The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking to engage Qualified Professionals to review permits on an expedited basis as part of the SPEED Program, established in Article XVIII, §§1803-1805 of Act No. 54 of 2024 (SPEED Act). STREAMLINING PERMITS FOR ECONOMIC EXPANSION. The SPEED Program provides third-party applicants with the opportunity to engage a Qualified Professional to conduct an expedited review of their permit application. Applicants must specifically request that DEP engage a Qualified Professional to conduct an expedited review of their permit application. Upon such request, DEP will engage the Qualified Professional via a Project Work Order. DEP will begin to accept bids three weeks after the opening date of this solicitation. All Bids must be submitted electronically via email to the following email account:
[email protected]. The subject line of your submission must clearly state the title of this IFB. If you are responding to multiple IFB’s related to the SPEED Program, you must submit a separate email for each one. Questions regarding bidding procedures should be directed to Brian Franklin, phone: 717.787.2471, email:
[email protected].
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