Rfqc – environmental consultant firm - 020723

The City of College Park, Georgia is requesting sealed proposals from environmental consultant firms for EPA Brownfield Assessment and remediation support under RFQC 020723, with proposals due February 7, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. EST and bid opening on February 7 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Local preference may be given to vendors with a staffed physical business location within College Park city limits for at least one year prior to proposal submission.

Qualifying firms must demonstrate at least ten years of experience managing EPA Brownfields Assessments and Coalition grants within EPA Region 4. The scope encompasses Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, quality assurance project planning, health and safety planning, community involvement coordination, and grant administration support. The contract will be awarded to one firm for an initial one-year term with four optional one-year renewal periods, totaling up to five years. The City was awarded an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant in 2017 and continues to manage multiple grant cycles beginning in 2019; grant funding details and remaining timelines will be disclosed to the selected awardee, as some site scopes are not yet fully defined.

Evaluation criteria weight company qualifications at 10 points, technical approach at 25 points, past EPA Brownfield and Coalition grant experience in EPA Region IV at 20 points, programmatic support experience at 25 points, assigned staff quality at 20 points, Georgia Environmental Protection Division brownfields work at 10 points, and references at 5 points. Award will be based on the most responsive and responsible bidder, not necessarily lowest cost.

Before contract execution, the successful bidder must provide a 5% bid bond and 100% performance and payment bonds. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation per Georgia law, Business Auto ($500,000 minimum), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per claim / $2,000,000 per occurrence), and Professional Liability ($1,000,000 minimum). Questions are due January 31, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. EST, with responses published as addenda by February 3. Stantec was awarded the contract. The City reserves the right to award within 90 days of bid opening.