Southwest Region Planning Commission (SWRPC) is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit submittals from individuals/consulting firms to perform technical assistance visits to selected project sites and generate detailed conceptual design plans, calculations and projected costs as described in the Scope of Work.
The current Ashuelot River Corridor Plan was last updated in 2006. Since that time, the effects of climate change have impacted the watershed with more frequent storm events of greater magnitude causing erosion and flooding in various reaches of the river. This project will provide an update to that plan. It will include an updated assessment of the condition of the land and uses in the river corridor with a focus on climate change, storm water run-off and water quality. To help meet the data collection needs, a survey tool was developed and used to assess the river corridor which will help to identify areas to include in the action plan.
The updated river corridor Plan will identify those areas that should be given consideration for remediation and implementation. The Plan will also assist by providing the basis for seeking implementation funding through multiple sources such as FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant program, NHDES Watershed Assistance grants (EPA 319), Clean Water State Revolving Fund, NH Conservation License Plate Grant program, and others.
RFQ Schedule:
-February 14, 2022 Request for Qualifications release
-February 28, 2022 Deadline for submittal of questions on this RFQ or requests to see the summary digest (5:00 p.m.)
-March 4, 2022 Responses to questions submitted for the summary digest distributed to applicants
-March 18, 2022 Deadline for receipt of qualification packages to this RFQ (5:00 p.m.)
-April 2022 Anticipated selection of individual/firm. SWRPC reserves the right to conduct interviews with select consultants as part of the selection process. The decision to conduct interviews and other factors may affect the timeline.
Each applicant shall submit their RFQ response by e-mail in pdf format to Lisa Murphy, Senior Planner at lmurphy@swrpc.org by 5:00 p.m. EST on March 18, 2022. Proposals received after this deadline shall not be considered.
FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE: RFQ_Ashuelot River_DES.docx