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Colliers presents municipal engineering, grants and GIS services to NHCOG members
Summary
Delegates heard a presentation from Colliers Engineering & Design offering engineering, owner’s‑rep, grants, remediation, planning and GIS services, including an on-call cooperative engineering procurement option and grants management with a reported 70% success rate.
Representatives from Colliers Engineering & Design told the council their firm offers an integrated set of services for municipalities that includes engineering, environmental consulting, project management/owner’s‑rep work, grants writing and grants management, planning and GIS/asset-management capabilities.
Who spoke and what they said: Debbie Lawler described the firm’s multi‑disciplinary services (architecture, civil and structural engineering, water/wastewater, remediation and brownfields work, transportation and site design) and noted Colliers’ recent growth and presence in Connecticut. Kelsey Howard reviewed the firm’s grants practice, describing a project‑management driven approach (kickoff, checklists, schedules) and giving summary statistics: since October 2013 the grants team has helped secure roughly $257 million in awards across a range of program sizes, with an average award near $250,000 and a success rate the presenter described as “nearly 70%.” Michael Cruz summarized GIS and asset‑management capabilities, including needs assessments, utility mapping, web dashboards, lead service line inventories and partnerships for enterprise systems (Esri/ViewWorks).
Council Q&A and procurement notes: members asked about replacing existing municipal engineers and whether Colliers could be engaged through a cooperative regional procurement. Colliers said they provide on‑call/on‑call engineering services and that NHCOG can establish a multi‑year cooperative contract with multiple qualified firms so towns can access engineering services without running individual procurements. Kelsey confirmed experience administering small cities CDBG applications and compliance work and said the firm has staff with municipal and federal experience to manage those programs.
Why it matters: the firm’s combination of planning, engineering, grant-writing and GIS services is pitched as an option for member towns that need short‑term on‑call support or longer term owner’s‑rep or redevelopment oversight. Colliers staff provided contact information and encouraged municipalities to reach out for project scoping and cooperative procurement opportunities.
What was not decided: the presentation was informational; no contract or procurement decision was made at the meeting.
