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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract ro PaleBLUEdot, LLC for Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Forecasting, and Recommendations Report RESOLUTION NO. 19-582 RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT TO PALEBLUEDOT, LLC FOR COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY, FORECASTING,AND RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the City of Ames has actively engaged in saving resources, reducing energy demand, and promoting diversified waste management and landfill diversion; and, WHEREAS, one of the priorities of the City Council is to Expand Sustainability Efforts by evaluating the community's greenhouse gas impact and look for ways to reduce it and establishing a Community Greenhouse Gas(GHG)Inventory,Forecasting,and Recommendations Report using standard data-gathering protocol as an effective first step in developing a Climate Action Plan; and, WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was developed to engage a consultant to implement a study leading to increased awareness and understanding of community GHG emissions and community contributions; and, WHEREAS, the consultant is asked to forecast projections related to impacts of status quo actions, as well as opportunities to reduce carbon emissions along with creating standardized collection tools for future GHG inventory collection and assessment; and, WHEREAS, the Community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, Forecasting, and Recommendations Report is envisioned to take six months to complete at a cost of$24,960 and the City Council has budgeted $25,000 from Council Contingency for this project; and, WHEREAS,after the scoring process was complete,PaIeBLUEdot,LLC received the highest ratings and was selected as the preferred consultant; and, WHEREAS,the PaIeBLUEdot proposal included collaboration with Orange Environmental, a greenhouse gas analyst group, as well as partnering with an ISU graduate student to serve as the team's GHG Emissions Research Specialist; and, WHEREAS,the PaIeBLUEdot team demonstrated experience with many cities in Minnesota and Iowa through their work on greenhouse gas inventories, climate vulnerability assessments, climate adaption action plans, and renewable energy planning; and, WHEREAS, in addition, the PaIeBLUEdot team offered optional services including a Climate Vulnerability Assessment for an additional$4,000 and a Renewable Energy Potentials Study for an additional $2,000, and City staff believes the additional services would provide helpful, foundational data for future use and guidance; and, WHEREAS, the scope of work includes a number of steps throughout the development process and this information is primarily data collection to create an Ames-specific carbon emissions baseline based on the ICLEI Global Protocol for Community-Scale Green House Gas Emissions; and, WHEREAS, the primary tasks and major deliverables are described in the following table: 1. Kick Off Meeting 2. Identify Emissions Sectors and Emission Categories 3. Data Collection 4. Complete GHG Emissions Forecasting for 2030 and 2040 5. Provide a final GHG Report and Calculations Summary 6. Present Finding 7. Climate Vulnerability Assessment(optional) 8. Renewable Energy Potentials Study(optional) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the contract for a Community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, Forecasting, and Recommendations Report is awarded to PaleBLUEdot, LLC, of Maplewood, Minnesota, in the amount of$24,960, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12th day of November, 2019. Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t' day of November, 2019.