November 20, 2020 COMPREHENSIVE MASTER AND REAL ESTATE/ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN’S RIVERFRONT

in association with & Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM November 20, 2020

Carl R. Erlacher, Donna L. Lime, City of Middletown Connecticut Director of Finance and Revenue Services, and the Supervisor of Services 245 DeKoven Drive, Rm 112 Middletown, CT 06457

RE: COMPREHENSIVE MASTER AND REAL ESTATE/ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN’S RIVERFRONT

Dear Mr. Erlacher, Ms. Lime, and the City of Middletown

Perkins Eastman Architects is pleased to submit our qualifications for the Comprehensive Master Plan and Real Estate/Zoning Development Plan for the City of Middletown’s Riverfront. We have assembled our team based on our understanding of your needs:

• A new vision for the riverfront that is community-based and market driven • A plan that reconnects the downtown with the river • A strategic framework for the study areas that will provide guidance for future development and investment in infrastructure • A compelling plan document that can attract interest and enthusiasm from the development community

Our team combines a big-picture perspective and vision with knowledge of Middletown, and the kind of strategic expertise to meet these challenges. Above all, we share a focus on--and ability to-- get things done. The team will be comprised of the following:

• Perkins Eastman will be the lead consultant, responsible for planning, urban design, and development strategy. Perkins Eastman has been responsible for some of the country’s most successful waterfront developments. As Principal-in-Charge, I will be responsible for the big picture vision and overall development strategy. Vijo Cherian, AICP, who brings 20 years of experience on large scale projects throughout the country, will be the Team Leader and day-to- day contact for the project. • Fuss and O’Neill, led by Chris Ferrero, Ronald Bomengan, and Arnold Robinson will support the team on civil and infrastructural engineering, transportation planning, landscape design, and stakeholder engagement. • Urbanomics, led by Tina Lund, will conduct the market analysis and advise the team on development strategies.

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM This is a team of principals who have worked together for years. Our shared experience will add value to the Middletown Riverfront in several ways:

• Understanding the complex process surrounding the revitalization of urban waterfronts from a proven track record of the design and building of some of the most dynamic waterfronts in the nation. Some of these include Baltimore’s Inner Harbor East, Long Beach, California, and most recently the Washington, DC waterfront. • Understanding the needs of the development community and how to tie their perspective to the planning process • A record of success in implementing large-scale district plans • Understanding the place-making potential of the water’s edge • A keen familiarity with the state of Connecticut, its State programs, and its processes

Our experience on large and complex waterfronts throughout the U.S. and abroad, and our team’s long record of accomplishment in Connecticut, allows us to bring lessons learned from other places to the Riverfront. It allows us to quickly get up to speed on all of the issues relevant to the stakeholders and to fully understand the opportunities and constraints of the site.

Middletown has shown a substantive commitment to ensure this initiative is implemented. Recently approved funding for new infrastructure, the decommissioning of the city’s sanitary treatment plant, the public commitment to a new boathouse, and the completion of both public outreach and open space studies illustrates your desire to revitalize the riverfront. The challenge now is how to leverage these public investments to attract private devel¬opment and bring more people to the river. The first step, and the one we believe the best way to accomplish your goals, is with a comprehensive approach that focuses around “places,” rather than buildings, or projects.

Our plans are typically market driven and have been unusually successful in attracting and encouraging development and private investment. These successes can be seen in the implementation of plans we have completed for the District Wharf on Washington DC’s waterfront, and Bayfront an entirely new urban district in Jersey City, that is being developed on a waterfront brownfield site presently occupied by a water treatment plant.

The Riverfront is comprised of different subareas, each with its own unique characteristics and opportunities. The east end of the study area occupied by industrial and state institutional uses as well as residential neighborhoods. This area enjoys splendid views, but is isolated from adjacent neighborhoods and the river by topography and remote from downtown.

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM The area along Walnut Street is the only substantial area in the city with a connection to the river. This area is large enough to become a major new “riverfront district” and opens up new opportunities for visitors and residents to access the water. Bringing new streets down to the water can establish a framework for new development while ensuring that the area stays open and inviting.

We believe that a successful plan must start with the river. The river was the City’s original reason for being and the focus for a thriving district in itself. Yet a visitor walking down Main Street may hardly be aware of its presence. Our approach will be to focus on ways of generating activity on the waterside first. This in turn will influence what can be developed in the adjacent upland areas.

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM We believe that public participation throughout the planning and design process will be essential to creating plans that can be approved and implemented. Our process emphasizes building consensus along the way, ensuring that key issues are resolved and agreement reached before proceeding to the next stage of work. We are known for our skills not only in building consensus amongst public agencies, which is key to implementation, but to communicating to the public to ensure their insights inform our thinking and their concerns are addressed.

We look forward to the opportunity to share our ideas with you regarding the riverfront, and a more detailed proposal that meets the City’s needs and works within its budget. I will personally make a priority and will commit all available resources to this effort to “hit the ground running.”

ERIC C.Y. FANG AIA, AICP, LEED AP

Principal, Planning and Urban Design Practice Area Leader 212.353.0147 [email protected] Perkins Eastman Architects, DPC

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY THE WHARF, WASHINGTON D.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 TITLE PAGE 2 LETTER OF INTRODUCTION

TEAM CHARACTERISTICS AND 3 COMPOSITION 4 STAFF BIOS/RESUME 5 RELEVANT PROJECTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF 6 ADDENDA

1 2 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT TITLE 1PAGE BAYFRONT, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY COMPREHENSIVE MASTER AND REAL ESTATE/ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN’S RIVERFRONT

PROPOSAL FOR CONCEPT PLANNING SERVICES

ERIC C.Y. FANG AIA, AICP, LEED AP

Principal, Planning and Urban Design Practice Area Leader 212.353.0147 [email protected] Perkins Eastman Architects, DPC

LETTER OF 2INTRODUCTION LONGWHARF, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT November 20, 2020

LETTER OF INTRODUCTION Dear City of Middletown

Thank you for the opportunity to reimagine the waterfront of Middletown Connecticut. Please see our qualifications enclosed. This is a submission mastered by Perkins Eastman Architects, a design corporation founded in 1981. To help us perform the services required by the RFQ, we have solicited Fuss & O’Neill to provide Public Outreach, Environmental Remediation, Traffic/Transportation Engineering, and Climate Resiliency. In addition, we have asked one of our affiliates, Urbanomics, to cover Real Estate services. As the authorized representative for Perkins Eastman, I, Eric Fang AIA, AICP, LEED AP am a Principal and leader of the Planning and Urban Design Practice Area Leader at Perkins Eastman. I will be the Principal in Charge for this project and can be contacted through the following:

Phone (mobile): 212.353.0147

Email: [email protected]

We look forward to continuing our conversation about how to made Middletown’s waterfront a vibrant and accessible gathering space for residents and visitors.

ERIC C.Y. FANG AIA, AICP, LEED AP

Principal, Planning and Urban Design Practice Area Leader 212.353.0147 [email protected] Perkins Eastman Architects, DPC

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM

TEAM CHARACTERISTICS AND3 COMPOSITION

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PERKINS EASTMAN Perkins Eastman is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm with almost 1,000 employees and 18 offices around the world.. As a result, it has a large capacity and is unusual in that the firm has so many specialties and all of the relevant expertise for this project, including hospitality, education, and maritime district planning, as well as urban, vertical, and retail planning design.

As a result of a merger that brought together the EE&K portfolio and people with the rest of Perkins Eastman and its body of work, our team today has a strong core of experience, as well as relevant experience MAGNOLIA, CHARLESTON, SC designing waterfronts and mixed-use districts around the country and around the world. Our projects include Magnolia is a thriving 21st century community that some of the most significant and new waterfronts embraces and enhances all aspects of waterfront and mixed-use districts: The Wharf in Washington, living. Unique public spaces connect Charleston’s

DC, Battery Park City in New York, Baltimore Inner existing communities to Magnolia’s mixed-use

Harbor in Maryland, Long Beach Waterfront and neighborhoods with commercial/office, retail and Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, CA, North Shore West residential opportunities. in Pittsburgh, PA, the Assembly in Doraville, GA, Canal Side in Buffalo, NY, Hollywood & Highland in Los Creativity. Humanity. Purpose. Angels, CA, and the Gateway Center in Los Angeles, These words shape our firm’s core mission and create CA. We have also worked globally on world-class a practical framework for us to fulfill our role as waterfronts in Shanghai and London. advisers, planners, architects, and interior designers. By bringing our professional skills and a deep understanding of our clients’ mission, business model, and operations, we can partner to benefit the quality of life of the people who live, work, play, learn, age, and heal within the environments we plan and design.

Creative design guided by humanity, purpose, and innovation results in a better quality of life and responsible environmental stewardship. This leadership team brings extensive experience to each project and focuses on the issues that lead to success and innovation.

SAN PEDRO WATERFRONT, LOS ANGELES, CA

Perkins Eastman provided a master plan for the port of Los Angeles that transformed the waterfront: where maritime-related activities coexist with recreational and cultural attractions. It includes a pedestrian-oriented mixed-used development and expanded access to the water for Angelenos. 13 Firm Summary Of Experience contribute to a city’s unique fabric: from designing Perkins Eastman provides master planning and urban a new, mixed-use neighborhood to enhancing and design services for public and private development redeveloping older communities. projects around the world. Our experience has given The firm’s approach is rooted in certain core us the perspective that each project fits within a larger principles: We create buildings and places that social, cultural, and historical context. We approach respond to their unique setting and that reflect their each of our projects without a prescribed planning or local cultural and historical context. We emphasize design solution. Our role as planners and designers the space between buildings: the streets, the parks, is to understand the context of the project, and to use the plazas that make up the public realm. Our the client’s goals as the criteria to evaluate options large-scale plans are visionary but practical; bold and recommend planning and design solutions. but economically viable. We believe cities are for We approach urban design and masterplanning as walking, yet must accommodate the car. We strive for opportunities to build great cities. As students of transformative ideas, yet know what it takes to get our cities large and small, and advocates of city life in plans built. all its variety and complexity, we relish the chance to

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14 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT FUSS & O’NEILL URBANOMICS Fuss & O’Neill is a full-service engineering firm with Urbanomics is a consultancy that serves businesses a depth of staff and experience to complete any and government in the areas of economics, public project – from initial design to final construction. finance, and urban planning. Since 1984, the firm has Headquartered in Manchester, CT, our 300+ person offered public- and private-sector clients with an array firm has 9 regional offices throughout all 6 New of economic, housing and demographic forecasts, England states. As we grow in size, we maintain economic development planning studies, market our client-first philosophy. We work closely with all studies, tax policy analyses, and program evaluations. stakeholders to give life to a community’s vision. Our Urbanomics’ range of services includes: professional staff maintains licenses and certifications • Market and financial feasibility across a wide range of engineering, planning, • Economic development landscape architecture, design build, scientific, and • Fiscal analysis manufacturing disciplines. • Impact assessment We place great emphasis on collaboration, both within • Forecasting and modeling the company and with our clients. We are guided by Urbanomics holistic approach to market analysis and what is best for the client and the project, identifying economic development takes multiple quantitative project champions, naming project leaders, building and qualitative inputs into consideration. Balancing project teams, and providing responsive service and the consensus derived in the public outreach process quality deliverables. Our mission is to provide our with market and fiscal realities within locational and clients with innovative and practical engineering, infrastructure context enables us to recommend scientific, and planning solutions. It is what we have development strategies that will work under real been doing since our firm was established in 1924, world conditions. and what we remain committed to do The firm’s work often incorporates geospatial analysis (ArcGIS) and is supported by access to one of the region’s most extensive in-house set of economic and planning databases. Urbanomics’ client list includes municipalities and state agencies, private developers and community organizations, as well as non-profit organizations in the areas of planning, preservation, and advocacy throughout the nation and the world. As a highly specialized firm, projects are often undertaken jointly with a network of associated firms in the areas of economics and econometrics, urban and transportation planning, and architectural design.

Urbanomics, Inc. is recognized as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by numerous public agencies and as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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18 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT ERIC FANG AIA, AICP, LEED AP PRINCIPAL PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN PRACTICE AREA LEADER

EDUCATION Eric is a Principal at Perkins Eastman with more than 25 years of Bachelor of Arts in Architecture experience as an architect and urban designer and planner. He has Columbia University worked extensively with towns and cities throughout the U.S. to increase New York, New York their resilience in the face of climate change, promote transit-oriented Master of Architecture Harvard University development and develop strategies for more sustainable growth. H Cambridge, Massachusetts SELECT EXPERIENCE MEMBERSHIPS Long Wharf Responsible Growth Plan Eric is a Registered Architect New Haven, Connecticut licensed in New York, New Jersey, Planning, design and strategic implementation of the New Long Wharf, a and California. He is a member series of interrelated strategies to advance the responsible growth of this of the American Institute of important business district. Certified Planners, and a LEED® Accredited Professional. New Jersey Fostering Regional Adaptation Through Municipal Economic Scenarios (NJ FRAMES) AWARDS Monmouth County, New Jersey Perth Amboy Transit District Strategy: A regional and collaborative effort in the Two Rivers Region of Monmouth American Planning Association County, NJ that seeks to develop a long-term Regional Resilience and NJ Chapter, Outstanding Plan Award (2017) Adaptation Action Plan that will identify ways our communities can reduce Together North Jersey Regional Plan risks and impacts together. for Sustainable Development: American Planning Association Jersey City Bayfront Redevelopment Plan NJ Chapter, Outstanding Plan Jersey City, New Jersey Award (2016) Perkins Eastman’s plan for Bayfront envisions a vibrant new transit Hoboken Green Infrastructure oriented waterfront development. The approach focused on creating Strategic Plan: American Planning a series of compelling public environments to serve as the setting for Association NJ Chapter, Outstanding new development. Plan Award (2015) NY Rising Community Reconstruction Arverne-by-the-Sea Plans: Rising to the Top, Award for Inclusion of Vulnerable Populations Arverne, New York - Gravesend/Bensonhurst (2015); This award-winning design knits together the subway and the sea, Rising to the Top Award for Green creating a unique transit-based beachfront community. The radial plan Infrastructure - South Valley Stream orients each of the neighborhoods around the previously underutilized (2014); Rising to the Top Award for subway station. The new community’s network of public spaces and Economic Development - Staten amenities include a charter school and a neighborhood supermarket. Island (2014); American Planning Association, NY Metro Chapter: Meritorious Achievement Award - PerkinsStaten Eastman Island Architects(2014) DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM19 VIJO CHERIAN AICP ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

EDUCATION Vijo Cherian has more than 20 years of experience working on projects Master of Urban Design ranging in scale from city-wide interventions and urban spaces to building University of California at Berkeley architecture. Vijo brings expertise in master planning, urban design, and Berkeley, California site analysis, as well as envisioning development scenarios, structuring

Diploma in Business Administration implementation strategies, and developing design guidelines for large, Amity Business School mixed use, staged, public, and private developer-led urban projects. Noida, UP, India SELECT EXPERIENCE Bachelor of Architecture Long Wharf Responsible Growth Plan School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi, India New Haven, Connecticut Planning, design and strategic implementation of the New Long Wharf, a series of interrelated strategies to advance the responsible growth of this REGISTRATION Vijo is a registered architect licensed important business district. with Council of Architecture, India District Wharf and a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Washington, DC Planners (AICP). The design for The Wharf restores the connections between the city and its waterfront by integrating land and water functions. The development MEMBERSHIP has been designed to LEED-Gold ND. Vijo is a member of the American Planning Association (APA). Isla Grande - A New Urban Destination San Juan, Puerto Rico Redevelopment of an isolated and underutilized district into a vibrant, connected economic engine for the city by rebuilding and densifying the area, enhancing the public realm along the waterfront, and introducing a light rail public transit system.

MASCO: Longwood Medical Area Boston, Massachusetts Master plan to develop the public realm within the district and improve connectivity between the 24 Academic, Medical, and Cultural institutions that comprise the non-profit organization’s membership.

Beacon Yard Vision* Boston, Massachusetts Development of a vision plan that integrates a multi-modal transit station with the urban development of a strategically located 104-acre site in Boston, Massachusetts.

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington20 PERKINS Boulevard, EASTMAN Suite CITY101, OFStamford, MIDDLETOWN CT 06901 CONNECTICUT | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM SUNGHWAN YOON URBAN DESIGNER

EDUCATION Sunghwan Yoon is an architectural designer and planner with more than Master of Architecture and ten years of experience. Sunghwan’s work is focused mainly on large- Urban Design scale design and resiliency, with recent projects including Bathgate Columbia University Graduate Industrial Park (NY), Wagner Park (NY), and Long Wharf Responsible School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Growth Plan (CT). New York, New York RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Master of Architecture Long Wharf Responsible Growth Plan Hanyang University New Haven, Connecticut Seoul, South Korea Planning, design and strategic implementation of the New Long Wharf, a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering series of interrelated strategies to advance the responsible growth of this Hanyang University important business district. Seoul, South Korea New Jersey Fostering Regional Adaptation Through Municipal Economic Scenarios (NJ FRAMES) AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS 11th Street Bridge Competition, Monmouth County, New Jersey Finalist, Washington DC, 2014 * A regional and collaborative effort in the Two Rivers Region of Monmouth County, NJ that seeks to develop a long-term Regional Resilience and Samsung Olympic Pavilion, 1st Place Adaptation Action Plan that will identify ways our communities can reduce in the London Olympics, 2011 * risks and impacts together.

“City of housing, Housing of City”, Jersey City Bayfront Redevelopment Plan Merit Award, 45th Central Glass Jersey City, New Jersey Competition, Shinkenchiku, 2010 * Perkins Eastman’s plan for Bayfront envisions a vibrant new transit

“Mixmax”, 2nd Honorable mention, oriented waterfront development. The approach focused on creating CC3 competition, 2009 * a series of compelling public environments to serve as the setting for new development. Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, Columbia University GSAPP South Battery Park City Resiliency Plan New York, New York Honor Award for Excellence in The Wagner Park (WP) project consists of assessing and evaluating Design, Columbia University GSAPP Robert F. Wagner Park and the Wagner Park Pavilion in identifying the WP Site’s susceptibility to coastal flooding and other areas of deficiency, inefficiency, underutilization, incongruity or other concerns and developing

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 101, Stamford, CT 06901 | +1 203 251 7400 PERKINSEASTMAN.COM21 CHRISTOPHER FERRERO RLA, AICP, CNU PLANNING

EDUCATION Chris has over 30 years of experience in landscape architecture, planning, BS, Environmental Design - 1983 development consulting, permitting, and construction administration. He UMass Amherst has planned, designed, and managed a wide variety of project types in both the public and private sector, including but not limited to parks and MS, Landscape Architecture - 1986, UMass Amherst recreation, housing, urban spaces, revitalization, property repositioning services, and mixed use environments. Chris’s specialty is solving complex urban and suburban development / redevelopment challenges REGISTRATION Reg Landscape Architect CT with a global understanding of the myriad of steps required for final CLARB Certified implementation. AICP PLANNING MEMBERSHIPS American Planning Association Transit Oriented Development Master Plan American Society of Windsor Locks, CT Landscape Architects This study included analysis and recommendations on land use and Council of Landscape Arch. density, transportation, recreation, market feasibility, cultural activities, Registration Board pedestrian safety, parking / traffic calming and streetscape development.

Scovil Hoe Building Brownfields Revitalization Haddam, CT Coordinated efforts with marketing and architectural partners for this multidisciplinary Brownfields redevelopment grant in the historically- significant property within the bucolic Village of Higganum.

Route 10 Corridor Study Simsbury, CT The study was conducted utilizing an innovative charrette process, bringing together the general public with local officials, state transportation engineers, various stakeholders, and the design team.

Preston Riverwalk Preston, CT Led a team for the developed a master plan for the former Norwich State Hospital sites. Features include a new mixed use town center,commercial and hospitality uses, public river front open space systems, six hundered housing units and new municipal facilities.

22 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT RONALD BOMENGEN PE, LEED AP CIVIL ENGINEER

EDUCATION Ron is an Associate and the Department Manager of our Community BS, Civil Engineering - 2000 Development Business Line. Throughout his career he has managed University of Hartford BS projects and provided civil engineering services for commercial and residential site developments, schools, reconstruction, and construction REGISTRATION of state highway roads and ramps. Additionally, he has provided Professional Engineer CT construction inspection services. The following highlights some of his LEED AP experience related to your needs.

MEMBERSHIPS LAND DEVELOPMENT American Society of Civil Engineers Avon Center Development Avon, CT Senior Civil Engineer for a large mixed-use development. Fuss & O’Neill provided site/civil engineering, traffic engineering, public hearing expert testimony, and wetlands assessment services to the developer.

Farmington River Park Master Plan Bloomfield, CT Project Director for the master plan development to provide sustainable solutions, revenue generating strategies, accessible design amenities and public support all within context of the Town’s budget for the project.

Evergreen Walk Stormwater Management Plan South Windsor, CT Project Manager for various pad site developments and their impact on the overall master stormwater management plan. Responsibilities involved hydrologic analysis, hydraulic design, and utility design.

Sleeping Giant State Park Master Plan Hamden, CT Project Engineer providing planning and design services for program and master plan for 12 acres of parkland damaged during the May 2018 tornadoes.

23 MARK VERTUCCI PE, PTOE TRAFFIC ENGINEER

EDUCATION Mark has many years of experience in traffic engineering, transportation BS, Civil Engineering - 1998 planning, site development, and roadway improvement projects. He has Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute prepared numerous traffic impact studies, planning studies, corridor studies, parking studies, and traffic management plans. Mark has REGISTRATION extensive experience with traffic signal design projects, roadway design Professional Engineer CT projects, and intelligent transportation systems. Professional Traffic Operations Engineer TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

Mixed-Use Development Planning Study MEMBERSHIPS Vice President of the Connecticut Windsor Locks, CT Chapter of ITE Project Manager responsible for the extensive coordination with CTDOT Institute of Transportation Engineers for this large mixed-use development. The process involved review and design of alternatives for access to the development.

Downtown Redevelopment Master Plan Torrington, CT Planning included preparation of an extensive transportation model for the downtown area and the analysis of potential impacts from the proposed master plan developments.

Plan of Conservation and Development Greenwich, CT Project Manager responsible for preparing a transportation planning study for inclusion in the Town’s “Greenwich Plan of Conservation and Development” document.

Busway Station Area Planning Study Hartford and New Britain, CT Preparation of a traffic planning study and conceptual highway, ramp, and intersection alignments to support future traffic growth and the development of the East Street and Cedar Street Busway Stations.

24 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT DANIEL JAHNE LEP LICENSED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL

EDUCATION Daniel serves as a Senior Project Manager for Brownfield Assessment BS, Geology - 1992 Programs, RCRA Corrective Action sites, investigation and remedial Union College design projects, permitting, water diversion projects, and public-private partnership development projects. He has extensive experience in the REGISTRATION design and management of site investigation, remedial planning, and Licensed Environmental remedial cost estimating. Professional CT

ENVIRONMENTAL MEMBERSHIPS Investigation & Remediation Planning, District NHV Environmental Professionals New Haven, CT Organization of CT CEDAS Project Manager for Phase I-III investigation, remediation planning, and construction oversight of a public-private partnership reuse development project of a seven-acre former CT DOT bus repair facility.

Investigation & Remediation Planning, Former New Haven Clock New Haven, CT Project Manager for Phase I-III investigation, radiological assessment, hazardous building material evaluation, and remediation cost estimating for a 150,000 square foot former clock factory complex..

Master Plan EIE, Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT Project hydrogeologist contributing to the assessment of potential environmental impacts of projects proposed as part of the Southern Connecticut State University Master Plan update.

Downtown Redevelopment EIE Bristol, CT Project Hydrogeologist for the preparation of an EIE for the redevelopment of a downtown site. The EIE included a detailed market analysis to assess the demand and feasibility of the proposed recreational and entertainment uses, as well as an urban design analysis to assist in the evaluation of alternative uses and configurations..

25 ARNOLD ROBINSON AICP COMMUNITY PLANNING AND OUTREACH EDUCATION Arnold has been practicing in the fields of community planning, historic BA, American Studies - 1987 preservation and rehabilitation, education, and urban design for more Bates College than 30 years. His expertise includes work in the public, private and not- for-profit sectors as project manager, executive director, and designer. MA, Preservation Studies - 1994 Boston University His diverse career has included master planning, feasibility analysis, multidisciplinary project collaboration, site design, public process facilitation, regulatory permitting, historic rehabilitation project design, REGISTRATION AICP bidding and construction administration.

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND OUTREACH Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Various Cities and Towns, MA Planning lead for Fuss & O’Neill’s MVP Program Grant practice, which assisted municipalities across Massachusetts identify threats and hazards associated with climate change and flooding events.

Integrated Economic Redevelopment and Flood Resilience Plan Brockton, MA Team Planner and community engagement coordinator for integrated comprehensive planning to understand and make decisions about flood prone areas.

Jenks Park Site Improvements Central Falls, RI project manager for comprehensive site improvements for historic Jenks Park in Central Falls, RI. Planning involves a broad range of constituencies from dozens of cultures.

Placemaking and Bike Path Improvements Warren, RI Project manager for bike path improvements which increased safety and urban design function at one of the busiest bike/roadway crossings in the state.

26 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT DIANE MAS PHD, REHS/RS, WEDG CLIMATE RESILIENCEY PLANNING

EDUCATION Diane is a Water Resources Engineer, Sanitarian, and Chief Resilience BA, Geology - 1992 Officer at Fuss & O’Neill, and a founding member of the company’s Amherst College environmental impact assessment practice. She has spent nearly 25 years working in the areas of water quality modeling, watershed MSE, Civil Engineering - 1995 Princeton University management, and environmental impact assessment. Her current areas of water resources practice focus on climate change resilience and PhD, Civil Engineering - 2006 adaptation for water resources; water quality assessment, modeling, UMass Amherst and watershed management; harmful algal bloom impacts to drinking and recreational waters; and the relationship between water quality and REGISTRATION public health. Registered Sanitarian CT Registered Environmental Health CLIMATE RESILIENCE Specialist/Sanitarian WEDG Associate Coastal Flood Resilience, Milford, CT MEMBERSHIPS Senior Technical Specialist for resilience projects to improve National Environmental Health Association neighborhood resiliency to existing and projected coastal flooding. CT Association of Flood Managers Pocasset River Flood Resilience Watershed Plan and Design Cranston and Johnston, RI Senior Technical Specialist for resilience projects to improve neighborhood resiliency to existing and projected coastal flooding.

Narrow River Nature-based Systems Resilience Project Narragansett, RI Senior Technical Specialist for restoration plans to address water resource challenges and make this estuarine system more resilient to future climate impacts using nature-based systems.

Climate Change Impacts on Harmful Algal Blooms in U.S. Freshwaters Nationwide Cyanobacteria and water quality technical specialist contributing to this EPA-funded project that developed a modeling framework that predicts the effect of climate change on cyanobacteria concentrations (CyanoHABs) in large reservoirs in the contiguous U.S.

27 Tina C. Lund AICP PRINCIPAL | URBANOMICS

ina Lund is responsible for most of the firm’s comprehensive development strategies and fiscal impact studies. Her responsibilities include project management, Tgeospatial analysis, IMPLAN Model calibration, quantitative research using computerized databases and qualitative research through public participation and literature reviews.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

SUBASE NEW LONDON JOINT LAND USE STUDY CANAL VILLAGE, MT VERNON BOA/ LWRP (JLUS) IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT Bellport, New York Southeastern Connecticut Region Role: Principal EDUCATION Role: Principal MELVILLE EMPLOYMENT CENTER Bachelor of Arts 1994, Major in French COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC Melville, New York Literature, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Role: Principal Bridgeport, Connecticut Role: Principal NY RISING COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE Various, New York NEW CANAAN DOWNTOWN MARKET STUDY Visiting Assistant Professor of Applied Role: Principal New Canaan, Connecticut Demography at the Pratt Institute PSPD, Role: Principal MADISON NJ DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT guest lecturer in planning methods for STRATEGIC PLAN graduate courses at New York University CITY OF MIDDLETOWN, CT 5-YEAR Madison, New Jersey Robert F. Wagner School of Public CONSOLIDATED PLAN Role: Principal Middletown, Connecticut Service Role: Principal VISION42 POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS, RETAIL STUDY AND FINANCING PLAN THE RIDGE AT DANBURY MARKET SCAN & New York, New York MEMBERSHIPS FISCAL IMPACTS ANALYSIS Role: Principal American Institute of Certified Planners, Danbury, Connecticut past VP of Professional Development Role: Principal GREATER JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT STUDIES American Planning Association NY Metro New York, New York EAST FARMINGDALE TOD Role: Principal Chapter East Farmingdale, Connecticut Role: Principal NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY BOARD MARKET ANALYSES EAST HARLEM RESILIENCY PLAN New York, New York New York, New York Role: Principal Role: Principal PORT CHESTER SCHOOL MITIGATION GLEN COVE BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA Port Chester, New York Glen Cove, New York Role: Principal Role: Principal IMPERIAL SCHRADE SITE MARKET ANALYSIS GARDENS AT HARRIMAN STATION TOD Ellenville, New York ECONOMIC IMPACTS Role: Principal Harriman, New York Role: Principal

GRAMATAN AVENUE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACTS ANALYSIS Yonkers, New York Role: Principal

LONG BEACH COMP PLAN AND LWRP Long Beach, New York Role: Principal

BELLPORT HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS Bellport, New York Role: Principal

28 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT Peter Furst, AICP SENIOR ASSOCIATE | URBANOMICS

eter Furst is an urban planner specializing in geospatial depiction of data and market analysis. He has a broad range of functional planning experience with a focus in Pfiscal impacts, demographic analysis, workforce and housing development. Since 2011, he has contributed to comprehensive plans, real estate and industry market studies, population/student enrollment forecasts, redevelopment plans and school child impact studies throughout the New York metropolitan area.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

EAST FARMINGDALE FORM-BASED CODE EDUCATION East Fairfield, Connecticut City and Regional Planning Masters of Role: Planner Science, Pratt Institute THE RIDGE AT DANBURY MARKET SCAN & FISCAL IMPACTS ANALYSIS U.S. Law and Methodologies Certificate, Danbury, Connecticut New York University Role: Planner

NORWALK 95/7 FISCAL IMPACTS ANALYSIS History Bachelors of Arts, Lewis and Norwalk, Connecticut Clark College Role: Planner

NEW MILFORD MARKET ANALYSIS CERTIFICATIONS New Milford Connecticut American Institute of Certified Planners Role: Planner GREENWICH, CT NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS Greenwich, Connecticut Role: Planner

STAMFORD MASTER PLAN Stamford, Connecticut Role: Planner

WESTPORT HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS Westport, Connecticut Role: Planner

GARDENS AT HARRIMAN STATION TOD MARKET ANALYSIS AND GRANT APPLICATION Harriman, New York Role: Planner

SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE HUNTS POINT FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND WHOLESALE MARKETS New York, New York Role: Planner

WHITE PLAINS LINEN MARKET STUDY & PEEKSKILL LWRP PLAN Peekskill, New York Role: Planner

WESTCHESTER PAVILION MARKET ANALYSIS URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES Yonkers, New York Role: Planner

29 30 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT RELEVANT 5EXPERIENCE

31 LONG WHARF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH PLAN New Haven, Connecticut

Perkins Eastman is assisting The City of New Haven in the planning, design and SIZE strategic implementation of the New Long Wharf, a series of interrelated strategies to 400 Acres advance the responsible growth of this important business district. The master plan includes a strategic economic plan; a design for streetscape improvements; a design for SERVICES improvements to Long Wharf Park; and a transportation plan (with more specific design Urban Planning, Urban work along Sargent Drive). Design, Architecture, Resiliency Planning Long Wharf is 352 acres of district that is primarily a commercial/industrial section of New Haven with over 130 acres of underutilized land. The Area sits at a key crossroad, CLIENT at the confluence of water, railway, and highway access to the City. Long Wharf forms The City of New Haven the first impression to Downtown New Haven but it lacks any semblance of a regular street grid which leaves a sense of scale, or identity absent. CONTACT Michael Piscitelli The study of the area currently employs nearly 5,000 people with a wide range of skills. Deputy Economic It accounts for almost 1/3 of all the manufacturing jobs in the New Haven. Additional Development to its long standing work, it also includes businesses in the leading growth sectors, Administrator including: ambulatory health care, hotels and restaurants. City of New Haven 165 Church St. Floor 4R This project opens up the possibility for Long Wharf to be New Haven’s “Innovation New Haven, CT 06510 District: a place built on smart, resilient public infrastructure, while offering alternate types of environments. Perkins Eastman designed the plan with room to grow and Desk (203) 946-2867 adapt like San Francisco’s Mission Bay, Boston’s Seaport District, and Kendall Square Email: mpiscite@ newhavenct.gov in Cambridge.

For the project we developed a series of short and long term strategie including the resiliency design in reaction to the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise, internal circulation and mobility options, open space or recreational amenities, and denser development of new residential & commercial uses.

32 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT The master plan includes a strategic economic plan; a design for streetscape improvements; a design for improvements to Long Wharf Park; and a transportation plan.

33 JERSEY CITY BAYFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City has been one of the fastest growing communities in the New York SIZE Metropolitan area. With this rapid growth has come a major need for housing. 100 acres Jersey City identified the 100-acre Bayfront redevelopment area, one of the largest remaining open development sites in the metropolitan area, as a site to address SERVICES affordable housing. Planning Perkins Eastman’s plan for Bayfront envisions a vibrant new transit oriented waterfront CLIENT development. The approach focused on creating a series of compelling public Jersey City Redevelop- environments to serve as the setting for new development. This included activating ment Agency the site’s half-mile frontage along the Passaic River as well as a protected cove shared with the neighboring community; and a new boulevard treatment along the Route CONTACT 440 arterial. The new public realm is knit together by a walkable street network that Annisia Cialone balances the needs of pedestrians and cars and provides all new development parcels Director ofHousing and with direct access to a new light rail station. Economic Development and Commerce The ultimate development program for Bayfront envisions 6,000-8,000 units of new Jersey City, New Jersey residential, and 150,000 sf of commercial development, as well as two new schools. Special attention was paid to creating a first phase of over 800,000 sf to establish a Email: sense of momentum for a site that defied development for over 15 years. [email protected]

34 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT The new public realm is knit together by a walkable street network that balances the needs of pedestrians and cars and provides all new development parcels with direct access to a new light rail station.

Existing facilities & digesters

35 ARVERNE-BY-THE-SEA Arverne, New York

Despite an oceanfront setting and several high-profile initiatives, Arverne, the largest SIZE waterfront urban renewal area in the United States, resisted redevelopment for over 3.6 million sf thirty years. The award-winning design of EE&K, completed prior to merging with (334,450 sm) Perkins Eastman, knits together the subway and the sea, creating a unique transit- oriented beachfront community including 2,300 units of residential development, retail, SERVICES state-of-the art recreational facilities and a charter school. Master Planning The community includes a range of housing types to address different needs, including CLIENT several innovative two-family prototypes which were devised for economic resilience and Benjamin flexibility, and seven multifamily residential buildings. The two-family house prototypes Beechwood LLC form the backbone of three walkable neighborhoods, each oriented around a park, and linked to the subway station. At the heart of the community is Ocean Way, a mixed-use CONTACT “main street” that connects the subway station with Rockaway Beach. Benjamin Beechwood LLC An environmentally sensitive approach toward the 120-acre site’s barrier-island setting 377 Oak Street has made Arverne by the Sea a widely-cited model for resilient community development. Suite 110 These strategies are highlighted by a six acre beachfront preserve featuring a double Garden City. NY 11520 dune system to help protect the community from storm surge from the Atlantic Ocean. Gerard Romski 914.730.7707 gromski@ beechwoodhomes.com

36 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT “Arverne by the Sea is not just a story about resilience in the face of storms and climate change; it is also a fascinating example of a planned community, an urban redevelopment effort, a transit-oriented development, a healthy place, and an innovative two-family home concept that allows homebuyers to be both residents and landlords.” — URBAN LAND MAGAZINE, 2014

37 DISTRICT WHARF Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, DC’s Southwest Waterfront historically functioned as an active commercial SIZE port, but has since become dormant and increasingly isolated from the greater DC 27 acres land community. The design for District Wharf restores the connections between the city and 25 acres water its waterfront by integrating land and water functions, creating an enduring place that turns into a highly sought-after destination for residents and tourists throughout the SERVICES Washington Metropolitan Area. Master Planning, Architecture In order to create a lively urban destination, Perkins Eastman emphasized placemaking in the design of the site’s master plan. A water plan informs the site’s land-side CLIENT development in order to ensure that water uses are its focal point. All maritime activity Hoffman-Madison connects to the land through a series of programmable piers that host events and Waterfront LLC recreational use, serving as an extension of the city’s grid into the water. A variety of outdoor spaces celebrate the District’s character, creating attractive places that provide CONTACT the community and its visitors an enjoyable and enriching experience. The design Shawn D. Seaman of the site’s structures focuses on the pedestrian’s perspective, creating a family of Principal and Executive buildings along the Wharf, each with its own identity, resulting in a captivating street- Vice President level environment. 680 Water Street SW Washington, DC 20024 The $2 billion waterfront development is located less than one mile south of 202.355.3765 sseaman@ Washington, DC’s National Mall and one mile west of Nationals Park. The first phase, pnhoffman.com which encompasses 1.5 million sf of development, includes office, retail, residential, hotel, and cultural land uses, and focuses on activating water uses through the creation SELECT AWARDS of a programmable pier and transient docking. The development has been designed to AIA NY Design Awards: LEED-Gold ND. Merit Award for Urban Design (2020)

ULI Global Award for Excellence (2019)

38 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT The Wharf plan has shifted "from superblocks to miniblocks, from car- centric streets to shared streets with many access points to the water. As urban planning strategies shifted, so did the increasingly ambitious plan for the Southwest Waterfront.” — WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

39 AMTRAK STATION RELOCATION AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Windsor Locks, CT

As part of an Amtrak station relocation, Fuss & O’Neill is worked with the Town SERVICES of Windsor Locks to resolve complex transportation issues, remodel land uses Community Outreach commensurate with mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD), and develop a sense Complete Streets of place for the gateway to Southern New England. Planning and Design Landscape Architecture We were engaged to perform a comprehensive TOD study, which provided a step-by- Roadway Design and step approach to downtown growth, detailed a roadmap for enhanced multimodal Safety Engineering connectivity, identified property redevelopment opportunities consistent with TOD and Site Planning and Engineering smart growth principles, provided form-based coding for the downtown, and prescribed Transportation a plan for downtown infrastructure. Engineering and Permitting Since the completion of this plan, implementation has seen dramatic increase in brick and mortar TOD activity in the properties surrounding the station, much of which has CLIENT been supported by the state as a model of their TOD initiatives. A long abandoned Town of factory and brownfields site (Montgomery Mill) has been transformed into 160 Windsor Locks, CT apartment units, and other mixed-use development is bolstered by the Town’s adoption of CT’s first Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) district. AWARDS ETC The CTDOT is completing design of the new station site, and our firm is designing Montgomery Mill - CT Main Street Award complete streets and streetscapes to provide multimodal connectivity on a of Excellence regional basis.

Montgomery Mill - CT Preservation Award

40 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADDENDA6

41 ARVERNE BY THE SEA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

42 PERKINS EASTMAN CITY OF MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT CITY OF MIDDLETOWN

ADDENDUM #1 RFP #2020-019 REVISED COMPREHENSIVE MASTER AND REAL ESTATE/ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN’S RIVERFRONT

Date Issued: October 15, 2020

ALL BIDDERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND/OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONTRACT BID DOCUMENTS:

The following questions were submitted, therefore, a “Revised RFP” inclusive of clarifications is available and can be located on our website at www.middletownct.gov.

 The intro paragraph under “Submission requirements” refers to the City selecting a preferred “developer;” however, the remainder of the RFQ refers to selecting a “consultant” to develop a master plan and regulatory framework. Can you please clarify whether the City intends to identify a developer for the site through this submission?

 Should proposals be led by developers or planning consultants?

INVITATION TO BID The date set for the receipt of proposals will remain the same. *** Friday, November 20, 2020 by 3:00 P.M.

PLEASE VERIFY THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS NOTIFICATION IN THE SPACE BELOW AND FAX OR EMAIL THIS PAGE BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

FAX: 860-638-1995 EMAIL: [email protected]

BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF ADDENDUM #1: Perkins Eastman Architects COMPANY NAME All bidders are hereby advised of the following amendments to the contract bid documents which are hereby made an integral part of the specifications for the subject project, prepared by the City of Middletown to the same extent as all other documents. All work shall conform to the standards and provisions of same. Bids submitted shall be deemed to include contract document information as shown in Addendum No. 1. General bidders shall notify sub-bidders that may be affected by this addendum as applicable.

Failure to acknowledge receipt of this addendum by the bidder may result in the rejection of their bid. Bidders are directed to review changes to all portions of the work as changes to one portion may affect the work of another. Total Addendum: this cover page along with a “Revised RFP” which is available and located on our website www.middletownct.gov

43 CITY OF MIDDLETOWN

ADDENDUM #2 RFP #2020-019 COMPREHENSIVE MASTER AND REAL ESTATE/ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN’S RIVERFRONT

Date Issued: November 3, 2020

ALL BIDDERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND/OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONTRACT BID DOCUMENTS:

Responses to questions submitted in writing by the deadline date of Friday, October 30. 2020 at noon.

INVITATION TO BID The date set for the receipt of proposals will remain the same. *** Friday, November 20, 2020 by 3:00 P.M.

PLEASE VERIFY THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS NOTIFICATION IN THE SPACE BELOW AND FAX OR EMAIL THIS PAGE BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

FAX: 860-638-1995 EMAIL: [email protected]

BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF ADDENDUM #2: Perkins Eastman Architects COMPANY NAME All bidders are hereby advised of the following amendments to the contract bid documents which are hereby made an integral part of the specifications for the subject project, prepared by the City of Middletown to the same extent as all other documents. All work shall conform to the standards and provisions of same. Bids submitted shall be deemed to include contract document information as shown in Addendum No. 2. General bidders shall notify sub-bidders that may be affected by this addendum as applicable.

Failure to acknowledge receipt of this addendum by the bidder may result in the rejection of their bid. Bidders are directed to review changes to all portions of the work as changes to one portion may affect the work of another. Total Addendum: 5 pages

If you have already submitted a bid you shall be required to acknowledge receipt of this This acknowledgment must be received by the time and date specified to be accepted by the City.

Donna L. Imme, CPPB Supervisor of Purchases

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