COCOA, May 21, 2010 – The University of Central Florida (UCF) has issued an Invitation to Bid for solar and electrical contractors who are interested in installing 10-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) systems at selected emergency shelter schools across the state. Bids are due to UCF by June 18 at 2 p.m.
As part of the SunSmart Schools Emergency Shelter (E-Shelter) program, administered by UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), 90 public schools in Florida will each receive a PV system with battery backup. The grant money for the $10 million state program came from federal economic stimulus funds.
FSEC will host a free Webinar for potential bidders to address any questions about the Invitation to Bid. The Webinar will be on June 2; a morning and afternoon session is available. Pre-registration is required and space is limited – only one registrant from each company is permitted.
Bids will be evaluated for compliance with the program specifications, including a requirement for American-made products. Awards will be made to the lowest qualified bidder in each of eight regions of the state.
Contractor selection is expected by late June, with installation at the schools expected to begin in August. All 90 systems will be installed at the schools by early 2012.
The 10-kilowatt solar electric system will provide power to the shelter during outages for critical energy needs such as lighting, communications and essential medical equipment. During normal operations, it will offset electricity costs to the school and reduce greenhouse gases.
The Invitation to Bid document can be downloaded from UCF at: http://www.purchasing.ucf.edu/bids/Bid%20solicitations/
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Register for the Webinar at: http://livewire.fsec.ucf.edu/sunsmart/webinar/installer_prereg.html
Following is a list of the finalist schools selected for the E-Shelter program.
For more information about the program, visit www.fsec.ucf.edu/go/sunsmart.
| Site Name (In Order by County) | City | County |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | Alachua |
| A. Crawford Mosley High School | Lynn Haven | Bay |
| Jinks Middle School | Panama City | Bay |
| Starke Elementary School | Starke | Bradford |
| Endeavour Elementary Magnet School | Cocoa | Brevard |
| Bayside High School | Palm Bay | Brevard |
| Apollo Elementary | Titusville | Brevard |
| Everglades High School | Miramar | Broward |
| Kingsway Elementary School | Port Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Pinecrest Elementary School | Immokalee | Collier |
| Eden Park Elementary School | Immokalee | Collier |
| DeSoto Middle School | Arcadia | DeSoto |
| Abess Park Elementary School | Jacksonville | Duval |
| Arlington Middle School | Jacksonville | Duval |
| LaVilla School of the Arts | Jacksonville | Duval |
| Bellview Elementary | Pensacola | Escambia |
| Lipscomb Elementary | Pensacola | Escambia |
| East Gadsden High School | Havana | Gadsden |
| Havana Middle School | Havana | Gadsden |
| Trenton Elementary School | Trenton | Gilcrest |
| Hernando High School | Brooksville | Hernando |
| Explorer K-8 | Spring Hill | Hernando |
| Avon Elementary School | Avon Park | Highlands |
| Fred Wild Elementary School | Sebring | Highlands |
| Young Middle Magnet School | Tampa | Hillsborough |
| Durant High School | Plant City | Hillsborough |
| Knights Elementary | Plant City | Hillsborough |
| Oslo Middle School | Vero Beach | Indian River |
| Sebastian River High School | Sebastian | Indian River |
| Jefferson County Middle High School | Monticello | Jefferson |
| Lafayette High School | Mayo | Lafayette |
| Carver Middle School | Leesburg | Lake |
| Fruitland Park Elementary School | Fruitland Park | Lake |
| Island Coast High School | Cape Coral | Lee |
| Veteran’s Park Academy for the Arts | Lehigh Acres | Lee |
| Oak Hammock Middle | Fort Myers | Lee |
| Deerlake Middle School | Tallahassee | Leon |
| W. R. Tolar K-8 | Bristol | Liberty |
| Madison County Central School | Madison | Madison |
| Bayshore Elementary School | Bradenton | Manatee |
| Braden River High School | Bradenton | Manatee |
| Robert H. Prine Elementary School | Bradenton | Manatee |
| Vanguard High School | Ocala | Marion |
| Dunnellon High School | Dunnellon | Marion |
| West Port High School | Ocala | Marion |
| Port Salerno elementary | Stuart | Martin |
| Warfield Elementary | Indiantown | Martin |
| South Dade Senior High School | Homestead | Miami-Dade |
| North Miami Senior High School | Miami | Miami-Dade |
| South Miami Senior | Miami | Miami-Dade |
| Key West High School | Key West | Monroe |
| Yulee High School | Yulee | Nassau |
| Yulee Middle School | Yulee | Nassau |
| Baker School | Baker | Okaloosa |
| Antioch Elementary School | Crestview | Okaloosa |
| Memorial Middle School | Orlando | Orange |
| Westridge Middle School | Orlando | Orange |
| East River High School | Orlando | Orange |
| Ventura Elementary School | Kissimmee | Osceola |
| Discovery Intermediate School | Kissimmee | Osceola |
| Poinciana Elementary School | Poinciana | Osceola |
| Atlantic Community High School | Delray Beach | Palm Beach |
| West Gate Elementary School | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach |
| Palm Beach Gardens High | Palm Beach Gardens | Palm Beach |
| James W. Mitchell High | Trinity | Pasco |
| River Ridge Middle High School | New Port Richey | Pasco |
| Wesley Chapel High School | Wesley Chapel | Pasco |
| John M. Sexton Elementary School | Saint Petersburg | Pinellas |
| Fairmount Park Elementary | St. Petersburg | Pinellas |
| Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary | St. Petersburg | Pinellas |
| Palmetto Elementary School | Poinciana | Polk |
| Dr. NE Roberts Elementary | Lakeland | Polk |
| Haines City Senior | Haines City | Polk |
| Avalon Middle School | Milton | Santa Rosa |
| Russell Elementary | Milton | Santa Rosa |
| PineView School | Osprey | Sarasota |
| Atwater Elementary School | North Port | Sarasota |
| Lyman High School | Longwood | Seminole |
| Geneva Elementary | Geneva | Seminole |
| C.A. Moore Elementary School | Ft. Pierce | St. Lucie |
| Bayshore Elementary School | Port St. Lucie | St. Lucie |
| Taylor County Elementary School | Perry | Taylor |
| Champion Elementary | Daytona Beach | Volusia |
| DeLand High School | Deland | Volusia |
| Pine Ridge High School | Deltona | Volusia |
| Riversink Elementary | Crawfordville | Wakulla |
| Crawfordville Elementary School | Crawfordville | Wakulla |
| Freeport High School | Freeport | Walton |
| Vernon High School | Vernon | Washington |
| Chipley High School | Chipley | Washington |
About FSEC
The Florida Solar Energy Center, a research institute of the University of Central Florida, is the largest and most active state-supported energy research institute in the nation. Current divisions and their research activities include Advanced Energy Research: alternative transportation systems, hydrogen fuel and fuel cells; Buildings Research: energy-efficient buildings; and Solar Energy: solar water and pool heating and solar electric and distributed generation systems. For more information about the center, visit http://www.floridaenergycenter.org or call the FSEC Public Affairs Office at 321-638-1015.
UCF Stands For Opportunity
The University of Central Florida is a metropolitan research university that ranks as the 3rd largest in the nation with more than 53,500 students. UCF’s first classes were offered in 1968. The university offers impressive academic and research environments that power the region’s economic development. UCF’s culture of opportunity is driven by our diversity, Orlando environment, history of entrepreneurship and our youth, relevance and energy. For more information visit http://news.ucf.edu.
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