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Enclosed is a Request for Proposal from qualified engineering firms interested in working with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC) in its effort to prepare and submit a grant application for the Environmental Protection Agency's FY2025 Brownfields Assessment Grant and to undertake environmental assessment and cleanup consulting as part of a brownfield program for the 18-county region of Southern Georgia Regional Commission. The selected firm will be expected to work with the SGRC to prepare a grant application for the FY2025 Brownfields Assessment Grant. The selected firm will conduct research, review potential brownfield properties, and help prepare a grant application to be submitted before the deadline established in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Brownfields Assessment Grant. Payment and funding for all project engineering and consulting work will be contingent on the submission of a successful grant application that results in the award of grant funding to the SGRC. Additionally, payment for services rendered will not exceed the administrative allowable amount of the grant as specified in the grant guidelines. Please direct all questions to Korrelle Trollmann, Grants Specialist, Southern Georgia Regional Commission 229-333-5277, ktrollmann@sgrc.us. Questions should be submitted no later than fifteen (15) calendar days before the deadline. Scope of Work: 1. Grant Preparation and Submission: a. Develop the grant application with necessary information and support provided by the Southern Georgia Regional Commission. b. Prepare and submit the grant application in accordance with the deadlines and requirements outlined in the published Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Upon successful award of grant funds, additional activities shall include: 2. Grant Administration: The consultant will assist the Southern Georgia Regional Commission with grant management and will be primarily responsible for implementing the grant project. 3. Property Identification and Inventory: The consultant will be asked to work with the Regional Commission to identify, develop, and refine a catalog of potential brownfield properties. Included in this work will be the development and implementation of a set of criteria to prioritize the identified properties for evaluation. 4. Site Characterization and Assessment Activities: As part of the work, the consultant will be asked to conduct Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) and Phase II ESAs, if applicable. Included in this task is the development of the following plans: a. Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), b. Site-specific Quality Assurance Project Plans (SS-QAPPs), c. Health and Safety Plans (HASP), and d. Site investigation reports. Documents are required to follow applicable state and industry standards including ASTM and All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) standards for property transactional work. 5. Community Involvement Assistance: The consultant will be asked to support the Regional Commission in public involvement and community outreach activities to ensure that the community concerns are considered and addressed in the assessment planning and execution process of the projects. The following activities may be included. a. Develop a community engagement plan that details a strategy for involving the community in brownfield activities b. Conduct public meetings and hearings to solicit community interest and provide educational information c. Facilitate a brownfield working group that will be tasked with reviewing and recommending sites to be assessed d. Develop and implement effective methods of communicating information about the brownfield program to the public (website, information sheets, mailings, etc.) e. Consult with prospective private landowners and developers to encourage participation in the program 6. Cleanup and Development Planning: The consultant will be asked to complete sitespecific cleanup and redevelopment planning documents, including Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA), site remediation work plans, conceptual redevelopment site plans, etc. In addition, the Consultant may be asked to conduct community visioning sessions, charrettes, and/or workshops to solicit input and generate redevelopment options regarding the redevelopment of specific properties. The Consultant may also assist in the negotiation of brownfields agreements with the state regulatory agency. 7. Other Brownfield-Related Duties: Other duties may be required for a successful program but have not been anticipated in this call for services.