The Village of Herkimer is seeking a qualified consultant to provide professional services to prepare the Village of Herkimer BOA Plan. Consultant teams should have municipal planning, community, and economic development experience, experience with the BOA program, as well as experience in brownfield redevelopment and reclamation projects. Consultants must also have knowledge in market analysis. The selected consultant will be responsible for completing the tasks listed in the attached Work Plan (Attachment A). Additional tasks may be identified during the scoping process, which may require an adjustment in the proposed scope and fee.

The selected consultant should be prepared to take the lead in the BOA planning process. The selected consultant will be expected to provide information necessary for the Village to submit quarterly reports to the New York State Department of State.

Funding for this project is being provided through the New York State Department of State (DOS). Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-A, DOS contractors are required to make “Good Faith Efforts” to provide meaningful participation to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) as subcontractors or suppliers in the performance of their contracts. The DOS has established an overall M/WBE utilization goal of 30% with 15% from Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and 15% from Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE). The overall M/WBE utilization goal for this project is outlined in contract C1002314. Respondents must demonstrate how they expect to achieve these M/WBE goals by including a description and/or budget detail in the proposal or by completing and providing Form D M/WBE Utilization Plan.