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*The posting of additional addenda may be required and it is the responsibility of the Proposer to ensure that they review the County’s website for any additional addenda, and that they submit acknowledgement of all applicable addenda (on the included form) with their solicitation. Proposers should not expect to be individually notified by Henry County.

Henry County

Purchasing Department 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253

Phone: 770-288-6027 Fax: 770-288-6047

Website: henrycounty-ga.com/purchasing

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Sealed Envelope shall be marked with the following information:

RFP #27-09

Groundwater/Methane Gas Monitoring Services – Annual Contract Due Date and Time: September 10, 2026, 3:00 PM

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference and site visit None

Deadline for requests for clarifications and questions. Any possible exceptions to the bid specifications and/or terms and conditions should be addressed during this phase. These requests will be answered in an addendum and must be submitted through the County’s eProcurement Portal at:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga

3:00 PM

August 27, 2026

*Deadline for first addendum, if required, posted on Henry County’s eProcurement Portal at: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga

3:00 PM

September 3, 2026

Sealed proposals will be accepted until the due date and time. Any late submittals received will not be considered. Submittals may be delivered by mail, common carrier, or in person to Henry County Purchasing Department, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253. Electronic bids are to be submitted through the County’s eProcurement Portal at (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga)

3:00 PM

September 10, 2026

THIS FORM MUST BE SIGNED AND SUBMITTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD

COMPANY NAME: DATE:

MAILING ADDRESS: PHONE:

CITY: FAX:

STATE: ZIP: SSN OR FEDERAL TAX ID:

EMAIL: TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE:

PRINTED NAME: AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

SECTION I – GENERAL OVERVIEW

A - PURPOSE 3

B - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS 3 - 12

SECTION II – SPECIFICATIONS

A - DESCRIPTION 13

B – SCOPE OF WORK 13-17

C – CONTRACT TERMS 17-18

C – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 18-19

SECTION III – PROPOSAL FORMAT

A – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FORMAT 20

B – COST PROPOSAL FORMAT 21

SECTION IV - EVALUATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA 22-23

SECTION V - FORMS

STANDARD CONTRACT 24

BID AUTHORIZATION AFFIDAVIT 25

NON-CONFLICT OF INTEREST 26

GA SECURITY & IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE AFFIDAVIT 27

SUPPLIER INCLUSION PROGRAM 28

COVENANT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION FORM 29

COST PROPOSAL 30

CHECKLIST FOR RFP DOCUMENTS 31

SECTION VI – REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LABEL 32

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SECTION I - GENERAL OVERVIEW

A. PURPOSE

The Henry County Board of Commissioners is requesting proposals from qualified vendors to furnish all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and services, including required laboratory testing, necessary to manage groundwater and surface water sample collection, testing, reporting and methane gas well monitoring and reporting for the closed landfills in Henry County, Georgia on a renewable contract basis. The Contractor shall provide all materials and services necessary in the performance of this Request for Proposal.

B. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS

1. Proposals Submission

a. These instructions will bind proposers to terms and conditions herein set forth, except as specifically stated otherwise in special contract terms with any individual proposal. These instructions are to be considered an integral part of the proposal.

b. Proposals may be submitted by mail, common carrier or delivered in person. Electronic bids are to be submitted through the County’s eProcurement Portal at (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga). Emailed or faxed submittals are not acceptable. It shall be the duty of each proposer to ensure that their proposal is delivered within the time and at the place prescribed in this document. Proposals received prior to the time fixed in this proposal document will be securely kept unopened. A date/time stamp will be affixed to the envelope/package immediately upon its arrival to the Purchasing Department. Any proposal received at the office designated in this document after the exact time and date specified, will not be considered. If a late proposal is received via carrier, it will be marked “late proposal” and will not be opened. If a late proposal is hand delivered, it will be returned unopened to the presenter.

c. At the date and time specified for the opening of the proposal, the proposal shall be publicly opened and read aloud for the information of proposers and others present.

d. The proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope/parcel on or before the date and time stated in this document and is to be mailed or delivered to:

Henry County Purchasing Department 140 Henry Parkway

McDonough, Georgia 30253

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e. The Submittal Checklist must be reviewed and the Proposer is to comply with the order of the submittal of documents. This document along with the cover page (page 1) is to be included with the proposal.

f. The following items are to be included if the bid is submitted by mail, common carrier or delivered in person:

• One (1) unbound clearly marked “Original,” of the proposal documents

• One (1) digital copy in PDF format on a USB flash drive identical to the original proposal documents. The USB flash drive should be labeled with the RFP number and proposer’s name.

• If required – One (1) original “Cost Proposal.” The Cost Proposal is to be submitted in a separate sealed envelope and marked “Cost Proposal.”

g. All proposals must be manually signed and filled out legibly (typewritten or printed in ink) with all changes or corrections initialed by the person signing the proposal.

h. If descriptive literature is attached to the proposal, your firm’s name must be on all sheets submitted.

i. Each proposal submitted shall be deemed to have been made with full knowledge of all terms, conditions, and requirements contained in this Proposal request. The failure or omission of any

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j. Individual contractors shall provide their Social Security number and proprietorships; partnerships and corporations shall provide their Federal Employer Identification number on page one of this proposal documents and provide a completed W9 form to be submitted with the proposal.

k. The authorized representative whose signature will appear on the proposal submitted certifies that the Proposer has carefully examined the instructions of this proposal and the terms and specifications applicable to and made a part of this proposal. The Proposer further certifies that the prices shown on the Proposal Price Submittal Form is in accordance with the conditions, terms and specifications of the proposal and that any exception taken thereto may disqualify the proposal.

l. Any documentation submitted with or in support of a proposal or proposal shall become subject to public inspection under the Georgia Open Records Act. Labeling such information “Confidential”, “Proprietary”, or in any other manner shall not protect this material from public inspection upon request. All records become subject to public inspection only after award of the contract or purchase order.

2. Preparation of Proposals

a. Negligence on the part of the proposer in preparing the proposal confers no right for withdrawal or modification in any way after the deadline for the proposal opening.

b. Unit price must be shown on the Proposal Cost Submittal Form in this document. All proposals should be tabulated, totaled and checked for accuracy. The unit price will prevail in case of errors.

c. All product, equipment, article or material must be new and unused or current production. No reconditioned or used item(s) will be accepted except as specifically requested herein. Units that are classified as prototype or discontinued models are not acceptable.

d. Samples of items, when required, must be submitted within the time specified and unless otherwise specified by the County, at no expense to the County. Unless otherwise specified, samples will be returned at the proposer’s request and expense if items are not destroyed by testing.

e. Full identification of each item proposal upon, including brand name, model, catalog number, etc., must be furnished to identify exactly what the proposer is offering. Whenever an article or material is defined by describing a proprietary product or by using the name of a manufacturer, the term “or equal” if not inserted shall be implied. The specified article or material shall be understood as indicating the type, function, minimum standard of design, efficiency and quality desired and shall not be construed as to exclude other manufactured products of comparable quality, design and efficiency. In the event that any equivalent version is proposed, prospective proposers are herewith advised that precise, adequate, and documented evidence of equivalency in performance, stability, and operational efficiency should be submitted with the proposal for further consideration. Final determination of equivalency will be determined by Henry County.

3. Clarification and Communication to County Concerning Proposal

a. From time to time, the Purchasing Department may have to release written changes to a solicitation. These formal written changes are called addendum or if multiple, Addenda. It is the responsibility of the Proposer to ensure that they have all applicable addenda prior to the proposal submission. Therefore, we encourage all Bidders to frequently review the County’s eProcurement portal at (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga).

All addenda forms must be signed and submitted with the proposal. Failure to respond and acknowledge any addenda, even after the proposal opening, shall result in a non-responsive proposal.

b. The successful firm’s proposal and all addenda will become a part of the agreement resulting from this document.

c. Proposers seeking an award of a Henry County contract shall not initiate or continue any verbal or written communication regarding a solicitation with any County officer, elected official, RFP #27-09, Groundwater/Methane Gas Monitoring Services – Annual Contract Page 5 of 32 employee or other County representative without permission of the Purchasing Department between the date of the issuance of the solicitation and the date of the final contract award by the Board of Commissioners. Violations will be reviewed by the Purchasing Director. If determined that such communication has compromised the competitive process, the offer submitted by the individual, firm or business shall be disqualified from consideration for award. EXCEPTION to the above would be emailing request for clarification and/or questions to the County’s eProcurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga. (These requests will be answered in an addendum. Please see schedule of events.)

4. Pre-Proposal Conference

The Pre-Proposal Conference or any other information session (if indicated in the schedule of events) will be held at the offices referred to in the “Schedule of Events” of this RFP. Unless indicated otherwise, attendance is not mandatory; although suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend. However, in the event the conference has been identified as mandatory, then a representative of the supplier must attend the conference in its entirety to be considered eligible for contract award.

5. Rejection and Withdrawal of Proposals

a. Withdrawal of Proposal due to errors, the supplier has up to forty-eight (48) hours to notify the

Purchasing Department of an obvious clerical error made in calculation of proposal in order to withdraw a proposal after proposal opening. Withdrawal of proposal for this reason must be done in writing within the forty-eight hour period.

b. The County will make a recommendation of the proposal to the Board of Commissioners within 60 days from the date of the opening, unless the successful Bidder agrees in writing to a longer period for the award.

c. The County may reject all or part of the proposal within 60 days of proposal opening.

6. Proposal and Contract Documents

a. A proposal executed by an attorney or agent on behalf of the proposer shall be accompanied by an authenticated copy of the Power of Attorney or other evidence of authority to act on behalf of the proposer.

Corporation: If the Proposer is a corporation, the proposal must be submitted in the name of the Corporation, not simply the corporation’s trade name. In addition, the proposal must be signed by an officer of the corporation.

Partnership: If the Proposer is a partnership, all partners must sign the proposal. If all the partners do not sign the proposal, then the names of all those except limited partners must be furnished on the proposal and evidence of the authority of the signer(s) to execute the proposal on behalf of the partnership.

Limited Liability Company (LLC): If the Proposer is a limited liability company, the authorized agent having authority to bind the limited liability company must sign the bid documents.

Sole Proprietorship or Individual: If the Proposer is a sole proprietor or individual, a signature is required on all bid documents by that individual.

b. The contract documents consist of this Agreement, Specifications and Addenda issued prior to execution of this Agreement, other documents listed in this Agreement and Modifications issued after execution of this Agreement. These form the Contract and are as fully a part of the Contract as if attached to this Agreement or repeated herein. The Contract represents the entire and integrated Agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes prior negotiations, representation or agreements, either written or oral.

c. Contract Term – The time period of the agreement, if any is formed from this RFP, will be determined after the review and evaluation of the Time Line Schedules submitted by the successful Consultant.

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7. Exceptions and Omissions Any exceptions to the specifications and/or terms and conditions must be addressed during the question/clarification and addendum phases.

8. Alterations of Solicitation and Associated Documents Alterations of County documents are strictly prohibited and will result in automatic disqualification of the proposer’s solicitation response.

9. Cost Incurred by Vendors

All expenses involved with the preparation and submission of the RFP to the Henry County Board of Commissioners, or any work performed in connection therewith is the responsibility of the vendor(s).

10. Codes, Permits, Fees, Licenses and Law

a. All permits, fees, arrangements for inspections, licenses, and costs incurred for the same shall be the sole responsibility of the successful Proposer. All materials, labor and construction must comply with all applicable rules and regulations of local, state and/or national codes, laws and ordinances of all authorities having jurisdiction over the project, shall apply to the contract throughout and will be deemed to be included in the contract the same as though herein written out in full.

b. Effective July 1, 2008: All General Contractors must have a current valid license from the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors, unless specifically exempted from holding such license pursuant to Georgia law, O.C.G.A. Section 43-41-17.

c. State Law regarding Worker Verification requires that all who enter into a contract for the physical performance of services with the County must satisfy O.C.G.A. §13-10-91 and Rule 300-10-1-.02, in all manner, and such are conditions of the contract. By submitting a proposal to the County contractor agrees that in the event the contractor employs or contracts with any subcontractor(s) in connection with the covered contract, the contractor will secure from the subcontractor(s) such subcontractor(s) indication of the employee-number category applicable to the subcontractor, as well as attestation(s) from such subcontractor(s) that they are in compliance. Such attestation(s) shall be maintained and may be inspected by the County at any time. An affidavit of such compliance included with the proposal, must be signed by the contractor, and will become part of the contract.

11. Safety

All vendors and subcontractors performing services are required and shall comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), State and County Safety and Occupational Health Standards and any other applicable rules and regulations. Also, all contractors and subcontractors shall be held responsible for the safety of their employees and any unsafe acts or conditions that may cause injury or damage to any persons or property within and around the work site area under this Contract.

12. Design, Standards and Practices

Design, strength, quality of materials and workmanship must conform to the industry acceptable standards of engineering practices and/or professional services.

13. Statement of Warranty

A Statement of Warranty should include all applicable manufacturers’ warranty and the Contractor’s warranty in regards to equipment, materials and workmanship. This statement shall include the terms, conditions and the period of warranty coverage. Any exclusion(s) must be clearly stated.

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14. Non-collusion By submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation, the proposer represents that in the preparation and submission of this proposal, said Proposer did not either directly or indirectly, enter into any combination or arrangement with any person, Proposer, Corporation or enter into any agreement, participate in any collusion, or otherwise take any action in the restraint of free, competitive bidding in violation of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. Section I or Section 59.1-9.1 through 59.1-9.17 or Sections

59.1 – 68.6 through 59.68.8). Collusion and fraud in proposal preparation shall be reported to the State of Georgia Attorney General and the United States Justice Department.

15. Nondiscrimination

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the performance of this Agreement Contractor, for itself, its heirs, personal representatives, successors in interest and assigns, as part of the consideration of this Agreement does hereby covenant and agree, as a covenant running with the land, that:

a. No person on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or national origin shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination;

b. In the production of the vehicle(s), and the furnishing of services therein or thereon, no person on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or national origin shall be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, such activities, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination.

16. Drug Free Workplace Certification

By signing the Supply Service Contract form, the Contractor certifies that the provisions of Code Sections 50-24-1 through 50-24-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the “Drug-free Workplace Act”, have been complied with in full. The undersigned further certifies that:

a. A drug-free workplace will be provided for the Contractor’s employees during performance of the contract; and

b. Each Contractor who hires a subcontractor to work in a drug-free work place shall secure from that subcontractor the following written certification:

“As part of the subcontracting agreement with (Contractor’s name), (Subcontractor’s name) certifies to the Contractor that a drug-free workplace will be provided for the subcontractor’s employees during the performance of this Contract pursuant to Paragraph (7) of Sub-section (b) of Code Section 50-24-3”.

c. The Contractor further certifies that he will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana during the performance of the Contract.

d. Contractor may be suspended, terminated, or debarred if it is determined that:

(1) The Contractor has made false certification hereinabove; or

(2) The Contractor has violated such certification by failure to carry out the requirements of the Official Code of Georgia Section 50-24-3.

17. Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Pursuant to the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006, the successful Contractor understands and agrees that compliance with the requirements of O.C.G.A.13-10-91 and Georgia Department of Labor Rule 300-10-02 are conditions of this proposal and contract document. The Contractor further agrees that such compliance shall be attested by the Contractor and any of his Subcontractors by execution of the appropriate Affidavit and Agreement which will be included and become a part of the Agreement between Henry County and the successful Contractor.

18. Supplier Inclusion Program Small, local, veteran-owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and female-owned business enterprises are encouraged to participate in the solicitation process. Please see the Supplier Inclusion

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Program form for a description of each of these type businesses.

19. Delivery and F.O.B. Destination

a. All prices shall include shipping and delivery cost to our destination; F.O.B., Henry County, Georgia, unless otherwise requested. The proposer shall handle all material procurement, storage and delivery to project site. Unless otherwise specified in this specification, proposer shall supply all materials required. The County will grant no allowance for boxing, crating or delivery unless specifically provided for in this proposal. The proposer shall retain title for the risk of transportation, including the filing for loss or damages.

b. The County desires delivery of the product(s) or service(s) as specified at the earliest possible time after the date of award. Unreasonable delivery may be cause for disqualifying a proposal. Each firm shall state a definite delivery time and avoid using general terms such as "ASAP" or approximately so many days.

20. Discounts

Cash discounts for early payment (i.e. 2%-10) or Net 30 terms should be shown separately, even if terms are Net.

21. County’s Tax Exemption

Henry County is exempt from Federal Excise Tax or Georgia Sales Tax with regard to goods and services purchased directly by Henry County. Exemption certificates furnished upon request.

22. Award of Contract

a. Henry County desires to complete the award process in a timely manner. Henry County reserves the right to reject or accept any or all proposals, whole or any parts hereof, by item or group of items, by section or geographic area, or make multiple awards and be the final approval of proposal(s) selection which would be the most advantageous to the County with price and other factors considered. Henry County may elect to waive any technicalities. The proposal will be awarded to highest scored proposer(s), if awarded. The proposal specifications and results will be available on the County’s eProcurement Portal at:

(https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga).

b. Henry County reserves the right to reject any proposal if the evidence submitted by or investigation of, the proposer fails to satisfy the County that the proposer is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract. If the successful proposer defaults on their proposal, an award may be made to the next low responsive and responsible proposer.

Responsibility - The determination of the proposer’s responsibility will be made by the County based on whether the proposer meets the following minimum standard requirements:

• Maintains a physical location presence and permanent place of business.

• Has the appropriate and adequate technical experience required.

• Has adequate personnel and equipment to perform the work expeditiously

• Able to comply with the required or proposed delivery and installation schedule.

• Has a satisfactory record of performance.

• The ability of proposer to provide future maintenance and service for the use of the contract under consideration.

• Has adequate financial means to meet obligations incidental to the work.

• Such other factors as appear to be pertinent to either the proposal or the contract.

Responsiveness - The determination of the proposer’s responsiveness will be made by the County based on a consideration of whether the proposer has submitted complete proposal documents meeting proposal requirements without irregularities, excisions, special conditions, or alternatives proposals for any item unless specifically requested in the proposal solicitation.

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c. Henry County is subject to making records available for disclosure after the Board of Commissioners approval of the recommendation. The award shall be made by the Board of Commissioners of Henry County unless the lowest, qualified bid is less than the Board of Commissioners’ approval limit. No claim shall be made by the selected Consultant for loss of profit if the contract is not awarded or awarded for less work than is indicated and for less than the amount of the proposal. The total of the awarded contract shall not exceed the available funds allocated for the proposal project.

23. Local Vendor Privilege

a. There is established in Henry County, a local vendor privilege. Bids or proposals awarded to local vendors contribute to the local tax base and will therefore be given special consideration when bidding against out-of-jurisdiction (out-of-county) vendors. Bids or proposals received from local vendors will be given preference if such bid or proposal is responsive and within five

(5) percent of the low bid submitted by any out-of-county bidder. In such instance, the local vendor will be given the opportunity to match the low bid offered by the out-of-county vendor. If such local vendor agrees to match the low bid received from the out-of-county vendor within the time specified by the county, the bid shall be awarded to the local vendor.

b. A local vendor shall only be eligible to receive the benefit of this privilege if it meets each of the following requirements prior to any award of a contract or purchase:

(1) The business or supplier must operate and maintain a regular place of business within the geographical boundaries of Henry County; and

(2) The business or supplier must have a current occupational tax certificate; and

(3) The business or supplier must have paid all real and personal taxes owed the county; and

(4) The business or supplier must certify its compliance with the Georgia Security and

Immigration Act.

c. This policy shall not apply to any bid or proposal for material, equipment or services in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). In such cases, the bid award shall be subject to the competitive bidding requirements as otherwise provided herein or general law.

24. County Direction of Project Site and Monitoring of Work

a. The Contractor may have a Project Coordinator, but the project site shall remain under the control of Henry County. The Contractor shall provide and make available an appointee to Henry County for project coordination and supervision of Proposer installation personnel. Coordination consist of meeting with the Henry County representatives to review the project; on site walk throughout of installation area(s) before the installation begins; review installation procedures; review installation progress and to handle any problems during installation until project completion.

b. The successful Proposer will promptly correct all work rejected by the County as faulty, defective, or failing to conform to the Minimum Specifications and/or to consensus standards adopted by both government and industry governing the repairs, whether observed before or after substantial completion of the work, and whether or not fabricated, installed, or completed. The successful Proposer will bear all costs of correcting such rejected work.

c. The Contractor shall insure all trash generated by work performed shall be removed from the site and properly disposed as each work operation is completed in a given area. Additionally, the Contractor shall ensure all disturbances to the area where the Contractor performed work are restored to the same condition prior to start of the project. If an inspection reveals that the Contractor fails to clean up after work has been performed. The County will notify the Contractor of the discrepancy and the Contractor will have twenty-four (24) hours to make the correction.

Should the Contractor still fails to clean the area, the County reserves the right to make other arrangements to have the area cleaned and the County shall deduct the cost from the Contractor’s invoice.

d. No one except authorized employees of the Contractor is allowed on the premises of Henry County facilities. Contractor employees are not to be accompanied in their work area by acquaintances, RFP #27-09, Groundwater/Methane Gas Monitoring Services – Annual Contract Page 10 of 32 family members, assistants, or any other person unless said person is an authorized employee of the Contractor.

e. All information disclosed by Henry County to the successful Contractor for the purpose of the work to be done or information that comes to the attention of the successful Contractor during the course of performing such work is to be kept strictly confidential.

25. Indemnification

a. The vendor that is selected as the contractor shall, at its own expense, protect, defend (but only to the extent not prohibited by O.C.G.A. §13-8-2(c)), indemnify, save and hold harmless Henry County and its elected and appointed officers, employees, servants and agents from all claims, damages, lawsuits, costs and expenses including, but not limited to, all costs from administrative proceedings, court costs and attorney fees that Henry County and its elected and appointed officers, employees, servants and agents may incur as a result of the negligence, recklessness, or intentionally wrongful conduct of the Contractor or other persons employed or utilized by the Contractor in the performance of the contract.

b. The contractor’s indemnification responsibility under this section shall include the sum of damages, costs and expenses which are in excess of the sum of damages, costs and expenses which are paid out in behalf of or reimbursed to the County, its officers, employees, servants and agents by the insurance coverage obtained and/or maintained by the contractor, but only to the extent and for such claims as are permitted under O.C.G.A. §13-8-2(c).

26. Controlling Law, Venue

Any dispute arising as a result of this proposal and/or an Agreement which was created from the terms, conditions and specifications of this document or their interpretation, litigation shall only be entered into and shall be performed in Henry County, Georgia. This Agreement shall be governed by the applicable laws of the County of Henry and the State of Georgia. Any dispute arising out of the agreement, this proposal solicitation, its interpretations, or its performance shall be litigated only in the County of Henry Judicial Courts.

27. Contractor as Independent Contractor

In conducting its business hereunder, Contractor acts as an independent contractor and not as an employee or agent of County. The selection, retention, assignment, direction and payment of Contractor’s employees shall be the sole responsibility of Contractor.

28. Assignment

The Agreement, in whole or any part hereof, created by the award to the successful contractor shall not be sold, not be assigned or transferred by Contractor by process or operation of law or in any other manner whatsoever, including intra-corporate transfers or reorganizations between or among a subsidiary of Contractor, or with a business entity which is merged or consolidated with Contractor or which purchases a majority or controlling interest in the ownership or assets of Contractor without the prior written consent of Henry County.

29. Owner and Ownership of Documents

The Henry County Board of Commissioners, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, Georgia 30253 is the owner of the proposed work. Reports and all relevant data such as maps, diagrams, plans, designs, electronic data, statistics, specifications, and other supporting records or drawings compiled or prepared in the course of performance of the services required by this contract shall be the absolute property of the County and shall not be used by the Contractor for purposes unrelated to this contract without the prior written approval of the County. Such original documents shall be turned over to the County upon completion of the project except that Contractor shall have the right to retain copies of the same.

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30. Performance of Contract

a. Henry County reserves the right to enforce the Contractor’s performance of this Agreement in any manner prescribed by law or deemed to be in the best interest of the County in the event of breach or default or resulting contract award. It will be understood that time is of the essence in the Bidder’s performance.

b. The successful Contractor shall execute the entire work described in the Contract Documents, except to the extent specifically indicated in the Contract documents to be the responsibility of others.

c. The Contractor accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established by the award of this bid solicitation. The Contractor covenants with the County to utilize the Contractor’s best skill, efforts and judgment in furthering the interest of the County; to furnish efficient business administration and supervision; to make best efforts to furnish at all times an adequate supply of workers and materials; and to perform the work in the best way and most expeditious and economical manner consistent with the interest of the County,

d. All purchases for goods or services are subject to the availability of funds for this particular purpose.

31. Default and Termination

a. Termination by Contractor The agreement resulting from this bid shall be subject to termination by Contractor in the event of any one or more of the following events: The default by County in the performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, and the failure of County to remedy, or undertake to remedy such default, for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of notice from Contractor to remedy the same.

b. Termination by County The agreement resulting from this bid shall be subject to termination by the County at any time in the opinion of the County; the contractor fails to carry out the contract provisions of any one or more of the following events:

(1) The default by Contractor in the performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Agreement, and the failure of Contractor to remedy, or undertake to remedy with sufficient forces and to the County’s reasonable satisfaction, the County shall provide the vendor with notice of any conditions which violate or endanger the performance of the Agreement. If after such notice the Contractor fails to remedy such conditions within thirty

(30) days to the satisfaction of the County, the County may exercise their option in writing to terminate the Agreement without further notice to the Contractor and order the Contractor to stop work immediately and vacate the premises, to cancel ordered products and/or services with no expense to the County.

(2) Contractor files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, including a reorganization plan, makes a general or other assignment for the benefit of creditors, is adjudicated as bankrupt or if a receiver is appointed for the benefit of creditors, is adjudicated as bankrupt or if a receiver is appointed for the property or affairs of Contractor and such receivership is not vacated within thirty (30) days after the appointment of such receiver.

(3) Contractors’ failure to conduct services according to the approved bid specifications.

(4) Contractors’ failure to keep, perform, or observe any other term or condition of this

Agreement.

(5) Contractor’s performance of the contract is unreasonably delayed.

(6) Should the successful Bidder fail to provide the commodities or services when ordered, and in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions, specifications and any other requirements contained herein are not met, the County reserves the right to purchase commodities or services covered by this contract elsewhere if available from an alternate source.

(7) The Contractor agrees by its bid submission that the County’s decision is final and valid.

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c. Termination for Convenience This Agreement may be terminated by Henry County for its own convenience by providing vendor (30) thirty days’ written notice. All fees and costs incurred by vendor up until the date of termination shall be paid to vendor.

d. Force Majeure Neither party shall be held to be in breach of the Agreement resulting from this bid, because of any failure to perform any of its obligations hereunder if said failure is due to any act of God, fire, flood, accident, strike, riot, insurrection, war, or any other cause over which that party has no control. Such party shall give notice and full particulars of such Force Majeure in writing to the other party within a reasonable time after occurrence of the event and the obligation of the party giving such notice shall endeavor to remove or overcome such inability with all reasonable dispatch.

e. Waiver The waiver of any breach, violation or default in or with respect to the performance or observance of the covenants and conditions contained herein shall not be taken to constitute a waiver any subsequent breach, violation or default in or with respect to the same or any other covenant or condition hereof.

32. Invoices Invoices and/or statements should not be faxed but originals must be mailed directly to:

Henry County Board of Commissioners Finance Department 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253

The following information must appear on all invoices submitted:

• Name and address of successful Bidder;

• Detailed breakdown of all charges for the services or products delivered stating any applicable period of time;

• Henry County’s Purchase Order Number and Bid Package number;

• Invoices shall be based upon actual services rendered, actual work performance and/or products delivered.

33. Payment

Payment shall be tendered to the successful Bidder upon acceptance and approval by the County for satisfactory compliance with the general terms, conditions and specifications of the bid; by completed services; verification of delivery of products; assurance that the product/service performs as specified and warranted; and receipt of a valid invoice.

34. Required Documents If submitting an electronic bid through the County’s eProcurement Portal at (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/henryga), the required documents and/or forms mentioned in this solicitation must be uploaded to our eProcurement Portal once they are executed.

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SECTION II - SPECIFICATIONS

A. DESCRIPTION

The contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, tools, equipment, specialized equipment and services, including required laboratory testing, necessary to manage groundwater and surface water sample collection, testing and reporting and methane gas well monitoring and reporting. The contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any governmental entity pertaining to the supply of any items and/or services pursuant to this invitation to bid and resulting contract. Each vendor is encouraged to visit the job site(s) to determine existing conditions and exact requirements. Contact Mati Croft, Project Manager, to schedule the site visit; phone: Office 770-288-7648 or Cell 470-367-7891, e-mail mcroft@henrycountyga.gov

WARNING: THE JOBSITES ARE CLOSED LANDFILLS. THERE IS A DANGER OF METHANE

AND/OR OTHER GASES BEING PRESENT AT THE WORK SITE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL

EXERCISE AND MAINTAIN ALL NECESSARY AND REQUIRED PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY

PROCEDURES.

B. SCOPE OF WORK

The following services shall be performed at the specified locations in McDonough, Georgia: at the Henry County West Asbury Road Phase II Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) and the Henry County Old Windy Hill MSWLF located off of GA Hwy 20/81 in McDonough, Georgia and off of Ronnie Stewart Drive in McDonough, Georgia respectively:

1. Henry County West Asbury Road Phase II Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF)

a. Groundwater/Surface Water Monitoring Services Including Sample Collection & Analysis Reporting

(1) Assessment Monitoring Event - Conduct one every year in the month of February, or as otherwise required by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) beginning in February 2027.

(a) Appendix II Analyses:

Groundwater wells – GWA-5, GWC-2, GWC-13, and GWC-14;

(b) Appendix I Analyses VOCs & Metals:

Groundwater wells – GWC-1, GWC-3, GWC-4, GWC-5, GWC-6, GWC-7, GWC- 8, GWC-9, GWC-10, GWC-11, and GWC-12;

(c) Appendix I Analyses VOCs Only:

Assessment of Corrective Measures (ACM) delineation wells GWC-2A, GWC-23, GWC-23A, GWC-24A, GWC-26, GWC-26A, GWC-27, and GWC-29;

(d) Surface Water Sampling – Chloride, Nitrate, Nitrite, COD, Cyanide, Ammonia

Nitrogen, Oil and Grease, TOC, TDS and RCRA Metals plus Mercury:

Surface water locations – SWA-1, SWA-2, SWC-1, and SWC-2.

(e) The Vendor shall follow the groundwater and surface water sampling procedures as described in the Revision Corrective Action Plan, September 8, 2010 approved by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for the West Asbury Rd.

Ph. II MSWLF. A copy of the plan is provided.

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(f) All required laboratory testing and chemical analyses shall be performed by an approved analytical laboratory contracted by the Vendor. An equipment blank sample will be prepared in the field and analyzed at the laboratory as a quality assurance check of field sampling and decontamination techniques.

(g) Required statistical analysis shall be performed using the Starpoint Software packages ChemPoint Version 6.2 and ChemStat Version 6.1 or equivalent statistical analysis program software that is compatible with ChemPoint and ChemStat. Newly acquired laboratory analytical data will be inserted into a database. The existing database will be provided as requested upon award of contract. Results of the statistical analysis shall be provided in a designated section of the groundwater monitoring report.

(h) The Vendor shall prepare a report of groundwater & surface water monitoring and statistical analysis (including a potentiometric map with direction of groundwater flow and hydraulic gradient) stamped by a Georgia Registered Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer. A CAD file of the latest landfill map will be provided for updating upon award of contract. Utilize the Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS) for reporting to the Project Manager and EPD. All requests can be scheduled by contacting the Project Manager.

(2) Detection Monitoring Event - Conduct one every year in the month of August, or as otherwise required by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) beginning in the Month of August 2027.

(a) Appendix I Analyses Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Total Metals:

Groundwater wells – GWA-5, GWC-1, GWC-2, GWC-3, GWC-4, GWC-5, GWC-6, GWC-7, GWC-8, GWC-9, GWC-10, GWC-11, GWC-12, GWC-13, and

GWC-14;

(b) Surface Water Sampling – Chloride, Nitrate, Nitrite, Chemical Oxygen Demand

(COD), Cyanide, Ammonia Nitrogen, Oil and Grease, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and RCRA Metals plus Mercury:

Surface water locations – SWA-1, SWA-2, SWC-1, and SWC-2.

(c) Annual Corrective Action Progress Report – Per the Revision Corrective Action Plan, September 8, 2010, an annual Corrective Action Progress Report will be incorporated into the Detection Monitoring Event report. The Corrective Action Progress Report is to include the following:

(i) Time vs. concentration plots of contaminants demonstrating trends of constituents of concern. The constituents of concern and their respective maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or Groundwater Resource Protection Standard (GWPS) are listed in Section 6.0 Performance Evaluation of the Revision Corrective Action Plan, September 8, 2010.

(ii) A plume map depicting the approximate extent of volatile organic compounds;

(iii) An estimation of the linear size of the plume;

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(iv) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Corrective Action Plan;

(v) Recommendations for additional remedial actions, if warranted.

(d) The Vendor shall follow the groundwater and surface water sampling procedures as described in the Revision Corrective Action Plan, September 8, 2010 approved by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for the West Asbury Rd.

Ph. II MSWLF. A copy of the plan is provided.

(e) All required laboratory testing and chemical analyses shall be performed by an approved analytical laboratory contracted by the Vendor. An equipment blank sample will be prepared in the field and analyzed at the laboratory as a quality assurance check of field sampling and decontamination techniques.

(f) Required statistical analysis shall be performed using the Starpoint Software packages ChemPoint Version 6.2 and ChemStat Version 6.1 or equivalent statistical analysis program software that is compatible with ChemPoint and ChemStat. Newly acquired laboratory analytical data will be inserted into a database. The existing database will be provided as requested upon award of contract. Results of the statistical analysis shall be provided in a designated section of the groundwater monitoring report.

(g) The Vendor shall prepare a report of groundwater & surface water monitoring and statistical analysis (including a potentiometric map with direction of groundwater flow and hydraulic gradient) stamped by a Georgia Registered Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer. A CAD file of the latest landfill map will be provided for updating upon award of contract. Utilize the Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS) for reporting to the Project Manager and EPD. As a guide, previous reports for groundwater/surface water monitoring and statistical analysis may be viewed upon request. All requests can be scheduled by contacting the Project Manager.

(3) Additional Extent Monitoring Event – Conduct during the Assessment Monitoring

Event, or as otherwise required by Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in February 2027 and one every two years thereafter during the Assessment Monitoring Event, the following ACM extent monitoring wells are to be sampled to evaluate plume migration:

(a) Appendix I VOCs Analyses:

ACM Extent Monitoring Wells - GWC-28A, GWC-29A, GWC-30, and GWC-31.

(b) The Vendor shall follow the specifications given in Sections (e), (f), (g), and (h) in Part 1. Assessment Monitoring Event.

(c) The Vendor shall include the data and evaluation as appropriate in the report for the Assessment Monitoring Event.

b. Methane Gas Monitoring & Reporting Services

(1) Quarterly Methane Monitoring Event - Conducted quarterly - should begin in the 4th Quarter of 2026 (October – December) and in each quarter (three (3) months) thereafter for the contract duration.

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(a) Methane Monitoring Locations:

(i) Methane Wells – MM-3, MM-3A, MM-4, MM-4A, MM-5, MM-5A, MM-

6, MM-6A, MM-7, MM-8R, MM-9, MM-10, MM-11, MM-11A, MM-12,

MM-13, and MM-14;

(ii) On-site Structures – MM-1 (Scales Office) and MM-2 (Connex/Tool Shed).

(2) Methane sampling will be conducted after 12:00 noon of the sampling day.

(3) Methane gas readings will be obtained by using a RKI GX-2012 meter or equivalent measuring device calibrated for methane.

(4) Methane gas monitoring and reporting shall be performed in general accordance with the approved Closure and Post Closure Care Plan for the West Asbury Rd. Ph. II MSWLF. A copy of the plan with an accompanying Minor Modification and Methane Remediation Plan is provided. The Vendor shall communicate the monitoring results to the Henry County Project Manager and to the EPD utilizing the Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS), within 15 days of the event as required. The Vendor shall include in the report as required, a table listing the location IDs and type as well as the as-built depths and corresponding elevations of the bottoms of the wells and/or bar-hole punches as applicable, accompanied by a scaled map showing the methane monitoring points, and a scaled and dated potentiometric surface map showing ALL monitoring points. As a guide, previous methane gas monitoring reports may be viewed upon request. All requests can be scheduled by contacting the Project Manager.

c. Condensate Sampling and…