DEP-wero-noia-2024-best value grant-springfield

This state and local contract opportunity is a $500,000 Best Value Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to the City of Springfield. The grant will support activities to improve stormwater handling, dam safety, and watercourse stabilization at the city-owned Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts. The grant will fund data collection, analysis, conceptual and preliminary design, and limited implementation work. MassDEP has determined that this grant award to the City of Springfield is fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth. The projects are ready to go, and the funding must be awarded by the end of the fiscal year.

Springfield is an Environmental Justice community, and this funding will help ensure that the EJ community and others can continue to enjoy the outdoor open space and recreational opportunities in Forest Park. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are specified. The Notice of Intent to Award indicates that MassDEP has selected the City of Springfield as the recipient of this $500,000 Best Value Grant, and the award contract will commence after the expiration period of this notice and run through June 30, 2024.