After the UMVRDC assisted the City of Montevideo in establishing eligibility for the Solar on Public Buildings through a readiness assessment, the Minnesota Department of Commerce invited the City to submit a full grant application for a 40kW ground-based solar array to power the City’s public works building. This grant funding will cover 70% of the array up to $84,000. The City is also eligible for 30% funding available through federal direct pay clean energy tax credits, limiting Montevideo’s overall cost of the project.
The City is currently drafting a request for proposals (RFP) to open the project up for bidding from contractors across the state of Minnesota. Once drafted, the RFP will be shared with the Minnesota Department of Administration who will post the RFP and solicit bids from a pre-approved list of vendors. The City will then select the vendor who will oversee the installation of the solar array.
