Santa Clara Valley Water District PlanetBids #139956

Carbon Offset Brokerage Services for Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project

Valley Water, a local government agency in California, is seeking qualified firms to provide Carbon Offset Brokerage Services for the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project. - Government Buyer: - Valley Water (Santa Clara Valley Water District), California - Services Requested: - Carbon Offset Brokerage Services - Includes procurement, documentation, retirement, and monitoring of carbon offsets - Services must support compliance with Mitigation Measure GHG-2 - Vendor Requirements: - Minimum five years of experience in carbon offset brokerage, carbon markets intermediation, or advisory services - Demonstrated experience with recognized voluntary carbon registries: - Climate Action Reserve (CAR) - American Carbon Registry (ACR) - Verra - Gold Standard - Knowledge of voluntary carbon market standards and offset procurement practices - Familiarity with offset project types such as forestry, agricultural methane capture, reforestation/afforestation, biochar, soil carbon, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) - Proven track record of procuring at least 150,000 MT CO₂e in the past five years - Completion of at least one annual transaction of 20,000 MT CO₂e or greater - Financial capacity to manage offset purchases and coordinate offset retirement - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Notable Requirements: - Firms must demonstrate experience with major voluntary carbon registries - Ability to handle large-scale carbon offset transactions - Compliance with greenhouse gas mitigation requirements for a major infrastructure project

Description

Valley Water is seeking experienced and qualified firms to provide comprehensive Carbon Offset Brokerage Services to support compliance with Mitigation Measure GHG-2 for the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project. The services include carbon offset procurement, documentation, retirement, and monitoring to ensure CEQA-defensible procurement and transparent documentation. Firms must have at least five years of relevant experience, demonstrated knowledge of voluntary carbon registries, and the financial capacity to manage offset purchases and retirement. The procurement aims to minimize risk and provide documentation suitable for public disclosure and compliance with relevant regulations.

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