Specifications include, but are not limited to: Namekagon Transit is soliciting proposals from qualified solar providers to provide design, build services for the installation of a ground-mount solar photovoltaic project at the site address. The goal of this RFP is to identify a solar partner with the necessary experience to ensure a fully operational and well executed process. The successful respondent will have demonstrated experience designing, planning, scheduling, permitting, and constructing, and interconnection of a solar PV system. Contractor is responsible for all permitting. Respondents must have worked with utility distributed generation regulations, provide project financial analysis, and have established onsite safety standards. Ground-Mounted Solar The contractor shall develop a design for a new photovoltaic system. The identified location needs to be utilized. It is the responsibility of the contractor to assess site topography and geotechnical attributes to estimate costs related to project installation. American sourced materials will be given preference. Namekagon Transit is responsible for site preparation and securing any environmental permits necessary to install a ground-mounted system. • Mounting system shall be directly anchored into the ground (driven piers, concrete footers, ground screws, etc.). Mounting system design needs to meet applicable local building code requirements with respect to snow, wind, and earthquake factors. • Mounting system shall optimize bifacial panel attributes or approved equal. • Panels’ orientation or azimuth shall be within 20-30 degrees of due south. • Panels’ tilt shall be based on site latitude and wind conditions. • All lines interconnecting solar arrays to point of interconnection shall be underground.