The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (“Corporation”) seeks proposals from qualified firms to assist in the development of vulnerability assessments and high-level remediation plans for up to 12 historically small business districts (“Main Street districts”) in Rhode Island that have been most vulnerable to storm-caused flooding.
This project, “Ready, Set, Rhody,” is a statewide, two-pronged effort to ensure the state’s most vulnerable Main Street districts are prepared for and able to mitigate threat that will be caused by future climate-related disasters. Rhode Island’s infrastructure is old and underprepared for the levels of stormwater that pass through now—leaving businesses susceptible to business interruption outside their control. This project will help the state clearly understand where infrastructure weaknesses are located and provide high-level recommendations for remediation of those weaknesses to better plan for resilience.
This solicitation will allow the Corporation and the Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning (“RIDSP”) to provide a targeted infrastructure vulnerability assessment for up to twelve Main Street districts identified for the Proposers by the Corporation in Exhibit Once complete, these infrastructure vulnerability assessments will provide high-level information to the municipalities, as well as groups supportive of the targeted Main Street districts (like chambers of commerce), on specific “hot spots” of vulnerability and ways to increase resilience for those areas.
Access the RFP by visiting: https://purchasing.ri.gov/bidding/ExternalBidSearch.aspx