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The City of Niagara Falls is soliciting proposals for a qualified consultant(s) (Proposers) to complete Environmental Remediation for the property at 5627 Niagara Falls Boulevard in the City of Niagara Falls. The City of Niagara Falls is the current owner of the property and is looking to redevelop the property to be used for job training purposes for local residents by a nonprofit organization. The Site is developed with a two-story 14,690 sq. ft. vacant motel and restaurant located on the western portion of the Site (Building 1), and a two-story 2,560 sq. ft. vacant convenience store located on the eastern portion of the Site (Building 2). The Site formerly contained five (5) diesel and gasoline underground storage tanks (UST) which were previously located south of Building 2. Between 2018 and 2019, a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was completed at the Site, which included a geophysical survey; subsurface soil and groundwater investigation; asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold assessments; and UST closure and removal. The ESA findings identified residual soil petroleum contamination in the UST area south of Building 2, and asbestos containing materials and mold in Building 1. The purpose of the Environmental Remediation is to remediate the residual soil contamination in the UST area and abate the hazardous materials in Building 1. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Contract term: Three (3) Months Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Questions due by: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 by 2:00 PM Questions regarding this RFP must be emailed to the Department of Planning at NFNY.Planning@niagarafallsny.gov and submitted Responses to Questions issued by: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 Review of proposals: January 27, 2023 through February 3, 2023 City Council Award (if awarded): March 2023 Proposers will not be permitted to enter City Hall during the time in which it is closed to the public. Proposers should make every effort to deliver RFP their proposals via USPS, UPS, FedEx or a similar delivery service. Please note that all deliveries must still be received by the Purchasing Division no later than the scheduled time set forth on Page 1 herein. Proposers who are unable to utilize a delivery service may call (716) 286-4371 and make an appointment to drop off their proposals to a member of the Purchasing Division staff. Calls to schedule an appointment should be made no later than 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the scheduled proposal due date identified in Section 1C of this RFP. The City takes no responsibility for the late arrival of RFP packages due to delivery failure or the failure to leave adequate time for an appointment to be scheduled. Proposers assume all risk of the method of dispatch chosen. Postmarking by the due date will not substitute for actual proposal receipt by the City. A proposers failure to submit its proposal prior to the deadline will cause the proposal to be rejected. Late proposals or amendments will not be opened or accepted for evaluation. The total number of pages contained in this submission package should be 20. If any pages appear to be missing, Proposers must contact the Purchasing Division. The successful Proposer shall meet the requirements of this section as required by state law. The successful Proposer shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rate established by the New York State Department of Labor (DOL). The Wage Rate Schedule, as prepared by the DOL, hereby becomes part of the contract/agreement. Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule Location: 5627 Niagara Falls Blvd Project Type: Environmental Remediation PRC#: 2022013769 Effective Dates: July 2022 through June 2023 A unique Prevailing Wage Case Number (PRC#) has been assigned to this project. A performance bond may be required of the successful Proposer in form and substance with sureties approved by the Citys Corporation Counsel in the amount set forth in the Proposers submission. Said bond must be received by the Purchasing Division no later than ten (10) business days following the date of notification of award. Failure to do so may result in the award being negated. The successful Proposer shall receive payment when the work or task is deemed complete by the Citys representative. To receive payment, the proposer must submit an invoice to the City, in a format agreed upon by the City, which provides as much detail as necessary to meet the Citys obligations under any contracts related to the Scope of Work as identified in Section 2 of this RFP or any requirements related to the source of funding for this work. No bid bond is required for this RFP. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time