Montana Code 90-4-1112. Selection of qualified energy service providers
90-4-1112. Selection of qualified energy service providers. (1) Before selecting an energy service provider, a governmental entity shall solicit a request for proposals from a minimum of three qualified energy service providers. The governmental entity may select the qualified energy service provider determined by the governmental entity to best meet the needs of the governmental entity. The qualified energy service provider selected is not required to have submitted the proposal with the lowest cost.
Terms Used In Montana Code 90-4-1112
- Governmental entity: means :
(a)a department, board, commission, institution, or branch of state government;
(b)a county, consolidated city-county government, city, town, or school district;
(c)a special district, as defined in 2-2-102;
(d)the university system or a unit of the university system; or
(e)a community college district. See Montana Code 90-4-1102
- Guaranteed cost savings: means a guaranteed annual measurable monetary reduction in utility and operating and maintenance costs for each year of a guarantee period resulting from cost-saving measures. See Montana Code 90-4-1102
- Measurement and verification: means the methodology, measurements, inspections, and mathematical calculations to determine utility consumption before and after an energy performance contract is implemented. See Montana Code 90-4-1102
- Qualified energy service provider: means a person included on the department's list of qualified energy service providers. See Montana Code 90-4-1102
(2)In selecting a qualified energy service provider, a governmental entity shall consider:
(a)experience with:
(i)design, engineering, and installation of cost-saving measures;
(ii)overall project management;
(iii)projects of similar size and scope;
(iv)postinstallation measurement and verification of guaranteed cost savings;
(v)in-state projects and Montana-based subcontractors;
(vi)commissioning of projects;
(vii)training of building operators; and
(viii)conversions to a different fuel source; and
(b)quality of technical approach.