A--Research Brain Bank Removal and Disposal in Support of the Coatesville VAMC

The contractor shall provide all management, labor, supplies, transportation, and equipment to remove roughly 320 brains in 1 gal buckets with 10% formalin from the second story of building 11. All contractor services shall be performed in a manner that ensures the health and general well-being of patients, staff, and visitors, while remaining in compliance with State, local, and Federal environmental regulations. Contractor will remove containers from second floor storage room via the stairwell. Contractor will remove the containers, brains, and 10% formalin solution from the Coatesville VAMC campus. All Federal, state, and local laws for hazardous waste will be strictly followed. Contractor will provide the Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) Program Manager with the total weight of formalin disposed of. Contractor will provide the Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) Program Manager with the total weight of biological material disposed of. Contractor will dispose of the brains as biological waste. All Federal, state, and local laws for biological waste will be strictly followed. Contractor will provide the Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) Program Manager with a manifest showing that it was properly disposed of. Contractor will dispose of the 10% formalin as hazardous waste. All Federal, state, and local laws for hazardous waste will be strictly followed. Contractor will provide the Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) Program Manager with a legal manifest showing that it was properly disposed of. The Contractor will provide a container identification labeling system as a measure to enable the VAMC to verify accuracy of the Contractor s weight disposal report. All loading will be performed by the Contractor or his/her employees without any assistance from VA employees. In the event climate or weather conditions become unsuitable for work or may induce an environmental hazard, then the entire work shall be rescheduled to a date and time satisfactory to the Contractor and Environmental Management Services. Postponement will not reflect any penalties assessed to the Contractor, nor should there be any additional cost to the government. All services provided are to be completed by a certified, trained and licensed hazardous waste/biological waste handler/transporter in any and all categories as required by the State of Pennsylvania. Contractor will provide licenses and permits, which indicate compliance with EPA and respective state environmental regulatory agency regulations pertaining to transportation, collection, incineration, and disposal. Contractor shall provide the work schedule of when services will be performed and submit to Environmental Management Services and GEMS Program Manager no later than the contract start date. Contractor shall conduct the removal activities during normal business hours 0800-1630 Monday through Friday excluding Federal Holidays unless other arrangements are made in advance through the COR. Contractors are urged and expected to inspect the site and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after the contract has been awarded. All site visits must be arranged with the COR.

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Existing Conditions, Hazardous Material Assessment, Site Remediation, Contaminated Site Material Removal.