38708_Oct_16_26_solicitation_doc.pdf

This solicitation document pertains to a natural hazard mitigation plan update managed by the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) for twenty-one rural Connecticut towns. The project requires a qualified planning, engineering, and GIS consulting firm to develop a FEMA-approvable Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan compliant with the Stafford Act and 44 CFR Part 201. The consultant must address changes in development and community priorities since the previous plan approval in July 2022, deliver updated risk and vulnerability assessments incorporating current hazard event data, revise mitigation strategies and goals, and establish plan maintenance procedures. The scope includes obtaining formal adoption documentation from all twenty-one member towns: Barkhamsted, Burlington, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester. Proposals are due September 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EDT, with questions due September 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. NHCOG may shortlist up to three firms for interviews before recommending a preferred consultant to the NHCOG Board. Proposals must be submitted in five paper copies to 355 Goshen Road, Litchfield, Connecticut.

The consultant must integrate supplementary deliverables provided by CIRCA under the Resilient Connecticut Program without duplicating effort. All work products, including data, maps, GIS files, and digital documents, become the property of NHCOG. Funding is primarily from a Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation planning grant administered by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, with available funding expected to be significantly reduced from previous awards. The consultant must carry professional liability insurance of $2 million for errors and omissions and $1 million automobile liability insurance, with proof included in the proposal. Interested parties should contact Sarah Better at 860-491-9884 x104 or sbetter@nhcogct.gov for additional information.