IFB 91-25 Water Discharge Specification.pdf

pH and Flowmeter Calibration Contact

SPECIFICATION

MBTA

Water Discharge pH and Flowmeter Calibration Contract

Part 1 - General

1.01 Description

These specifications define the conditions and requirements for a contract to be awarded to provide all labor to maintain (including spare parts as needed) and calibrate all the pH meters and flowmeters at the various MBTA locations.

Quarterly downloads of flow meter located at Follen Street and Symphony Station pumps rooms are also required.

Contract term shall be three (3) calendar year from date of award. The Authority may choose the option to exercise two one-year (1) extension.

1.02 All activities outlined or required in this invitation for bid, shall be performed by, under, or in the presence of a Massachusetts licensed wastewater treatment operator(s) Industrial Grade 2 or higher.

1.03 As a requirement for bid consideration, a copy of the Contractor’s current

Massachusetts licensed Grade 2 industrial wastewater treatment plant operator’s licenses shall be furnished to the MBTA.

1.04 No bidder may subcontract labor or equipment without the approval of the

MBTA.

Part 2 – Services

2.01 General

Bid prices are to include all labor, material and equipment needed to maintain all the pH meters and flowmeters at the following MBTA locations:

Location Flow Meter Model pH Meter Model Albany Street Bus Garage - 421 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118

Data Industrial Series 1500 +GF+ Signet Signet 9900

Arborway Maintenance Facility - 3550 Washington Street, Jamacia Plain, MA 02118

Data Industrial

Series 1500 +GF+ Signet Signet 9900

Cabot Bus Wash (0101) - 275 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02127

Data Industrial Series 1500 n/a

Cabot Train Wash (0201)1 - 275 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02127

Greyline Instruments, Inc.

Doppler Flow Meter

DFM 5.1

n/a

Charlestown Bus Wash (0101) - 21 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129

Data Industrial Series 1500 n/a

Charlestown Bus Steam Area (0102) - 21 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129

Data Industrial Series 3000 n/a

Charlestown Car Wash (0201) - 21 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129

Data Industrial Series 3000 n/a

Charlestown Truck Steam Area (0301) - 21 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129

Data Industrial Series 3000 n/a

Codman Yard 2 - 375 Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester, MA 02124

TBD n/a

Everett Bus Maintenance Shop - 80 Broadway Street, Everett, MA 02149

+GF+ Signet Signet 9900 n/a

Fellsway Bus Garage - 447 Salem Street, Medford, MA 02155

Data Industrial Series 1500 n/a

Follen Street Pump Room – 22-25 Follen Street Boston, MA 01126

Fexim mag meter n/a

North Cambridge Bus Garage3 - 2375 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140

TIENet ISCO sampler interface

306 n/a

Orient Heights Carhouse - 34 Barnes Ave, East Boston, MA 02128

Burkert 8045 Paddlewheel n/a

Quincy Bus Garage - 954 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169

Data Industrial Series 1500 n/a

Riverside Carhouse - 325 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02165

Greyline Instruments, Inc.

Doppler Flow Meter

DFM 5.1

+GF+ Signet

Signet 9900

Southampton Bus Facility - 240 Southampton Street, Roxbury, MA 02118

Data Industrial Series 1500 n/a

Symphony Pump Room Mass Ave and Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115

Isco 2150 A/V n/a

Wellington Carhouse 4 - 37 Revere Beach Parkway, Medford, MA 02462

Data Industrial Series 1500 ABB (3)

1. Cabot RTL is under construction – Flowmeter and pH meter(s) to TBD

2. A flow meter is needed at Codman Yard once construction is completed

3. North Cambridge Bus Garage is under construction

4. Wellington Carhouse has additional pH meters associated with the neutralization tanks.

2.02 Cleaning and calibration of pH meters

As required by MWRA’s discharge permit issued for the following locations, continuous pH monitoring must be maintained.

a. Albany Street Bus Garage vehicle wash

b. Arborway Bus Garage vehicle wash

c. Riverside Carhouse vehicle wash*

d. Wellington Carhouse vehicle wash*

*Vehicle washing is subject to seasonal operations

The Quarterly pH meter cleaning and calibration shall be performed using a pH-electrode cleaning solution, generally a 0.1 M solution of Hydrochloric Acid (HCL). The pH probe calibration shall utilize a three-buffer solution procedure to check for accuracy. For the calibration procedure to be valid, the calibration solutions (4, 7, 10) shall be at 25 degrees Celsius.

2.03 Cleaning and calibration of flowmeters

The quarterly flowmeter maintenance shall be performed by removing and cleaning the flow sensor (paddlewheel, area velocity, etc.) prior to checking for accuracy. Calibration shall be performed per flowmeter manufacturer’s recommendations. If necessary, the flow data shall be downloaded prior to calibrating the flow meter. This flow data shall be made available to the MBTA.

2.04 Downloading flowmeter data

Quarterly flowmeter data download activities from Follen Street pump room and Symphony Station pumps room shall be recorded and an electronic report produced via email to cdecoste@mbta.com by the 15th of the following month.

2.05 Reports & record keeping

Calibration activities shall be recorded on a pH/Flowmeter maintenance log report located on-site. Quarterly pH and flow reports shall be submitted via email to cdecoste@mbta.com.

If requested, hard copy reports will be sent to:

Cosette DeCoste Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza, Suite 5720 Boston, MA 02116

2.06 Project management

Bid prices are to include all labor, material and equipment for all project management and reporting activities.

2.07 The contractor will be responsible for MBTA Safety Right of Way Training for all employees that do site work. Please contact the MBTA Training Department at MBTAROW@mbta.com to schedule the ROW class.

2.08 All contractors shall have a MBTA issued Contractor badge at all times when on

MBTA property. The MBTA is not responsible for denied access due to unacceptable ID.

2.09 Flowmeter maintenance and calibration at Codman Yard, North Cambridge Bus

Garage, Follen Street Pump Room and Symphony Pump Room will require confined space entry (manhole). All other locations may require confined space entry (manhole); therefore, all bidders must submit OSHA Confined Space Entry Training Certificates (current year) for all employees that will be performing work on this contract. Minimum requirement for at least (2) employees.

2.10 It is assumed that all work can be conducted on straight time. All work must be performed between the hours of 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM unless authorized by the

MBTA.

2.11 The MBTA reserves the right to change frequency and/or locations of meter maintenance activities.

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2.12 The internal 6 Volt batteries to the flowmeters at North Cambridge Bus Garage and Symphony Pump Room shall be changed on a Quarterly basis. Cost of purchasing and installing the batteries is included in the bid price.

2.13 The MBTA Symphony Pump Room maintenance activities may require the contractor to obtain a four (4) hour police detail, price is to be included in the bid items.

Part 3 – Rates, Award and Payments

3.01 General

The Authority may award a contract to one qualified contractor. The Authority must be assured that bidders possess the experience and technical capabilities to complete the task.

3.02 Rates

No travel time is allowed. Cost of the observation report(s) preparation is a total delivered cost.

Attachment A Flowmeter and pH Meter Maintenance and Calibration Contract

Make/Model Quantity Times

Per Yer Unit Price Total

Albany Street Bus Garage 1 Flowmeter Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 2 pH GF Signet, 9900 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 3 Quarterly pH meter download reports 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Arborway Bus Maintenance Facility 4 Flowmeter Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 5 pH GF Signet, 9900 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 6 Quarterly pH meter download reports 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Cabot Bus Maintenance Facility 7 Flowmeter (0101) Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Cabot Rail (RTL) Maintenance Facility

6 Flowmeter (0201) Greyline Instruments, Doppler Flow Meter 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Charlestown Bus Maintenance Facility

Bus Garage Flowmeter (0101) Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Bus Steam Area Flowmeter (0102) Data Industrial, Series 3000 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Charlestown Yard Complex

Car Wash Flowmeter (0201) Data Industrial, Series 3000 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Truck Steam Area Flowmeter (0301) Data Industrial, Series 3000 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Codman Yard 11 Flowmeter ** 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Everett Bus Maintenance Facility 12 Flowmeter GF+ Signet, 9900 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Fellsway Bus Garage 13 Flowmeter Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Follen Street Pump Room 14 Flowmeter Fexim Mag Meter 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 15 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 16 Quarterly Calibration Reports 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Quarterly Flowmeter Download

Attachment A Flowmeter and pH Meter Maintenance and Calibration Contract

Make/Model Quantity Times

Per Yer Unit Price Total North Cambridge Bus Garage

17 Flowmeter TIENet ISCO sampler interface, 306 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

18 2 12 $0.00 $0.00

Orient Heights Carhouse 19 Flowmeter Burket, 8045 Paddlewheel 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Quincy Bus Maintenance Garage 20 Flowmeter Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Riverside Carhouse

21 Flowmeter Greyline Instruments, Doppler Flow Meter 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

22 pH GF+ Signet, 9900 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 23 Quarterly pH meter download reports 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Southampton Bus Facility 24 Flowmeter Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Symphony Pump Room 25 Flowmeter Isco, 2150 A/V 1 12 $0.00 $0.00 26 Monthly 6 Volt Battery Replacement 1 12 $0.00 $0.00 27 4 hour Police Detail w/visit 1 12 $0.00 $0.00 28 1 12 $0.00 $0.00 29 Quarterly Calibration Reports 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Wellington Carhouse 30 Flowmeter Data Industrial, Series 1500 1 4 $0.00 $0.00 31 pH TBD 3 4 $0.00 $0.00 32 Quarterly pH meter download reports 1 4 $0.00 $0.00

Miscellaneous 32 Miscellaneous 1 10,000 $1.00 $10,000.00

Total Bid Price: $10,000.00

Monthly 6 Volt Lattern Battery Replacement

Monthly Flowmeter Download Documentation