Common use of PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST Clause in Contracts

PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST. In May of 2022, the City of Belfast was selected for a cooperative agreement (Cooperative Agreement 4B-00A00905-0) in the amount of $500,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in their Fiscal Year 2022 Brownfields Assessment Program competition. The City of Belfast will utilize this USEPA Brownfields Assessment funding to continue to implement and improve its existing comprehensive community-wide Brownfields Assessment Program, both for Hazardous Substances and for Petroleum, with an emphasis on identified target areas (Census Block Groups 230270430001 and 230270430003). Cooperative agreement funding will be used to cover the costs of activities at or in direct support of xxxxxxxxxx sites, as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 §101(39). The City of Belfast now seeks a firm to serve as the Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) to perform specific activities under this cooperative agreement. It is anticipated that this QEP will work collaboratively with the following entities and individuals: 1) the Project Team, comprised of USEPA personnel, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) personnel, and the City of Belfast’s Economic Development Director, who functions as the Project Manager and who carries out the overall coordination of the cooperative agreement; 2) other personnel from the City of Belfast, including, but not limited to the Belfast Government Television and Belfast Community Television Station Manager, the City Attorney, the City Manager, the City Planner, the Director of Code and Planning, and the Finance Director; and 3) members of the City of Belfast’s already-established Brownfields Selection Committee. Finally, additional technical assistance and oversight will be provided through the MEDEP Voluntary Response Action Program. The period of performance for this cooperative agreement is July 1st, 2022 to September 30th, 2026. This cooperative agreement contains all financial resources to be used for this project. $350,000 out of the total cooperative agreement amount of $500,000 is currently allocated for the work to be performed by the QEP.

PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST. In May of 2022, the City of Belfast was selected for a cooperative agreement (Cooperative Agreement 4B-00A00905-0) in the amount of $500,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in their Fiscal Year 2022 Brownfields Assessment Program competition. The City of Belfast will utilize this USEPA Brownfields Assessment funding to continue to implement and improve its existing comprehensive community-wide Brownfields Assessment Program, both for Hazardous Substances and for Petroleum, with an emphasis on identified target areas (Census Block Groups 230270430001 and 230270430003). Cooperative agreement funding will be used to cover the costs of activities at or in direct support of xxxxxxxxxx sites, as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 §101(39). The City of Belfast now seeks a firm to serve as the Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) to perform specific activities under this cooperative agreement. It is anticipated that this QEP will work collaboratively with the following entities and individuals: 1) the Project Team, comprised of USEPA personnel, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) personnel, and the City of Belfast’s Economic Development Director, who functions as the Project Manager and who carries out the overall coordination of the cooperative agreement; 2) other personnel from the City of Belfast, including, but not limited to the Belfast Government Television and Belfast Community Television Station Manager, the City Attorney, the City Manager, the City Planner, the Director of Code and Planning, and the Finance Director; and 3) members of the City of Belfast’s already-established Brownfields Selection Committee. Finally, additional technical assistance and oversight will be provided through the MEDEP Voluntary Response Action Program. The period of performance for this cooperative agreement is July 1st, 2022 to September 30th, 2026. This cooperative agreement contains all financial resources to be used for this project. $350,000 300,000 out of the total cooperative agreement amount of $500,000 is currently allocated for the work to be performed by the QEP.