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Bid Title

North Reserve-Scott Street Master Plan Update

Issuing Agency

City of Missoula

Location

Montana

Published Date

Nov 5, 2025

Closing Date

Nov 26, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	North Reserve-Scott Street Master Plan Update
Category:	Request for Proposals (RFPs)
Status:	Open
Bid Recipient:	Annie Gorski 406-552-6155 or Email: gorskia@ci.missoula.mt.us

Description: The Missoula Redevelopment Agency (MRA) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional community engagement, planning, design, engineering services that will culminate in an update to the North Reserve-Scott Street Master Plan in Missoula, Montana. The study area includes the North Reserve-Scott Street Urban Renewal District and the area located in Missoula County between North Reserve Street and Scott Street, south of Interstate-90, and north of West Broadway Street. The Master Plan update will provide the MRA and City with current strategies, tools, and actions to support redevelopment in the study area and establish a vision to guide new investment in the area. The expected initial contract term with the selected consultant is likely about six months. Access to the full RFP is available in the related documents below. Adobe PDF responses, limited to no more than 15 pages, are due to the MRA by November 26, 2025, at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). No late submissions will be accepted. The preferred RFP submission method is via upload HERE . Submissions emailed to For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. will also be accepted. Contact Person: Annie Gorski, Missoula Redevelopment Agency Deputy Director, Tel. 406-552-6155 or Email: For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. PUBLICATION NOTICE DATES: November 8, 13, and 20 Publication Date/Time: 11/5/2025 12:00 PM Publication Information: PUBLICATION NOTICE DATES: November 8, 13, and 20 Closing Date/Time: 11/26/2025 5:00 PM Submittal Information: See description for link Contact Person: Annie Gorski, Missoula Redevelopment Agency Deputy Director, Tel. 406-552-6155 or Email: gorskia@ci.missoula.mt.us Download Available: Yes Plan & Spec Available: See attached Related Documents: Missoula NRSS TA Final Report NRSS Master Plan Request for Proposals

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NORTH RESERVE - SCOTT STREET

COMPLETE TRANSPORTATION FUTURE

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

June 2023

REGIONALLY-DIRECTED

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

This project was performed through regionally-directed

technical assistance supported by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency Office of Brownfields and Land

Revitalization (OBLR) and U.S. EPA Region 8.

The project was supported by the dedicated staff of

the City of Missoula. Successful brownfields reuse and

redevelopment often depends on early consideration of the

range of potential future uses for each brownfields site. Local

community priorities, market conditions, infrastructure

availability, environmental contamination, public health

issues, and local ordinances shape brownfield site reuse

opportunities. Having this Brownfields Revitalization Plan

grounded in these local conditions will directly influence

how that site is characterized, assessed, and cleaned up.

TA Provider:

Consultant Team:

STROMBERG/GARRIGAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Landscape Architecture | Urban Design

TA Recipient:

City of Missoula

Site Address:

Area bounded by Scott Street, Interstate 90, North

Reserve Street, and the Montana Rail Link railyard,

Missoula, MT

Previous U.S. EPA Brownfield Grant:

FY2018 U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant

Disclaimer:

This report reflects the Consultant Team’s analysis of data obtained from the City

of Missoula as well as other external publicly accessible data sources. The report

was developed for the City of Missoula under contract EP-W-12-020 with the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization.

This is a contractor-prepared report and does not represent EPA’s position. Any

publication, distribution, or use of this report beyond the stated purpose is outside of

the Consultant Team’s control.

CONTENTS

1

Introduction

8

Draft Purpose and Need

9

Project Approach

10 Intent & Potential Impacts

11

Transportation Improvements and Potential Alternatives

23 Outcomes

Introduction

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S.

EPA) Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization

(OBLR) and U.S. EPA Region 8 provided technical

assistance to the City of Missoula in advancing its

brownfields redevelopment goals for the North

Reserve-Scott Street area, specifically related to

transportation network improvements needed to

support recent and pending reinvestment. This

document is intended to serve as a resource for

the City of Missoula leadership, Missoula County,

and other stakeholders to evaluate potential ways

to advance focused transportation improvement

concepts developed through previous planning

activities.

PROJECT AREA

The North Reserve-Scott Street study area is an

approximately 1.3-square-mile area bounded by Scott

Street to the east, North Reserve Street to the west,

the Montana Rail Link railyard to the south, and I-90

to the north (See Figure 1). The study area includes

land both within City limits and land outside the

City that is governed by Missoula County. The area

is very close in proximity to the downtown and

surrounding areas that have experienced significant

development, yet the area has historically suffered

from a lack of investment.

With the creation of the North Reserve-Scott Street

Urban Renewal District (NRSS URD) in 2014,

which corresponds to the study area of this report,

there was a renewed interest in investment and

development in the area. The 2016 North Reserve-

Scott Street (NRSS) Master Plan (See Figure 2) was

prepared as community-driven planning effort to

vision the future development and investment in the

area, including extensive potential transportation

system improvements (See Figure 3). Since 2016, the

NRSS study area has been experiencing a significant

amount of new development investment, with

hundreds of new residential units developed or

planned in the area (See Figure 4).

SUMMARY OF THE

BROWNFIELDS

BACKGROUND & STATUS

There are several large brownfield properties

located within the study area boundary that have

a long history of industrial uses dating back to

the early twentieth century, ranging from lumber

mills, chemical plants, and fuel depots. There are

also several large active industrial businesses that

are anticipated to continue operation well into the

future and would benefit from the transportation

improvements discussed in this report should they

be implemented (See Figure 5).

In 2016, a Regional Environmental Site Assessment

(ESA) was completed by WGM Group, Inc. for

the Missoula Redevelopment Agency (MRA) “to

provide a general understanding of environmental

factors and conditions affecting or potentially

affecting the future development and growth” of

the NRSS. The 2016 ESA identified several vacant

industrial brownfield properties associated with the

North Reserve-Scott Street Master Plan. Brownfield

properties of note include the former Missouri

White Pine Sash Facility, the former LS Jensen

Construction sand and gravel mining operation, and

a former Class III landfill.

FORMER MISSOULA WHITE PINE

SASH FACILITY

The Missoula White Pine Sash (MWPS) facility was

a former lumber mill and wood treatment operation

located at approximately 1301-1705 Scott Street

(Missoula County parcels 0003510502, 0422214002,

0422214003, 0003609004, 0003609106, 0003608908,

and 0001447502), at the southeast corner of the study

area. The facility operated from approximately 1905

to 1996 and has been under environmental regulatory

supervision since 1980, as a listed facility in the

State Superfund Program. Environmental concerns

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include groundwater contamination at the south

end of the site where the bulk of wood processing

and treatment took place, leaking underground

storage tanks (LUSTs), and release of hazardous

materials associated with wood treatment and

disposal of wood processing byproducts. The site is

now being targeted for new mixed-use development,

a consolidated public works facility for the City of

Missoula, and an extension of Turner Street to better

facilitate truck traffic through the area.

FORMER LS JENSEN

CONSTRUCTION SAND AND

GRAVEL MINE

This former sand and gravel mine at the end of

Howard Raser Drive (approximately 3700 Howard

Raser Drive; Missoula County parcels 0418005001,

0417219001, 0001705607, 0422040002, 0421334001,

and 0421334002) was closed around 2015, when

final reclamation of the facility was approved by the

Montana Department of Environmental Quality

(DEQ). The site is now home to the headquarters

of Consumer Direct, a home healthcare company.

Other than the reclamation of the opencut mine,

there are no environmental concerns associated with

the site.

FORMER CLASS III LANDFILL

Located at approximately 1335 Rodgers Street,

between Rodgers and Otis streets (Missoula County

parcels 0005908370, 0000316300, 0006172802, and

0005856592), this former landfill for construction

waste closed in 2003 and is now owned by the City of

Missoula. The 2016 ESA noted that the nature of the

wastes allowed in the landfill do not pose significant

environmental concerns but that the decomposition

of the wood waste may have produced methane in

the subsurface, warranting further investigation if

development is to take place. The site is currently

surrounded by new residential development and

will be adjacent to a new city park next to the

Resurrection Cemetery. A Phase II ESA was recently

completed for this site and, according to a May 9,

2022 press release from the Montana DEQ, this site

is now cleared for redevelopment by the agency.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Given the history and industrial character of much

of the area, the number of potential brownfields are

not limited to only the locations outlined above. The

lumber industry has occupied many sites in the area

in the past and present, and the added presence of

the railyard and adjacent fuel depots means that

environmental factors will be a consideration when

exploring redevelopment/reuse scenarios and right-

of-way acquisition for the purposes of implementing

transportation improvements. Environmental due

diligence will be an important component of future

efforts, especially where state or federal funds are

necessary for implementation.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541310Architectural Services
• NAICS 541330Engineering Services

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