PIMA County, AZ - Request For Proposal Information/Comments (Biogas Utilization Project)

ED:  3/28/2013

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INFORMATION/COMMENTS

The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (PCRWRD) is soliciting information/comments on a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) of a Biogas Utilization Project.  PCRWRD generates nearly 1 million cubic feet of Biogas (municipal wastewater sludge digester gas) daily.  PCRWRD is interested in any comment/recommendation from the marketplace on this draft RFP.  By issuance of a final RFP, scheduled for April 2013, PCRWRD intends to enter into a third party Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) agreement (Biogas Sales Contract) for beneficial utilization of the renewable Biogas produced at the County’s Ina Road Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Ina Road WRF).  PCRWRD had identified a parcel of County-owned property adjacent to the Ina Road WRF that may be leased by the successful proposer for commercial use for this project.

PCRWRD requests that comments on the draft RFP be submitted by no later than 4:00 PM Arizona time on March 7, 2013.  A copy of the complete draft RFP can be downloaded from:

http://www.pima.gov/procure/ifbrfp-dc.htm.

For questions, please submit via email to: Jerome.Rizzo@pima.gov.