Competitive procurement of electric utility resources

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:7065555

Fox-Penner, S; O'Rourke, P; Spinney, P J ^[1]

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1. Charles River Associates, Inc., Boston, MA (USA)

This reference describes the complete competitive procurement process life cycle, providing an overview of the building and resource planning process, basic tasks and issues associated with the solicitation design, price evaluation, determination and evaluation of nonprice factors, issuance of requests for proposal (RFPs) and evaluation logistics, awards and contract negotiation, and post- contract follow-up. Though this report does not attempt to design particular programs, it does explain the procurement process in detail and illustrates major design considerations and decisions. Because of the use of bidding in the purchase of new electric resources is a unique development in the industry, this document offers a concise and effective overview of the various methods used today, combining the most current and viable information on the topic. Moreover, it highlights the differences between demand-side and supply-side procurement and describes the analytical steps in the integrated resource planning process, with emphasis on supply-side bidding.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); Charles River Associates, Inc., Boston, MA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI
• OSTI ID: 7065555
• Report Number(s): EPRI-CU-6898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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