Community Engagement Services For Multipurpose Brownfield Grant (Annual Contract)

The Columbus Consolidated Government is soliciting proposals for a three-year contract to provide comprehensive community engagement services in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Multipurpose Brownfield Grant, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods contingent on mutual agreement and future EPA grant terms. The vendor must develop and execute a public engagement strategy including up to ten public education meetings, two visioning sessions or charrettes, and the review and update of the City’s Community Involvement Engagement Plan. Services are to be performed entirely in Georgia, and the vendor must operate under hourly or flat-rate pricing submitted via Form 8, with cost accounting representing 25% of the total evaluation score. The award will be made to the most advantageous offeror based on a weighted evaluation of qualifications and capabilities (30%), technical approach (30%), cost proposal (25%), project staff (10%), and client work history (5%), assessed by an odd-member committee using a five-tier rating scale. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF file through the DemandStar portal by August 21, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, and failure to include the E-Verify Affidavit, Conflict of Interest Affidavit, or Communication Concerning This Solicitation form will render the submission non-responsive. The contractor must provide original signed hard copies following council approval and will receive a digital executed contract. The contractor is legally bound to comply with a wide array of federal statutes and local requirements, including the Build America, Buy America Act, Section 3 economic opportunities, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act, and must maintain general, professional, products, completed operations, and contractual liability insurance at $1 million per occurrence and $1 million annual aggregate for each category. Additional compliance obligations include the Uniform Relocation Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Clean Air Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act. The vendor must furnish a current business license, IRS Form W-9, and evidence of insurance per the City’s Insurance Checklist, and all employees must be verified through E-Verify. The City reserves the right to terminate for default with a ten-day cure period or for convenience with 90 days’ written notice, and standard payment terms are net 30 days following satisfactory delivery of services, subject to deductions for false alarms, ambulance fees