FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHICOPEE – On July 26, 2018 the City of Chicopee, through its Purchasing Department, has released two (2) Requests for Proposals (RFPs) soliciting development proposals for the establishment of Adult Use Marijuana Facilities and Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (Bid #18-34) and the RFP for Adult Use Marijuana Establishments (Bid #18-35) will be available to any interested party wishing to submit a proposal for either facility beginning today, Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 11:00am.
The Purchasing Department can be contacted as follows:
Brian Salamon, Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Department
274 Front Street
2nd Floor, City Hall Annex
Chicopee, MA 01013
Phone: 413-594-1557
Fax: 413-594-1577
bsalamon@chicopeema.gov
All entities that wish to be considered a viable party for Host Community Agreement (HCA) negotiations and that intend to apply for a Special Permit for the establishment of either a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center and/or an Adult Use Marijuana Establishment within the City of Chicopee must submit a proposal in response to the appropriate RFP.
Following submission, all proposals will be evaluated and scored against the evaluation criteria as detailed in the two (2) RFPs.
All RFPs are due to the Purchasing Department on August 23, 2018 at 11:00am.
“I thank our City Council and Planning Department for their efforts in accomplishing a systematic approach to these opportunities for our City and our residents,” said Mayor Richard J. Kos.
The Adult Use Marijuana Ordinance can be downloaded by accessing the following link:
http://www.chicopeema.gov/806/Adult-Use-Marijuana-Ordinance
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