PROJECT SCOPE: Under the direction of the Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Planning, the consultant(s) will assist the county with one or more of the following services and may respond to one or more of the following categories: Preparation of Grants in accordance with specified requirements of various public agencies, including but not limited to: Community Development Block Grant Program administered through the NYS Office of Community Renewal; US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration; US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development; NYS Department of State; NYS Hudson Valley Greenway; NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; NYS Department of Transportation; NYS Empire State Development; Capital Region Economic Development Council; US Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Housing and Urban Development; NYS Energy Research and Development Authority; and Program Delivery and Administration for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP), Greene County Revolving Loan Program (Quantum Fund), including performing loan packaging, commercial credit analysis, loan origination and underwriting, loan portfolio management, and commercial credit activities; technical assistance for CDBG competitive and direct grants; and other CDBG related services as necessary; and General Promotion of Industry and Community and Economic Development Services, which may also concern, but not be limited to, projects that include but are not limited to: downtown and community development, business development, strategic planning, fiscal impact analysis, feasibility or market studies, and grant writing services; and Planning Services, which may include, but not be limited to such projects as: land use and project plans, affordable housing projects, broadband, cellular and radio communications, public facilities, infrastructure, grant writing services, Brownfield Redevelopment planning, environmental impact statements, State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) assistance, and Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan; and Engineering and Architectural Services, which may include, but not be limited to such projects as: site design, renderings, engineered drawings, construction and bid document preparation, land surveying, and site and project analysis and estimating. Generally, engineering and architectural services in support of capital facilities, planning and economic development projects (Many engineering firms also maintain a planning division, engineering firms responding to this RFP for potential engineering projects, shall also indicate if they are responding in more than one category), and infrastructure capacity mapping/reporting; and Construction Management Services, which may include, but not be limited to professional construction management services that provides Greene County with effective management of capital facility construction with oversight of schedule, cost, quality, safety, scope and function. CMs are required to with the owner, architect, general contractor, and other stakeholders to determine the best possible sequence of construction operations and develop a detailed schedule and budget, while also establishing plans for project safety and security and helping the owner manage risk. This requires using project management information systems (PMISs) and complex planning techniques (such as critical path method) as well as knowledge of construction methods
