Operation and Maintenance of the Ott-Story Groundwater Treatment Facility at Dalton Township, Michigan

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has extended the existing sole-source firm-fixed price contract to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) of Grand Rapids, Michigan in accordance with the attached approved Justification and Approval document. FTC&H has performed operations and maintenance (O&M) on the Ott-Story facility for over ten years, and has the experience necessary to continue performance for an additional six months with significant savings to the Government. O&M tasks for this facility include, but are not limited to:

(a) Maintain the groundwater monitoring system and collect and analyze samples in accordance with the Contractor's approved Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) which consists of two main parts : Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and a Field Sampling Plan (FSP). These documents to be prepared and submitted for approval;
(b) Achieve and maintain desired flows from each groundwater extraction well to the groundwater treatment system;
(c) Inspect the extraction and treatment system to determine maintenance requirements;
(d) Operate and maintain the groundwater treatment facility to achieve desired effluent water quality criteria in accordance with the NPDES permit;
(e) Operate and maintain the air pollution control systems to meet all air emission criteria as developed by the State of Michigan;
(f) Operate and maintain the sludge dewatering equipment to achieve an effective and efficient solids management program and provide for a service to transport and dispose of dewatered sludge;
(g) Perform all required and preventative maintenance of facility equipment;
(h) Maintain all system operating records in the existing electronic database; and
(i) Accurately prepare and submit all documentation and reports as required directly to the State of Michigan and/or the USEPA and/or the USACE in accordance with the mandated timeframes.