Danville Area School District invites bids for energy savings project qualifications.

INVITATION TO BID  FOR GUARANTEED ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECT  Notice is hereby given that the Danville Area School District will receive sealed qualifications for a guaranteed energy savings contract until February 26, 2026 at 2:00 pm local prevailing time electronically via email, to the attention:  Mr. Lance Mabus, Business Manager Email Address lmabus@danvillesd.org Danville Area School District 733 Ironmen Lane, Danville, PA 17821  At time of receipt, the qualifications will be acknowledged but will not be read aloud nor any information disclosed. Qualifications received after the receipt deadline will not be accepted. Qualifications will be held in strict confidence until reviewed and a contractor selected. Upon review of qualifications and award of contract, qualifications will become public knowledge to anyone who submits a request.  Copies of the request for qualifications will be available after 9:00 A.M. on February 16, 2026. Offerors are required to secure a complete copy of the request for qualifications from the business office at the above-mentioned address.  The qualifications will be to save energy and reduce operating costs at selected building(s) in the District. The District proposes to address maintenance, utility uses, and potentially space use in its facilities in the District with the focus on the projects as directed by the District. For the purposes of flexibility for the District, the inclusive building list for this RFQ is: Danville Primary School, Liberty Valley Intermediate School, Danville Middle School, and Danville Area High School including the Administration Offices, and maintenance facilities. Other ancillary buildings owned by the District are hereby incorporated into this RFQ. This project may be combined with other non-energy-related projects to be delivered by other project delivery methods, including hybrid project delivery methods. Responders will need to show that they can coordinate between projects and provide value to the District with this project delivery method. The District will direct the selected ESCo as to the buildings to be investigated; the ESCo may be limited to as few as one facility and narrowed project scopes, as directed by the District.  Qualifications must be submitted in the format required by the request for qualifications, and must comply with all applicable minimum qualifications, laws and regulations. All qualifications submitted are valid for acceptance by the District and may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the actual date of opening thereof.  Subsequent to the Districts receipt and review of the qualifications, interviews may be conducted with the responsible offerors who submitted qualifications. The District reserves the right to select for contract negotiations, the responsible offeror whose qualifications are determined to be most advantageous to the District. The request for qualifications may be canceled or any or all qualifications submissions may be rejected, in whole or in part, when the District determines that it is in their best interest to do so.  For all those firms interested in submitting qualifications, attention is directed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvanias Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (62 Pa. CSA 3751 et seq.). All proposed energy performance contracts and other financing arrangements proposed must be capable of being implemented under the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  This project is subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Law, approved August 15, 1961 (Act No. 442), as amended, and reference is made to the prevailing minimum wage rates applicable to this project which has been promulgated by the Secretary of Labor and Industry.  The District may use Pennsylvania School Facilities Improvement Grant funding or other alternative funding for selected work.