Hazardous Waste Management and Emergency Response Services

The City of Pasadena Water and Power Department (PWP) is seeking professional services for Hazardous Waste Management and Emergency Response Services across multiple city facilities, including Broadway and Glenarm Power Plants, Azusa Hydroelectric Power Plant, and the City Yard. The procurement aims to secure a qualified firm to manage hazardous and non-hazardous regulated wastes, with comprehensive services encompassing sampling, characterizing, packaging, profiling, manifesting, labeling, loading, transportation, site remediation, and emergency response. Proposers must possess a General Engineering license and Hazardous Substance Removal Certification, demonstrating substantial technical expertise in environmental management. The RFP was released on April 13, 2023, with a mandatory pre-proposal meeting scheduled for May 1, 2023, at the Broadway Power Plant, and proposal submissions are due by May 22, 2023. Evaluation criteria are detailed and weighted: qualifications (50%), cost (30%), references (10%), local business presence (5%), and small/micro-business status (5%). The initial contract term is three years with potential for two optional one-year extensions, subject to City Manager approval.

The contract opportunity appears to have several set-aside considerations and local business preferences, including provisions for small and micro-businesses in the evaluation process. Proposers must comply with local ordinances such as the Living Wage Ordinance, Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and the Taxpayer Protection Act. The procurement requires comprehensive documentation, including technical proposals, price proposals, qualifications statements, and various required forms and certifications. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the RFP includes detailed pricing schedules for personnel, equipment, materials, and emergency response services with unit pricing for job classifications, equipment rentals, and consumable materials. The contract emphasizes local economic participation and requires proposers to disclose organizational details, including trustees, directors, partners, officers, and individuals with more than 10% equity or revenue interest. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov is mandatory, and failure to submit may result in the response being deemed non-responsive.