RFP 24004 - Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The Fraser Valley Regional District ("FVRD") is seeking proposals from qualified consultants ("Proponents") in response to this request for proposals ("RFP") for the provision of a regional greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for the FVRD.

The FVRD consists of 6 municipalities (City of Abbotsford, City of Chilliwack, City of Mission, District of Hope, District of Kent, and Village of Harrison Hot Springs), 8 electoral areas, and more than 30 First Nations.

The FVRD is seeking the development of a comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory that identifies total GHG emissions from the region. Major emission-producing sectors within the region are believed to include transportation, agriculture, buildings, waste, mining, forestry, and other industry. The FVRD is interested in quantifying the total emissions produced within the region as well as the emissions associated by each sector.
In addition to the total GHG emissions, and their sources, from the region, the FVRD is also interested in identifying the subset of emissions that are within the jurisdiction of local governments. Understanding the emissions where local governments have either direct or indirect influence will be used to inform subsequent climate action planning for the region.

Following its completion, the FVRD intends to provide regular updates to the GHG inventory to monitor changes in GHG emissions over time and progress in achieving reduction targets. Consequently, the outcome of this project needs to also include a tool, or an easy-to-follow set of directions and methodologies, that will allow staff to reproduce future GHG inventories.