Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (hereby referred to as “the District”) is soliciting proposals (“Proposals”) from qualified solar photovoltaic (PV) providers (“Proposers”) for turn-key installation of a rooftop solar PV project at the site addresses below pursuant to Section 19b of the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/19b-1 et. Seq.). Proposers shall have demonstrated experience in designing, planning, scheduling, permitting and constructing complete solar PV systems, have knowledge of local utilities, provide project financial analysis, and support the District in securing rebates and other financial incentives available for the project. Proposals will be evaluated based on the relative merits of the Proposer’s response as documented in Section 5, Proposal Evaluation.
The District has retained Nania Energy Advisors (“Representative”) as its representative in regard to solicitations for distributed generation at the determined sites and has authorized Representative to oversee the RFP process, evaluate proposals, and make recommendations to the District. All questions and other correspondence for this RFP shall be submitted via email to solarRFP@naniaenergy.com with the subject line “Oak Park ESD 97 RFP.” All requests from Representative in regard to this solicitation should be regarded as if they are requests from District.
Download the RFP here
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Responsible Party
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Project Milestone
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Date/Time
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District
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RFP Issued
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February 9, 2026
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District & Proposer
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Mandatory Site Walk
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February 25, 2026 at 10AM
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Proposer
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RFP Questions Deadline
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March 6, 2026
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District
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Answers to RFP Questions Distributed
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March 13, 2026
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Proposer
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RFP Deadline
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March 27, 2026 at 12PM
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Proposer
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Presentations from Short-Listed Proposers
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To be scheduled individually
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District
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Board of Education – 1st Review
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April 28, 2026
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District & Proposer
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Board of Education Award (or Not Award)
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May 12, 2026
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Interested proposers should be aware of the mandatory pre-proposal meeting scheduled for 10 AM, February 25, 2026 at Beye Elementary School at 230 N Cuyler Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302. Please submit site walk attendee information via email to solarRFP@naniaenergy.com by February 24, 2026.
Further site information is provided in Attachment A and will be accessed via shared folder. Please email solarRFP@naniaenergy.com with the subject line “Oak Park ESD 97 Solar RFP Attachment A” and you will be provided a link to access the shared folder.
Please submit questions via email to solarRFP@naniaenergy.com by March 6, 2026 with the subject line “Oak Park ESD 97 Solar RFP.” Responses to questions will be shared with all Proposers.
Proposals are due by March 27, 2026 at 12 PM local time. Timely delivery is the responsibility of the Proposer. Any proposals received after the deadline will be rejected.
Please submit proposals via three bound copies and one digital copy on USB drive to:
Michael Arensdorff and John Pahlman
Oak Park Elementary School District 97
260 Madison Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
marensdorff@op97.org, jpahlman@op97.org
Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed container; the package must clearly show the phrase "Request for Proposal – Solar PV" and the Proposer's name.
