Association of Washington Cities (AWC) 2/19/2025 (2)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 17 Attachment A: Scope of Work Background The purpose of the grant is to assist cities who own Tier 1 and Tier 2 covered buildings in completing energy audits and collect data on the costs for cities to comply with the state’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS). AWC will fully or partially fund eligible Tier 1 and Tier 2 buildings, based on availability of funding. Funding will be awarded only for the cost of the audit, on a reimbursement basis. Subgrantee responsibilities The subgrantee will contract with a qualified energy auditor to conduct an energy audit of the city’s qualifying buildings and submit reporting materials and invoicing as outlined in Attachment C. The audit will contain a detailed analysis of the existing systems. The audit will include an evaluation of the economic performance and investment value of the EEMs (payback calculation and/or LCCA), which will meet the requirements of the CBPS. • The auditor must be a qualified energy auditor, per Commerce’s specifications: o A person acting as the auditor of record, having training, expertise, and three years professional experience in building energy auditing, and any one of the following: ▪ A licensed professional architect or engineer ▪ A Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP) certified by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) ▪ A Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) certified by the Association of ▪ Energy Engineers (AEE) • The auditor must complete an energy audit in accordance with Section 8 of the Washington State CBPS. The audit must: o Include an audit summary in accordance with Normative Annex Z6.4 Form D of the Washington State CBPS. o Verify energy savings calculations of each EEM. o Verify that the combined savings of multiple EEM accounts for interactive effects. o Verify individual EEM costs evaluated by the energy audit. o Certify that the energy savings of the package of EEMs meets or exceeds projected energy savings in accordance with Section 9 of the CBPS. o For Tier 1 buildings that will not meet the EUIt and will be pursuing compliance through the investment criteria, the energy audit shall be an ASHRAE level 2 audit and include a life cycle cost analysis of all evaluated EEMs in accordance with Normative Annex X of the CBPS. o For Tier 1 buildings, the audit will identify opportunities for EEMs that, if implemented, would either meet the EUIt for the building or meet the investment criteria requirements of Normative Annex X of the CBPS. • The auditor must complete a building improvement plan that includes: o A description of each Tier 1 or Tier 2 covered building and the building’s systems including the physical address, building owner authorized representative name and contact information, and, for Tier 1 buildings, the CBPS Building ID. o The baseline energy consumption for each facility, including the data, methodology and variables used to compute the baseline, and the baseline calendar period. The calendar period must not be shorter than twelve consecutive months and shall be from within the previous 2 years prior to the energy audit. o Recommendations for replacement of existing equipment, along with recommendations for improvements to existing equipment and operating conditions (EEMs). o For Tier 1 buildings, the recommended EEMs to be installed in order to achieve compliance with the EUIt or if complying through the investment criteria. ▪ The auditor shall check with the utility provider and provide rebate recommendations that align with identified EEMs. o The standards of comfort and service appropriate for the facility. Docusign Envelope ID: E11F3824-B57B-4827-BEDB-7B35A1462326