NHSaves^® Contractor Hub

The utility partners are requesting qualifications of organizations or individuals that would like to provide services to homeowners as approved NHSaves Home Performance contractors under this program. The qualifications process will identify contractors with the certifications, training, insurance, experience, and professional skills required to provide energy efficiency improvements services to participating customers within New Hampshire’s regulated Utility territory. The objectives of the qualifications are to:

• Identify contractors that have the knowledge and understanding of practical solutions to improving residential homes’ energy efficiency performance with a commitment to customer service and the ability to maintain commitment to the program’s goals.
• Deliver a comprehensive assessment utilizing Building Performance Institute and Home Performance procedures and protocols.
• Develop practical and cost-effective recommendations and work scopes for the implementation of cost-effective improvements.
• Deliver and install energy efficiency improvements professionally and by following all local, state, and federal requirements, as well as BPI protocol.
• Effectively educate and inform customers on how to manage and control their energy consumption.

Program approved contractors may use subcontractors, so long as the approved contractor is acting as the general contractor on the job. Approved contractors will be held responsible for any and all program funded work performed including any performed by subcontractors of the approved contractor.

The utility partners reimburse for contractor services based on fixed pricing for labor and materials that is reviewed and may be adjusted annually based on feedback from all participating program contractors. The current program pricing will be made available to contractors accepted into the program

Standard payment terms of program incentives are 30 days from the date the final invoice is submitted to the utility through the program software. Random Quality Assurance inspections are performed for all program contractors and the utility reserves the right to hold payment of an invoice until all QA issues are fully resolved. Contractors may collect up to 50% of the customer’s co-pay amount at the start of the project unless the customer is using one of the program financing options. If program financing is used for the customer co-pay, the total amount will be issued to the contractor by the utility partner after the project is completed. If financing is not used, the final customer payment is to be collected by the contractor from the customer only after completion of all planned work.

Contractors who are approved for the program will need to contract directly with each utility partner individually and may be asked to sign additional specific Terms and Conditions statements, customer privacy documents, Hold Harmless statements and other documents as required by each contracting utility partner. The information on this page is not in itself an offer and shall under no circumstances be construed as an offer nor does it guarantee any work will be awarded.