2024-001 - Physical Supply-Electricity and Natural Gas

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Purpose of This Request For Proposal
The Town of High Level (henceforth referred to the Client) has retained Energy Associates Inc. as management consultant to assist in the evaluation of RFP responses and the electricity and/or natural gas retail provider (hereby referred to as “Bidder”) selection process. Bidders are invited to submit proposals for either electricity or natural gas supply, or both commodities.
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is for the purchase of firm, non-curtailable supply of electricity and/ or natural gas commodities to be delivered to facilities located in Atco Electric service territories. As a secondary goal, the Client wishes to obtain firm and competitively priced electricity and/or natural gas commodity supply from a Bidder who is in good financial standing.
Finally, the Client will utilize the responses from this RFP to establish a prequalified pool of Bidders for future electricity and / or natural gas transactions. Only those Bidders designated as being prequalified will be invited to bid on the Client’s electricity and/or natural gas requirements during the period of February 22, 2024 – December 31, 2028 with the option to
extend the prequalification pool term by an additional 12 months (to December 31, 2029).
During that time, the Client has the right to secure electricity and/or natural gas commodity supply agreements for term expiries up to December 31, 2033, from the prequalified pool of Bidders. Bidders that do not meet the prequalification requirements will not be permitted to bid on the district’s electricity and/or natural gas requirements during that period. The Client
may dissolve the prequalification pool at any time with thirty days’ written notice to pool participants.
The current total annual normalized electricity energy usage by the Client is approximately 2,670 MWh/ year for 66 sites. The current total annual normalized natural gas energy usage by the Client is approximately 22,600 GJ/ year for 14 sites. Note that sites and volumes are subject to
change prior to the firm bid round. All participating Bidders will receive an updated final list for firm bid round purposes.
The terms "RFP" and "Proposal" include any revisions, amendments or additional documents
made thereto, pursuant to this RFP.