Rice Lake Brownfield Site Reuse Concept Planning

Inviting applications for Just Transition Site Reuse Planning Program. The program is intended to advance the State's goal of moving to a clean energy economy by assisting communities transitioning away from conventional energy infrastructure they have hosted over the past several decades, specifically fossil-fuel power plants. This includes supporting activities associated with site reuse planning to help communities spur diversified, 21st Century economic development and thrive in the move to a clean energy economy.

Proposals are sought from professional firms specializing in brownfield site assessment and site reuse and remediation planning.

The goals of the project are to develop a working list of brownfield properties, from which properties will be prioritized and assessed in a streamlined and cost-effective manner, conduct community engagement activities, and characterize, assess, and plan for remediation and reuse of brownfields sites to aid in the redevelopment of distressed, blighted, and otherwise underutilized properties. These goals will be accomplished by site-specific and non-site-specific assessment activities. Non-site-specific tasks include developing and periodically updating the inventory of potential brownfield properties, area-wide planning and conducting public outreach workshops/ preparing outreach materials relevant to the project. Site-specific tasks include performing assessments (20 Phase Is, 15 Phase IIs and Regulated Building Materials Surveys), conducting cleanup/reuse planning for 10 sites, preparing preliminary remediation plans (Analyses of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives) and associated cost estimates to review alternatives for further environmental investigation and/or remediation, and conduct preliminary redevelopment planning for selected TAs and/or sites to explore best reuse and economic potential.

The City of Maple Grove is soliciting bids for the Rice Lake Woods Area Street Rehabilitation project, an Invitation for Bid for street rehabilitation work in the Rice Lake Woods area. Plans, specifications, and the plan holders list are available through Quest CDN (www.questcdn.com); bidders must access those documents via Quest. The bid opening is scheduled for January 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., and the solicitation remains open until February 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM.