FINAL DOH59835 BEHRP SFY26-27 Noble County Sewage Treatment System Cost Proposal Form 12 24 25.xlsx

This is a Cost Proposal Form from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) for the Noble County Household Sewage Treatment Systems (HSTS) program, designated as project DOH59835-BEHRP-SFY26-27. The contract involves managing the Noble County HSTS program in accordance with Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3718 and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3701-29, with primary responsibilities including permitting and overseeing HSTS installations, performing 12-month inspections, and addressing nuisance complaints. The initial contract period runs from February 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with three optional renewal years extending through December 31, 2029. Deliverables include attending a project kickoff meeting within one week of contract start, submitting a Plan of Action within three weeks, attending weekly ODH meetings during the first quarter (continuing as needed thereafter), completing administrative and field training within two months, submitting weekly site inspection reports, performing contractor work in Noble County as needed, developing public awareness materials within one month, submitting complaint and investigation reports within one week of initiation, maintaining monthly enrollment tracking sheets, providing quarterly progress reports, and submitting a final summary report by December 31, 2026.

The cost proposal form presents all budget lines as $0, indicating this is a template document awaiting actual cost entries from offerors. The form accommodates cost proposals for the initial contract period and three optional years, with provisions for offerors to submit a cost narrative explaining and justifying expenses, hourly rates, and connections between costs and technical proposals. The contractor must have at least three years of experience managing a sewage treatment system program at the county level in Ohio, possess required equipment and capacity, preferably have multiple employees for backup support, and hold current REHS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist) certification. The estimated annual workload includes permitting approximately 40-50 new systems per year for Noble County, which typically ranks among Ohio's moderate-volume HSTS jurisdictions.