Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Trebel LLC for the Sustainable Columbus Community Choice Aggregation project. The purpose of this project is to implement a program that provides City of Columbus residents and small commercial retail companies a means to pool their aggregate demand for electric and/or natural gas accounts, so that economies of scale can be used to purchase energy at a reduced cost and increased use of renewable energy sources. The primary goals of the City’s electric and/or natural gas aggregation program will be to 1) provide competitive retail energy supply costs for Columbus citizens; 2) support renewable energy development, especially local renewable energy generation, to advance Columbus’ sustainable economy; and 3) to ensure that supplier(s) provide quality, reliable service and first-rate customer service.
Trebel LLC will assist the City with developing a Community Choice Aggregation program (before and after the City’s ballot initiative), which will include implementing a communications plan to support the City’s Community Choice Aggregation ballot initiative, assisting the City in all steps to obtain certification from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to become a government aggregator for electric and/or natural gas supply, and developing an RFP for electric and/or natural gas supply for Columbus residents and small commercial retail electric and/or natural gas accounts.
The Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management, solicited Request for Proposals for the implementation of the Sustainable Columbus Community Choice Aggregation project. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services website. On February 9, 2020 the City received five (5) responses (0 AS1, 0 FBE, 0 MBE,) as listed. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated by the Evalua...
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