Summary
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) is soliciting a consultant to complete an alternatives analysis for the Barberville Dam in the Richmond/Hopkinton area. The study must evaluate three alternatives — full removal, partial removal, and repair/rehabilitation — and compare ecological, recreational, and financial benefits and impacts of each option. The solicitation was posted on 2026-06-23 and proposals are due 2026-07-21; the bid documents/attachments were not publicly available on the buyer-managed sites in the consulted sources and appear to be accessible only behind a login or through vendor portals.