On-Call Lead Abatement Environmental Services

The City of Springfield, Massachusetts (the City;), acting through the Chief Procurement Officer of the City, issues this Invitation for Bids (the IFB;) to parties (individually referred to as a ;Bidder;) who have an interest in providing On-Call Lead Abatement Environmental Services for Lead Testing, Inspections, Re-Inspections and Reporting in connection with City funded housing repair projects. In connection with various projects the selected bidders will provide general advice to the City and its contractors to ensure compliance with all lead laws and regulations. Section III: Scope of Services If selected, the Bidder, in a professional and proper manner, to the satisfaction of the City, and in accordance with the law and industry standards, shall provide the services enumerated herein. The Services will mainly include, but will not be limited to, the following activities: Providing lead environmental consulting services to City staff and/or contractors hired by the City/property owners as requested by the City of Springfield. Providing advice and/or recommendations on environmental regulations, as requested by the City of Springfield. Staying abreast of local, state and federal lead testing, monitoring, reporting, abatement and clearance requirements and advising the City of Springfield on changes. Researching environmental history of properties, as requested by the City of Springfield. Corresponding with various state and federal environmental agencies including the DEP, CLPPP and EPA on the behalf of the City of Springfield. Submitting required reports on behalf of the City of Springfield to the DEP, EPA, CLPPP and/or other environmental regulatory agencies. Provide pre-rehab lead paint property assessments, reports and abatement cost estimates. Perform re-inspections for all projects and subsequent re-inspections for projects that do not pass the initial inspections, as necessary. Provide strategies and methods for lead abatement and remediation that are compliant with all relevant laws, as requested by the City of Springfield. Sampling, surveying and reporting of suspected lead paint. Providing oversight during the removal of lead paint, including post-removal samples and reporting. Providing monitoring and oversight of lead abatement for various City funded rehab projects. Performing lead compliance inspections for various City funded rehab projects and providing results to the City and contractors. Issue letters of compliance for compliant units following completed lead abatement inspections. The Proposer would be required to have the ability to manage a minimum of five (5) projects simultaneously. This list of services is intended to serve as an example of services provided, but additional services, allowed by the Price Agreement may be requested. Firm shall be knowledgeable and experienced in projects, regulations and procedures for practicing duties in compliance with items above and shall submit information and detailed documentation stating such in proposal. The Firm shall be knowledgeable, licensed and certified as required to perform all work listed above and shall provide documentation of such in their proposal. Firm should have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Firm shall list all Staff, their respective trade credentials, and their respective qualifications as they may apply to Work or Services as part of this Agreement, resumes and relevant experience should be included. Staff not included here can be declared not eligible for payment by the City as part of this Agreement. Firm will not invoice for any staff person(s) work or time if that staff person is not MA licensed, qualified and experienced in the trade, function, or duty he/she is performing. Any new staff employed by the Firm after this Agreement has been executed, and is intended for use by the Firm as part of this Agreement shall comply with the requirements of this Agreement and be submitted for the Citys approval before their implementation on work as part of this Agreement. Responses to inquiries will be in the form of a numbered addendum to the specifications issued by the Office of Procurement and sent to all parties listed in the bid file as Bidder(s) having requested the bid documents from the Office of Procurement. Bidder should base responses only on the specifications including any addenda. The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 10 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.