CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION QUARTERLY ACTIVITY
Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts
Project Number: 2288.00
Project Description: SCOPQ $25.000000
An energy service company (ESCo), such as AMERESCO, provides comprehensive energy and water management
analysis plans as well as energy and water-related capital improvement services. Enabled by Kentucky Revised Statute
56.774, energy savings performance contracting is a cost-effective process for energy upgrades. Energy senxice
companies guarantee that utility savings generated by facility upgrades are sufhcient to pay back the capital investment
during the next twelve years. lf the project does not provide these returns on the investment, the ESCo is responsible for
the difference. This project will help meet the overall University goal, which is to decrease the university's overall energy
demands by 10-15 percent.
Energy consenxation measures in the project that will reduce the university's overall energy consumption include:
Upgrades to lighting systems to the latest electric saving technology; fume hood controls in Chemistry/Physics; HVAC
systems; steam and chiller plant controls; Installation of motor speed drives (VFD's) to save energy during mild weather
conditions; Energy management software to monitor usage in real time; and automatic utility metering devices;
Replacement of old plumbing fixtures to the latest water saving technology; Repair of pipe insulation; Behavioral
modification programs to encourage energy consen/ation, tailored for campus and developed, implemented and
measured to maximize effectiveness and initiate a culture of energy efHciency.
Consultant: NIA
Contract # Original Contract Amount:
Total Amendments to Date: Cumulative Amendment Amount:
Describe all amendments : Revised Contract Amount:
Contractor: Ameresco Inc
Note: This is a ‘CM-At-Risk’ contract. The amount will be increased as subcontracts are bid and added.
*Ameresco's contract was awarded by RFP process.
Contract # 4500042240 Original Contract Amount: $24,675,589
Total Change Orders to Date: Cumulative Change Order Amount:
Low Bid: Revised Contract Amount: $24,675,589
High Bid: Contract Percent Complete: 30%
Number of Bids:
Describe all change orders greater than $25,000.00:
No change orders greater than $25,000 this quarter.
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