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The City of St. Louis Planning & Urban Design Agency, Office of Sustainability seeks proposals for a qualified consulting firm(s) ("Firm") to create an updated sustainability plan for the City of St. Louis ("City") as a fundamental element to making our City economically, socially and ecologically vibrant in the face of climate change. The City's Office of Sustainability is seeking proposals from professional consulting firms that have extensive experience in strategic planning, engagement of diverse stakeholders, and climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. The updated plan will be forward-thinking and provide an updated framework for the prioritization and implementation of policies, projects, and other efforts needed for St. Louis to thrive as a sustainable and equitable community. This request for proposal is for the consultant team to update the Sustainability Plan including conducting a 2023 City of St. Louis Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Inventory. It is anticipated that work will begin mid 2024, and that the finished project would be considered for formal adoption by the City in mid to late 2025. The firm must demonstrate the ability to turn over material and deliver required tasks quickly and efficiently. The general purpose of the City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan ("Plan") is to update the strategic framework and vision for sustainability in the City of St. Louis. It is about balancing the environmental, economic, and social needs of the City today as well as the needs of future generations. With many sustainability initiatives of varying scope already underway, we seek to incorporate these plans, projects and initiatives into a clear vision with actionable steps as well as identify areas for improvement. Addressing climate change and restoring our natural environment is a top priority along with addressing equal pressing economic and social needs of residents. Selected consultant(s) or consultant team will provide a comprehensive update to the City's Sustainability Plan. The updated Plan will serve as the updated policy document guiding sustainability in the City of St. Louis. It is intended for the updated Sustainability Plan, or a portion thereof, to be adopted as an element of the City's Comprehensive Plan (i.e., the policy document, enabled by state law, which provides long-range guidance on the city's future physical evolution). The following tasks provide a generalized scope of work for the project. The scope below includes general descriptions of the tasks that proposers should build on when preparing responses. Each response submitted for this RFP must, at a minimum, address the tasks described below, although responding firm(s) may add to or alter the scope as deemed necessary to better accomplish the intended purposes of this project.