Final Remedial Action Plan for 0 Gibbs St

The City of New Haven, Connecticut is seeking Licensed Environmental Professionals to complete a Phase III site investigation and prepare a final Remedial Action Plan (RAP) for the remediation of 0 Gibbs Street, a 1.15-acre property formerly used as a commercial cement mixing plant with multiple storage tanks. The primary objective is to remediate the contaminated site for conversion into a public park, with previous investigations identifying petroleum constituents, metals, and other environmental hazards in soil and groundwater. Deliverables include reviewing past environmental reports, completing Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection enrollment documentation, conducting geophysical surveys and soil/groundwater sampling, drafting the final RAP, developing bid documents for remediation contractors, and providing contractor management through project completion. The evaluation criteria will weight proposals as follows: experience with urban brownfield sites (25 points), staff qualifications (20 points), ability to perform work timely (20 points), proposed cost (20 points), and references (15 points). Key dates include a pre-proposal meeting on January 7, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at the property location, a question submission deadline of January 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., and proposal responses due January 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. through the City's electronic procurement portal.

The procurement opportunity is funded through a $250,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), with a portion allocated to the consulting services and the balance dedicated to initial remediation activities. While no specific set-aside designations are explicitly mentioned, the City requires compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity provisions, the Ban The Box Agreement, and a Living Wage Ordinance for contracts exceeding $25,000. Contractors must maintain specific insurance coverage, including General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Workers' Compensation, Auto Liability ($1,000,000), Professional Liability ($1,000,000), and Pollution Liability ($1,000,000). The contract term is one year with one optional one-year extension subject to the Purchasing Agent's approval, with a tentative project schedule indicating contractor selection by February 6, 2026, contract execution by March 6, 2026, Phase III investigation completion by May 1, 2026, final RAP completion by May 15, 2026, and bid document development by June 15, 2026. Successful proposers will be required to submit an IRS Form W-9 and may need to provide detailed financial statements to verify financial stability.