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Millinocket, Maine - Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. (SME) on behalf of the property owner Our Katahdin (OK), will receive bids for a Brownfields Cleanup of the former Great Northern Paper (GNP) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Lagoons in Millinocket, Maine (the “Site”), until May 31, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. local time.
Our Katahdin is seeking a qualified Construction Manager for the renovation of a vacant two-story building of approximately 10,500 square feet at 230 Penobscot Avenue in Millinocket. The project is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Penobscot County, and Eastern Maine Development Corporation. The project will consist of exterior finish replacement, interior renovations, and new space configurations on two floor levels and upgrades to the building's mechanical, electrical and water services. OK is requesting proposals from qualified Construction Managers to execute the project.
The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and Maine Department of Environmental Protection have awarded Our Katahdin a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund award in the sum of $1,000,000 to support redevelopment of Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoons on the former Great Northern Paper mill in Millinocket, Maine. Our Katahdin is requesting proposals from qualified environmental professionals to assist with implementation of the grant-funded cleanup.
Responses Due by:
April 5, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
PUBLIC NOTICE
OUR KATAHDIN PUBLIC MEETING
CLEANUP OF THE GNP WASTERWATER TREATMENT LAGOONS
Our Katahdin will hold a public meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024 using video conferencing to discuss the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Brownfields-funded cleanup of the former Great Northern Paper (GNP) Mill Wastewater Treatment Lagoons. A link to the meeting will be posted no later than noon on January 11, 2024.
OUR KATAHDIN – FORMER GREAT NORTHERN PAPER MILL – #6 FUEL OIL TANK FARM & RAIL CORRIDOR CLEARING PROJECT – TREE CLEARING/GRUBBING
Our Katahdin will hold an on-site pre-bid meeting at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Our Katahdin was awarded an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant for the #6 Fuel Tank Farm & Rail Corridor and is seeking a contractor to remove small trees and vegetation from the area, presumably chipping the bio-mass, and hauling the chips away from the site. All bidders are encouraged to attend a non-mandatory pre-bid walkthrough on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Please meet at the One North Poplar Street gate at the intersection of Route 11 and the Golden Road.
