The Redwood Coast Energy Authority leads and collaborates on many projects that require third-party service providers to participate in a process of public bidding or to provide project expertise or assistance. Trainings, workshops, rebates, and promotional materials help contractors sell projects. We completed over 45 contractor-led energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in 2019-20. New opportunities to work with RCEA will soon be available.
Current and recent solicitations are listed below. The full Requests and any supporting documents can be viewed and/or downloaded below as a Portable Document Format (PDF), which includes instructions on how to submit a response and any associated deadline.
Contractors and Vendors – get signed up and open doors to new opportunities.
Visit our RCEA Contractor and Vendor Network page for details.
GoGreen Financing Workshop for Contractors, April 18, 2023
Provide competitive financing to your customers to win more bids and deepen project scopes.
Get your business Certified through the CPUC Supplier Clearinghouse– Go to our Supplier Diversity page to learn more.
If you’ve ever wanted some extra guidance on how to navigate government contracting–including bidding on opportunities from RCEA–there’s help for you. The Norcal Apex Accelerator (formerly Norcal PTAC) is a government-funded nonprofit formed to help small businesses find, bid, win, and perform on contracts with federal, state, local, and tribal agencies. Norcal Apex Accelerator offers free client services including one-on-one counseling, custom bid matching and networking opportunities. They are headquartered on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus and serve Humboldt County as well as 14 surrounding counties in Northern California. Sign up at norcalptac.org.
ACTIVE SOLICITATIONS
Below are requests for qualifications, proposals, and information from appropriate parties in the community by various departments at RCEA
RCEA seeks offers for new or incremental capacity that can deliver resource adequacy (RA) to further its contributions to grid reliability in California, and to fulfill its procurement obligations pursuant to the CPUC’s Mid-Term Reliability Decisions and RCEA’s Board-adopted goals. Specifically, offers of storage, generation or generation paired with storage that can be online by June 2027 may be eligible for consideration under this RFO. First review of offers will be August 21st and subsequent submittals will be reviewed on a rolling basis at the discretion of RCEA staff until RCEA has contracted it’s MTR capacity need or August 1, 2025, whichever comes first.
Schedule:
August 7, 2023 – Issuance of RFO
August 21, 2023 – First Review Date (subsequent reviews on rolling basis)
October 2, 2023 – First shortlist status notification
August 1, 2025 – Final Closure Date
Appendix B: Project Details Form
Appendix E: Exclusivity Agreement
New community-scale renewable energy generation projects in RCEA’s service territory that are up to 1 megawatt in capacity.
Please visit our Feed-In Tariff page.
- Visit the Contractor and Vendor Network Webpage
- Open Enrollment 21-612 – Enrollment Terms & Conditions
- Flyer – PDF – Invitation to enroll
Energy Improvement Projects
Requests for Proposals & Qualifications
Humboldt County electricians can get reimbursed for their EVITP certification.
Redwood Coast Energy Authority is offering scholarships for up to ten C-10 electricians to become certified to install EV charging stations.
If you are a state licensed or certified electrician, you may be interested in getting EVITP certified to bid on:
- RCEA’s upcoming North Coast Phase 2 EVSE EV charging station projects
- Public works projects across the state of California
- EV charging stations at homes and businesses
Interested C-10 electricians can sign-up for the EVITP certification training and exam on-line, which takes approximately 20 hours to complete (plus the exam time). Once completed, up to 10 electricians can apply for a scholarship by:
- Filling out an application
- Presenting proof of completion of the training
- Providing an invoice for the course
Funding for the North Coast Phase 2 EVSE EV charging stations is provided by RCEA and a Headwaters Fund Mini Grant.
For more information on EVITP training: https://evitp.org/training/
At RCEA contact Marianne Bithell (707) 382-2014. MBithell@redwoodenergy.org
CLOSED 2023
RCEA is issuing a request for qualifications to solicit statements of qualifications from entities that are registered with the California Public Utilities Commission as Demand Response Providers/Aggregators.
RCEA is seeking offers for new or incremental, zero-emission resources that can deliver resource adequacy (RA) to further its contributions to the reliability of the California power grid, and to fulfill its procurement obligations pursuant to the CPUC’s Mid-Term Reliability Decision. Specifically, offers of zero-emission generation or generation plus storage that meet the MTR Decision criteria for replacement of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant are eligible for consideration under this RFO.
Contact: procurement@redwoodenergy.org
Schedule
- February 13, 2023 – RFO issuance
- February 22, 2023 – Questions due
- March 10, 2023 – Offers due
- By April 28, 2023 – Shortlist approval
- May 2023 through Q3 – Negotiation and approval of contracts
RFO Documents
CLOSED
Rio Dell Emergency Services Project RFQ/RFP
Bid Opening for Rio Dell Emergency Services Project
- October 14, 2021 at 2:45 pm
- Meeting link- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88938421803?pwd=UWh3SFE2eW9QWG5EYU9pRmhhMjNYZz09
- Meeting ID: 889 3842 1803Passcode: 552989One tap mobile+16699006833,,88938421803# US (San Jose)+13462487799,,88938421803# US (Houston) Dial by your location+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Meeting ID: 889 3842 1803Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/knMNCt65O
Mattole USD Solar PV project (PDF)
JOB WALK CANCELLED: Postponed until further notice. No mandatory attendance required.
Transportation:
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS:
11:00 a.m., May 27, 2021
Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) is soliciting bids from interested contractors for the Arcata Community Center Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Installation (Project). The goal of the project is to install either two (base bid) or four (base plus additive bid) electric vehicle charging stations at the Arcata Community Center. The price shall be full compensation for all preparation, erection, and installation of the materials provided by RCEA, and for all labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the project. Estimated project value is $25,000.00. RCEA has already received approval for all required permits and will provide the new charging station hardware to be installed. All work must be completed by July 13, 2021.
For complete details please see the INVITATION FOR BIDS.
Invitation to bid:
On-Call Electrical Services Informal Request for Bids (PDF)
- Appendix 1-A: Control Module Incorporated 2015 Service Manual for 3704 Family (PDF)
- Appendix 1-B: Control Module Incorporated 2018 Motor Drive Assembly and GFCI Module Replacement Manual (PDF)
- Appendix 1-C: Control Module Incorporated 2018 Zigbee Control Module Replacement Manual (PDF)
- Appendix 1-D: ChargePoint CT-2000 Installation Guide (PDF)
- Appendix 1-E: ChargePoint CT-4000 Installation Guide (PDF)
- Bid Tabulation Sheet (PDF)
Power Procurement:
RCEA is seeking offers for new or incremental, zero-emission resources that can deliver resource adequacy (RA) to further its contributions to the reliability of the California power grid, and to fulfill its procurement obligations pursuant to the CPUC’s Mid-Term Reliability Decision. Specifically, offers of zero-emission generation or generation plus storage that meet the MTR Decision criteria for replacement of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant are eligible for consideration under this RFO.
Contact: procurement@redwoodenergy.org
Schedule
- August 26, 2022 – RFO issuance
- September 2, 2022 – Questions due
- September 16, 2022 – Responses due
- By October 31, 2022 – Shortlist approval
- November 2022 through Q1 2023 – Negotiation and approval of contracts
RFO Documents
Through this combined RFQ-RFO, RCEA is seeking proposals that can either 1) satisfy RCEA’s compliance obligation for incremental capacity procurement pursuant to the CPUC Decision 21-06-035 Requiring Procurement to Address Mid-Term Reliability for 2023-2026, or 2) identify project partners to lead the development of long-term reliability resources within RCEA’s service area.
Schedule
September 29, 2021 – Issuance of RFQ-RFO
October 13, 2021 at 10:30am – Respondents’ Webinar
- Webinar Recording: https://vimeo.com/632273760
October 15, 2021 – Final solicitation questions are due
November 1, 2021 – Responses due
January 2022 – Approval of shortlist
February to April 2022 – Negotiation and approval of contracts
RFQ-RFO Addenda – Issued 10-20-2021
RCEA 2021 RFO/RFQ Protocol – Updated 10-20-2021
Appendix B Bundled Products Term Sheet
Appendix C Resource Adequacy Term Sheet – Updated 10-20-2021
Appendix D Statement of Qualifications Form
Appendix E Cooperation Agreement
RCEA and seven other CCAs are seeking to acquire up to 500 MWs of capacity, energy, any associated ancillary products, and resource adequacy (“Full Toll”) or simply Resource Adequacy (“RA Only”) from long-duration energy storage projects. Responses are due December 1, 2020 at 5:00 PST.
Download the Request for Offers Protocol and Appendix A Offer Form from the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Long Duration Storage RFO website to submit an offer.
Here is a fact sheet if you would like more information.
Fencing Installation for ACV Microgrid:
- Fencing Installation for ACV Microgrid (PDF)
- Fencing Installation for ACV Addendum #1 (PDF)
- Fencing Installation for ACV Addendum #2 (PDF)
- Fencing Installation for ACV Addendum #3 (PDF)
- Fencing Installation for ACV Bid Tabulation (PDF)
Tree Removal for ACV Microgrid:
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) launched its Community Choice Energy program for Humboldt County, California in May of 2017 with the following core goal:
Maximize the use of local renewable energy while providing competitive rates to customers.
The Community Choice Energy program has now been serving some 60,000 customers for over two and a half years, with approximately 700,000 MWh of annual load and over $2 million in bill savings relative to the investor-owned utility generation rates customers would otherwise pay.
Additionally, the electricity revenue from this program is redirected into community-driven energy choices, including procuring local biomass electricity, development of an offshore wind energy industry in California with Humboldt Bay as a leading hub, and RCEA’s first solar-with-storage generation asset, planned for the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport.
To further maximize the use of our local renewable energy resources, RCEA has launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) with the goal of entering into long-term Power Purchase Agreement(s) (PPA) with one or more renewable energy facilities located in or to be located in Humboldt and surrounding northern California counties, including Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma.
Request for Proposal Documents
- 2019 RPS Request for Proposals (PDF)
- Officer Certificate (DOCX)
- Power Purchase Agreement (DOCX)
- Offer Form (XLSX)
- Questionnaire (DOCX)
- Notice of Intent (DOCX)
In addition to this solicitation, RCEA will be issuing a Feed-In Tariff this May for new projects one MW and under to be built in our service area. Please consider this alternative opportunity to provide power to RCEA’s portfolio.
RCEA’s 2019 Renewable Energy Request for Proposals Conference – For RFP-19-401
February 25, 2019
RFP Results
We received proposals from thirteen companies and, after a careful review process by a team of RCEA staff and outside energy experts, have identified three companies that will be presented to the Board for consideration at its June meeting.
The PPAs currently being considered are:
- A fifteen-year contract for 80 MW of capacity from Terra-Gen LLC’s planned Humboldt Wind energy project on Monument and Bear River Ridges near Scotia.
- A twelve-year contract for 50 MW of capacity from Candela Renewables LLC’s planned 200 MW solar project located in western Fresno County.
- A fifteen-year contract for the full 5.5 MW capacity of Snow Mountain Hydro LLC’s existing Cove hydropower project in Shasta County.
For more details visit our Power Procurement page.
Request for Offers – Biomass
- RCEA Biomass RFO (PDF)
- RCEA Biomass RFO Power Purchase Agreement (PDF)
- RCEA Biomass RFO Officer Certificate (PDF)
- RCEA Biomass RFO Questionnaire (PDF)
- RCEA Biomass RFO Offer Form (PDF)
- Questions and Answers about RCEA Biomass RFO (PDF)
- Notice of Proposed Short Listing (PDF)
Bidder responses
Request for Qualifications – Offshore Wind Development
Public-private partnership for pursuing the development of an offshore wind energy project off the Humboldt County coast. See RCEA’s Offshore Wind Energy page.
RCEA is currently conducting a Request for Proposals for Behind-the-Meter Distributed Resource Adequacy (DER RFP) that is open to vendors who previously qualified under RCEA’s Request for Qualifications. To be eligible for the DER RFP, vendors had to respond to the open RFQ by March 13, 2020 and be approved by a review team of RCEA staff.
The DER RFP aims to develop 5 megawatts of energy storage and distributed resource capacity behind customer meters at preferred sites in Humboldt County, including public agencies and schools, low-income homes and businesses, and other sites within high fire threat areas. The main objectives of the program are 1) resource adequacy value, 2) critical energy resiliency during grid outages, 3) customer utility cost savings, and 4) grid decarbonization.
Materials related to the DER RFP will be emailed directly to RCEA’s approved vendor list.
Prop 39:
Invitation to Bid
- Cutten HVAC Electrical Circuit – Invitation to bid (PDF)
- Cutten HVAC Electrical Circut – Sign-in Sheet (PDF)
- Invitation for Bids – Cutten Elementary School Prop 39 LED Lighting (PDF)
- Contract – Cutten Elementary School Prop 39 LED Lighting (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
- Invitation for Bids – Cutten Elementary School Prop 39 HVAC Project (PDF)
- Contract – Cutten Elementary School Prop 39 HVAC Project (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
Invitation to Bid
- Original Invitation for Bids – Prop 39 South Fortuna Furnace Replacement (PDF)
- Contract – Prop 39 South Fortuna Furnace Replacement (PDF)
- Amended Invitation for Bids – Prop 39 South Fortuna Furnace Replacement (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
- Invitation for Bids – Fortuna Middle School Prop 39 LED Lighting (PDF)
- Contract – Fortuna Middle School Prop 39 LED Lighting (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
South Fortuna Elementary Freezer Foundation
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation for Bids – Proposition 39 LED Lighting Retrofit Project (PDF)
- Memo No. 1
- Contract – Proposition 39 LED Lighting Retrofit Project (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
- Invitation for Bids – Prop 39 Phase II LED Lighting Retrofit Project (PDF)
- Contract – Proposition 39 Phase II LED Lighting Retrofit Project (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
- Invitation for Re-Bid – Prop 39 Phase II LED Lighting Retrofit Project (PDF)
- Contract – Proposition 39 Phase II LED Lighting Retrofit Project (PDF)
- Informal Request for Qualifications – FUHSD LED Street lighting (PDF)
- FUHSD LED Street lighting – Addendum 1 (PDF)
- FUHSD LED Street lighting – Sign-in Sheet (PDF)
- FUHSD LED Street Lighting – bid results (PDF)
- RFQ FUHSD Final Interior LED Lighting (PDF)
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation for Re-Bid – Prop 39 Administration Building Furnace Project (PDF)
- Architects Drawings – Prop 39 Admin. Building Furnace Project (ZIP)
- Pre-bid Meeting Sign-in Sheet (PDF)
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation for Bids – Prop 39 Administration Building Furnace Project (PDF)
- Architects Drawings – Prop 39 Admin. Building Furnace Project – Document Part 1 (PDF) / Part 2 (PDF)
RFP/RFQ
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation to Bid – North Coast Learning Academy Lighting Upgrade (PDF)
- Contract for North Coast Learning Academy Lighting Upgrade (PDF)
- Pre-Bid Sign-In Sheet (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation for Re-Bid – Prop 39 HVAC Upgrade Project (PDF)
- Contract – Prop 39 HVAC Upgrade Project (PDF)
Invitation to bid:
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation for Bids – Prop 39 LED Lighting Upgrade Project (PDF)
- Contract – Prop 39 LED Lighting Upgrade Project (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
Invitation to Bid
- Invitation for Bids – Prop 39 Ph 3 Multipurpose Room HVAC Project (PDF)
- Contract – Prop 39 Ph 3 Multipurpose Room HVAC Project (PDF)
- Bid Results (PDF)
Invitation to Bid
Planning and Administration:
(Closed) The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) is soliciting proposals for financial audit services and will receive them until 5pm PST on April 24, 2019. The general scope of services includes audit of RCEA’s annual financial statements. A complete scope of the services to be performed by the successful proposer are described in the attached Request for Proposal for Professional Auditing Services.
Any questions regarding this RFP should be directed to Lori Biondini, Director of Business Planning and Finance, RCEA, 633 Third Street, Eureka, CA, 95501; 707-269-1700 x316; lbiondini@redwoodenergy.org.
RCEA is a local government joint powers agency located in Eureka, CA. RCEA’s revenue consists of grants, contracts, and retail electricity sales.
