REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 8613

FOR THE

DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER RISDON

MANUFACTURING SITE

LOCATED AT

2100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, WATERBURY, CT

DATE OF ISSUANCE: 10/06/2025

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: 10:30AM, 10/29/2025

Solicited by:

Waterbury Development Corporation on behalf of the

City of Waterbury

Basic Information

Issue Date: October 6, 2025

DATE SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE: 10:30AM October 29, 2025

Department Managing this RFP: Waterbury Development Corporation

Primary Contact: Mr. Kevin McCaffery, Director of Purchasing (via ProcureWare only)

This RFP is posted on the City of Waterbury ProcureWare website at:

https://waterburyct.procureware.com/Bids

Address: Former Risdon Site 2100 South Main Street Waterbury, CT 06706

(MBL #059 0340 0011)

Current Owner: City of Waterbury

Introduction

This RFP seeks proposals for the Site’s development, particularly but not limited to those seeking to create an alternative energy/clean energy, and battery storage park or some combination thereof that will result in increased municipal tax revenues (the “Project”). To that end, The City is seeking a financially viable and experienced developer or existing business entity to purchase and/or lease the property and develop the Site as described above in a timely manner compliant with zoning regulations and all other City, State, and Federal requirements, including use restrictions, financial and administrative requirements.

Potential Outcomes

At the City’s sole discretion, this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) may result in one or more of the following outcomes, all without liability to WDC or the City:

• A request for additional information from any or all respondents;

• Direct negotiations with a respondent to the RFP resulting in a Purchase, Lease, Disposition and Development Agreement. In the event that the City is unable, in its sole discretion, to negotiate a satisfactory agreement with the successful respondent, it may terminate the negotiations and either: commence negotiations with another respondent or cancel this solicitation.

• Termination of this solicitation process at any time.

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Site Background, Location

The City of Waterbury (the “City”) owns 2100 South Main Street in Waterbury and consisting of approximately 3.38 acres (the “Property” or “Site”); it is located on the east side of South Main Street in a limited industrial district zone.

The City has owned the irregularly shaped Property since April 20, 2015. Former structures located on the Site have been demolished down to the concrete slabs include an industrial brick warehouse, a brick smokestack off the eastern wall of the brick warehouse, a brick garage east of the brick warehouse, and a wooden shed east of the brick warehouse. The Property is considered a brownfield site.

A stone dam located on the northeastern portion of the Property permits water to flow from Mill Pond down toward the former brick warehouse area, through a culvert, and under South Main Street where it empties into the Naugatuck River. A parking area occupies the southwestern portion of the Site. Wetlands occupy the lower elevations of the Property’s southeastern portion and the area slopes steeply upward to the east to Mill Pond, on the northeastern portion of the Site. Forested land occupies the remainder of the Site.

The Site is located next to an Eversource Electrical Substation and is serviced by a natural gas main from South Main Street; it enjoys unobstructed sunlight. The Site is easily accessible due to its frontage on South Main Street and proximity to State Route 8 and U.S. Interstate 84.

This Site may be attractive to developers, particularly those seeking to create an alternative energy/clean energy, and battery storage park or some combination thereof.

The potential for solar photovoltaic systems, fuel cells, and hydroelectric power, along with energy storage systems is significant. These potential uses may largely avoid expensive remediation of this brownfield site.

Development of the Site for power storage and/or power generation would require siting and permitting approvals from Federal, State, and local Governmental and regulatory entities. Additionally, all projects would require a general permit from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection along with local building and construction permits from the City.

The Site is in proximity to the Metro North railway and the Waterbury Train Station (approximately 2.5 miles away) and on a local bus line, with the nearest bus stop located within .3 miles. The Site borders the Naugatuck River and the Naugatuck River Greenway. Within walking distance from 2100 South Main Street property recently purchased and currently being developed by Amazon as a 3.2 million square foot distribution center.

This Site is perfectly situated next to this Waterbury Portion of the Naugatuck River Greenway, two highways, the rail-line, and bus line. The location of the Site allows for ease of shipping/receiving and ability for new employees to utilize mass transit.

Water, sewer, gas, electricity, phone, and fiber are all available to the Site, however, utilities to the Site are currently capped as a result of the Site’s vacancy and recent demolition activity. All activities involving utilities, including construction and approval of utility infrastructure and creating “clean corridors” for the installation of the utilities, are the sole responsibility of a successful Respondent.

ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 1 – GENERIC SITE INFORMATION & PHOTOGRAPHS

ATTACHMENT 2 – ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS

ATTACHMENT 3 – CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PACKAGE ATTACHMENT

ATTACHMENT 4 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Previous Site Use and History

In the 19th century the Merrit Nichols Iron Foundry was started at the Site and later silver spoon manufacturing by Hope Manufacturing occurred. The Site was purchased in 1869 by Smith & Grigg Manufacturing Company from a private owner and the industrial buildings were constructed at about that time. The company manufactured buckles, clasps, slides, and carriage hardware. Risdon Manufacturing Corporation (“Risdon”) began leasing the Site in 1936, bought the property in 1946, and sold the property to William Lombardi, Jr. of Lombardi Enterprises in 1985. When Risdon operated at the Site, it specialized in metal plating (etching, nickel and zinc plating) and the manufacture (stamping, forming, cutting, grinding, tumbling, hardening) of metal pins, curtain hooks, lipsticks, and other small items. From 1985 through 2002, several commercial operations occupied the Site, including American Rentals, retail facilities, and deli/catering businesses. The Site remained vacant from 2002 through 2015 when the City acquired the property. In 2016, a fire destroyed the main structure. In 2018, the Waterbury Development Corporation (“WDC”) completed demolition of the buildings down to the concrete slabs and removed debris for off-Site disposal to the extent funding allowed as part of an interim measure to address blight and health and safety concerns.

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Site Information

Respondents shall familiarize themselves with the Site, including all information provided as found in the RFP documents and attachments. Information provided includes:

• Environmental information: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment December 2018; Limited Phase II Environmental Site Assessment January 2019; and Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives January 2019;

• Instruments, filings and other documents relevant to use restrictions and other obligations that must be assumed by the successful Respondent; and

• Other relevant information.

The City does not represent or warrant that any of the information provided is accurate or complete and respondents are responsible for their own independent review and evaluation of materials and their own due diligence.

Zoning

The Site is located within the City’s Limited Industrial (“IL”) Zoning District. The IL District is established to provide for the location of low-impact light industries such as distribution, fabrication, and warehousing without outdoor storage. Detailed information is available in the City’s zoning regulations (revised to August 10, 2021). A copy of the zoning regulations is available for review/download on the City’s website. www.waterburyct.org;

find, All Departments and Services, City Planning, Zoning & Inland Wetlands, go to the drop-down menu and select “Regulations, Plans, Maps, Applications, & Fees”, then Select “Regulations” and then click on the file labeled: “Waterbury Zoning Regs Revised to August 10, 2021.pdf”. The proposed use and planned development should be consistent with the City’s current City Plan on Conservation and Development. The City’s Plan of Conservation and Development can be found here:

https://www.waterburyct.org/services/city- planning/adopted-plans/conservation

Developer Due Diligence

Third Party Interests

Respondents should assume that the Property, including land, improvements, and any supporting infrastructure, will be sold and/or leased “AS IS” and “WHERE IS” without representation, warranty, or guaranty as to quantity, quality, title, character, condition, size, or kind, or that the same is in condition or fit to be used for the Respondent’s purpose.

Respondents must rely on their own research and investigations for all matters, including, costs, title, survey, development, financing, construction, investigation & remediation.

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All work to be undertaken on the Site must be done at the successful respondent’s sole expense and in compliance with all State and Federal regulations. The successful respondent is responsible for performing due diligence regarding site conditions, including third party interests, utilities, and other concerns/reservations regarding current or future conditions at the Site. Site and the limitations, obligations, and responsibilities, financial commitments and timelines associated therewith which will be included as provisions in the contractual agreements with the successful respondent.

SITE VISIT

There will be one site visit on October 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM at 2100 South Main Street Waterbury, CT for all interested parties. Should respondents wish to visit the site an additional time after they are to contact Kevin McCaffrey, Director of Purchasing. Please coordinate your request for a site visit with Mr. McCaffery at (203)-574-6748.

QUESTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

All questions and communications about this request for Proposal and submission requirements must be directed to the City of Waterbury ProcureWare website (https://waterburyct.procureware.com/home) and must be received by 2:00 PM on October 20, 2025.

Regarding this RFP, respondents shall only contact regarding Mr. McCaffery or such other person otherwise designated by Mr. McCaffery.

Responses to questions submitted by the above date and time, along with any changes or amendments to this RFP, will be available via the City of Waterbury ProcureWare website by 2:00 PM on October 23, 2025. It shall be the respondent’s responsibility to download this information. If you have any procedural questions in this regard, please call Mr. McCaffery at (203) 574-6748.

No other persons should be contacted, including, without limitation, any directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of the Site owner.

QUALIFICATIONS

Each Respondent must demonstrate sufficient financial resources and professional ability to develop the Property in a manner consistent with its Proposal.

AGREEMENT PERIOD

The agreement period for any contract resulting from this RFP is anticipated to include a reasonable time frame for the completion of due diligence and pre-closing tasks and will be negotiated between City of Waterbury and the successful respondent.

COMPLETION OF PROJECT

The successful respondent will be required to complete its development obligations within a set time period. Any agreement resulting from this RFP will contain provisions addressing timing and the results of any breach of the timing.

CONDITIONS

All respondents must be willing to adhere to the following conditions and must acknowledge and positively state this in the submission:

1. Any questions, dialogue, communication or submission, as a response to this RFP, does not constitute a commitment, contract or partnership with City of Waterbury.

2. All submissions are to be the City’s sole property. Respondents are encouraged not to include in their submission any proprietary information. All materials associated with this solicitation process are subject to the terms of state laws defining freedom of information and privacy and all rules, regulations, and interpretations resulting from those laws.

3. Any product, whether acceptable or unacceptable, developed as a result of this solicitation process are the City’s sole property.

4. The timing and sequence of events resulting from this solicitation process will be determined by City.

5. The respondent must certify that the personnel, partners, affiliates, and other team members identified in its response to this RFP will be the person/parties actually involved and/or assigned to the Project. Any additions, deletions, or changes in said personnel, partners, affiliates, and other team members from the proposal during the course of the agreement period must be approved by the City with the exception of personnel who have terminated employment; replacements for personnel who have terminated employment are subject to the City’s advanced written approval. At its discretion, the City require the removal and replacement of respondent personnel who do not perform adequately, regardless of whether they were previously approved by the City.

6. The City, at its sole discretion, may amend the terms or cancel this solicitation process at any time if the City deems it to be necessary, appropriate or otherwise in its best interest.

7. Participation in this solicitation process is voluntary and non-compensable. Any costs and expenses incurred by respondents in preparing or submitting their expression of interest are the sole responsibility of the respondent.

8. The respondent must be prepared to present any other information or clarification deemed necessary by the City to satisfactorily meet the requirements set forth or implied in the submission potentially including evidence of experience, ability, financial standing and any other information deemed necessary by the City satisfactorily meet the requirements set forth or implied in the proposal.

9. The respondent may be required to give presentations to the extent necessary to satisfy the City’s requirements or needs. In some cases, respondents may be required to give presentations or further explanations to assist any evaluation/selection committee established by the City.

10. The respondent represents and warrants that the submission is not made in connection with any other respondent and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. The respondent further represents and warrants that it did not participate in any part of the RFP development process, had no knowledge of the specific contents of the RFP prior to its issuance, and that no agent, representative or employee of the City participated directly in the respondent’s submission preparation.

11. All submissions must conform to instruction. Failure to include any required signatures, provide the required number of copies, to meet deadlines, answer all questions, follow the requested format, or failure to comply with any other requirements of this RFP may be considered appropriate cause for rejection of the response.

12. The City reserves the right to award this Project in whole or in part, and to reject any and all proposals in whole or in part for: misrepresentation; default on any prior WDC, or City contract by the respondent, its associates, or member of its team for this Project; if the proposal limits or modifies any of the terms, conditions and/or specifications of the RFP; or if the City determines that the proposal(s) would not be in its best interest. The City also reserves the right to waive technical defects, irregularities and omissions if, in its judgment, its best interests will be served by doing so.

13. The City is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its hiring, employment, or business practices. The City is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and does not discriminate on the basis of disability, in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, or activities.

14. All proposals should anticipate possible compliance requirements of any applicable state, federal and/or local wage and labor regulations including potential applicability of the State of Connecticut’s requirements, of its Affirmative Action Plan Requirements pursuant to Connecticut General Statute (“C.G.S.”) §46a-68c and §46a-68d; State and/or Federal prevailing wage requirements including under the Davis-Bacon Act; Housing Urban Development’s Section 3 Regulations and any other applicable federal funding requirements; City of Waterbury Ordinance §34.01 et seq., “Hiring of Waterbury Residents on certain Publicly Funded Construction Projects”; Section 38 of the City’s Code of Ordinances Conflicts of Interests and Ethics provisions. The text of Chapters 38 and 39 of said Code may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk of the City and on the internet at the City Clerk’s website. Information regarding state requirements may also be obtained from the State’s Department of Labor and Workplace Standards Division.

15. All Respondents must review and be prepared to sign, prior to the execution of any contract with the City, the items and forms included in Attachment 3 - Contract Compliance Packet.

16. The Respondent agrees that the proposal will remain valid for a period of one-hundred and fifty (150) days after the closing date for the submission and may be extended beyond that time by mutual agreement.

PROCESS

The City may establish a committee to review the RFP submissions. This committee will, at its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to schedule individual meetings with the respondents, schedule a general meeting with all respondents, or schedule no meetings. The committee may solicit additional information or clarification from one or more respondents. The committee will use all of the information contained in the responses to determine the level of interest, type(s) of potential uses and the practicality of the development of the Site. The committee will also consider expected capital investment, documentation confirming the immediate availability of such capital and project development timeline.

RESPONSE

The response to this RFP should include the following:

1. Respondent’s material terms of a proposed lease/purchase/development agreement, including expected capital investment and estimated additional municipal tax revenues.

2. General company information and contact information.

3. A comprehensive list of the Development Team. The Development Team must possess a proven record to undertake, manage, and complete projects of this scale, including the ability to provide all technical and professional services required for all components of the Project and a proven ability to perform. Resumes for key members outlining similar development experience shall be submitted as part of the RFP.

4. Detailed description of the proposed development, including conceptual site layout plans, infrastructure requirements, phasing for construction and completion, and architectural renderings of proposed development.

5. A preliminary site plan identifying setbacks from property lines, wetland areas, all existing and proposed public or private utility lines and other rights and reservations including the easements and associated infrastructure discussed in the section titled “Obligations” (sub-section “Third Party Interests”) of this RFP, any additional easements proposed or required by respondent, frontage, roads and improvements including potential access roads.

6. New tax revenue expected to be generated attributable to the proposed development.

7. A list discussing potential impacts to traffic on adjacent roadways, wetland environments, and the surrounding neighborhoods.

8. A list of anticipated permitting and approvals required including, but not limited to, any required by, under or pursuant to the State Traffic Commission, Open Space Requirements, Parking, New Source Review, storm water and any other regulations or regulatory authorities and strategy for compliance therewith.

9. A preliminary construction budget identifying the soft costs, site development and construction costs including any financing required plus any supplemental information explaining the proposed development.

10. A preliminary development timeline.

11. Any additional information that the respondent wishes to bring to the attention of the City that is relevant to this RFP.

Proposal Requirements and Format

One original (clearly identified as such) and seven (7) paper copies of the proposal, as well as a copy of the original proposal in pdf format on a flash drive, must be received at the following address no later than 10:30 AM on October 29, 2025. Proposals received after that time shall not be considered.

Mr. Kevin McCaffery

Director of Purchasing

City of Waterbury 235 Grand Street

Room 103 Waterbury, CT 06702

Proposals submitted must be bound, paginated, indexed and numbered consecutively. Respondents shall complete Attachment C addressed to Mr.

McCaffery, which, in part, includes a statement by the Respondent accepting all terms and conditions and requirements contained in the RFP, and which shall be signed by a duly authorized official of the organization submitting the proposal. Respondents shall also, as indicated in Attachment C, identify the name of a contact person, along with their telephone number, email address, if applicable, and address, who can be contacted for the purpose of clarifying the information contained in their response to this RFP. In addition to any other information required in Attachment C, Respondents shall provide their firm’s authorization and a request to any persons, firm, or corporation to furnish any information requested by the City of Waterbury in verification of the recitals included in its response to this RFP.

Submissions must be bound, paginated, indexed and numbered consecutively and must set forth accurate and complete information as called for in this RFP including each of the items listed below. Proposals should be limited to letter size (8.5 x 11) except as needed for architectural drawings, renderings, and other supporting exhibits. At the City’s discretion, failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification.

Proposals must set forth accurate and complete information for each of the items listed below. At the City’s discretion, failure to do so could result in disqualification.

1. Respondent Information:

a. Respondent name;

b. Permanent main office address;

c. Date respondent organized, if not an individual;

d. Legal form of ownership: if a corporation, indicate where incorporated, if a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or limited liability partnership, indicate where organized;

e. Years the respondent has been engaged in the services or activities it provides or does under its present name; and

f. Names, titles, reporting relationships, background and experience of the principal members of the organization, including officers.

2. Experience, Expertise and Capabilities:

a. Philosophy Statement and Business Focus: A statement of the respondent’s philosophy and approach in undertaking the Project listed in the RFP, as well as a description of its primary business/corporate focus and its philosophy and approach regarding community involvement.

b. Summary of Relevant Experience: A list and description of all representative projects that the Development Team has undertaken and completed, including those the Development Team has been involved in within the last 10 years. Provide a summary overview of each project describing development objectives, timeline from start to finish and overview of the successful results and benefits of the development project.

c. Personnel Listing: A complete listing of key members of the Development Team, along with resumes; each resume shall include the individual’s qualifications and experience in the subject area.

d. Conflict of Interest: Disclose any current (within the last 3 years) business, financial, personal, or other types of relationships that may pose a conflict of interest.

3. Statement of Qualifications and Development Plan:

a. Qualifications: Please provide a detailed description of the Development Team’s qualifications, experience and capabilities as they pertain to undertaking a project such as this.

b. Development Plan: Please provide specific information as to the planned development including how each item will be provided or otherwise addressed satisfactorily and a detailed proposed timeline for all aspects of the process.

c. Identify the nature and scope of anything that would be generally required of WDC, and the City in connection with the disposition and development of the Site.

4. Consideration for Site Purchase or Lease/Purchase Acquisition: Respondent should state the total consideration (purchase or lease/purchase price) being offered for the Site. Identify any key terms which the respondent would consider non-negotiable in any resulting Agreement. If a respondent seeks to lease/purchase the Site, the respondent should clearly identify preference of a lease-to-purchase and include terms of such an agreement including schedule and any conditions for purchase.

The City may consider other aspects of any respondent’s proposal prior to the Cost Proposal, as a result, the Cost Proposal shall be sealed in a separate envelope marked “Confidential: Consideration for Disposition & Development of Site.”

Note: The City of Waterbury is exempt from the payment of excise, transportation and sales taxes imposed by the Federal Government and/or the State. Such taxes must not be included in the proposed purchase price.

5. Information Regarding: Failure to Complete Work, Default and Litigation: Please respond to the following questions:

a. Have you ever failed to complete an awarded development project? If so, where and why?;

b. Have you ever defaulted on a contract? If so, where and why?;

c. Is there any pending litigation that could affect your organization’s ability to undertake this Project? If yes, please describe;

d. Has the Respondent ever had a purchase or lease/purchase contract terminated for cause within the past ten years? If yes, provide details;

e. Have claims been made on performance or payment bonds issued to guaranty performance or payment by the Respondent within the past five years? If yes, provide details;

f. During the past seven years, has the Respondent ever filed for protection under the Federal bankruptcy laws? If yes, provide details; and

g. Are there any other factors or information that could affect the respondent’s ability to successfully develop the Site of which the City should be aware?

6. Exceptions and Alternatives: Respondents wishing to take any exceptions to any requirement in the RFP shall state and explain such exceptions. The City may not accept proposals that take exception to any requirements in this RFP, or which offer any alternative to acquirements herein, as well as consider such exceptions and alternatives in evaluating responses. Any exceptions or alternative must be clearly delineated and cannot materially affect the substance of this RFP.

7. Additional Data: Any additional information that the Respondent wishes to bring to the attention of the City relevant to this RFP.

EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS AND SELECTION PROCESS

1. Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria are expected to be among those utilized in the selection process and are only presented as a guide for the respondent in understanding the City’s requirements and expectations for this Project and are not necessarily all inclusive or presented in order of importance.

a. Development Concept: The proposed use must comply with any recorded use restrictions, existing grant or other third-party funding restrictions or enforceable obligations and all City and State requirements including City Zoning Regulations as applicable.

b. Proposed Development Plan: Emphasis will be on grasp of the issues involved, including environmental issues and soundness of approach, the fulfillment of the primary objective of the RFP by such a proposal, and the ability for the Respondent to meet all obligations as listed in “Respondent Obligations.”

c. Proposed Consideration (Purchase and/or Lease/Purchase) of Site. The terms of a resulting Disposition and Development Agreement.

d. Development Team Experience, Expertise, and Capabilities: Background, qualifications, and previous experience of personnel assigned to the Project and their demonstrated competence, experience and expertise in the type of work to be performed.

e. Financing Capacity: Emphasis will be on the completeness and documented ability to secure the appropriate and necessary funding for the Project.

f. Tax and Economic Impact: The impact the Project will have on real property taxes and personal property taxes and the overall long- term economic impact the Project will have upon the City.

g. Duration of Project: The time the respondent will take to complete the Project, including time required to secure funding for the Project, if necessary. Emphasis will be placed on the respondent’s record of completing individual tasks within development as well as final completion of the overall Project within time frames and within budget.

h. Selection Process: City of Waterbury will evaluate the proposals by a committee as part of the decision-making process. If deemed necessary, The City reserves the right to arrange for interviews/oral presentations as part of the selection process; invitations for interviews may involve a short-listing of the proposals received.

CONDITION OF THE SITE

1. “As is, where is”: the Site is being sold and/or leased by the City and shall be purchased and/or leased by the successful respondent “As is, where is” as of the closing date with all faults, and neither the City or anyone on its behalf is making any representation or warranty whatsoever, expressed or implied, other than those expressly given in the request for proposal, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty or representation as to the value, condition, merchantability or suitability of the Site.

2. Environmental Matters:

a. The City does not make, has not made, will not make, and specifically disclaims any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the environmental conditions (the “Environmental Conditions”) at, on, under, or about the Site or compliance or non-compliance of the Site with Environmental laws (as hereinafter defined), or of any other administrative or judicial interpretation of Environmental Laws. For purposes of this RFP, “Environmental Laws" shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, the Resource Conversation Recovery Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and any and all other applicable federal, state and local statues, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, codes, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other governmental restrictions regulating, relating to imposing liability (including strict liability) or standards of conduct in regard to the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or the presence of pollutants, contaminants, oils, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos, lead paint, chemicals or other industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, oils, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos, lead paint, chemicals or other industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the cleanup or other remediation thereof.

b. In its proposal, respondent shall include an inspection component and, subject to its right to inspect the Site as it proposes and sees fit, respondent shall acknowledge and agree in any resulting agreement/contract to be signed between the City and the successful respondent, the respondent is satisfied with its opportunity to inspect the Site and to conduct such investigations and studies on and of the Site as it deemed necessary, and that it waives any and all objections to or complaints about Environmental Conditions at the Site.

c. Any resulting agreement/contract/lease/option which will be entered into between City of Waterbury and the successful respondent shall provide that City of Waterbury shall be released and held harmless from all responsibility and liability regarding any environmental conditions that now or may in the future be determined to exist at the Site and shall indemnify the WDC, and the City for any and all such conditions. Such agreement/contract/lease/option shall further provide a full release and confirmation that respondent shall agree that it will not attempt to assert any claim of liability against The City of Waterbury with respect to such environmental conditions. Such provisions shall be binding upon the respondent, any successors in ownership of the Site and assigns, and shall be included in the deed of conveyance.

3. Any resulting agreement at time conveyance shall provide that the successful respondent assumes all responsibility and liability for any and all tasks associated with the investigation and remediation of environmental conditions at the Site which WDC, and the City may have, included but not limited to, those owed to Agencies and Departments of the State of Connecticut and the Federal Government and regional development entities.

4. The above provisions and representations of the City and successful respondent shall survive the delivery of the deed of conveyance or earlier termination of any resulting agreement/contract between the parties.

INCENTIVES

Respondent shall indicate whether or not and what type of government incentives are required to pursue its proposal.

INSURANCE

Insurance requirements as may be contained in the financial assurance proposals and other grants all must be strictly complied with and proof of same provided to WDC, and the City, as well as the funding entity, if any. Successful respondent shall furnish WDC, , and the City with Certificates of Insurance evidencing such insurance coverage on the date of execution of any resulting contract/agreement. WDC, and the City shall be named as additional insureds on any such insurance policy. Any such insurance policy shall also contain a provision whereby it may not be cancelled without thirty (30) days prior written notice to WDC, and the City.

ATTACHMENTS LINK

To view all attachments, please click the link below:

Attachment 1: General Site Information & Photos

1. Property Card

2. Aerial Map

3. Gis Map

4. Aerial Photos 2019

Attachment 2: Environmental Documents

1. Phase 1 ESA December 2018

2. Limited Phase 2 ESA January 2019

3. Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives January 2019

Attachment 3: Contract Compliance

Five (5) Attachment A Documents

1. Annual Statement of Financial Interest

2. Debarment Certification

3. Corporate Resolution

4. LLC Resolution

5. City of Waterbury Disclosure of Outstanding Obligations

One (1) Attachment C Document

1. Addendum/Certification/Notice of Acceptance

Attachment 4: Financial Information

1. DECD Assistance Agreement