Russellville Civicplus #11

Brownfields environmental assessments, cleanup planning, and community revitalization services

The City of Russellville is seeking an environmental-services provider to assess brownfield sites and support cleanup and community revitalization across its coalition communities. - Government buyer: City of Russellville, Sustainability and Resilience Department, Brownfields Assessment Coalition; the coalition includes Pope County and the cities of Dover and Atkins, Arkansas. The U.S. EPA Brownfields Program is the grant funder. - Opportunity: Professional environmental services for an EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant covering 61 identified brownfield sites, including former commercial and industrial properties. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendor firms are named in the opportunity. It is open to qualified environmental-services providers. - Requested services and quantities: - 28 ASTM All Appropriate Inquiries-compliant Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. - 20 Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, including sampling, testing, and site-specific sampling and analysis plans. - 1 generic Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), plus related quality-assurance documentation. - 20 surveys for asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint; attachment materials also reference mold surveys. - Cleanup planning for 17 sites and 7 analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives (ABCAs), including remedial options and cost evaluation. - 4 site-reuse assessments, 2 market studies, 1 market-viability evaluation, 2 brownfield revitalization plans, and 1 area-wide plan. - 4 community vision sessions or charrettes, plus 12 community or educational meetings; outreach, stakeholder coordination, and site inventory and prioritization are also required. - Program administration, grant reporting, database updates, and related project support. - Notable requirements: The team must include an Arkansas-licensed professional geologist and professional engineer in good standing, and an environmental professional meeting ASTM requirements. Proposers must demonstrate at least seven years of relevant environmental-professional experience, QAPP and Phase I/II assessment expertise, and community-outreach experience. Professional errors-and-omissions coverage must be at least $1,000,000, in addition to general-liability insurance. - Estimated maximum contract value: $1,456,675. - Period of performance: An initial three-year contract, with assessment work anticipated to start in the grant period. Program activities are expected to conclude by the end of the grant period, with the final EPA report due within 120 days afterward. The contract may be extended to accommodate qualifying future EPA grants.

Description

The City of Russellville is seeking qualifications and proposals from qualified vendors to provide professional environmental services for its Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant. The work covers Russellville and coalition communities Pope County, Dover, and Atkins, and includes brownfields inventory and prioritization, environmental site assessments and testing, quality assurance planning, cleanup alternatives and remediation planning, outreach, and reuse and revitalization planning. The City plans to select one respondent for a contract initially lasting three years. Proposals are due October 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM CT; the RFQP identifies a maximum anticipated contract of $1,456,675.

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