LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY PLAN SUPPORT CONSULTING

The Town of Manchester is seeking a sustainability or environmental science consultant to provide assistance with the development of a greenhouse gas inventory and an assessment of goals included as part of a draft Long-Term Sustainability Plan. The consultant will be tasked with providing a complete greenhouse gas emissions inventory for major Town operations and calculating the precise impacts on GHG emissions that actions included in the Plan aim to reduce. The consultant will also advise the Commission on appropriate and feasible annual or periodic GHG reduction targets and provide a cost-benefit analysis of all GHG reduction strategies identified in the Plan. Some key areas of focus include municipal fleet and travel, municipal building energy efficiency, municipal solid waste and recycling practices, and residential home heating methods and vehicle use. • Municipal fleet and travel (fuel type and use) • Other municipal motorized equipment • The operation of a municipal landfill • The Town’s public and private tree canopy/green space • Opportunities for residents and employees to utilize public transportation • Municipal building energy efficiency • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and recycling practices for Town buildings as well as services provided to residents • Residential home heating methods and vehicle use (miles traveled, vehicle types, other information that may be available from the Town’s Grand List/Assessor’s Office) • Other residential behaviors as identified (solar installations, heat pump conversions, etc.) • Other factors to be identified by the consultant and Commission during the development process