Common use of Procurement Activities Clause in Contracts

Procurement Activities. (a) WMECO will make maximum use of competitive bidding and RFPs to solicit proposals from qualified bidders to develop its solar projects under the Program, including, but not limited to, the necessary equipment and services. (b) WMECO’s selection criteria primarily will emphasize the estimated installation cost of a facility. WMECO will use the ICT to evaluate the responses to its solicitations. (i) Facilities with estimated installation costs in excess of the ICT will not be eligible for development under WMECO’s Program, unless the proposed facility qualifies in response to another competitive bidding solicitation. (ii) WMECO may exclude projects that comply with the ICT but have site features or other factors that WMECO determines realistically present unreasonably high costs to customers.