REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR
SOLAR AT THE OLD LYME LANDFILL

The Town of Old Lyme (the “Town”) seeks Proposals from qualified solar developers (the “Bidders”) to develop a solar photovoltaic system (the “System”) on Town-owned property containing the Old Lyme Landfill (the “Property”). The Town is seeking a Base Bid at nameplate capacity of approximately 300 kW-ac at the Property, and a Bid Alternate #1 designed to maximize the size of the System at the Property (but no greater than 5,000 kW-ac nameplate capacity as per NRES Program rules), that would participate in the Non-residential program (the “NRES Program”), with Virtual Net Metering (“VNM”) for State, Agricultural, and Municipal (“SAM”) beneficial accounts, administered by Eversource.

INSTRUCTIONS: This page contains files related to a Solar RFP released on May 22, 2026. Files can be accessed and downloaded below. Please direct any questions about this RFP to Katherine Balocca of the Town of Old Lyme, at kbalocca@oldlyme-ct.gov.

Key Dates

• Friday, May 22, 2026: RFP Release

• Wednesday, May 27, 2026: Non-Mandatory Site Visit

• Monday, Jun 1, 2026: End of Question Period

• Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026: Responses to Questions

• Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026: Proposal Due Date

• On or about Friday, June 12, 2026: Bidder Selection

• On or about Monday, June 15, 2026: Town Approvals and Contracting

• September 2026 and/or March 2027: Submission to NRES Program

RFP

• REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SOLAR AT THE OLD LYME LANDFILL

Exhibits

• Exhibit A.1: Bid Checklist (RFP page 29)

• Exhibit A.2: Acknowledgement of Addendum(s) (RFP page 30)

• Exhibit A.3: Initial Disclosures (RFP pages 31-33)

• Exhibit B: Non-Collusion Certificate (RFP page 34)

• Exhibit C: Hold Harmless Agreement (RFP page 35)

• Exhibit D: RFP Fee Agreement (RFP page 36-37)

• Exhibit E: Confidential Project Details & Bid Details

  • Exhibit E.A: Base Bid Project - Scenario A

  • Exhibit E.B: Bid Alternate #1 - Project Scenario B

• Exhibit F: Option Agreement

• Exhibit G: Site Overview & Conceptual Designs

• Exhibit H: Landfill Background Documents

  • Exhibit H.1 - Old Lyme Landfill - Proposed Site Layout Plan 1 of 2 2003-08-19

  • Exhibit H.2 - Old Lyme Landfill - Proposed Site Layout Plan 2 of 2 2003-08-07

  • Exhibit H.3 - Old Lyme - Landfill Closure Report 2004-05 rev 2011-12

  • Exhibit H.4 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2014-03 (part 1, part 2)

  • Exhibit H.5 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2014-06

  • Exhibit H.6 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2014-12-16

  • Exhibit H.7 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2014-12

  • Exhibit H.8 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2015-03 (part 1, part 2)

  • Exhibit H.9 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2015-03 (part 1, part 2)

  • Exhibit H.10 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2016-03 (part 1, part 2)

  • Exhibit H.11 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2016-11

  • Exhibit H.12 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2017-06-23

  • Exhibit H.13 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2018-09 (part 1, part 2, part 3)

  • Exhibit H.14 - Old Lyme Monitoring Report 2022-09-29 

    
    

Addenda

• Addendum 1 - Old Lyme Landfill - Response to Bidder Question (uploaded 6/3/2026)

• Addendum 2 - Link to Site Photos (uploaded 6/3/2026)

• Addendum 3 - Old Lyme Landfill - Site Visit Sign-In Form (uploaded 6/3/2026)