EVALUATION GUIDELINES I have reviewed the major points in the RFP and provided this reference informatioii the roposals are Cate? . scored. Eatego? Bossible Score 1% Eoints Scored] I Price 30 yg I 2 Performance Assurance 21 I Billing and Customer Service 7 Business Risk 7 Administrative Resources 7 7 7 Interview section 28 f3? 71;; Price - The most important and allows 30% of total score Pricing requests will be made by MPO up to three times to determine component price within scor score is more important than lowest price. (at? go ing. Validity of - In required services we need to know how long an offer price is to be made available to members L4 hours or longer?) Will non?tou (medium accounts) pricing be available weekly? What assurances are made by supplier to provide their lowest price to For the broker; who will provide the power and what is commission? (Was this stated?) What pricing options were offered; was adequate detail provided to understand the options? Does provider own generation assets? In ISO-NE territory? Is proposer a member of Will proposer offer Green choices? Did they submit a standard contract or will they accept MPO contract? In the ?xed price offer, will additional fees be charged for line loss, for mark-up etc, was this stated by proposer? Performance Assurance? 21% of total score Will proposer offer ?nancial guarantees What is likelihood of proposer to remain in Maine?s market What is current market share/presence? Can we consider prOposer ?reliable?? What is commitment to Maine?s market? Billing and Customer Service 7% of total score Fixed price options are to be billed by utility, proposer should agree to this- Components on price that are indexed will be billed by supplier or another party- who is that party? Was a sample bill provided? How long has proposer billed electricity accounts in Maine? Overall evaluation of billing and customer service options. EVALUATION GUIDELINES I have reviewed the major points in the RFP and provided this reference information to help as the proposals are scored. Eiatggoryl Eossible Score g%g Igoints Scoregl - ?ing-1 nce 2A7 Performance Assurance 21 . ?34 a: 1 Billing and Customer Service 7 7 ?7 Business Risk 7 7 7 Administrative Resources 7 7 Interview section 28 I Price The most important and allows 30% of total score Pricing requests will be made by MPO up to three times to determine component price within scoring. Validity of score is more important than lowest price. In required services we need to know how long an offer price is to be made available to members (24 hours or longer?) Will non?tou (medium accounts) pricing be available weekly? What assurances are made by supplier to provide their lowest price to For the broker; who will provide the power and what is commission? (Was this stated?) What pricing options were offered; Was adequate detail provided to understand the options? Does provider own generation assets? In ISO-NE territory? Is proposer a member of Will proposer offer Green choices? Did they submit a standard contract or will they accept contract? In the ?xed price offer, will additional fees be charged for line loss, for mark-up etc, was this stated by proposer? Performance Assurance- 21% of total score Will proposer offer ?nancial guarantees - What is likelihood of proposer to remain in Maine?s market What is current market shareipresence? Can we consider proposer ?reliable?? What is commitment to Maine?s market? Billing and Customer Service 7% of total score Fixed price options are to be billed by utility, proposer should agree to this. Components on price that are indexed will be billed by supplier or another party- who is that party? Was a sample bill provided? How long has proposer billed electricity accounts in Maine? Overall evaluation of billing and customer service options. EVALUATION GUIDELINES I have reviewed the major points in the RFP and provided this reference information to help as the proposals are scored' ICategorgj {Possible Score Eoints Scoregl Price LPerformance Assurance 21 I 5/ Billing and Customer Service 7 (L Business Risk 7 5f? 8/ Administrative Resources 7 7 y" Interview section 28 A 410 Price The most important and allows 30% of total score (9 (6 Pricing requests will be made by MPO up to three times to determine component price within scoring. Validity of score is more important than lowest price. In required services we need to know how long an offer price is to be made available to members (24 hours or longer?) Will non-tou (medium accounts) pricing be available weekly? What assurances are made by supplier to provide their lowest price to For the broker; who will provide the power and what is commission? (Was this stated?) What pricing options were offered; was adequate detail provided to understand the options? Does provider own generation assets? In ISO-NE territory? Is proposer a member of Will proposer offer Green choices? Did they submit a standard contract or will they accept MPO contract? In the ?xed price_ offer, will additional fees be charged for line loss, for mark-up etc, was this stated by proposer? Performance Assuranee? 21% of total score Will proposer offer ?nancial guarantees What is likelihood of proposer to remain in Maine?s market? What is current market share/presence? Can we consider proposer ?reliable'? What is corrnnitrnent to Maine?s market? Billing and Customer Service 7% of total score Fixed price options are to be billed by utility, proposer should agree to this. Components on price that are indexed will be billed by supplier or another party- who is that party? Was a sample bill provided? How long has proposer billed electricity accounts in Maine? Overall evaluation of billing and customer service options. EVALUATION GUIDELINES I have reviewed the major points in the RFP and provided this reference information to help as the proposals are .- scored. ?gs (m WW A Price 30 3 gar Performance Assurance 21 '71? aq Billing and Customer Service 7 Business Risk 7 leinistrative Resources 7 7 4? Interview section 28 .9 0 9f! 4? Price The most important and allows 30% of total score Pricing requests will be made by MPO up to three times to determine component price within scoring. Validity of score is more important than lowest score. estimate 0n capacity cost per is $0.005tkwh and price by proposer is within 10%, this would be reasonable; a low Score 20% lower is not reasonable. In required services we need to know how long an offer price is to be made available to members (24 hours or longer?) Will non-tou (medium accounts) pricing be available weekly What assurances are made by supplier to provide their lowest price to MPG For the broker; who will provide the power and what is commission (Was this stated What pricing options were offered; was adequate detail provided to understand the options Does provider own generation assets In territory Is proposer a member of Will proposer offer Green choices Did they submit a standard contract or will they accept MPO contract? In the ?xed price offer; will additional fees be charged for line loss, for markrup etc, was this stated by preposer Performance Assurance? 21% of total score Will proposer offer ?nancial guarantees What is likelihood of proposer to remain in Maine's market What is current market share/presence Can we consider proposer to be ?reliable? What is commitment to Maine?s market? Billing and Customer Service 7% of total score Fixed price options are to be billed by utility, proposer should agree to this Components on price which are indexed will be billed by supplier or another party- who is that party Was a Sample bill provided ?2 How long has proposer billed electricity accounts in Maine Overall evaluation of billing and customer service options 73? H65) we Dir C. - f: EVALUATION GUIDELINES l? by @4364?) W1 (?Mott Er? I have reviewed the major points in the RFP and provided this reference infomation to help as the proposals are scored. 6:5) Eategog? Llfossible Score Eoints Scored] Price 30 6? 0 Performance Assurance 21 2:9 2? 0 Billing and Customer Service 7 .. 6 Business Risk 7 5 Administrative Resources 7 Interview section 28 2 5 I 5 Price The most important and allows 30% of total score of i Pricing requests will be made by MPO up to three times to determine compenent price within scoring. Validity of score is more important than lowest price. In required services we need to lcnow how long an offer price is to be made available to members (24 hours or longer?) Will non?ton (medium accounts) pricing be available weekly? What assurances are made by supplier to provide their lowest price to or the broker; who will provide the power and what is commission? (Was this stated?) What pricing options were offered; was adequate detail provided to understand the options? Does provider own generation assets? In territory? Is proposer a member of Will proposer offer Green choices? Did they submit a standard contract or will they accept MPO contract? In the ?xed price offer, will additional fees be charged for line loss, for mark-up etc, was this stated by proposer? Performance Assurance- 21% of total score Will proposer offer ?nancial guarantees What is likelihood of proposer to remain in Maine?s market What is current market share/ pres ence? Can we consider proposer ?reliable?? What is commitment to Maine?s market? Billing and Custogger Service - 7% of total score Fixed price options are to be billed by utility, proposer should agree to this. Components on price that are indexed will be billed by supplier or another party- who is that party? Was a sample bill provided? How long has proposer billed electricity accounts in Maine? Overall evaluation of billing and customer service options. Evaluation criteria The evaluation of Proposals will consist of two rounds: Round one involves a review of each bidder?s written proposal, and the top three scores will be invited to participate in round two, which is the ?rst round participants may score up to 70% in criteria below, the three Proposals with three highest scores will then be invited to an interview before the Institutional Advisory Council. Final scoring will be weighted 72% for the written score, and 28% for the interview score. . The remaining 30% of the evaluation will be determined via the interview process Category Possible Score Price 30% Points Scored Performance Assurance 21% 1 CE Billing and Customer Service 7% ?7 Business Risk 7% Administrative Resources 7% (0 i (0 Interview section 28%