T3103 - Program Administrator - Resilience Planning Projects

The State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property, awarded Contract RFP/NJCOOP/SC-SBE 25-PROS1-135660 to Arcadis U.S., Inc. (located in Paramus, New Jersey) on June 1, 2026, for an effective contract period of four years through May 31, 2030, with an option to extend up to two additional years by mutual written consent. Arcadis was selected as one of up to ten qualified contractors to serve as Program Administrator and provide technical assistance services for New Jersey's Resilience Planning Projects. The contract serves state intrastate cooperative purchasing participants and is funded through multiple sources including U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Zone Management Grants, and state appropriations.

Arcadis will deliver comprehensive climate resilience planning services encompassing community and stakeholder engagement, risk and vulnerability assessments, resilience action plan development, implementation planning, guidance document creation, data modeling, and project management coordination. Service delivery is structured through a competitive mini-bid process whereby individual projects are assigned to Arcadis based on competitive engagement responses submitted for specific planning project opportunities. Staffing requirements include mandatory positions such as Contract Executive, Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, Engineers (Levels I-III), Planners (Levels I-III), Ecological Specialists, Geographic Information Systems Specialists, and specialized subject matter experts, with all services priced using all-inclusive hourly rates across four contract years. The contract includes a mandatory subcontracting set-aside requirement for New Jersey Small Business Enterprises and Disabled Veterans' Businesses, and compliance with federal requirements including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards, Section 3 employment provisions, fair housing standards, and equal employment opportunity requirements.