Natural Asset Inventory Service

The Village of Lions Bay, British Columbia, is seeking a vendor to provide a natural asset inventory service. The agency needs a foundational, systematic record of priority natural assets to manage them alongside engineered infrastructure. This project aims to support climate resilience, risk reduction, and long-term service delivery for the municipality. The scope of work requires developing a comprehensive, spatially-explicit inventory of natural assets. The selected vendor must classify and map natural assets, including forests, creeks, wetlands, shorelines, and other significant natural features. The project also covers assessing the condition and extent of these priority natural assets. The agency requires the identification of ecosystem services provided by these assets, with an emphasis on climate resilience and hazard mitigation. The vendor must conduct a preliminary risk assessment of natural assets related to climate hazards such as wildfire, flooding, slope failure, and sea level rise. Additionally, the project involves providing actionable recommendations for integrating natural assets into the village's asset management practices and climate action planning. The buyer requires the development of internal capacity among village staff and council to understand and manage natural assets. All deliverables must be provided in formats compatible with existing Village GIS systems and asset management tools. The work may be performed onsite or offsite. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in Canada. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget, and no specific funding amount is disclosed. The source document does not contain evaluation criteria or key dates for this opportunity.