Specifications include, but are not limited to: In general, work includes services of a qualified broker, developer, or aggregator who will guide, advise and facilitate the purchase(s) of verified and certified carbon offsets/credits. The City intends to make a one-time, immediate purchase of 10,476 MT of verified carbon offsets for up to $100,000. 1. The Contractor/broker will provide a purchase agreement verifying the exchange of funds to retire an equivalent amount in metric tons of carbon offsets certified by a third-party. 2. The Contractor/broker will retire all carbon credits purchased by the City within five (5) business days of receiving written notification from the City Contract Manager or designee (or as otherwise mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and City Contract Manager or designee). 3. The Contractor/broker will provide links to the public retirement report for those credits within the associated Offset Registry to the City Contract Manager or designee within ten (10) business days or as mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and the City Contract Manager or designee. 4. No Carbon credits shall be re-sold or exchanged. The Contract/broker will provide a retirement certificate for each City purchase, within thirty (30) business days or as mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and the City Contract Manager or designee. a. The retirement certificate shall include: i. Serial numbers of the Carbon Credits ii. Specific Offset Registry in which the Carbon Credits have been retired iii. Project name iv. Volume total v. A Screenshot of offset credit retirement from the Offset Registry
