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VILLAGE OF GOWANDA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (REP) Consulting Services for Village of Gowanda Brownfield Opportunity Atea (BOA) Predevelopment Activities I OBJECTIVE The Village of Gowanda, New York intends to complete pte-development activities within its New York State-designated Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA). Challenges to be addressed include a lack of information about vacarit, underutilized, and known ot suspected brownfield sites; need to further assess physical conditions and redevelopment opportunities and challenges for a minimum of five (5) strategic sites including potential environmental challenges, funding challenges, uncertainty tegarding site suitability, etc.; need to conduct a market analysis to assess potential redevelopment opportunities for key sites and the BOA in general, with a focus on priority industry types; need to develop marketing strategies and materials for key sites; and need to undertake marketing activities to promote redevelopment opportunities.to potentially interested businesses, investors, developers, etc. The primary community revitalization objectives/community benefits to be achieved through this project include redevelopment and occupancy of vacant, underutilized, and known ot suspected brownfield sites including empty storefronts; blight removal; improved community safety; increased property values, including for surrounding ptopetties; increased tax revenue and decreased tax rates; new business opportunities and job creation; increased utilization of existing infrastructure; increased dining, retail, tourism, and hospitality opportunities; more residents; gteater housing choice; increased access to the waterfront and natural resources; increased tourism and visitation to Gowanda: development of overnight and short-term accommodations; economic tevitalization; quality of life improvements; and improved environmental conditions. For purposes of this RFP, “Consultant” will be used to represent any of the following: 1. A single firm responding to this RFP 2. Multiple firms tesponding jointly to this RFP 3. A team of consultants consisting of a lead firm and sub-consultants responding to this RFP I. PROJECT Tn May 2023, New York Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez approved the designation of the Village of Gowanda Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA), spanning Cattaraugus and Erie Counties. - The BOA nomination is a comprehensive planning tool and strategy designed to revitalize the Village of Gowanda that includes key recommendations and strategies to guide revitalization efforts. This project will directly advance the vision and goals of the BOA by removing informational barriers to redevelopment; identifying redevelopment opportunities through market analyses and community input; marketing development Oppottunities to interested parties; and helping to prioritize investment in properties best positioned for redevelopment. The full scope of services to be performed in conjunction with this project is included in Section III. In addition to this BOA project, the Village received $4.5 million in funding through New York State’s NY Forward (NYF) program for public and private projects that help revitalize the Village’s business district. Of this funding, the Village received $655,000 to create a Small Project Fund, administered by the New York State Office of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). Through the Small Project Fund, smaller grants will be awarded to improve businesses and properties in the designated NYF