Request for Proposals - Energy Related Consultant Services for Management of the Town's Municipal Aggregation Program

Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30B, the Town of Northborough (“Town”) as the Awarding Authority, through its Chief Procurement Officer, hereby issues a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) seeking proposals from qualified consultants or companies to develop a program to aggregate the electrical load of electricity users within the Town, both residential and commercial, and, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“Department”), develop, prepare, implement, secure regulatory approval and perform all services related to administering the Town’s Municipal Aggregation Program as defined by and in compliance with all applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 164, § 134, as amended, and any other applicable statute or regulation related to this process, including 220 C.M.R. 11.00, D.T.E. 06-102, D.T.E. 06-104 and the policies and procedures of both the DPU and the DOER.

The RFP package is available at the Town Hall, 63 Main Street, Northborough, MA 01532 as of February 27, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. and or at https://www.town.northborough.ma.us/bids , separately sealed price and non-price (technical) proposals will be accepted at the Town Hall until March 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., when a register of proposals will be made. Separately sealed proposals, including the Proposer’s name and address in the upper left-hand corner of each envelope, shall be clearly identified in the lower left-hand corner of each envelope as Price PROPOSAL: municipal aggregation CONSULTANT and NON-PRICE (technical) PROPOSAL: MUNICIPAL AGGREGATION CONSULTANT. The Town will not be responsible for the premature opening of any proposal not properly identified, and any such proposals will be rejected.