Rule 6-3-5.40 - Evaluation Criteria for Qualification Responses that receive 75% or more of the total points available will be designated as "Qualified" by the Division for the entire or remaining portion of the 2-year "Qualification Period. Criteria for the evaluation are listed below:
A. Financial Stability of the ESP (25 points) i. Firm's corporate history and growthii. Financial soundness and stability of the ESPiii. Completeness of ESP's financial statements and reportsiv. ESP's bonding capacityB. Experience and Track Record (25 points) i. Qualifications and experience of ESP's personnel, including employment background, educational background, professional/technical qualifications, and energy project experience of ESP's primary project team membersii. Overall energy project experience and qualificationsiii. Quality of design, engineering, installation, and if applicable, maintenance, and repairs iv. Reliability of equipment performance on past projects v. Quality of Project History and Client Reference documentation for at least five (5) completed energy projects vi. Quality and completeness of documentation of achieved energy savings from previous GESPC or SSCsviii. Reliability of equipment performance on past projects C. Project Management (20 points) i. Overall project management capability ii. Ability to effectively manage project constructioniii. Quality of engineering and construction management resources iv. Comprehensiveness of post-installation project monitoring, data collection, and verification of and reporting of savings for energy performance contracts or shared savings contractsv. Ability to plan and complete all phases of the project on scheduleD. Technical Approach (25 points) i. Quality of Response to 14a-14h of Technical Project Capabilitiesii. Quality of the sample investment grade energy audit, if applicableiii. Technical approach to past projects iv. Quality of sample Customer Savings Report, if applicable v. Quality of sample Savings Measurement and Verification Plan, if applicablevi. Quality of sample design documentation for installed ECMsvii. Quality of sample Operations and Maintenance Manual, if applicable viii. Quality of sample Commissioning Plan, if applicableix. Quality of Customer Training Plan, if applicableE. Overall Quality (5 points) i. Other factors determined by the Division to be relevant and appropriate and relate to the ability to perform the project. Miss. Code Ann. § 31-7-14 (Supp. 2017).