Minnesota Power PRE QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE Engineering, Procurement and Construction of a 10 MW Solar PV Power Plant December 1, 2014 CONTRACTOR s NAME:
Project Description: Minnesota Power is developing, in partnership with the Minnesota Army National Guard, a 10-megawatt utility scale solar project at Camp Ripley near Little Falls, MN (the Project ). This solar system will provide energy to Minnesota Power s customers and provide additional resiliency to Minnesota s largest military installation through innovative microgrid compatibility being incorporated into the requirements. Prequalification Introduction Minnesota Power is pleased to invite you to submit information through this Prequalification Questionnaire. Minnesota Power s intent in this prequalification process is to identify a limited number of qualified contractors that Minnesota Power may invite to participate in a Request for Proposal for the Project (the RFP ). If you would like to be considered for the RFP, you must have an authorized representative of your company complete and submit this Prequalification Questionnaire as required below. By submitting a completed Prequalification questionnaire, your authorized representative is representing to Minnesota Power that all of the information contained therein is true and complete as of the time of the submission. If Minnesota Power identifies your company as a company that may be invited to the RFP, you will be notified by Minnesota Power. Please note that Minnesota Power is undertaking this prequalification process based on Minnesota Power s current plans and schedule for the Project, all of which are subject to change. By inviting you to participate in this prequalification process, Minnesota Power is not committing itself to any specific course of action or undertaking. This prequalification process may be suspended or terminated by Minnesota Power at any time in its sole discretion. General Company Information Company Name: Telephone Number: Fax Number: Address: Email: (Enter person who is lead) Website: Tax ID Number: Business Type What is your company structure, date of organization, and ownership?
Affiliations with Other Companies Please list any offices, affiliations, alliances, and partnerships that you have with other companies which you intend to use as part of the proposed work scope. Contracts completed to date Provide examples for projects of similar size/nature that you have performed and describe your role in the project. Please specify if any of the projects were performed in Minnesota. Please provide references for each of the projects listed. Do you intend to bid this project as an: EPC PPA Both Subcontractors If it is your intention to employ subcontractors, provide details of the packages of work that you expect to be subcontracted. Financial Information
Please provide copies of your financial statements for the last 3 years. What is your annual average revenue from construction work? What is your projected revenue from construction projects in 2015? Do you have long-term commitments in addition to the ones quantified on the face of the financial statements? In particular, do you have outstanding parent company guarantees in respect of existing projects? Please provide your latest Credit Rating (specify rating agency). DUNS Number: Bonding Please provide evidence of your ability to bond $25,000,000 for this job. (Please include bonding company, contact person, bond capacity per project, bond company rating, surety broker/agent, address, phone number, and the last bond issued date and amount.) Legal Has your Company been involved in any legal action within the last five years resulting from a claim by a current or past Client/Contractor/Subcontractor? YES NO If yes, please provide details and results of claim:
Are there any judgments, claims, arbitration proceedings or suits pending or outstanding against your organization or its officers? Insurance Information Please provide your Experience Modification Rate (EMR) for the last 3 years. Please provide a current certificate of insurance. Project Schedule Do you anticipate any difficulties completing this project in the summer of 2016? Submittals In order to be considered for the final RFP process, all submissions must be received by Minnesota Power at the email address listed below by 5:00pm (CST) on December 15, 2014. Any qualifications not received by the designated time may be rejected. Email responses to: SolarRFQ@mnpower.com