Description
The City of New Rochelle is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to perform a Climate Resilience Policy Evaluation and Heat Emergency Plan. The selected consultant must be subject matter experts in climate mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency. The scope of work includes evaluating the city's current climate resilience policies, developing a heat emergency plan, and facilitating a drill or training exercise to identify deficiencies in the response plan. The consultant will also be required to conduct community engagement and outreach activities. The city has a total of $200,000 available for this work, consisting of a $100,000 Climate Smart Communities Grant and $100,000 in city matching funds.
Key aspects of the project include:
• Climate Resilience Policy Evaluation
• Heat Emergency Plan development
• Community engagement and outreach
• Drill or training exercise to identify deficiencies in the response plan
• Alignment with the Climate Smart Communities certification guidelines
• Collaboration with city staff and other key players