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Vendor offers free energy audit; county will advertise RFQ for building efficiency work
Summary
Upchurch Services proposed a no‑cost investment-grade building audit and provided an RFQ template; board agreed to put an RFQ out for energy services and to route documents to legal review before any contract action.
Mary Walker, representing Upchurch Services, told the board her firm can perform a no‑cost investment-grade energy audit of county buildings and produce a prioritized list of projects for later action. “My name is Mary Walker. I'm with Upchurch Services,” she said, and described that the company would conduct a two‑month free assessment with engineers and provide a scoring rubric and RFQ template for the county to adapt.
Walker asked the board to publish an RFQ for energy services (qualifications‑based selection) rather than an immediate bid for specific equipment. Board members agreed it was low risk and asked staff and legal counsel to review the RFQ template. One supervisor observed that issuing a countywide RFQ could yield savings if multiple county buildings were included.
The board moved to issue an RFQ for energy services and to let legal staff review the supplied template; no procurement contract was awarded at the meeting. Staff were directed to return with advertisement language and to ensure firm proposals meet county legal and insurance requirements.
Next steps: staff to prepare RFQ advertising language, forward the vendor-supplied template to county legal for review and return to the board for final approval before release.
