The Richford Economic Advancement Corporation (REAC) is soliciting qualifications, a cost proposal and schedule from Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) to serve as REAC’s QEP for the Corrective Action Plan implementation at 113 Main Street, Richford, Vermont. This will involve project coordination including support with preparing and advertising the bid, bid selection and contracting; coordination with VTDEC wetlands for wetlands permitting; field oversight, completion reporting as required by Vermont DEC and any other appropriate QEP services as needed.

REAC is funding this work with a Brownfield Cleanup Grant from the Northwest Regional Planning Commission’s (NRPC) Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund, which is in turn funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Consultants are required to comply with all pass-through requirements of these programs.  Copies are available on request.

The QEP for this project will work under the direction of the Richford Economic Advancement Corporation, with assistance from the NRPC.

Qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) businesses are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for responses is May 15, 2026.

DOCUMENTS
Grant Agreement
Corrective Action Plan (CAP)

NRPC’s eleventh Call for Applications for Clean Water Projects in the Missisquoi Basin opened April 15, 2026. 

The deadline for responses was May 20, 2026 at 5pm. 

The Call for Applications used with the application round is available for download here.

Applications for future rounds will be accepted according to the schedule below.*

For additional information, or if you have any questions, please contact Dean Pierce at dpierce@nrpcvt.com or 802-524-5958.

*Also please note the Call for Applications for Project Development funding, noted below, which is independent of this multi-purpose Call for Applications.

Future Rounds – Missisquoi

NRPC’s dedicated Call for Project Development Funding in the Missisquoi and Lamoille Basins opened on September 6, 2024. It was extended in mid June, 2025, and again in December of 2025.

The deadline for responses is now June 30, 2026 – and this deadline may be extended for an additional time if advised. 

The Call for Applications can be downloaded here.

Applications must be submitted via an online form found here for the Missisquoi Basin and found here for the Lamoille Basin.

For additional information, or if you have any questions, please contact Dean Pierce at dpierce@nrpcvt.com or 802-524-5958.

NRPC has issued a standing Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Clean Water Service Provider-related services, as described in the document available below. 

NRPC seeks to prequalify and subsequently contract with qualifying “Project Implementers.” 

Project Implementors are Partner Organizations, Project Managers, and/or Project sponsors who wish to advance “non regulatory” projects that will improve water quality.  

Link to Partner RFQ
Link to Partner Response Template (.DOCX format)

For additional information, or if you have any questions, please contact Dean Pierce at dpierce@nrpcvt.com or 802-524-5958.

NRPC has issued a standing Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Clean Water Service Provider-related services (for contractors).

NRPC seeks to contract with firms for a range of services, including design, natural and cultural resource assessment, construction/implementation, and operation and maintenance. Services will support work that contributes to water quality improvement via non-regulatory projects, as envisioned by the Clean Water Service Delivery Act. Prequalified contractors will have the opportunity to be selected for projects through a simplified bid process.

Link to RFQ.
Link to Response Template – for Designers.
Link to Response Template – for Constructors.

For additional information, or if you have any questions, please contact Dean Pierce at dpierce@nrpcvt.com or 802-524-5958