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[null,"2022 ETI Renewables RFP - Self-Assessment Form for Solar Developmental Resources"]
[null,"Assessment Criteria","Bidder Response","Bidder Comments"]
[null,"Bidder ID"]
[null,"Resource ID"]
[null,"Proposal ID"]
[null,"Resource Overview "]
[null,"Proposal Transaction Type"]
[null,"PPA, Delivery Term"]
[null,"Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date"]
[null,"Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date"]
[null,"MISO/SPP Interconnection Status"]
[null,"MISO/SPP Queue Number(s)"]
[null,"Proposed Resource Size (MW)"]
[null,"Planned Unit Registration Type in MISO"]
[null,"NRIS amount requested from MISO, if applicable"]
[null,"Physical Delivery Point"]
[null,"Physical Resource Location (Coordinates)"]
[null,"Is an Optional Battery Included in the Proposal?"]
[null,"Proposed Battery Size"]
[null,"Technical Feasibility"]
[null,"Has the Bidder provided at least two years of onsite profile data? "]
[null,"What is the source of the production profile data?"]
[null,"Design Life of the Plant (Years)"]
[null,"Solar Fixed or Tracking"]
[null,"Proposed Module Manufacturer"]
[null,"Proposed Panel Type"]
[null,"PV Module Product Warranty (Years)"]
[null,"PV Module Power Warranty (Years)"]
[null,"Solar Panel Maximum Power Output Degradation in Year 1 (Percent)"]
[null,"Solar Panel Maximum Power Output Degradation Beyond Year 1 (Percent)"]
[null,"Proposed Inverter Manufacturer"]
[null,"Inverter Voltage Rating (VDC)"]
[null,"Inverter Product Warranty (Years)"]
[null,"Proposed Racking System Manufacturer"]
[null,"Racking System Product Warranty for Moving Parts (Years)"]
[null,"Racking System Product Warranty for Structural Parts (Years)"]
[null,"Does the racking systems design utilize a drive shaft style system"]
[null,"Are DC cables be direct buried"]
[null,"Battery Energy Storage System - AC or DC coupled"]
[null,"Proposed Battery Equipment Manufacturer"]
[null,"Battery Product Warranty (Years)"]
[null,"Proposed Battery Enclosure Type Manufacturer (if available)"]
[null,"Proposed Battery has minimum four-hour discharge and have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week charging and discharging capability."]
[null,"Site Hazard Risk "]
[null,"Were Flood (River, Pluvial, Storm Surge) hazards identifed at the location of the site?"]
[null,"If yes, were Flood (River, Pluvial, Storm Surge) hazards addressed?"]
[null,"Were Windstorm Hazards Idenitfied at the location of the site?"]
[null,"If yes, were Windstorm hazards addressed?"]
[null,"Were Wildfire Hazards identified at the location of the site?"]
[null,"If yes, were Wildfire hazards addressed?"]
[null,"Were hailstorm hazards identified at the location of the site?"]
[null,"If yes, were hailstorm hazards addressed?"]
[null,"Were lightening hazards identified at the location of the site?"]
[null,"If yes, were lightening hazards addressed?"]
[null,"What is the planned designed wind speed of the facility? "]
[null,"Is it equivalent to or greater than the ASCE 7-16, Risk Category III wind speed applicable to the Facility Site?"]
[null,"Bidder Experience"]
[null,"How many utility scale solar projects (50 MW or greater) has the bidder completed?"]
[null,"How many solar projects of equal or greater size to the current proposed resource has the bidder completed?"]
[null,"(PPA Only) How many solar projects does the currently own and operating that are under the PPA structure?"]
[null,"(PPA Only) How many solar projects does the currently own and operating that are under the PPA structure that are of equal of greater size of the current proposed resource?"]
[null,"Development Status"]
[null,"Has a detailed engineering study been performed?"]
[null,"Is the project cost estimate based on front-end engineering that supports at least a class 3 estimate (-20% to +30%)?"]
[null,"Has a detailed construction schedule (Level 2) been performed?"]
[null,"Is the proposal based on an EPC bid or an internal analysis?"]
[null,"Commercial"]
[null,"Is Bidder (or proposed contractor) a licensed contractor, authorized to install solar equipment within the state where the proposed resource is located?"]
[null,"Has Bidder's proposal noted special exceptions, in the \"Special Exceptions\" tab, to the terms of the applicable model agreement(s)?"]
[null,"Confirm Bidder has factored in the required credit support, according to Appendix F, in the proposal, including proposed pricing"]
[null,"Confirm that the Bidder will bear all risk associated with construction and arrangement for all transmission interconnection and network upgrades associated with the Facility being fully deliverable to MISO or SPP, as laid out in Section 2.5 of the Main Body. "]
[null,"Confirm that Bidder will continue to move forward with the MISO and/or SPP interconnection process during the RFP and any contract negotiations arising out of a proposal selected in this RFP, including the payment of deposits, completion of milestones and the construction of any identified network upgrades."]
[null,"Provide a date, which must be at or prior to the proposed Guaranteed Commercial Operations Date, by which Bidder would require all network upgrades to be completed in order to successfully achieve the project’s proposed Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date."]
[null,"Does Bidder's proposal trigger, or is it expected to trigger, long-term liability recognition by ETI including variable interest entity, derivatives, or capital lease recognition?"]
[null,"Does Bidder agree to pay liquidated damages if the guaranteed annual energy delivery minimums are not met and to terminate the PPA for specified failures to meet energy delivery minimums over any two (2) consecutive contract years or any three (3) contract years"]
[null,"Confirm the Bidder/ Seller undertands that ELL as the Buyer will have the right to assign its rights and obligations under the BOT agreement to an Affiliate of Buyer."]
[null,"(PPA Only) Does the Bidder agree to financially settle a the ETI load node, as required by the RFP to be considered conforming? "]
[null,"If the resource is part of a Portfolio Bid, confirm that the purchase price or PPA price for the resource within the portfolio bid will not increase if a resource is eliminated from the portfolio after execution of contracts."]
[null,"Investment Tax Credit"]
[null,"Confirm if the project, and if applicable, the BESS, has started onstruction under one of the methods described in IRS Notice 2018-59 or Notice 2013-29, as amended."]
[null,"If start-of-construction has occurred, state the start-of-construction method (the physical work test or the five percent (5%) safe harbor) and describe in reasonable detail the extent of the physical work performed or to be performed or safe harbor actions taken or to be taken"]
[null,"For projects that have started construction, confirm that Bidder understands that a project in-service date not satisfying the IRS continuity safe harbor as provided under IRS Notice 2013-60 and IRS Notice 2018-59, as amended may jeopardize Buyer's receipt of the full ITC or PTC benefits associated with the project and may result in Seller being responsible for the lost tax credits."]
[null,"For projects that have not started construction, confirm that Bidder is able to cause the construction of the proposed project and, if applicable, the BESS to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (i.e., the labor requirements). "]
[null,"For projects that have not started construction, confirm that the proposed purchase price reflects the costs Bidder requires to commit to comply with the labor Requirements and is not subject to adjustment. "]
[null,"Confirm if the project, and if applicable, the BESS, will satisfy the \"domestic content\" requirement, and if so, if the proposed purchase price reflects the costs of meeting the \"domestic content\" requirement. "]
[null,"Confirm if the project will satisfy the \"energy community\" requirement, and if so, state the type of \"energy community.\""]
[null,"Site Assessment"]
[null,"Is the project located in MISO LRZ9?"]
[null,"Does Bidder have full control over the project site or a binding and enforceable contract to obtain full control of the project site?  If not, what percentage of the project site does Bidder have control over and what percentage of the project site is subject to a binding and enforceable control that would give Bidder such control?  "]
[null,"Does Bidder have control or binding and enforceable contracts to obtain control over the gen-tie/transmission path to the point of interconnection, including through rights-of-way, easements, servitudes, etc?"]
[null,"Has the Bidder provided a Phase I ESA?"]
[null,"When do you expected to have a Phase I ESA to provide? (Month, Year)"]
[null,"Confirm the generation resource is located at a single facility and is not a combined or aggregate resource formed by a \"system\" of generation resources."]
[null,"Project Financing "]
[null,"Has Bidder provided a plan for the financing of the project?"]
[null,"Has Bidder described the ownership structure of the resource?"]
[null,"Confirm the Bidder has reviewed and is familiar with the RFP's  Appendix F - Credit-Collateral Requirements"]
[null,"Confirm the Bidder has provided the Form of Credit Certification"]
[null,"Did the Bidder receive notification prior to Proposal Submission for credit worthiness of the Seller Parent?"]
[null,"If Seller Parent was deemed investement grade, and Bidder intends to also use a Parent Guranty, Has the Bidder factored in the Parent Guaranty offset and the cost of the Letters of Credit to total the full amount of credit support at each milestone as outlined in the RFP's Appendix F - Credit-Collateral Requirements ?"]
[null,"If the Seller Parent was not investment grade, has the Bidder factored in the cost of Letters of Credit for the full amount of credit support at each milestone as outlined in the RFP's Appendix F - Credit-Collateral Requirements?"]
[null,"Confirm the Bidder accepts the credit support amounts at each milestone  as outlined in Appendix F, and has factored these requirements into the proposal's pricing. "]

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[null,"Section Reference","Detailed Description of the Issue","Issues Type","Proposed Alternative or Alternate Language",null,"Issues Type Table"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Tier 1","Concept Unacceptable in Any Form"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Tier 2","Concept Needs Significant Modifications"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Tier 3","Concept Needs Some Modification"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Tier 4","Concept Needs Minor Modification"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Tier 5","May be Acceptable but Requires Further Clarification"]