Opportunity
Alberta Purchasing #AB-2026-03948
Red Deer Polytechnic Seeks Utilities Management Consultant for Strategic Energy Advisory Services
Posted
May 21, 2026
Respond By
June 15, 2026
Identifier
AB-2026-03948
NAICS
541690
Red Deer Polytechnic in Alberta, Canada, is seeking an independent Utilities Management Consultant to provide comprehensive advisory services for its energy needs. - Government Buyer: - Red Deer Polytechnic (Alberta, Canada) - Scope of Services: - Strategic, turnkey advisory services for electricity and natural gas procurement - Utility cost optimization and energy risk management - Integration and performance improvement of on-site energy generation - Long-term planning for energy use, emissions, and operational resilience - Support for budget certainty, value for money, and administrative transparency - Requirements: - Holistic approach to utility management, including commodity rates, delivery/tariff impacts, peak demand, and consumption reduction - Emphasis on emissions performance, carbon goals, and growth planning - Red Deer Polytechnic retains final decision-making authority for supplier selection, hedging, contracting, and capital commitments - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - The engagement is focused on consulting and advisory services, not the direct procurement of products or equipment
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 scope includes considering commodity rates, delivery impacts, peak demand, consumption reduction, on-site generation, carbon goals, growth planning, risk tolerance, and administrative transparency to achieve best value.