Project Description: This project consists of the development of a written Energy Resilience Plan for Union County.  The final plan must be provided to Union County in electronic format, including a complete version in PDF and an editable word processing file for the text portion. The plan must include the following:

• Be based on and plan for short-term, medium-term, and long-term power outages.
• Identify and map:
  • Existing energy infrastructure in the county including transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, and energy storage systems.
  • Natural hazard risks.
  • Communities that experience social vulnerability.
    • A county must consult with representatives from local environmental justice communities to identify and map communities that experience social vulnerabilities.
  • Identify potential locations for community resilience centers and communication zones that the public may use to access electricity services during a power outage.
    • A county must use the locations of communities that experience social vulnerabilities to prioritize the potential locations of community resilience centers.
  • Inventory the energy consumption needs of critical public services facilities.
    • A “critical public services facility” includes a facility related to law enforcement, fire protection, health and medical services, sanitation services, fuel and fueling, public works and engineering, public information, and communications and emergency response.
  • Identify critical public services facilities where the development of alternate energy generation and storage resources will meet local energy resilience needs.
  • Identify opportunities to coordinate and locate energy infrastructure development to align with and support critical public services facilities.
  • Identify time schedules, priorities, and potential funding sources for developing energy resilience.
  • Identify other actions and resources needed to implement the energy resilience plan.
  • The contractor will be required to schedule and plan any meetings necessary for plan development, though the meetings may be hosted by Union County. At least one meeting with relevant local stakeholder organizations is desired.

Due date:  Submitted proposals shall be marked “Union County Energy Resilience Plan Proposal”, and be delivered to the Union County Administrative Office located at 1106 K Avenue, La Grande, Oregon 97850, by February 26, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.

Completion Date: Selected contractor must complete the Union County Energy Resilience Plan no later than August 1, 2025, however, an extension may be available upon request to extend the deadline to December 31, 2025.

Questions may be directed to Nick Vora, Union County Emergency Manager, by email at nvora@union-county.org.

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