Chamber House Solar Farm EPC Contract (ERDF)

Rochdale Borough Council (RBC) on behalf of Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) are tendering for a Contractor who is required to carry out the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover of the Chamber House Solar Farm (the Solar Farm, or Project) and then operate and maintain the system until Completion. This project forms part of the wider Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester (UCEGM) European Regional Development Funded (ERDF) project and as such is part grant funded by ERDF

The Solar Farm shall have a 30-year design life and shall generate and export power to the Point of Supply (PoS) defined in the grid connection offer provided by Electricity North West (ENW, or the Distribution Network Operator (DNO)).

All procurement documents can be downloaded via https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

The Contractor is required to carry out the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing,

commissioning and handover of the Chamber House Solar Farm (the Solar Farm, or Project) and then operate and maintain the system until Completion.

The Solar Farm shall have a 30-year design life and shall generate and export power to the Point of Supply (PoS) defined in the grid connection offer provided by Electricity North West (ENW, or the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) in Annex B. The works include (but is not limited to):

· Carry out all surveys to enable the design and construction of the system

· Obtain all permits and consents required to carry out the works from all statutory and non-statutory stakeholders

· Design, engineer and construct the civil infrastructure for the Solar Farm, including (among others):

o Site entrance off the public road

o The access and internal tracks

o The drainage system, in compliance with the Flood Risk Assessment

o The foundations for all infrastructure

o The cable trenching

o The customer substation buildings, including HV room and LV control room

o The security fencing, gates and CCTV system

· Design, engineer, procure and construct the electrical infrastructure for the Solar Farm, including (among

others):

o The customer HV switchgear

o The LV fit out of the customer and DNO substation buildings

o The auxiliary LV power supply and back-up power supply to the site

o The AC cable installation

o The fibre-optic cabling

o The earthing system

o The metering system

· Design, optimise, engineer, procure, and construct the solar PV components, including (among others):

o The solar mounting system

o The PV panels

o The inverters

o The DC cabling

o The transformers and switchgear

o The control and communication system

o The data logger

o The weather system

· Test and commission the Solar Farm, including:

o Factory and Site Acceptance Testing

o Works Completion testing

o Commissioning testing

o Provisional Acceptance Testing

o Intermediate Acceptance Testing

o Final Acceptance Testing

· The habitats planting scheme

· Site clearance and reinstatement

· Liaise with the Client to put in place all operational contracts required for the operation and maintenance of the Solar Farm

· Provide spare parts for the Solar Farm

· Provide site facilities and security

· H&S, CDM and environmental management

· Quality management

· Project management of the works

· Provide all Contractor’s Documents

O&M services provided from Completion of the solar farm section to Completion of the whole of the works:

· Site management, i.e. day-to-day operations

· Scheduled Maintenance including, but not limited to:

o Annual modules cleaning

o Annual thermographic surveys and spot I-V curve testing

o Vegetation and landscape management according to planning consent

· Unscheduled maintenance and repair

· HV system management

· Remote monitoring and data analysis ensuring proper functioning of the security, SCADA, and communication

system

· Monthly and bi-annual O&M reporting

· PPA data provision support

· Equipment Warranty claim support

· Insurance claim support

· Spare parts management.