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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFP - 7570 HOME EFFICIENCY REPORTSAddendum 1 – 7570 Home Efficiency Reporting Program Page 1 of 3 ADDENDUM NO. 1 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Description of BID 7570: Home Efficiency Reporting Program OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) November 22, 2013 To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described above, the following changes/additions are hereby made and detailed in the following sections of this addendum: Exhibit 1 – Questions & Answers Please contact Pat Johnson, CPPB, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6816 with any questions regarding this addendum. RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN STATEMENT ENCLOSED WITH THE BID/QUOTE STATING THAT THIS ADDENDUM HAS BEEN RECEIVED. Financial Services Purchasing Division 215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6775 970.221.6707 fcgov.com/purchasing Addendum 1 – 7570 Home Efficiency Reporting Program Page 2 of 3 EXHIBIT 1 – QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q1. In Section I, Background, Purpose & Objectives, page 3, A, Background: Does the Siemens Energy Engage Platform currently provide water consumption information? Any other water information? A1. The Energy Engage Platform will display interval water use data (1 hour interval) and water conservation tips. Q2. In Section I, Background, Purpose & Objectives, page 3, A, Background: Will all water meters be replaced with AMI meters in the first quarter of 2014? If not, what will be the installation rate and timing? A2. 99+% of all electric and water meters will be installed by the end of 2013. Q3. In Section I, Background, Purpose & Objectives, page 3, C, Objectives: What is Utilities’ water efficiency objective? (please use quantitative goals if available, such as GPCD, and describe Utilities’ current baseline) A3. The current Water Conservation Plan goal is 140 gallons per capita per day (GPCD). Average usage from 2004-2011 is 151 GPCD. Q4. In Section II, Scope of Work, page 4, C, Option 1: How have personal energy- efficiency goals been set in the past? A4. Customers receiving Home Energy Reports have the ability to set a household goal via the O-power web portal. Q5. In Section II, Scope of Work, page 4, C, Option 1: Does the City intend to implement any demand response programs for water, for either residential or irrigation-only customers? A5. No demand response programs are currently being planned for water use. Q6. In Section II, Scope of Work, page 5, C, Option 1: Has the City already established criteria for when they wish to notify customers of a leak, based on AMI data? For example, after 3 days of continuous use? Shall vendor propose a closed loop system to ensure that responses to such alerts are returned to the City? A6. The City has not yet established firm criteria for leak notification. Vendor is welcome to propose recommendations for criteria and or notification. Q7. In Section II, Scope of Work, page 5, C, Option 1: Are the outdoor irrigation customers associated with additional indoor/outdoor accounts? Do some accounts have separate irrigation-only meters? A7. Approximately 650 customer accounts are irrigation only. Addendum 1 – 7570 Home Efficiency Reporting Program Page 3 of 3 Q8. In Section II, Scope of Work, page 5, C, Option 1: What customer classes would receive water reports? (e.g. single-family residential, commercial, multi-family dwellings, institutional, irrigation-only, municipal, etc.) If only single-family residential and outdoor irrigation, will other customer classes be provided with AMI water data? A8. Residential single family customers with separate metering would receive reports. Q9. In Section II, Scope of Work, page 6, Option 1, D, Program Management Capabilities: Are there examples of customer segmentation? Are there particular attributes/segments the City wishes to distinguish? A9. The City has limited experience with customer segmentation. Recent analysis has included segmentation by home age (decades), home electric use (200 kWh bins) and Nielsen Prizm Lifestage segments. Q10. In Section IV, Instructions for Proposal Submission, page 10, 1. Cover Letter: What is the declaration that must be included on the Cover Letter? A10. Please disregard this statement.