City of Bloomington #301354

Buskirk-Chumley Theater Solar PV, Battery Storage, and Microgrid Installation

The City of Bloomington is seeking a contractor to install and commission a solar-and-battery microgrid that improves resiliency at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. - Buyer and project: City of Bloomington, Department of Parks and Recreation, Operations & Development Division; Buskirk-Chumley Theater Solar & BESS Install Project in Bloomington, Indiana. - Named OEMs and vendors: BiLA Solar solar modules; SolarEdge inverters and optimizers; ELM Microgrid battery energy storage system (BESS); Dynapower power conversion system (PCS); AlsoEnergy monitoring equipment and PowerTrack integration; GE circuit breaker; Maddox or an approved equivalent transformer; and IronRidge roof mounting system. - Major equipment: 44 BiLA Solar AA-535US-6x24GG (30MM) modules (23.54 kW DC); two SolarEdge SE10KUS inverters; 44 SolarEdge C651U optimizers; and one ELM Microgrid CMG2 125-313 GP BESS (313 kWh) with a 125 kW Dynapower PCS. Furnish one 150 kVA, three-phase bidirectional isolation transformer and one GE Spectra RMS 400A, three-pole breaker. - Monitoring and electrical equipment: One AlsoEnergy PLCS 400 monitoring system, one revenue-grade meter, three solid-core current transformers, one irradiance sensor, and one PV-module temperature sensor. Other specified equipment includes a 60A-frame/35A-fused disconnect, a 400A fused disconnect, one MGD-1 microgrid disconnect, one 400A panelboard (PNL-PV-BESS), BESS fire-protection equipment, and local microgrid and emergency-shutdown controls. - Installation and integration: Install and integrate PV, BESS, electrical, lighting, building automation, mechanical controls, communications, and associated equipment. Include coordination, permits, wiring, grounding, designated circuit relocations, startup, commissioning, as-built documents, operating instructions, staff training, and warranties. Connect AlsoEnergy monitoring to the City’s existing PowerTrack platform. - Notable requirements: Equipment must meet applicable Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements, with model- and material-specific compliance documentation. The system must support local operation during internet or cloud communications outages, maintain an 80% battery state-of-charge reserve during normal operation, and charge to 100% ahead of forecast severe weather. Coordinate roof loading to 7 lb/sqft or less and demonstrate outage, islanding, black-start, restoration, communications-loss, and emergency-shutdown functions during documented acceptance testing.

Description

The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation is seeking bids to furnish and install an operational electrical, lighting, building-controls, photovoltaic, battery energy storage, and resiliency system at the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, Indiana. Work includes labor, materials, equipment, permits, coordination, programming, testing, commissioning, training, documentation, and warranties, with integration designed to support normal operation and utility outages while maintaining life-safety and building-protection functions. The project has Build America, Buy America compliance and documentation requirements. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is required, and bids must include specified proposal documents and a 5% bid guarantee.

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