Section 24-30-2002 - Contracts for energy analysis and recommendations(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, and in accordance with section 24-30-1104(2), where applicable, a state agency may contract with any entity or person experienced in the design and implementation of energy conservation for an energy analysis and recommendations pertaining to measures that would significantly increase: (a) Utility cost savings and operation and maintenance cost savings in buildings or other facilities owned or rented by the state agency; or(b) Vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost savings in state fleet vehicles.(2) The state personnel director or the state personnel director's designee may authorize a state agency to enter into such a contract. The contract shall be negotiated by the state agency pursuant to the negotiation requirements described in part 14 of this article; except that direct, indirect, overhead, and other costs and rates may be solicited and considered in the evaluation of qualifications and included in any resulting contract. The contract may include provisions that define the rate, amount, and nature of costs that may be proposed in any subsequent energy cost-savings contract, that describe the content of the analysis, and that reserve the option of the state agency to negotiate a suitable energy cost-savings contract.(3) Such energy analysis and recommendations shall include the following, as applicable: (a) Estimates of the amounts by which utility cost savings and operation and maintenance cost savings would increase and estimates of all costs of such utility cost-savings measures or energy-savings measures, including, but not limited to, itemized costs of design, engineering, equipment, materials, installation, maintenance, repairs, and debt service; or(b) Estimates of the amounts by which vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost savings would increase and estimates of all costs of such vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost-savings measures.(4) Payment by a state agency for an energy analysis and recommendations contract may be made from moneys appropriated to the state agency for operating expenses or utilities, as applicable, or payments may be deferred and incorporated into a subsequent energy cost-savings contract.Amended by 2013 Ch. 403,§ 2, eff. 6/5/2013.L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 1090, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-254), ch. 403, p. 2360, § 2, effective June 5.