Anaconda Copper Mine Site Environmental Cleanup

The State of Nevada, through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide professional services for the environmental cleanup of the Anaconda Copper Mine Site in Lyon County, Nevada. The scope of work includes regulatory oversight support for remedial investigations, risk assessments, feasibility studies, remedial designs, and remedial actions. The required expertise includes mining engineering, environmental and civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology, chemistry, geochemistry, statistics, toxicology, and risk assessment. The resulting contract will be for an initial two-year period beginning in early 2018, with an option to renew for an additional two-year period. The total not to exceed contract amount is $250,000 per year for the initial two-year period. Proposals are due by March 7, 2018 at 2:00 PM and will be evaluated based on demonstrated experience, expertise and availability of key personnel, experience in comparable engagements, conformance with the RFP terms, and cost, with a 5% preference given to Nevada-based businesses.

The RFP has an amendment requesting vendors to provide information on any current or previous ties or ongoing projects they or their team may have with British Petroleum or Atlantic Richfield Company. The State is the lead regulatory agency overseeing the assessment, remediation, and reclamation work, with the Environmental Protection Agency monitoring for CERCLA compliance and the Bureau of Land Management involved on public lands. The contract will not be effective until approved by the Nevada State Board of Examiners, and proposals submitted will be confidential until the contract is awarded and posted on NevadaEPro.com.