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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWORK ORDER - PURCHASE ORDER - 9175614WORK ORDER PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND SUSANNE DURKIN-SCHINDLER DATED: 8/15/2017 Work Order Number: 01 Purchase Order Number: Project Title: Building Energy Scoring (BES): Citizen Working Group Original Bid/RFP # & Name: Susanne Durkin-Schindler Commencement Date: August 23, 2017 Completion Date: August 22, 2018 Maximum Fee: (time and reimbursable direct costs):$8,855 Project Description: Professional Facilitator Services to guide Building Energy Scoring Working Group Scope of Services: See attached Statement of Work. The Service Provider will work with Kirk Longstein. Professional agrees to perform the services identified above and on the attached forms in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Professional Services Agreement between the parties. In the event of a conflict between or ambiguity in the terms of the Professional Services Agreement and this work order (including the attached forms) the Professional Services Agreement shall control. The attached forms consisting of four (4) pages are hereby accepted and incorporated herein, by this reference, and Notice to Proceed is hereby given. PROFESSIONAL By:_______________________________ Date:_____________________________ CITY OF FORT COLLINS By:_________________________________ Project Manager Date: ______________________________ By: _______________________________ Gerry Paul Purchasing Director (over $60,000.00) Date: ____________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: FFBEBEE9-8507-4505-972F-13FF9AA35528 8/25/2017 8/25/2017 Statement of Work Professional Facilitator Services: Public Involvement Building Energy Scoring (BES): Citizen Working Group Period of Performance: September 2017 –September 2018 City of Fort Collins Utilities: Kirk Longstein 1. Overview: a. The City of Fort Collins seeks Professional Facilitator Services to guide an Industry Represented working group reviewing how to implement an Energy Benchmarking, Scoring and Transparency Ordinance within the City of Fort Collins’ commercial and multi-family building sector. b. The Building Energy Scoring Working Group (Citizen Working Group) will help the City of Fort Collins create a pathway for commercial building owners and operators: from Whole Building Energy data to Energy Efficiency actions that reduce operational cost. The Building Energy Scoring Working Group will bring together key stakeholders to evaluate building efficiency programs and policies, including how to implement a Benchmarking, Scoring and Transparency program laid out in the City of Fort Collins Climate Action Plan (CAP) goals related to Energy. c. The Building Energy Scoring Working Group will provide policy recommendations to City Staff for all eligible properties to provide a transparent building energy score by 2030 to help the City meet the following objectives and metrics: Objectives:  Recommend essential services from Fort Collins Utilities required for effective implementation of building energy scoring program.  Establish policy implementation parameters: timeline, building sector, sizes, etc.  Focus on larger commercial and multi-family buildings in short term with future timeline for inclusion of smaller buildings and homes. Metrics:  Building Energy Scoring program participation reaches 100% of eligible buildings by 2030  Meet and sustain Energy Policy Portfolio Efficiency targets  Reduction of energy use in eligible buildings a minimum of 3% by 2030 2. Background: a. The City Energy Project empowers participating cities to implement locally designed energy efficiency strategies and fosters peer-to-peer sharing of knowledge and best practices. A major goal of the project’s two year outlook includes bringing building energy performance data to the market through Building Energy Scoring policy. DocuSign Envelope ID: FFBEBEE9-8507-4505-972F-13FF9AA35528 b. The City of Fort Collins Building Energy Scoring initiative intends to provide whole building energy data to assist business owners to know how their buildings compare with the national average. i. By better understanding a building’s energy use, the City of Fort Collins hopes to help local businesses identify opportunities to improve their energy and financial performance. ii. To assist building owners and managers understand their performance relative to their peers, Fort Collins Utilities is collaborating with commercial property managers to collect energy use intensity using the Environmental Protection Agency’s Portfolio Manager. iii. From energy use data, a business can create a plan to improve the energy efficiency of their property over the course of the building’s life. The City can provide technical assistance, rebates, and incentives that will help participating business make the most out of their energy use and plan for future improvements. 3. Scope: a. Facilitator shall work with the City of Fort Collins staff to clearly define the scope and purpose of the public engagement process. City staff will inform decision criteria and expectations for accepting recommendations generated from Citizen Working Group meetings. b. Facilitator shall provide a framework for implementing the Citizen Working Group process including agenda planning best practices and tactics to reach the desired outcome prior to each Group meeting. The City recognizes that the context may change; stakeholders may challenge the purpose of the process, question the scope of the objectives or the methodology or require more information, time or their own resources to co-design the process. The overriding consideration of the Citizen Working Group is retaining and developing meaningful engagement with identified stakeholders within the performance period. c. Facilitator and City staff shall identify major milestones and priorities to reach a diverse population of stakeholders who will be impacted by Energy Benchmarking, Scoring and Transparency Ordinance. d. Facilitator shall work with City staff to develop a governance plan for the Citizen Working Group including a consultative decision making process. The group does not function on consensus rather intends to determine differences of opinions. The differences in opinions will be presented to City Council in addition to the group’s recommendations. e. Facilitator shall develop innovative and collaborative approaches to ensure meaningful participation from the Citizen Working Group throughout the period of performance. DocuSign Envelope ID: FFBEBEE9-8507-4505-972F-13FF9AA35528 f. Facilitator shall establish a feedback loop with the City staff to review progress on the Citizen Working Group’s recommendations. The Group will develop defined policy recommendations for City Staff review. 4. City Staff will create content and provide to the professional facilitator to lead Stakeholder Work Sessions. Topics may include the following content created by the City: i. Overview and Launch of Stakeholder Process ii. Benchmarking, Building Energy Scoring and Reporting iii. What Buildings are Included iv. How the Information will be collected, shared and used v. Strategies to Achieve Savings vi. Implementation and Phasing vii. Supporting Programs, Finance, and Training Needs viii. Policy framework recommendations ix. Letters of commitment and support for program implementation x. The Final Workshop; including next steps for the City to consider xi. Additional meetings as needed 5. Deliverables: a. Facilitation of ten (10) Citizen Working Group meetings not to exceed one (1) per month; one hundred twenty (120) minute sessions per meeting within the period of performance defined. The Facilitator shall provide a fee for service in the event that additional Citizen Working Group meetings are required. A not to exceed limit will be defined by the City prior to the first Citizen Working Group meeting. b. Facilitator shall help the Citizen Working Group develop defined policy recommendations for City staff to implement Fort Collins Energy Benchmarking, Scoring and Transparency Ordinance; including a pathway from benchmarking data to energy efficiency actions. Defined policy recommendations shall be provided to City staff after the last Citizen Working Group meeting and prior to Council involvement. c. Facilitator shall help City staff design a Working Group survey prior to the end of the performance period. The impact survey shall consider following: i. The outcomes of the engagement process intended to achieve are met including the purpose, objectives and decision criteria defined by City staff. ii. Decisions reflect the diversity of views of the Citizen Working Group and opinions provided from public comment during the twelve-month timeframe. DocuSign Envelope ID: FFBEBEE9-8507-4505-972F-13FF9AA35528 Tasks, Estimated Hours and Fees Activity Hours Fee Preliminary Workshops with staff 6 $ 690 Create governance plan for the Working Group 6 690 Meetings with Project Manager Prior to Group Meetings 20 2,300 Core Project Working Group Meetings (10) 20 2,300 Base Total 52 $ 5,980 Contingency 25 2,875 Total 77 $ 8,855 DocuSign Envelope ID: FFBEBEE9-8507-4505-972F-13FF9AA35528