2026 Brownfields Cleanup and Remediation Services

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City of Aurora, IL - Development Services has issued request for proposal, solicitation 26-102.

The City of Aurora is seeking proposals from qualified environmental contractors to provide comprehensive environmental investigation, remediation, and regulatory support services for identified brownfield properties funded through the Thriving Communities Grant Program.The selected contractor will be responsible for all services necessary to investigate site conditions, develop and implement appropriate remedial measures, and support completion of the Illinois EPA Site Remediation Program (SRP) requirements through issuance of No Further Remediation (NFR) Letters.

The City of Aurora has received Great Lakes Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program funding, administered by the Minneapolis Foundation using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pass-through funds, to support brownfield cleanup and redevelopment readiness in Downtown Aurora. Because the grant period ends July 31, 2027, the City seeks a qualified environmental services firm that can efficiently complete investigation, remediation, Illinois EPA Site Remediation Program documentation, and pursuit of No Further Remediation determinations. This project has an accelerated timeline and requires an experienced environmental services firm capable of moving quickly through investigation, remediation, regulatory coordination, and required documentation.

Responses are due October 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT at Site locations (13, 15-17 S. Broadway; 61-65 E. Downer) (Locations of site visits in order in the scope) Please download, sign, and bring the Release and Waiver of Liability Form (Attachment G) with you to the mandatory site visit. Proposers attending the site visit are responsible for providing and wearing their own required personal protective equipment (PPE). Proposers who do not bring their own personal protective equipment (PPE) with them to the site visit will not be allowed inside..

Commodity categories: Architect Services, Professional; Buildings - Architectural Design; Landscape Architecture; Land Development and Planning - Architectural; Planning, Urban (Community, Regional, Area wide, and State); Planning, Site (Installation and Project); Insulation and Asbestos Installation, Maintenance, Repair and Removal Services (Includes Spray-On Insulation); Inspection, Monitoring of Insulation and Asbestos Installation and Removal.

Contact: Alex Minnella, Senior Planner (minnellaa@aurora.il.us, (630) 256-3095).

8 documents are attached to the notice: ABCA_13, 15-17 S. Broadway; Phase I_13, 15-17 S. Broadway; Asbestos Survey Report_13 S. Broadway; Asbestos Survey Report_15-17 S. Broadway; ABCA_61-65 E. Downer; Asbestos Survey Report_61-65 E. Downer; Release and Waiver Liability Form; Location Map RFP.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/aurorail/projects/309230. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - Illinois. The agency's page is the one that counts.