Alberta Purchasing #260646

Utilities Management Consulting Services for Red Deer Polytechnic Campus

Red Deer Polytechnic is seeking a Utilities Management Consultant to support campus energy optimization and strategic planning. - Government Buyer: - Red Deer Polytechnic (Alberta, Canada) - Scope of Services: - Strategic advisory services for electricity and natural gas procurement - Utility cost optimization and energy risk management - Integration of on-site generation and energy performance improvement - Long-term planning for campus utilities - Key Requirements: - Consultant must provide turnkey, independent advisory services - Focus on optimizing total delivered utility cost, budget certainty, operational resilience, emissions performance, and value for money - 'Best value' includes commodity rate, delivery/tariff impacts, peak demand, consumption reduction, on-site generation performance, carbon goals, growth planning, risk tolerance, and administrative transparency - Red Deer Polytechnic retains final decision-making authority for supplier selection, hedging, contracting, and capital commitments - No specific OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are mentioned; only consulting services are requested - Unique requirements include comprehensive strategic planning and advisory support for all aspects of campus utilities management

Description

Red Deer Polytechnic is seeking an independent Utilities Management Consultant to provide strategic, turnkey advisory services for electricity and natural gas procurement, utility cost optimization, energy risk management, on-site generation integration, energy performance improvement, and long-term planning. The objective is to optimize RDP’s total delivered utility cost, budget certainty, operational resilience, emissions performance, and value for money while preserving RDP’s final decision-making authority for all supplier selection, hedging, contracting, and capital commitments. The solicitation emphasizes that best value includes commodity rate, delivery/tariff impacts, peak demand, consumption reduction, on-site generation performance, carbon goals, growth planning, risk tolerance, and administrative transparency. Proposals must be submitted electronically via MERX and all submissions must be in English.

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