Cod.