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City of Pasadena
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· California
Clean Power Pasadena Partnership for the Water and Power Department, Power Supply
PROPOSALS DUE
October 30, 2026, 3:00 pm PDT
11 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The City of Pasadena, through its Department of Water and Power (PWP), is soliciting proposals from developers of distributed generation renewable energy facilities to be located within PWP's electric service territory and interconnected directly to PWP's electric distribution grid. PWP is seeking one or more new, greenfield distributed energy resources larger than 200 kilowatts (kW) in capacity, with a preferred commercial operation date on or before December 31, 2028, and a minimum delivery term of 10 years (with a preferred 20-year delivery period). Later commercial operation dates and alternative delivery terms will be considered.
DOCUMENT SET
8 documents
· 2.2MB
Request for Proposals — full solicitation.pdf · 1.2MB
Addendum 1 — questions and answers.pdf · 210KB
Attachment A — scope of work and deliverables.pdf · 480KB
Attachment B — cost proposal form.xlsx · 64KB
Sample agreement and insurance requirements.pdf · 560KB
Pre-proposal meeting — sign-in sheet and slides.pdf · 1.8MB
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
3 changes
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
11 questions answered
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When will responses to proposals be received from PWP after the October 30th deadline? Any detail on turnaround time would be very helpful to the design of our overall project.
Administrative
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Do the conceptual site plan and single-line diagram count toward the 50-page cap?
Compliance
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Pages 41–42 describe a 5% bid bond "if required". Is one required here?
Eligibility
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The introduction (p. 3) says a 10-year minimum; 6.4 (p. 22) says 20 years. Which does PWP expect, and is either scored differently?
Scope/requirements · Preference
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The Interconnection Agreement (Section 11) says projects under 1 MW carry $1M and larger ones are negotiated. The RFP (p. 20) and Term Sheet item 17 set $2M for 1 to 3 MW. Which applies to a 1.05 MW facility, and is size measured AC or DC?
Eligibility · Scope/requirements
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Will there be a second RFP?
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
2026-RFP-0417
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
City
State
California
Summarized from the City of Pasadena portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Proposals must be submitted electronically through the City of Pasadena's eProcurement Portal (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena/projects/283432). All required documents must be uploaded through the portal. Paper or email submissions are not accepted.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541690
541990
541611
Sustainability Consulting
Environmental Consulting
Regulatory Compliance and Permitting
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