6-ATTACHMENT - RESOLUTION AND STATEMENT REGARDING MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT.pdf
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- 3rd and Spruce Warehouse Improvements Project
- Solicitation number
- 2025-IFB-054
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- Berks County, Reese CDP, Pennsylvania
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This is a Resolution and Certification Statement from the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, establishing procurement requirements for cement and concrete materials used in municipal projects. The City of Reading Council passed Resolution No. 192-92 on April 1, 1993, prohibiting the purchase of cement manufactured using hazardous waste as fuel in the manufacturing process. The resolution applies to all City projects, including the 3rd and Spruce Warehouse Improvements Project. The policy reflects concerns that approximately 25 cement manufacturing facilities in the United States were burning over two billion pounds of hazardous waste annually, with an additional 20 facilities seeking permission to implement similar practices. The City determined that sufficient safety data regarding cement products derived from hazardous waste had not been proven.
All contractors responding to City of Reading projects must comply with this cement procurement policy by signing the attached certification statement. The statement requires an authorized company officer to certify that any cement used in contract performance shall not have been manufactured using hazardous materials as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. This certification requirement must be incorporated into all City bid specifications and applies to concrete materials derived from non-compliant cement sources. Contractors are obligated to verify their cement suppliers' manufacturing processes and provide signed attestation prior to contract award.
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RESOLUTION NO. 192-92
WHEREAS, reportedly, twenty-five cement manufacturing facilities in the United States are currently burning well over two billion pounds a year of hazardous waste as a source of fuel and additional profit in the cement manufacturing process; and
WHEREAS, approximately twenty cement manufacturing facilities are seeking permission to start this practice; and
WHEREAS, sufficient data and evidence as to the safety of cement products made from hazardous waste has not been proven; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Reading in regard to their health and quality of life that cement derived from hazardous waste be banned from any City projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Reading resolves that the City of Reading will not purchase cement from any facility that burns hazardous waste as fuel in its manufacturing process, nor allow the use of concrete made from this type of cement. This policy shall be reflected in city bid specifications.
PASSED COUNCIL April 1, 1993
WARREN H. HAGGERTY, JR.
Mayor
ATTEST:
RUTH M. THOMPSON
City Clerk
STATEMENT REGARDING MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT
The following statement is to be signed by an authorized officer of the company.
The undersigned contractor hereby certifies in accordance with City of Reading Resolution #192-92, that any cement used in performance of this contract shall not have been manufactured by a process using hazardous materials, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, in the manufacture and makeup thereof.
CONTRACTOR
By:___________________________
Title:________________________
ATTEST:
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