Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal
ENERGY BASELINE INVENTORY
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council (Council) requires the services of a consultant who will perform an Energy Baseline Inventory (EBI) of six rural counties including Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and unincorporated areas. This EBI is a subtask of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant for the Heartland 2060 Consortium. The goal of the EBI is to provide the data for developing and measuring progress of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigation strategies, as well as projecting future energy use of different regional development scenarios. The inventory will measure baseline energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional/government sectors across four main categories: electricity, natural gas, transportation, and solid waste. The EBI will establish a measurement of the baseline carbon, energy, and greenhouse gas footprint of the region, and will enable monitoring of the effectiveness of the regions future strategies, policies, and programs. The Council is committed to diversity in its employees and consultants and therefore encourages qualified minority and disadvantaged firms to be included on consultant teams. Areas of expertise needed for the EBI include: Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environmental Planning, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services. Request for complete proposal package should be directed in writing to: Ms. Shannon Brett, Program Manager, 555 East Church Street, Bartow, FL 33830, or by email: sbrett@sfrpc.org. The deadline for submissions is 4:00 p.m. (EST), August 5, 2011. Proposals received after this date and time will not be considered.
