Specifications include, but are not limited to: The successful design-build firm shall provide a “turnkey” project including all necessary analysis, design, equipment, materials, manufacturing, installation, and utility interconnection services for the completion of the project, consisting of one PV system. The Village of Ruidoso intends to build a net metered solar PV system at the Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (RWWTP) for the purpose of reducing electric utility costs to operate the facility. The solar PV system will be net metered with the MBR Building electric meter. The solar PV system will be developed on Village owned land within the existing RWWTP boundary. In total, approximately 2.9 acres of land will be used for project development. Based on MBR Building electric load, an optimally sized net metered solar PV system is closer to 2 MW. As a practical matter, however, available space for a net metered solar PV system at the RWWTP is limited, possibly allowing for about 1 MW of solar PV capacity developed as separate arrays within the existing RWWTP boundary. The energy output from all the solar PV arrays would be combined and net metered with the MBR Building electric meter. The Village is very interested in responses to this procurement that propose maximizing the use of available land within the RWWTP boundary to develop as much solar PV capacity as possible, thereby offsetting as much of the MBR Building’s electric usage as possible. To accomplish this, the Village expects that the net metered solar PV system will be comprised of separate arrays using three different types of solar PV racking systems: A) ground mounted fixed-tilt, B) ballasted, roof mounted fixed-tilt, and C) carport fixed tilt. The selected design-build firm shall perform a geotechnical analysis to assess the subsoil conditions for suitability for a ground-mount racking system. The selected design-build firm shall also demolish and remove old, unused pumps at the RWWTP so that the area can be used for part of the solar PV system. The exact net metered solar PV system size will be determined based on technical and cost proposals from the solar developers, as part of the Village’s design-build procurement. The successful firm will be responsible for securing all necessary project permitting and authorizations, including but not limited to NPDES Construction General Permit (SWPPP), New Mexico Construction Industries Division building code, electrical code, solar energy code compliance, and electric utility interconnection approval.
