Request for Proposals: 82nd Ave Climate Resilience Corridor: Community and Residential Solar Program

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP No. 32003560-01

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82nd Ave Climate Resilience Corridor: Community and Residential Solar Program

Portland, OR

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This Request for Proposals (RFP) solicits, qualification, narrative and pricing from qualified contractors to respond to ONE OR MORE of the following THREE Projects within the 82nd Ave Climate Resilience Corridor: Community and Residential Solar Program (the “Program”):

1. Design, furnish, and install up to 1MW DC, 800 kW AC of ground-mounted photovoltaic shared solar array in NE Portland (the “Community Solar Project”). The 82nd Ave. Community Solar project intends to register in the Oregon Community Solar Program (https://www.oregoncsp.org/) and will be virtually net metered;
2. Enable the installation of approximately 4 kW peak solar (exact number may vary by home depending on roof layout) on up to 15 homes (homes still TBD) in the 82nd Avenue Corridor neighborhoods (the “Residential Solar Project”); 
3. Install approximately three (3), up to five (5), Level 2 EV Charging Stations at community sites along 82nd Avenue (the “EV Charging Station Project”).

We frame our work in terms of building community power, preventing involuntary displacement, and improving public health outcomes. This project of advancing renewable energy and BIPOC contractor development is part of our broader strategy to build a climate resilient corridor, educate our communities around clean energy, and provide real economic benefits as part of an anti-displacement strategy. Our organization is focused on making the Jade District the most transit rich, most climate resilient, and affordable district in Portland.

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Full RFP can be read here.

See Addendum 1 [July 17, 2025]: Community Solar Site Reports (Basis of Design, ESA 1, Geotech).

Optional Zoom Info Session: Thursday, July 10, 2025, 3-4pm (bit.ly/82ndAveRFPInfo)

PROPOSALS DUE: Friday, August 29th by 4:00 P.M. Pacific Time

Costs Borne by Proposers: All costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal, and participation in this solicitation and negotiation process shall be borne by the Proposers.

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SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS: 

Upload a completed RFP response as a single attachment (PDF preferred) via bit.ly/Submit82ndSolarRFP

If unable to upload using the Google Form, email a single PDF to solar@apano.org  with the subject title “[YOUR FIRM NAME(S)]: RFP No. 32003560-01”.

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REFER QUESTIONS TO:
solar@apano.org 

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POINT OF CONTACT: 

Karmen Chavez-Sam (she/her)

Community Development Manager, APANO CUF

O: 971.245.2501

E: karmen@apano.org