Updated 11.4.24
Fishers Island Waste Management District
2760 Whistler Ave # 22 Fishers Island, NY 06390
Leasing Fishers Island Waste Management District’s Pickett Landfill for Solar Development
Issue Date: 10.11.24
Proposals Due By: Friday, November 29, 2024
Picket Landfill RFP Calendar
| EVENT | TARGET DATE |
|---|---|
| Issuance of Request for Proposal | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| Mandatory Informational Respondent Meeting and Site Visit 12:30 – 3:30 PM Fishers Island Community Center | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Deadline for Submission of Questions | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| FIWMD Issues Responses to Respondent Questions | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| RFP Submission Deadline & Opening of Bids | Friday, November 29, 2024 |
Fishers Island Waste Management District (FIWMD) seeks proposals from New York State based solar energy development companies to lease land at Pickett Landfill, Wilderness Road (tax id # 1000-12.-2-6.13) Fishers Island, Suffolk County, New York, pursuant to a Lease Agreement, a form of which is included with this RFP, and install, own, operate, and maintain thereon a solar photovoltaic energy system.
It is the desire of FIWMD to site a solar energy system for the benefit of FIWMD, the Fishers Island Community, and the environment. This Request for Proposals is being issued to allow FIWMD to evaluate options and determine the project and financial arrangements that best meet FIWMD‘s interest. FIWMD notes that it is not seeking proposals to be an off-taker of a solar energy system. The goal of this RFP is to lease the Site for siting a Solar Energy System to provide a revenue stream to FIWMD in the form of lease payments and to provide other community benefits described herein.
