GFO-20-305 Solicitation Manual Addendum 12 - ADA

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Grant Funding Opportunity GFO-20-305 by the California Energy Commission outlines a design-build competition for affordable mixed-use development in a carbon-constrained future. The document’s addendum covers how to participate, including solicitation purpose, key terms, project focus, funding approach, activities schedule, pre-application workshop notice, and how to submit questions. It also describes eligibility requirements, application organization and submission instructions, and the evaluation and award process, including rejection grounds, phases, and scoring.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages76

Reading Time27 min

AccessFree to download

I. Introduction

A. Purpose of Solicitation

B. Key Words/Terms

C. Project Focus

D. Funding

E. Key Activities Schedule

F. Notice of Pre-Application Workshop

G. Questions

II. Eligibility Requirements

A. Applicant Requirements

B. Project Requirements

III. Application Organization and Submission Instructions

A. Application Format, Page Limits, and Number of Copies

B. Preferred Method For Delivery

C. Hard Copy Delivery

D. Application Organization and Content

IV. Evaluation and Award Process

A. Application Evaluation

B. Ranking, Notice of Proposed Award, and Agreement Development

C. Grounds to Reject an Application or Cancel an Award

D. Miscellaneous

E. Concept Application Evaluation

F. Design Phase - Full Application Screening

G. Design Phase - Full Application Scoring

H. Build Phase Selection

GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY The Next EPIC Challenge: Reimagining Affordable Mixed-Use Development in a Carbon-Constrained Future EPIC Program GFO-20-305 http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/index.html State of California California Energy Commission December 2020 Table of Contents TOC \o "2-4" \t "Heading 1,1" I. Introduction PAGEREF _Toc52290791 \h 3 A. Purpose of Solicitation PAGEREF _Toc52290792 \h 1 B. Key Words/Terms PAGEREF _Toc52290793 \h 3 C. Project Focus PAGEREF _Toc52290794 \h 6 Minimum Design Requirements PAGEREF _Toc52290795 \h 7 D. Funding PAGEREF _Toc52290796 \h 15 E. Key Activities Schedule PAGEREF _Toc52290797 \h 17 F. Notice of Pre-Application Workshop PAGEREF _Toc52290798 \h 19 G. Questions PAGEREF _Toc52290799 \h 20 II. Eligibility Requirements PAGEREF _Toc52290800 \h 31 A. Applicant Requirements PAGEREF _Toc52290801 \h 31 B. Project Requirements PAGEREF _Toc52290802 \h 33 III. Application Organization and Submission Instructions PAGEREF _Toc52290803 \h 35 A. Application Format, Page Limits, and Number of Copies PAGEREF _Toc52290804 \h 35 B. Preferred Method For Delivery PAGEREF _Toc52290805 \h 37 C. Hard Copy Delivery PAGEREF _Toc52290806 \h 38 D. Application Organization and Content PAGEREF _Toc52290807 \h 39 IV. Evaluation and Award Process PAGEREF _Toc52290808 \h 46 A. Application Evaluation PAGEREF _Toc52290809 \h 46 B. Ranking, Notice of Proposed Award, and Agreement Development PAGEREF _Toc52290810 \h 47 C. Grounds to Reject an Application or Cancel an Award PAGEREF _Toc52290811 \h 48 D. Miscellaneous PAGEREF _Toc52290812 \h 49 E. Concept Application Evaluation PAGEREF _Toc52290813 \h 50 F. Design Phase - Full Application Screening PAGEREF _Toc52290814 \h 51 G. Design Phase - Full Application Scoring PAGEREF _Toc52290815 \h 52 H. Build Phase Selection PAGEREF _Toc52291001 \h 61 List of Tables HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291003" Table 1. Concept Application Attachments PAGEREF _Toc52291003 \h iii TOC \h \z \t "Table Titles" \c HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291002" Table 2. Design Phase Application Attachments PAGEREF _Toc52291002 \h iii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291004" Table 3: Anticipated Number of Awards by Group and Phase PAGEREF _Toc52291004 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291005" Table 4. Definition of Key Words and Terms PAGEREF _Toc52291005 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291006" Table 5: Eligible Counties by Group PAGEREF _Toc52291006 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291007" Table 6: Timeline for the Build Phase Application and Selection Process PAGEREF _Toc52291007 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291008" Table 7: Eligible Next-Generation Energy Technologies PAGEREF _Toc52291008 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291009" Table 8: Maximum Funding Amounts per Phase PAGEREF _Toc52291009 \h 16 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291010" Table 9: Maximum Funding Amounts by Number of Residential Units PAGEREF _Toc52291010 \h 16 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291011" Table 10: Key Activities Schedule PAGEREF _Toc52291011 \h 17 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291012" Table 11: Concept Application Format, Page Limits, and Number of Copies PAGEREF _Toc52291012 \h 35 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291013" Table 12: Design Phase Application Format, Page Limits, and Number of Copies PAGEREF _Toc52291013 \h 36 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291014" Table 13. Concept Application Screening and Evaluation Criteria PAGEREF _Toc52291014 \h 50 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291015" Table 14. Design Phase Screening Criteria PAGEREF _Toc52291015 \h 51 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291016" Table 15. Scoring Scale PAGEREF _Toc52291016 \h 52 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291017" Table 16. Additional Screening Criteria for Past Performance PAGEREF _Toc52291017 \h 54 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291018" Table 17. Design Phase Scoring Criteria PAGEREF _Toc52291018 \h 54 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc52291019" Table 18: Build Phase Selection

FAQs

What is the purpose of the GFO-20-305 solicitation?

The solicitation funds a design-build competition challenging mixed-use development approaches for a carbon-constrained future, with structured requirements for applications and evaluation across phases.

What are the key components of eligibility requirements?

Eligibility is addressed through applicant requirements and project requirements, defining who may apply and what project characteristics must meet solicitation criteria.

How are applications evaluated and awards determined?

Evaluation includes application evaluation, ranking and proposed award development, grounds for rejection or cancellation, and separate review steps for concept, design phase screening/scoring, and build phase selection.

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