Brownfield Environmental Professional Request for QualificationsCITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
FOR A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the City of Kalispell a
community -wide Brownfields Assessment Grant and a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant.
The goal of the assessment grant is to support re -development and investment in critical and
mainly commercial and light industrial areas by conducting up to seven (7) Phase I Assessments
and up to three (3) Phase II Assessments as appropriate and determined by the volunteer
committee assembled for the purpose of site review. The purpose of the revolving loan fund is to
promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields and provide financial assistance for brownfields
revitalization.
The City of Kalispell is soliciting responses for a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP)
from consulting firms to provide the following services for both grant funds:
• Review and certify Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for both petroleum and
hazardous substances
• Conduct Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for both petroleum and hazardous
substances
• Reporting to the city and the appropriate agency of the results of the phase I or phase II
• Oversight services in documenting concurrence with an approved cleanup plan and
overseeing cleanups, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and
writing reports documenting the cleanup actions.
• Community education and outreach of the Brownfields program
Copies of the detailed Request for Qualifications (RFQ), including a description of the services
to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses and the factors to be used to
evaluate the responses, can be obtained on the city's website at
http://www.kalispell.com/clerl�Zprojects_open.php or
www.kalispell.com/community_ economic_ development/brownfield pro rg am.php
or by contacting Katharine Thompson, Community Development Manager, at (406) 758-7713 or
at kthompson o,kalispell.com..
The Statement of Qualifications must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East,
Kalispell, Montana, by 5:00 pm local time on December 21, 2012. Statement of Qualifications
that are faxed or emailed will not be accepted.
Publication Dates: November 18, 2012
November 25, 2012