ENERGY CONSULTING SERVICES

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District is seeking an energy consultant to assist with the procurement and delivery of electricity for its facilities. The consultant will assist in the development of specifications, review current electrical billings, and evaluate procurement for the delivery of electricity. The consultant will also provide an analysis/comparison/assessment of prices, products, and contract business terms of the District's electric provider and work with the District to negotiate preferred business terms with electric providers. The selected energy consultant must provide their energy consultant services through a local, regional, or state purchasing cooperative. Some key responsibilities include: • Assist in the development of the specifications for the procurement of retail electric services • Review current electrical billings, meters, and identify current contract requirements and/or terms that are of concern to the District • Assist in the evaluation of the procurement for the delivery of electricity to the District facilities and negotiating and reviewing energy contracts and quotes from the Retail Electric Providers • Provide an analysis/comparison/assessment of prices, products, and contract business terms of the District's electric provider and work with the District to negotiate preferred business terms with electric providers • Be available for presentations to the District during the procurement of the energy contract and during the length of the contract with an energy provider • Evaluate the electrical consumption of the District and make recommendations to reduce energy consumption • Analyze peak hours of electricity usage • Provide monthly electric utility bill audit analysis and yearly budget reports • Create a system of spreadsheets to input billing information to check for billing errors and keep a track of the energy usage being consumed by each meter compared to the previous year as well as the cost of the energy • Assist with the addition and deletion of new buildings • Resolve billing issues with REP or TDSP and dispute and provide support for bill error credits and corrections and meter additions and deletions • Make suggestions on how to reduce or consolidate the number of meters and meter cost at the District facilities • Make recommendations during construction projects/renovation projects on the possible energy reduction measures • Meter consolidation - explore potential and submit recommendations, coordinate implementation by location (Building Complexes or single locations) • Inventory (on-going) of meters & locations, coordinate all meter connect and disconnects for AEP meters and assist with Magic Valley meters • Bill Audit – analysis, review all Magic Valley & PUB bills on an annual basis, renegotiate contracts as needed towards cost reduction rates and charges incurred, research past billings towards uncovering billing errors (including tariff errors) and overcharges, submit and coordinate requests for credit with providers • Dispute and provide support for bill error credits and corrections on behalf of the District • Assist with PUB & Magic Valley connects & disconnects of meters • Create a system of spreadsheets to input billing information to check for billing errors and keep a track of the energy usage being consumed by each meter compared to the previous year as well as the cost of the energy • Provide an analysis/comparison/assessment of prices, products, and contract business terms of the District's electric provider and work with the District to negotiate preferred business terms with electric providers • Prepare Energy procurement, analyze and evaluation of all received, make recommendations to the District • Create Customized excel spreadsheet to track facility energy usage by meter and cost center • Term Start November 2025 and to coincide with the selected Retail Energy Provider’s contract The evaluation factors for this RFFQ include experience, capacity to perform, knowledge of rules and regulations, understanding and capacity to bring suggestions and ideas for energy saving, and pricing.