Greene County Request for Qualifications - Environmental Services to Perform Brownfield Assessments

Greene County was awarded a USEPA grant for a Brownfield Coalition Assessment to Investigate Brownfield Sites. The agreement with USEPA will provide funding for the coalition, which includes Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) and the Hunter Foundation, to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites located throughout Greene and Columbia Counties, New York. Priority sites include a former brick manufacturing mill, a petroleum storage yard, early nineteenth century fuel terminal, former plastic manufacturing site, former automobile mechanic site, and municipal DPW garage. The project will include, but not be limited to, twenty-eight Phase I and ten Phase II environmental site assessments, community engagement efforts, prioritization and site inventorying, reuse assessments, revitalization plans, resource roadmaps, and area-wide plan. Brownfields are defined as real property, the expansion, development, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

The individual or firm selected will undertake all the services and comply with all terms and conditions of the USEPA funding as outlined in Exhibit A Cooperative Agreement and Exhibit B Narrative Proposal and Work Plan which are attached to this RFQ. In submitting a proposal, the respondent acknowledges that the respondent has reviewed Exhibits A, and B and assures that it will comply with the terms and conditions of those exhibits. Additionally, the respondent acknowledges that they have reviewed County-imposed requirements described herein attachments C, D, E, F, and G.

The resulting contract will be for four (4) years. Greene County may amend or extend this contract beyond the initial four years to accommodate the terms and conditions of the FY2025 Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant or future EPA grants awarded to Greene County within this four-year period provided that Greene County determines that the contractor’s proposed prices are reasonable.