RFP - Brownfields Program MARC Assessment

SELECTING CRITERIA In selecting designers, the selection committee will take into consideration qualification information including such factors as: 1. Direct experience with Brownfields projects including site assessment, work plans, and project administration within the last two years. 2. Demonstrated vapor intrusion experience including investigation, evaluation of risk, and mitigation design. 3. Record of successfully completed Brownfields projects without major legal or technical problems. 4. Adequate staff and proposed design or consultant team for the project with applicable professional licensure. 5. Current workload and State projects awarded. 6. Demonstrated successful conclusion of completed State projects including performance histories, integrity records, and compliance with public policies and laws. 7. Other factors which may be appropriate for the project. a. Demonstrate adequate staff available to address required deliverables in a timely and professional manner including any proposed design or consultant team members for the project. b. Be prepared to give exact number of active projects with starting and/or possible end dates. c. The Division of Waste Management encourages certified Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs)/ Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) to submit qualifications in response to this advertisement. d. Contractors responding to this ad In the interest of cost-savings to the designers, consistency of the submittals and more efficient use of time by the pre-selection committee, the submitted information package should not include any notebooks, binders, tab, clips, etc. The format should be 8-1/2" x 11" pages stapled in the upper left-hand corner. The Letter of Interest should not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages or five (5) double-sided pages plus the SF 254. E-mail and Fax submittals will not be accepted. SCOPE OF WORK BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACTS The selected contractors must provide, in a manner satisfactory to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Department), and as authorized on a task order/not-to-exceed basis, technical services to assess and provide mitigation/remediation planning services to Brownfields Properties under the MARC Grant Number 4B02D31722. Services may include, but are not limited to the following: A. Preparation of site-specific work plans (including technical proposals and cost estimates) for specific technical tasks. B. Review of site files, site reconnaissance, property ownership determination, right-of-entry acquisition, and receptor surveys. C. Various hydrogeologic and contaminant assessment activities, including monitoring installation, groundwater sampling, surface water and sediment sampling, landfill/soil gas sampling, crawl space sampling, indoor air sampling, soil sampling, human exposure assessments (evaluation of site-specific risks to potential receptor populations from site-related contamination), asbestos containing material (ACM) surveys, and other tasks related to comprehensive assessment of groundwater, surface water, sediment, soil, soil vapor, and indoor air at designated sites. D. Various land surveying activities and preparation of Brownfields plats. E. Prepare notices and record notices and land use restriction documents for DEPARTMENT approval. F. Preparation of site-specific mitigation recommendations (including ABCAs), providing an evaluation of various mitigation alternatives for groundwater, surface water (including wetlands), sediment, and/or structural vapor intrusion contaminated sites. G. Management and oversight of specialty and engineering subcontractors, vendors or CONTRACTOR personnel involved in assessment activities at designated sites. The CONTRACTOR shall select subcontractors based on qualifications and cost using a minimum of three quotes from different firms unless the work is known not to exceed $3,000 or the contractor demonstrates there are not three firms available to provide quotes. H. Preparation and implementation of site-specific health and safety plans, under the supervision of a qualified health and safety officer, so as to ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA regulations for worker safety and for the health and safety of nearby residential and business communities during all phases of site assessment. I. Preparation and submittal of all required reports and any miscellaneous documentation as requested by the DEPARTMENT or Contract Administrator according to schedule(s) agreed to by both parties; submittal of site-specific project status summaries (technical progress, identification of problems/delays, and cost updates) to the DEPARTMENT at the time of invoice submittal in accordance with applicable Brownfields Program requirements. J. Technical and administrative support as needed at public hearings or public meetings to discuss elements of proposed investigation or intended reuse. Also, as needed technical and administrative support in providing expert testimony at hearings, meetings, depositions, and in litigation involving the DEPARTMENT related to work conducted under the funds provided in this contract. K. Preparation and submittal of work in portable document format (PDF). L. Contract administration (Including documentation of good faith efforts to subcontract DBEs), budget tracking, and invoicing

Division 00 -	Procurement and Contracting Requirements.
Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions.