The government authority in Marion, Illinois is seeking a qualified vendor to provide a comprehensive energy management system. The solution must include essential hardware components such as transmitters, controllers, actuators, DDC panels, switches, and relays. The system must be fully integrated, allowing for centralized shutdown of the entire system from a single screen in no more than two operational steps (such as two mouse clicks).

Vendors will be responsible for developing, furnishing, and installing software upgrades designed to maintain or enhance the current performance and functionality of the system. Additionally, all software, graphics, and system files must be backed up to external hard drives before and after each system upgrade on every desktop. The solution should also enable the restoration of the graphics database and system files from the most recent backup as required.