The County of Volusia, Recovery and Resiliency Department (DRR) and Community Assistance Division (CAD), is seeking proposals for environmental consulting services for projects and programs supported by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), utilizing funding from sources such as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), HOME America Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), as well as any other funding that may be awarded to the County of Volusia. 

The County reserves the right to award multiple firms.  It is anticipated that selected firm(s) will be awarded a Contract for an initial five (5) year term with one (1) subsequent five (5) year renewal at the County’s discretion and upon mutual approval of the County and awarded firm(s).

The County of Volusia administers various projects and programs, many supported by HUD, utilizing funding from sources such as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), HOME America Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), as well as other funding that may be awarded to the County of Volusia. 

An environmental review process is often necessary for a federally funded project to ensure that the proposed project does not negatively impact the surrounding environment as well as to ensure that the property site itself will not have an adverse environmental or health effects on end users.  Every project must be in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other related Federal and State environmental laws.