RND Consultants, Inc.
DBE/WBE/SBE Certified

Project Description:

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The City of Brockton was awarded a MassHousing Technical Assistance Grant to assist the City and their nonprofit partners to identify equitable, long-term strategies to address challenges presented by abandoned properties. The City of Brockton will create a liabilities to assets style program to rehabilitate and return housing units into the market and remove blighted properties from target neighborhoods.  The Brockton Neighborhood Initiative will include a Workforce Training Program which partners with local community organizations to help promote project management, construction management, trade skills, and on the job experience for local community members. Upon completion, properties will be sold as owner occupied housing units to qualified first time homebuyers. The Workforce Training Program and Homeownership Program will include African, Latino, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) community members to promote Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI).

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Role: Design and engineering support.

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Professional Services:

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• Survey Review

• Design Support

• Constructability Review

• Utility Support

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Construction Costs: $TBD

Date of Service: October 2022- November 2022

Completion Date: December 2022