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The City of Keokuk, through this Request for Proposals (RFP), is seeking a qualified environmental consulting firm to provide environmental cleanup services related to a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Site-Specific Cleanup Grant for Brownfields awarded to the City as part of the U.S. EPA Brownfields Grant Competition for Fiscal Year 2023. The primary purpose of this grant is to carry out site-specific cleanup activities on 365 Carbide Lane LLC (also addressed as Elkem site) to get the property through the Iowa DNR Land Recycling Program (LRP). The purpose of enrolling in this program is to get the entire site or parts of the site to 'No Further Action' status to allow for redevelopment opportunities. 365 Carbide Lane LLC, the current owner of the property, has already worked with the City of Keokuk, EPA, and Iowa DNR to complete a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for the entire site and Phase II ESAs for portions of the site. The City of Keokuk is working with EPA Region 7's TBA program to conduct Phase II ESAs on the western and southern portions of the property. All ESAs completed on site are through the Targeted Brownfield Assessment Program to transition regulatory authority of the property from EPA RCRA authority to the Iowa DNR Land Recycling Program (LRP). Question Deadline 01/05/2024 at 2:00 PM CT All Questions regarding this proposal are required to be submitted ONLY by email to Kansha Tiwari at atiwari@seirpc.com. Phone calls or in person visits will not be accepted. The City of Keokuk anticipates that the selection process will be completed by March, 2024. Negotiation with the selected consultant will commence in March/April upon notice that the selection process is completed. The City retains the right to reject all proposals and re-solicit if deemed to be in their best interests. Selection is also dependent upon the negotiation of a mutually acceptable contract with the successful consultant firm and readiness to enter into a binding agreement once the consultant selection process is complete. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.