Asbestos Continuous Air Monitoring and Final Air Clearance at the Ely Elementary School located in Rugby, ND (207 2nd St SW)

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) through its Brownfields State Response Program is soliciting bids for asbestos continuous air monitoring and final air clearance services at Ely Elementary School in Rugby, North Dakota. The project involves monitoring asbestos abatement activities scheduled for June 2-6 and 9-13, 2025, which will include removing approximately 4,500 square feet of non-friable asbestos-containing floor tile and mastic from various hallways and rooms. Bidders must be licensed Asbestos Abatement Project Monitors and provide continuous air monitoring using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) method, with a required Sampling Analysis Plan due by May 21, 2025. The key deliverables include daily work logs, air monitoring documentation, and a comprehensive final report due by July 15, 2025. Evaluation criteria will be based on six line items covering continuous monitoring, potential additional monitoring days, air clearance, and the Sampling Analysis Plan. The bid response deadline is May 2, 2025, with a contract period running from May 13 to July 15, 2025, and no automatic renewal option.

The procurement appears to have specific mandatory requirements for bidders, including registration in the federal System for Awards Management and having no active Notices of Violation. While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned, the contract requires strict compliance with OSHA, AHERA, and EPA regulations. The state intends to award the contract to Total Control Inc., though this may be subject to competitive bidding. Bidders must maintain specific insurance coverages and will be subject to potential liquidated damages for non-compliance. No specific budget range or award value is directly stated in the documentation, but the contract includes per-day rates for continuous air monitoring (estimated at 10 days) and additional costs for final air clearance per containment area. The contractor must ensure all personnel have current certifications and comply with regulatory requirements from EPA, AHERA, OSHA, and NIOSH, with laboratories required to be certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program.