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What is the Process and Timeline? <br />1. Brief Note of Interest (Due March 30, 2018): Participants will send a quick email to Peter <br />Lindstrom at plindstr(cDumn.edu to indicate interest in being part of the project. <br />2. Collect Letters of Intent (Due April 30, 2018): Interested local governments and schools will <br />sign a non-binding letter formally declaring their intent to participate in the site(s)-specific RFP <br />process, including seeking to identify at least one potential site that is suitable for solar. <br />3. Conduct Preliminary Solar Site Assessment Checklist for Each Site (May 2018): <br />Interested participants will conduct preliminary solar site assessments for one or more publicly <br />owned facilities or properties, to identify suitability for solar and inclusion in the joint RFP. <br />CERTs and GPI will conduct a webinar to help participants with the checklist process. <br />4. Issue Site(s)-Specific Request for Proposals (Expected June 11t 2018): A group of solar <br />developers will be prequalified through a statewide Master Contract process. The joint site(s)- <br />specific RFP will be issued to these developers, listing each participant who signed a letter of <br />intent and each potential installation site(s). <br />5. Conduct Developer Site Visits (June —July 2018): CERTs and GPI will work with <br />participants to schedule a site visit for each participating entity, to allow interested solar <br />developers to identify any site-specific changes for their proposal. <br />6. Offer Evaluation and Selection (August 2018): The procurement lead will lead a process to <br />evaluate and rank solar developers' proposals according to qualifications, experience, and <br />price, and other factors. The procurement lead will determine whether to select one or multiple <br />proposers depending on the quality and breadth of proposals received. <br />7. Offers Provided (August 2018): Participants will receive either one or possibly multiple offers <br />to choose from. To help participants evaluate offers, CERTs and GPI will offer a webinar and <br />technical assistance with the offer evaluation process, including reviewing potential risks, key <br />contract terms, and financial costs and benefits. Technical assistance will be available until <br />decisions are due in mid-October. 2018. <br />8. Decisions to Move Forward (Due October 15', 2018): Participants will decide whether to <br />move forward with their proposed project(s). Participants not moving forward will be able to exit <br />the process without any penalty other than staff time already invested in participating. <br />9. Installations (Fall 2018 — Spring/Summer 2019): Participants moving forward with one or <br />more projects will work with their selected developer to schedule the installation and establish <br />logistics for on-site work. <br />10. Project Promotion and Celebration (Spring/ Summer 2019): CERTs and GPI will assist <br />participants with communications to highlight and celebrate their installations as a result of the <br />process. <br />Questions? Please Contact... <br />Peter Lindstrom Trevor Drake <br />Local Government Outreach Coordinator Project Manager <br />Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) Great Plains Institute <br />612-625-9634, plindstr(cDumn.edu 612-767-7291, tdrake(cDgpisd.net <br />03/13/2018 <br />