Energy Resilience Construction Grants

This RFP seeks qualified entities to design and construct projects that enhance the resilience of Connecticut’s electric transmission and distribution system against extreme weather, wildfires, natural disasters, and other outage‑causing events. Funding is drawn from Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) §40101(d) formula funding, state bond match funding (C.G.S. §16‑243y), and Federal SEP BIL funding, providing grant awards ranging from $10,000 up to $6 million, with a total pool of approximately $24 million. Successful proposals will deliver engineering design, construction, project management, monitoring, and reporting services for grid‑hardening measures and distributed energy resource deployments across the state. • Scope: engineering design, construction, and installation of grid‑resilience upgrades (e.g., undergrounding, hardened substations, micro‑grids). • Funding: $10 k – $6 M per award; total available ≈ $24 M. • Eligibility: entities capable of delivering large‑scale infrastructure projects and meeting federal/state grant requirements. • Deliverables: detailed design documents, construction work, project monitoring, annual metrics reporting, and compliance with environmental questionnaires. • Timeline: Bid opening begins 2027‑08‑24, pre‑bid conference 2027‑09‑03, submission deadline 2027‑09‑13.