5-RFQ - 544310 - Residential Abatement Services.docx

CITY OF DETROIT

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

RFQ No.: 544310

Bridging Neighborhoods - Residential Hazardous Materials Abatement Services Buyer: Ashante Booker

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PROJECT REQUEST

The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), on behalf of the Home Revitalization Department’s Bridging Neighborhoods (BN) Division, requests bids from qualified Environmental Contractors (Vendors) to provide Hazardous Material Abatement for homes selected for renovation and demolition within BN.

BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

Bridging Neighborhoods renovates vacant, blighted residential properties across the City of Detroit for the purpose of providing optional relocation to residents of the Delray neighborhood that will be impacted by the forthcoming Gordie Howe International Bridge and to provide quality homes for residents in Detroit. This RFQ is soliciting quotes for a Vendor(s) to abate hazardous materials in houses being renovated by BN.

BN will contract with the selected Vendor(s) for a 2-year contract term. The BN estimates it will renovate approximately 5-7 homes over the next two years.

This solicitation is specifically focusing on abatement of asbestos. However, this does not limit the range of the hazardous material that are indicated by the surveys to be abated. It is the City’s intention, only when safe and economical, to encapsulate rather than abate. The City will always confirm the specific services requested per home. A bidding list is provided and pricing should be provided for all options that the Vendor is capable and willing to perform. Note that it is essential all responding Vendors acknowledge the Scope of Work requires abatement work to be completed within 21 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

The contracted Vendor(s) will be issued a report of the hazardous materials found in the structure. The City will request line-item pricing (fixed rate per volume/quantity) for abatement of hazardous materials. Any request by a Vendor for an adjustment in payment for the abatement of additional materials or quantities must conform to the Contractor’s Item Cost Sheet.

STATEMENT OF WORK

3.1 Engagement with Regulatory Authorities: Prior to the abatement of all properties identified in the Notice to Proceed, the Contractor must engage the MDEQ (particularly the Air Quality Division) and MIOSHA on behalf of the City to provide the required Notice Period.

3.2 Area of Survey and Inspection: To the greatest degree possible, the Contractor must review the hazardous material survey against the field conditions to identify and locate the tested materials to be removed. If questions arise as to the location or extent of materials to be removed, a conference with the Survey Contractor and or City is to be called to clarify before proceeding with the work.

3.3 Incorrect or Unknown Address/Property: If the Contractor is unclear as to an assigned site, then the Contractor shall hold the abatement of that site and immediately contact the City for clarification. The Contractor may only proceed with the abatement after the assigned site is clarified by the City. The Contractor is solely responsible for the abatement of the site(s), as assigned on an as-needed basis.

3.4 Lead Safe Practices: BNP assumes all structures within the program are built prior to 1978, and therefore BNP also assumes all structures have lead based paint, requiring lead-safe practices regardless of the activity taking place by a contractor. The City informs the Renovation Contractors that they are responsible for safe Lead Practices. The Renovation Contractor will be responsible for the safe encapsulation, or removal and disposal of lead bearing materials. The Abatement Contractor is also advised to follow Safe Lead Practices; however, they are not responsible for removal and sanitization of lead bearing materials.

3.5 Compliance with All Applicable Health and Safety Laws, Regulations and Protocols.

Contractor shall conduct the abatement in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and protocols pertaining to worker and public health and safety.

3.6 Abatement – Asbestos–Containing Materials.

3.6.1 Overview- Pursuant to 40 CFR 61.145, the Contractor shall:

· Identify and quantify presumed or suspect friable asbestos–containing materials and suspect Category I and Category II non–friable asbestos–containing materials

· Locate presumed or suspect friable asbestos–containing materials and suspect Category I and Category II non–friable asbestos–containing material using the Exterior Area and Functional Space Designations for each site

· Abate friable asbestos–containing materials and suspect Category I and Category II non– friable asbestos–containing materials in accordance with the protocols indicated in the referenced EPA rules.

3.7 Abatement – Other Hazardous/Regulated Materials.

3.7.1 Overview – Contractor shall abate the hazardous materials identified in BNP’s request to abate. Mold identified in the survey reports will be abated by the general contractor for the house renovation.

3.7.2 Survey/Inspection Methodology. The Contractor must abate/ remove each hazardous/regulated material which is in excess of de minimis/typical household/regulated quantities.

3.7.3 Pre–Abatement Site Review. The Abatement Contractor may request a pre–abatement review of the assigned site(s) in order to clarify or better understand the results of the survey and inspection.

3.7.4 The City will not receive, process or approve any Change Order or additional fee for the Pre–Abatement Site Review.

3.8 Discovery of Additional Materials or Quantities.

3.8.1 Re–mobilization and Inspection. If the assigned Renovation Contractor or Abatement Contractor discovers additional (presumed or suspect) asbestos–containing materials or quantities or other hazardous/regulated materials or quantities, then the Survey Contractor must re–mobilize to the site to inspect the additional materials or quantities.

3.8.2 Revised Report. The Survey Contractor will issue a revised report. The Abatement Contractor will then remove any additional materials defined by the revised report, as and only when requested by the City.

3.9 Change Orders.

The City will not receive, process or approve any Change Orders which would reimburse the Contractor for any costs associated with the discovery of additional materials or quantities.

3.10 Post–Abatement Inspection and Clearance Sampling.

The Abatement Contractor shall work with the Survey Contractor to obtain air clearances and final clearance of the property. The City of Detroit has already negotiated to pay for the passed final clearances, including any associated lab sample fees. Any failed clearances or trip fees (assessed when the Abatement Contractor requests to schedule a clearance and either cancels or the Survey Contractor determines the site is not ready for a clearance upon arrival) will be charged back to the Abatement Contractor as a pass through cost. Based on BNP’s negotiated Survey contracts, clearances generally range from $400-700 per clearance.

3.11 Deliverables.

3.11.1 The Contractor shall provide:

· An electronic pdf report indicating the abatement is complete noting the materials and quantities that were removed.

· Clearances indicating the City may proceed with renovation/ occupation of the structure.

· The report shall include complete chain of custody forms which document the abatement transport and disposal process.

3.12 Schedule.

The state notice, review, abatement, and clearance must be completed within twenty-one (21) or less days of receiving the Notice to Proceed from the City. At City’s discretion, repeated delayed engagements can result in Liquidated Damages in the amount of $300 per house and/or contract termination.

3.13 Management.

3.13.1 Industry Knowledge: Contractor must possess and maintain robust collection of knowledge of all applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and authorities related to the abatement of asbestos–containing materials and other hazardous/regulated materials including but is not limited to, NESHAP, MIOSHA, OSHA, NIOSH, NREPA, and RCRA; a robust collection of knowledge of industry best practices related to the aforementioned; and must possess a basic understanding and knowledge of building construction, materials and finishes through any mix of key personnel, stakeholders, subcontractors, and employees.

3.13.2 Contractor’s actual abatement activities of any City assigned site(s) shall be performed by a State of Michigan Licensed Asbestos Abatement Contractor with no less than two (2) years of full- time work experience in the abatement of sites for asbestos-containing materials or other hazardous/regulated materials.

3.13.3 The Contractor may allow an Accredited Asbestos Inspector who has less than two (2) years of full–time work experience to assist with the abatement of a site if that person is supervised in the field by another Accredited Asbestos Inspector who possesses two (2) or more years of full–time work experience.

3.14 Definitions.

a. Asbestos–containing Building Material (ACBM). Means surfacing ACM, thermal system insulation ACM, or miscellaneous ACM that is found in or on interior structural members or other parts of a building.

b. Asbestos–containing Material (ACM). Any material containing greater than 1% asbestos by weight.

c. Acoustical Insulation. The general application or use of asbestos for the control of sound due to its lack of reverberant surfaces.

d. Acoustical Tile. A finishing material in a building usually found in the ceiling or walls for the purpose of noise control.

e. The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 40 CFR 763, Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools.

f. Air Monitor. An industrial hygienist or other qualified individual who collects air samples and monitors the asbestos abatement worksite.

g. Air Monitoring. The process of measuring the airborne fiber concentration of a specific quantity of air over a given amount of time.

h. Asbestos. Any of a group of commercially mined minerals that tend to break into fibers. The regulated asbestos minerals are the serpentine mineral chrysotile and the asbestiform varieties of the amphibole minerals grunerite (amosite), riebeckite (crocidilite), tremolite, actinolite and anthophylitte. Amphibole minerals occur in both the regulated, asbestiform varieties and the nonregulated, non-asbestiform varieties. The fibers are resistant to high temperatures, have high tensile strength, and in some cases can be woven into cloth.

i. Asbestos Abatement. The encapsulation, enclosure, removal or repair of an asbestos containing material.

j. Asbestos Cement. A hard product that contains approx. 15% asbestos fibers which can be any of the three main types.

k. Asbestos–related Renovation. The razing of all or a portion of a structure which contains friable ACM or other ACM which may become friable when cut, crushed, ground, abraded, pulverized, or burned.

l. Category I Non–friable ACM. Asbestos-containing packing, gaskets, resilient floor covering, and asphalt roofing products containing more than 1 percent asbestos as determined using the method specified in appendix A, subpart F, 40 CFR part 763, section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy.

m. Category II Non–friable ACM. Any material, excluding Category I nonfriable ACM, containing more than 1 percent asbestos as determined by using the methods specified in appendix A, subpart F, 40 CFR part 763, section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy that when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

n. Cementitious. A material that is typically a densely packed granular matrix of sand and limestone and is typically considered, non-friable.

o. CFR – The Code of Federal Regulations

p. CHMM – Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

q. CIH – Certified Industrial Hygienist. An industrial hygienist who has been granted certification by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

r. Environmental Vendor (“Vendor”). Any person (including partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other private business concern) who is contracted to provide professional health and safety services relating to asbestos-containing construction materials and other hazardous/regulated materials. The activities of a Vendor may include site survey and inspection, abatement project design, contract administration, sample collection, preparation of asbestos management plans, post –abatement verification, clearance monitoring, and supervision of site surveillance technicians.

s. First Positive Stop (FPS) Sample Analysis. A bulk sample direction given to the laboratory by the Environmental Vendor to instruct the laboratory to stop analyzing multiple samples of the same material after the first sample comes back positive for asbestos.

t. Friable. Any material that, when dry, may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure, and includes previously non–friable material after such previously non–friable material becomes damaged to the extent that when dry it may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

u. Friable ACM. Any material containing more that 1 percent asbestos as determined using Polarized Light Microscopy, that, when dry, can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

v. Functional Space. A room or group of rooms (including attics, basement, or crawl spaces) designated by the Environmental Vendor for the purposes of efficiently locating asbestos– containing or other hazardous/regulated materials on a site.

w. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER). A set of guidelines produced and maintained by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which regulates hazardous waste operations and emergency services in the United States and its territories.

x. Homogeneous Area. An area of surfacing material, thermal system insulation material, or miscellaneous material that is uniform in color and texture.

y. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC). System usually found in large business and industry facilities.

z. Inspector. An individual who is trained and licensed by the appropriate local, state or federal Department to identify and assess the condition of ACM. Inspectors shall perform their duties in accordance with the techniques, knowledge, training and responsibilities outlined in the appropriate OSHA and EPA regulations.

aa. Management Planner. An individual who is trained and licensed in and by the State where the work is taking place to assess the hazard of materials containing asbestos, to determine the appropriate response actions and to write management plans.

ab. Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). A state government agency that regulates workplace safety and health in the State of Michigan.

ac. NESHAP – The National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). 40 CFR 61, Subpart M-National Emission Standard for Asbestos.

ad. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

ae. Non–friable ACM. Any material containing more that 1 percent asbestos as determined using Polarized Light Microscopy, that, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

af. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA). Public Act 451 of 1994, an act to protect the environment and natural resources of the State of Michigan.

ag. National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). A Federal program run by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that provides third-party accreditation to laboratories in the U.S.

ah. the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).

ai. City or Operator of a Renovation Activity. Any person who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises the facility being renovated or any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises the renovation or renovation operation, or both. For the City of Detroit Renovation Program, the City is either the City of Detroit or the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

aj. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste.

ak. Regulated Asbestos–containing Material (RACM). Means (a) Friable asbestos material, (b) Category I non–friable ACM that has become friable, (c) Category I non–friable ACM that will be or has been subjected to sanding, grinding, cutting, or abrading, or (d) Category II non–friable ACM that has a high probability of becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by the forces expected to act on the material in the course of renovation or renovation operations which are subject to federal regulations.

al. Structure or Structural Item. Roofs, walls, ceilings, floors, structural supports, pipes, ducts, fittings and fixtures that have been installed as an integral part of any structure.

am. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). A United States law, passed by the United States Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Vendors must meet or exceed the following minimum qualifications to be deemed responsive. Failure to meet any requirement shall result in disqualification.

4.1 Credentials.

4.1.1 Vendor shall employ at least one State of Michigan Accredited Asbestos Inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 40–hour Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) Certification and the OSHA 8–hour refresher HAZWOPER Re–certification and who possesses two (2) or more years of full–time work experience.

4.1.2 Vendor may allow an Accredited Asbestos Inspector who has less than two (2) years of full–time work experience to assist with the abatement of a site if that person is supervised in the field by another Accredited Asbestos Inspector who possesses two (2) or more years of full–time work experience.

4.1.3 Vendor shall employ of at least one, of any of the following professionals:

· Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM),

· Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH),

· State of Michigan Accredited Asbestos Abatement Supervisor,

· State of Michigan Accredited Management Planner, or

· State of Michigan Accredited Project Designer.

4.2 Past Performance.

The Vendor shall have significant, recent experience (within past three (3) years) in the abatement of sites for asbestos–containing, mold and other hazardous/regulated materials in accordance with all applicable laws, authorities, regulations, and best practices.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

The City of Detroit is committed to centralizing and warehousing data for the purpose of improving service delivery and enabling cross departmental analytics. For this reason, we expect Contractors, contractual relationships, and resulting software platforms to enable data access, data interoperability, warehousing of resulting data, and adherence to City data standards.

Specifically, the City minimally requires:

· Access to any data via APIs in a machine-readable format.

· Full documentation of APIs (including field names and objects) and the database schema used by the application.

· Ability for City to push data as needed to these software systems to update base datasets.

· Any location-based data or platform utilizes the City’s Base Units geocoder, Base Units Database, and/or address data standards as applicable. For more information see: https://base-units-detroitmi.hub.arcgis.com/pages/about-base-units

· The ability for the City to use and govern this data as it deems necessary-- centralizing it, porting it into other systems, and using it for additional and future organizational needs.

The City prefers:

· System or platform has the capacity to store field-level metadata and display it in the user interface when appropriate. API is able to provide data in a JSON format. Data systems or data exports integrate easily with ESRI products including feature services.

· Systems or platforms that support data exchanges (pushes and pulls) that can happen dynamically.

· Specifications, Change of Specification, and Errors or Omission. Specifications which refer to brand names are given for reference. Vendors may quote on equivalent articles, provided that brand name and catalog number(s) and any deviations are noted on the bid form and complete descriptive literature is furnished. Exceptions will state “Do Not Substitute.” The decision of the City shall be final.

QUESTION DEADLINE

All questions regarding the RFQ shall be submitted through the Supplier Portal no later than the time and date specified on the Cover Page. In the interest of transparency, only written questions will be accepted. Answers to questions will be posted within the Supplier Portal. The City of Detroit does not guarantee a response to questions not submitted after the question deadline.

Should a Vendor be in doubt as to the true meaning of any portion of this RFQ or find any patent ambiguity, inconsistency, or omission herein, the Vendor must make a written request for an official interpretation or correction in accordance with the instructions for submitting questions as specified in this RFQ.

Vendors are advised that no oral interpretation, information or instruction by an officer or employee of the City of Detroit shall be binding upon the City of Detroit.

Vendors requesting changes to the RFQs terms and conditions, specifications, quantities, etc.; or if clarifications are needed, must make the request in writing by the stated bid submission deadline.

REJECTIONS, MODIFICATIONS, CANCELLATIONS

The City of Detroit expressly reserves the right to:

1) accept or reject, in whole or in part, any and all quotes received;

2) waive any non-conformity;

3) re-advertise for quotes;

PROTESTS

Protests can be filed with the Office of Procurement. Interested parties aggrieved by a solicitation or the award of any resulting contract, may file written notice of protest to the following:

City of Detroit Attention: Chief Procurement Officer 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1008 Detroit, MI 48226 Re.: “Procurement Protest”

At a minimum, such protests shall include:

1) name of protestor.

2) solicitation/contract number and description; and

3) statement of grounds for protest (reference specific text in the solicitation, bid or contract document that is at issue).

The decision of the Chief Procurement Officer and/or the Department Director are final and is not subject to appeal.

INVOICES

Vendors must be registered in City of Detroit Vendor Portal and be a registered vendor with the City of Detroit to submit invoices and receive payments. Go to http://www.detroitmi.gov/Supplier to register.

Authorization to commence work or ship goods – read carefully.

Contractors may begin work or ship goods upon receipt of the required authorization, which is the CPA (Contract Purchase Agreement), in addition to SPO (Standard Purchase Order), from Procurement.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

The City’s experience with the Vendor on previous contracts will be considered in determining the award.

MISCELLANEOUS

It shall be the responsibility of the Vendor to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the provisions of these specifications. After executing the contract, no consideration will be given to any claim of misunderstanding.

The Vendor agrees to abide by the rules and regulations as prescribed herein by the City as the same now exists or may hereafter from time to time be changed in writing.

Contractors are encouraged to contract with small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, labor surplus area firms and Detroit businesses. The City strongly encourages the hiring of Detroit residents whenever possible by contacting Detroit At Work for your hiring needs. Visit the Detroit At Work website at www.detroitatwork.com for specific contact information regarding these opportunities.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

It is the responsibility of the Vendor to review General Conditions located on the City of Detroit’s website.

12.1 Responsibilities

In your quotation a distinction between dollars and cents must be made. Also, illegible bids may be grounds for rejection of your bid. All changes made to the bid form altering, price, terms, quote and/or conditions. MUST be crossed out and initialed. Failure to make any initial changes will be grounds for rejection of your bid. CORRECTION FLUID IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

12.2 Local Preference Conditions

It is the responsibility of the Vendor to review the Local Preference Conditions attached to this bid and comply with all requirements therein.

12.3 Minor Deviations

Specifications referred to herein are used to indicate desired type, and/or construction, and/or operation. Other products and/or services may be offered if deviations from specifications are minor and if all deviations are properly outlined and stated in the bid document. Failure to outline all deviations will be grounds for rejection of your bid.

The decision of the City of Detroit, acting through the Chief Procurement Officer, shall be final as to what constitutes acceptable deviations from specifications.

12.4 Extension

The Contract Purchase Agreement’s period of performance may be extended per contract terms. Both parties must agree to an extension with the same terms and conditions of the current contract.

12.5 Termination of Contract (Cause)

At any time during the contract the City may terminate the agreement for reason of poor or deficient work performance, inability of the Contractor to show cause of poor or deficient work performance, inability of the Contractor to supply trained competent technicians, or lack of service as described in this agreement by giving a 10-calendar day notice in writing. EITHER party may terminate the agreement by giving a 30-calendar day written notice to terminate.

12.6 Termination of Contract (Convenience)

The City reserves the absolute right to terminate this contract in whole or in part, for the convenience of the City at its sole discretion on thirty (30) days written notice to the Vendor.

12.7 Equalization Factor

Per Section 17-5-12 (c)(1) of the Detroit City Municipal Code, “The Vendor that makes the lowest bid, as evaluated or scored, shall be deemed the lowest equalized Vendor. If the lowest equalized bid is evaluated or scored below the lowest responsible bid submitted, the lowest equalized Vendor shall be awarded the contract, provided that, the contract awarded to such Vendor shall not exceed, more than 12 percent above the lowest responsible bid submitted, or $100,000.00, whichever is less.”

The firm making the lowest responsive, responsible bid evaluated according to the Equalization Allowance Table* shall be deemed the lowest Vendor. (see Equalization Credit Statement).

Vendors who wish to receive Equalization credit for bids submitted must submit their CRIO-issued Detroit Based Business certificate with their bid document to substantiate eligibility. The CRIO certificate must be submitted with each and every bid response submitted by the vendor. Failure to submit the CRIO certificate will result in equalization credit not being applied to your bid.

12.8 Bid Withdrawal

No bid shall be withdrawn for 120 days from submission deadline. Vendors may reduce this period if stated on bid, but such bids may be rejected on the basis of the reduced time period.

12.9 Insurance

The Contractor shall maintain at its expense during the term of this contract, the following insurance:

12.9.1 Worker’s Compensation insurance with Michigan statutory limits and Employer’s Liability insurance with limits of $500,000.00 each accident, $500,000.00 each disease, $500,000.00 each disease/each employee. For Federal and State Funded Training Programs and etc., is required to secure insurance for worker’s compensation for all of its participants and The City of Detroit should also be listed as an additional insured.

12.9.2 Commercial General Liability insurance with a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence subject to a minimum aggregate limit of $2,000,000.00

12.9.3 Errors and Omission Cyber Liability Insurance, $1,000,000.00 per claim when applicable $5,000,000.00 aggregate

12.9.4 If during the term of this contract, changed conditions or other pertinent factors, should in the reasonable judgment of the City, render inadequate the insurance limits, the Contractor will furnish on demand such additional coverage as may reasonably be required under the circumstances. All such insurance shall be affected at the Contractor's expense, under valid and enforceable policies.

12.9.5 All policies shall name the Contractor as the insured and shall be accompanied by a commitment from the insurer that such policies shall not be canceled or reduced without at least thirty (30) days' prior notice to the City. The Commercial General Liability insurance policy shall name the City as an additional insured. Certificates of insurance evidencing such coverage shall be submitted to the Finance Department, Office of Contracting and Procurement, prior to the commencement of performance under this contract and at least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration dates of expiring policies.

12.10 Operational Information

Awarded Contractor(s) will work closely with City agency staff.

The Vendor is expected to provide service in accordance with the terms of the contract executed under the rules, regulations, and supervision of the City.

12.11 Order Quantities

Actual quantities ordered will be contingent on funds available at time of purchase. The City of Detroit reserves the right to reduce quantities if price quoted exceeds budgetary limitations or to increase quantities if funds are available.

BASIS FOR AWARD

This procurement shall be evaluated on a price-only basis. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Vendor whose submission meets the Minimum Requirements set forth in this RFQ.

Revised 12/2/2025