REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
Burnett-Tucker Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) for the
Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
January 14, 2026
INTRODUCTION
The Town of Poughkeepsie applied for a Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Planning Grant
from the NYS Department of State during the Summer of 2024. The Town was awarded the
grant in January 2025; and a contract between the Town and New York State was executed in
August 2025. Pursuant to the contract, the Town of Poughkeepsie hereby issues this Request for
Proposals (RFP) for a consultant to work with the Town to prepare a Brownfield Opportunity
Area (BOA) Plan, in accordance with the requirements of the Town’s contract with New York
State, for the Burnett-Tucker Study Area as described below.
Through this study, the Town of Poughkeepsie intends to develop a community vision
for an approximately 144-acre area characterized by suspected brownfields, underutilized
land areas, and vacant sites that are located along Burnett Boulevard and Tucker Drive in the
Route 44 (Dutchess Turnpike) corridor. See Appendix B for a map of the BOA Study Area.
Challenges to be addressed include historic land uses and the leaching of hazardous materials
from the former, uncapped landfill. Given the study area’s centralized location in the
community, the Town believes the full remediation and redevelopment of this suspected
brownfield would offer numerous opportunities for economic, environmental, and recreational
development in the area.
The selected consultant will work with Town staff from the Planning Department and the
Supervisor’s Office, as well as a Steering Committee comprised of community volunteers
appointed by the Town Board, throughout this planning process.
The Town will receive sealed proposals from qualified firms. Seven (7) hardcopies – one with
an original signature - and a digital (.pdf) version of your proposal (in the format outlined
below) shall be submitted to:
Ms. Felicia Salvatore, Town Clerk
Town of Poughkeepsie
1 Overocker Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
All proposals must be received by Noon (12:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS
Candidate consultants may be individual firms, or a team of consulting firms of which one is
identified as the primary consultant. As described below under “Proposal Format,” proposals
must include resumes of the primary staff who will be participating in the project and their
proposed roles, and identify the team project manager who will maintain principal contact with
Town staff and the Steering Committee. The Town seeks a consultant with the following
qualifications:
● The selected consultant will have significant experience with the development of BOA
Plans and related brownfield redevelopment projects in other municipalities throughout
New York State, and
● Must have demonstrable skills in facilitating and coordinating public outreach, and
● Expertise in community design and visioning, land use planning, environmental analysis
and remediation, and economic development.
STUDY OBJECTIVES
Key study objectives include:
• Identifying and providing a clear description and justification of a manageable study area and
associated boundaries.
• Establishing a community and stakeholder participation process.
• Developing a clear community vision and associated goals and objectives for the study area.
• Completing a comprehensive land use assessment and analysis of existing conditions in the
study area, including an economic and market trends analysis, to determine the range of
realistic future uses and types of redevelopment projects to revitalize the study area.
• Identifying strategic sites that represent key redevelopment opportunities and fully examining
their redevelopment potential.
• Based on the analysis, a description of key findings and recommendations for future uses and
other actions for redevelopment and community revitalization.
• Providing a series of key recommendations to serve as the basis for project implementation.
• Submission of a BOA designation package for approval and official designation by the
Secretary of State.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Town of Poughkeepsie has an approved BOA Work Plan through an executed contract with
the New York State Department of State (DOS). As requested by the Town, the Consultant shall
provide support to complete all relevant components of the Work Plan beginning with Task 1.5.
A copy of the full Work Plan is attached as Appendix A.
TIMELINE
The Town of Poughkeepsie would like to complete the Burnett-Tucker Brownfield Opportunity
Area (BOA) Study by June 30, 2028. Interested consultants should indicate their ability to
complete the project by that date and provide a timeline for doing so.
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BUDGET AND MWBE GOALS
The total project budget for consultant services under this contract is $280,000 inclusive of all
expenses and Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) goals.
New York State will provide $252,000 and the Town of Poughkeepsie will provide $28,000.
Under the contract, the DOS has assigned the following MWBE goals for this project. These
goals can shift within the overall 30% total.
• MBE: 15% $37,800
• WBE: 15% $37,800
PROPOSAL FORMAT
Responses to this RFP shall include the following:
● A signed cover letter
● Firm introduction – information about the firm (or firms, if submitting as a team) such as
the firm’s history, experience, areas of expertise, and office location(s)
● Project Understanding and Proposed Scope of Work
● Proposed timeline – coinciding with the proposed scope of work
● Project staffing – Include a resume for each person who is identified in the staffing plan.
Clearly identify a Project Manager who will serve as the Town’s primary point of contact
throughout the project.
● Related Project Experience – provide summaries of similar projects that the firm(s) has
completed. For each, provide the name, address, phone number, and email for a contact
person who can serve as a reference.
[All proposing firms authorize the Town to contact all references and to conduct such
other investigations or background checks as it may deem reasonable.]
● One or two examples of a BOA Plan (final report) prepared by your firm
[A digital (pdf) copy of each will suffice]
● Proposed Project Budget – For the purposes of understanding the level of effort
associated with your proposal, the proposed budget should be illustrated in terms of hours
by task (from the Proposed Scope of Work) for each staff person assigned to the project
multiplied by their billing rate. Include an estimate of any anticipated expenses and a
description of how travel time will be billed. The proposed budget shall demonstrate how
the MWBE goals in the contract will be met. A proposed total project budget – inclusive
of all time and expenses – shall be clearly shown.
● Signed copies of the Required Forms located in Appendix C:
NON-COLLUSION CERTIFICATE
IRANIAN ENERGY SECTOR DIVESTMENT CERTIFICATE
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QUESTIONS
Questions about this RFP must be submitted to Michael Welti, AICP, Director of Municipal
Development, via email – mwelti@townofpoughkeepsie-ny.gov – by 4:00 PM on Wednesday,
January 28, 2026.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION
Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of:
● Firm experience with similar assignments in similar communities
● Qualifications and experience of key personnel assigned to the project
● Proposed approach to the project – including the effectiveness of the proposed scope of
work and the reasonableness of the proposed timeline
● Value and cost
● Evaluation of references for commensurate work with other municipalities
Town staff and representatives from the Steering Committee will evaluate proposals and select
two or more finalists who will be invited for interviews during the month of March. It is our
intention to select a preferred consultant, to negotiate a contract, and to receive authorization
from the Town Board in April or May. If we are able to stick to this schedule, we will have a
kickoff meeting with the consultant by June 2026.
The Town reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informality or
technicality in any proposal in the interest of the Town, and to determine the ultimate scope of
the contract.
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.
