6890 Addendum No 2
Purchasing Department
901-B Texas St.
Denton, TX 76209
(940) 349-7100
www.dentonpurchasing.com
ADDENDUM #2
RFP # 6890
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (UTILITY SCALE SOLAR)
WITH THE CITY OF DENTON
Issue Date: November 27th, 2018
Response due Date and Time (Central Time):
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018, 11:00 A.M. C.S.T
RFP # 6890
ADDENDUM #2
The following clarification questions, submitted by prospective respondents, are
answered below:
1. The RFP states that no PPA tenor less than 20 years will be considered. Can
you clarify if 1) this applies to both the coastal wind and solar RFPs and 2) if
DME would consider longer term PPAs such as 25 or 30 years?
After careful consideration, it was determined by Denton Municipal Electric’s
administration that they wish to only seek a 20-year contract term for each –
solar and coastal wind – renewable power source.
2. Regarding the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (Attachment F, pg 19 of the Main
Solicitation), is the intent with this form that the disclosure of relationships with
Local Government Officers of the City of Denton, specifically, or are we being
asked to disclose existing relationships with Local Governmental Officers of any
organization in Texas that meets the definition of a Local Governmental Entity?
It is the intent of the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire is to disclose existing
relationships with officers of the City of Denton only.
3. The following tasks (“designed, built, installed”) required as prior experience in
Section 2 of the revised RFP appear are typically the direct responsibility of the
turnkey EPC or general contractor, not the bidder/developer of a large utility-
scale solar plant itself. Will the City consider this qualification satisfied so long as
the bidder has prior experience developing and delivering at least one project of
at least 50 MW in the United States that is currently in operation, keeping in mind
that a third-party EPC or general contractor may have done the actual design
and construction work?
Please list any exceptions to the requirements stated in the RFP on the
Submissions Exceptions Form (Attachment B of the main RFP document). All
exceptions will be considered during the evaluation of all proposals received.
4. Some utility entities, especially investor owned utilities, refuse to provide
references for developers as a matter of company policy and business practice.
In such cases, will reference to such applicable utility-scale solar projects be
sufficient, even if the utility entity will not respond to reference inquiries regarding
such projects?
Please list any exceptions to the requirements stated in the RFP on the
Submissions Exceptions Form (Attachment B of the main RFP document). All
exceptions will be considered during the evaluation of all proposals received.
5. Is the City offering the land for this project, or does the City have the land for this
project?
The City of Denton is not providing land. The vendor may site anywhere in the
ERCOT area.
6. The new RFP still references Attachment I in Section 15, however now there is
no Attachment I in the Addendum version of the RFP. Should we disregard
Seciton 15?
In the proposal, please add an Attachment I with the applicable information
requested under Section 15. You may use the attached “Attachment I” for the
RFP submittal.
7. Section 56D (page 27) states “in the provision of the Solicitation entitled ‘Buy
American Act Certificate’.” In what section of the Solicitation can we find that
provision? Is it preferable to see pricing for both BAA compliant and non-BAA
compliant project or will only BAA compliant pricing be considered?
This provision is not applicable to the renewable energy PPAs. Please disregard
it.
8. If a bidder submits an exception to the Prevailing Wage provision (Section 59,
page 28), will that proposal be disqualified or is it preferable to submit both
prevailing wage and market norm wage rates?
This provision is not applicable to the renewable energy PPAs. Please disregard
it.
9. Deadline for submission is 11am CST on December 4, 2018. Does that mean our
proposal needs to be in your hands by then or can the proposals be postmarked
by then?
All submissions are required to arrive no later than the published deadline, which
is 11:00 a.m. CST on December 4, 2018. Please allow sufficient time for the
electronic transmittal due to the security software, firewalls, etc. For hard copy
submissions, the proposal must arrive in the City of Denton Purchasing Office no
later than 11:00 a.m. CST on December 4, 2018. Late proposals will be rejected.
NO OTHER CHANGES AT THIS TIME.
Please acknowledge addendum on Attachment F of the main
solicitation document when submitting a proposal.