OAR 330-130-0100
Pre-qualification for persons performing Energy Commissioning, Auditing, and Performance Verification Services
(1)
The department shall establish criteria to pre-qualify persons or firms to execute the provisions of this bill. Agencies may select persons or firms that have been pre-qualified by the department to perform auditing, commissioning, and performance verification services for energy systems.(2)
Energy Auditor:(a)
The department shall maintain a list of pre-qualified energy auditing firms. This list must be established through an open RFP process using a qualification-based scoring criteria to determine a person’s or firm’s ability to perform energy audits in existing buildings.(b)
A qualifying firm must demonstrate expertise in the following areas:(A)
Commercial and industrial technology;(B)
Energy auditing equipment, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems;(C)
Lighting design;(D)
Energy efficiency technology; and:(E)
Preventative maintenance procedures.(c)
Agencies may use the department’s list of pre-qualified energy auditors for the selection of a person or firm to perform energy conservation measure analysis of existing buildings.(3)
Commissioning Agent(a)
The department maintains a list of pre-qualified commissioning firms. This list will be established through an open RFP process that uses a qualifications-based scoring criteria to determine a person’s or firm’s ability to perform commissioning of energy using systems in new and existing buildings.(b)
At least one individual employed by the firm must be a member of a building commissioning professional association such as Building Commissioning Association (BCA), National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB), or Associated Air Balance Council (AABC).(c)
Agencies may use the department’s list of pre-qualified commissioning agents for the selection of a person or firm to perform commissioning services for energy efficiency projects in new and existing buildings.(4)
Measurement and verification.(a)
Agencies may select from the list of pre-qualified ESCOs described in OAR 330-130-0090 (Pre-qualification for persons performing Energy Analysis and Energy Savings Performance Contracting Services)(2)(b) or the list of commissioning agents described in OAR 330-130-0100 (Pre-qualification for persons performing Energy Commissioning, Auditing, and Performance Verification Services)(3) for the measurement and verification of implemented energy efficiency measures.
Source:
Rule 330-130-0100 — Pre-qualification for persons performing Energy Commissioning, Auditing, and Performance Verification Services, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=330-130-0100.