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Professional Services Agreement With Integrated Environmental Technology, LLC, for Landfill Gas Credit Management and Brokerage Services for Landfill Department (Contract No. 25-PS01159/AP; Amount: $135,000.00)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
On September 9, 2025, the Board approved the Termination of Landfill Gas Purchase Agreement and Nullification of Wellfield Maintenance Agreement ("Agreement") with Timberline Energy, LLC ("Developer"), pertaining to Northwest Solid Waste Landfill.
Under the now terminated Landfill Gas Purchase Agreement, the County had granted the Developer the exclusive right to claim and utilize any emission allowances and reduction credits associated with Carbon Reduction Tonnes (CRT) generated by the landfill. As a result of the termination, the County is now the party with the right to claim and utilize any emission allowances and reduction credits that may be associated with landfill gas, including, without limitation, any CRTs which may be generated by the Project.
Upon request from the Solid Waste Division, Procurement prepared a professional services agreement for Carbon Credit Management and Brokerage Services to Integrated Environmental Technology, LLC.
Integrated Environmental Technology, LLC will serve as the County's exclusive broker and technical advisor in the verification, issuance, marketing, and sale of these credits, using the Climate Action Reserve (CAR) platform to achieve the greatest possible value while working within CAR's operational and protocol constraints. Among other services, Integrated Environmental Technology, LLC will prioritize carbon credit buyers based on volume capacity, pricing competitiveness, reliability and will negotiate favorable terms, execute transactions, and manage settlement payments through the CAR platform.
Based on the Landfill's consistent historical performance relating to carbon credit production, a long-term normalized average of roughly 50,000 CRTs per year would be considered a...
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