This RFP is intended to identify the most qualified consultant to help the Town create a Climate Action Plan. Hartford recently passed a Joint Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency, which commits the Town and the School District to developing a plan “that identifies action steps in response to the climate emergency and explains how progress will be tracked and measured”. Additionally, the voters approved a ballot initiative in March requiring the "development, operation, and maintenance of the Town of Hartford’s municipal infrastructure and equipment" achieve carbon neutrality by 2027. The Hartford Climate Action Plan is primarily intended to address the town-wide goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2030, and secondarily to achieve the carbon neutral municipal