192.501. Therefore, non-disclosure of documents or any portion of a document submitted as part of a bid may depend upon official or judicial determinations made based upon the Public Records Law. 2. In addition, Proposer agrees that certain Commission-authorized entities must be allowed to review such materials. II. OF WORK: A. Deliverables 1. IE Assessment of RFP Design Due six weeks after PacifiCorp’s execution of the IE contract. See Guideline 6 and the Staff Report to be submitted at the Commission public meeting. The assessment should take into account the Commission’s goals (page 2 of the order) and the three criteria for RFP approval (Guideline 7) and specifically address Guidelines 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13. The assessment should address the evaluation criteria, methods and computer models as well as the pro forma contracts included with the RFP. The assessment also should review the adequacy, accuracy and completeness of all solicitation materials to ensure compliance with the Commission’s competitive bidding order and consistency with accepted industry standards and practices. 2. To be with the Commission: Status Reports – i. Twenty-one calendar days after Request for Qualification screening is completed, noting any unresolved issues that could impair the equity or appropriateness of the solicitation process and including issues which are raised at the pre-bid conference. Twenty-one calendar days PacifiCorp selects its initial short-list, detailing the results of PacifiCorp’s initial screening evaluation. Include a description of the bids and provide an assessment of the company’s selection of the initial short-list, including rationale for eliminating bids. This status report will be provided to the Commission under seal or on a highly confidential basis. 3. IE Closing Report Due 21 calendar days after PacifiCorp has selected the final short-list of bids (before any acknowledgment proceeding). As part of the Closing Report, the IE will make its detailed bid scoring and evaluation results available to the utility, Commission staff and non-bidding parties in the docket, subject to the terms of a protective order. See Guideline 11. The Closing Report will provide the IE’s detailed assessment of the company’s selection of the final short-list of bids, including all aspects of the solicitation process and the IE’s involvement, observations, conclusions and recommendations.
192.501. Therefore, non-disclosure of documents or any portion of a document submitted as part of a bid may depend upon official or judicial determinations made based upon the Public Records Law. 2. In addition, Proposer agrees that certain Commission-authorized entities must be allowed to review such materials. II. OF WORK: A. Deliverables 1. IE Assessment of RFP Design Due six weeks after PacifiCorp’s execution of the IE contract. See Guideline 6 and the Staff Report to be submitted at the Commission public meeting. The assessment should take into account the Commission’s goals (page 2 of the order) and the three criteria for RFP approval (Guideline 7) and specifically address Guidelines 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13. The assessment should address the evaluation criteria, methods and computer models as well as the pro forma contracts included with the RFP. The assessment also should review the adequacy, accuracy and completeness of all solicitation materials to ensure compliance with the Commission’s competitive bidding order and consistency with accepted industry standards and practices. 2. Status Reports – To be with the Commission: i. Twenty-one calendar days after Request for Qualification screening is completed, noting any unresolved issues that could impair the equity or appropriateness of the solicitation process and including issues which are raised at the pre-bid conference. Twenty-one calendar days PacifiCorp selects its initial short-list, detailing the results of PacifiCorp’s initial screening evaluation. Include a description of the bids and provide an assessment of the company’s selection of the initial short-list, including rationale for eliminating bids. This status report will be provided to the Commission under seal or on a highly confidential basis. 3. IE Closing Report Due 21 calendar days after PacifiCorp has selected the final short-list of bids (before any acknowledgment proceeding). As part of the Closing Report, the IE will make its detailed bid scoring and evaluation results available to the utility, Commission staff and non-bidding parties in the docket, subject to the terms of a protective order. See Guideline 11. The Closing Report will provide the IE’s detailed assessment of the company’s selection of the final short-list of bids, including all aspects of the solicitation process and the IE’s involvement, observations, conclusions and recommendations.
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