Brownfield Grant Application and Implementation Assistance Services

The vendor is required to provide a wide range of potential grant, assessment, and planning services to the county and any co-applicants who may join in an application.
• Assisting the county and its partners with the preparation of applications for the community-wide assessment grants for fy2025 with the expectation that this will be a collaborative grant. 
• Provide assistance with revisions and resubmittal of application(s) as part of the fy2025 competition, if the one or more of the initial applications is unsuccessful. 
• Provide assistance with development of community -required projects work plan(s) for applications that are successful. 
• Prepare and maintain schedules and budgets for assessment or cleanup activities. 
• Conduct and supervise site assessment studies and prepare appropriate technical reports required by the agency and state dec in print and electronic form. 
• Field investigations including sample collection and lab analysis. 
• Interviews with neighboring property owners. 
• Evaluation of cleanup options and risk assessment analysis and costs. 
• Preparation of a written quality assurance project plan (QAPP) in compliance with agency regulations. 
• Delivery to the county completed phase i and phase ii agency reports, site investigation reports, response action plans and other environmental reports or plans required under the applicable state environmental regulations. 
• Project management, implementation and technical oversight. 
• Professional advice regarding environmental issues associated with chain of ownership and title. 
• Provide regulatory and financial information as needed 
• Attending meetings of the participating partners and advisory committees as requested. 
• Prepare presentations to provide information about the projects progress, as requested. 
• Assist with conducting community-wide inventory of potential hazardous substance and petroleum brownfield sites. 
• Develop preliminary budget, financing options and implementation plan for cleanup and reuse.
• Complete contaminant characterization and risk assessments as determine necessary following phase ii activities (as funds allow). 
• Involve the public in citizen participation in all phases of projects, comprehensive community outreach programs and public participation program. 
• Implement site specific cleanup or remediation (if future funding becomes available through this or another grant funded program). 
• Redevelopment planning and market research as related to environmental site reuse.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years