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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH 1898 & CO., PART OF BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR A SITE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR SOLAR PV & STORAGE PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $180,474.00.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are authorized to execute an agreement with 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. for engineering and other professional services for the Site Assessment and Evaluation for Solar PV & Storage Project for an amount not to exceed $180,474.00 payable from fund 257-025-3001-5310 (energy management, Sustainability, RACER, contract services).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $180,474.00.
This agreement is part of the Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER) grant awarded to the City of Duluth by the Department of Energy. The work accomplished by the agreement will guide future Solar Photovoltaics (PV) and Storage sites for the City of Duluth. Part of the project includes the identification of 8-12 sites around the city that would benefit from solar development. The project will include complete site analysis such as soil borings, structural assessments, and site utility capacity. The work included is more fully described in the attached proposal. Having these items identified will prepare Duluth to access additional funding in the future for actual site development.
The City Purchasing Division issued a request for proposals areas on September 11, 2023 and received eight proposals as listed below. After evaluation, scoring and final interviews, 1898 & Company was chosen as the awarded proposer.
Proposer RFP Score
1898 & Co. 80.77
Ayres Associates Inc. 61.88
Enerlogics Networks, Inc. 75.17
GEI Consultants 65.20
HGA 57.87
LHB, Inc. 86.28
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