PRF77 Community-wide brownfields assessments per EPA Grant

The Town of Great Barrington is seeking a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) to provide technical support and conduct Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments and Site Reuse & Cleanup Planning under the DCAMM contract for Environmental Engineering, Diagnostics, and Testing. The selected QEP will be required to enter into a professional services contract with the Town, with a term consistent with the Town’s cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA. The contract period will be from the date of award, expected to be May 29, 2026, to September 30, 2029. The Town requires the services of a QEP to provide technical support and conduct Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments, including Hazardous Building Materials Surveys and Site Reuse & Cleanup Planning, toward completing objectives of their Community-wide Brownfields Assessment Project. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The Town has identified four priority sites within the Target Areas, including a former dry cleaner, a former retail gasoline and service station, historic textile mills, and an abandoned property slated for housing development. • The QEP will be expected to provide site-specific scopes of work and associated budgets at the direction of the Town and EPA throughout the grant period. • The QEP must have at least five years of experience with related work, including Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments, and must demonstrate capacity to manage, undertake, and complete the project. • The QEP must also demonstrate relevant experience working for municipalities and other similar units of local government in Massachusetts, as well as relevant experience and compliance with MA Department of Environmental Protection environmental regulations and most current ASTM Standards for environmental investigation. • The QEP will be required to prepare and amend Quality Assurance Project Plans, prepare technical reports, including site profile updates to ACRES, quarterly progress reports, and project completion reports, consistent with EPA reporting requirements. • The QEP must also provide a fee schedule in accordance with DCAMM Contract – PRF77designated DCAMM, including hourly rates for each personnel category, estimated percentage of time spent by personnel category in relation to total project, and typical costs for Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments.