ASBESTOS INSPECTION: The purpose of the asbestos inspection is to determine the presence…

France Environmental, Inc. has been awarded contract PO05415420-V2 by Reynolds Community College in Virginia, effective August 5, 2026, with a total contract value of $862. The prime contractor will deliver asbestos and lead-based paint inspection and sampling services focused on the Basement Boiler Room Main Fire Pump facility. Services include visual surveys conducted by an Environmental Protection Agency-accredited and Virginia-licensed inspector to identify suspect asbestos-containing materials and accessible locations of potential hazards. The contractor will perform identification, bulk sampling, and quantification of suspect materials, collecting between one and three bulk samples per homogeneous material type for laboratory analysis using polarized light microscopy with dispersion staining methodology.

Additionally, France Environmental, Inc. will conduct lead-based paint sampling using X-Ray Fluorescence technology administered by an EPA-accredited and Virginia-licensed lead-based paint inspector. The contractor will test multiple building components associated with the Basement Boiler Room Main Fire Pump using representative testing combinations. Deliverables include comprehensive sampling report(s) documenting methodology, findings and recommendations, analytical results, sample location drawings, and photographs of identified hazardous materials. Analysis will be performed by a licensed laboratory with standard quality control protocols and sample reanalysis procedures included in the scope of work.