The City of San Diego RFI for EV Charging Solutions
(1) Contract/Financing 1.1 Value of exclusive contract for all City facilities compare to property clusters or short-list of vendor’s structure. o An exclusive contract presents a large opportunity for cost savings as the economies of scale make it attractive to all vendors. In addition, an exclusive contract streamlines the entire process with one company as the central point of contact. o Property clusters or short-list of vendor’s structure will provide a competitive bid however will likely result in different types of EV chargers and software installed. Plus the quality of installation will vary greatly by site. 1.2 Preferred contract term with supporting justification such as interconnection processes, cost recovery timelines, or other market assumptions. o A 10-year contract term with the option to of replacing chargers after 5 years will provide enough time to recover the costs of the infrastructure. 1.3 Revenue sharing structures with the City such as annual lease payments, revenue sharing percentage, fee per charging unit/type, etc. o Several revenue sharing structures are available depending on how much the City of San Diego would like to spend and if they want to own the chargers. o A zero cost to the city model could provide 20-40% of revenue back to the city. A shared cost model could provide 50% or greater revenue back to the city. 1.4 Project and/or financing variables which would necessitate a cost share solution for site installations between EVSE and the City. o There are numerous cost share solutions available for EVSE. Casco Contractors can help the City of San Diego determine which solution will work best.
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