DEP-BWR-2020-noia-best value grant award-town of winthrop

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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is publishing a Notice of Intent to Award a Best Value Grant in the amount of $150,000.00 to the Town of Winthrop. The grant funding is from MassDEP's Water Transportation Expendable Trust and will provide partial reimbursement for the Town of Winthrop's 2018 Winthrop Town Ferry season expenses, which serviced 20,752 passengers between and within Boston Harbor. The purpose of the grant is to enhance public access to the Boston Harbor waterfront and expand water transportation to, from, or within Boston Harbor, consistent with the mitigation requirements of Chapter 91 Waterways License Number 11902. The grant funding will partially reimburse the Town of Winthrop for operating costs associated with the 2018 Winthrop Town Ferry season, including salaries for the captains and crew as well as vessel fuel expenditures. MassDEP will provide the $150,000.00 disbursement from the Water Transportation Expendable Trust immediately upon the conclusion of the notice period, in accordance with the State Comptroller's requirements.

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This grant award to the Town of Winthrop will assist the ferry service in continuing its mission to promote and enhance public access to Boston Harbor. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. There are no incumbent vendors or current contractors listed, nor any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The award value is $150,000.00.