Moss-American Co. , Inc. (Kerr-McGee Oil Co. ) Superfund Site, Milwaukee, WI Remedial Design and Bid Specifications.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking a qualified consultant to prepare a detailed Remedial Design (RD) and bid specifications for the Moss-American Co., Inc. Superfund Site in Milwaukee County. The procurement, identified as RFQ #25-488-41, focuses on a comprehensive environmental remediation project involving the excavation, treatment, and off-site disposal of approximately 3,500 tons of creosote-impacted soil from areas around monitoring wells PZ-03E and PZ-03H, along with groundwater remediation using aerobic microbes. Respondents must demonstrate expertise in creosote/petroleum hydrocarbon chemistry, soil remediation design, aerobic microbe injection, and bid specification preparation, with specific familiarity with Wisconsin Administrative Code and EPA Superfund regulations. The qualifications will be evaluated on a 100-point scale, with 25 points each allocated to creosote chemistry evaluation and remedial design preparation. Key procurement dates include December 20, 2024, for questions, January 17, 2025, for DNR answers, and February 7, 2025, at 12:00 PM CDT for Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) submissions. The selected consultant must be a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin, with the project timeline spanning from Winter 2024/25 through Summer 2026.

The project has specific set-aside and diversity requirements, including provisions for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises with state goals of 5% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and 1% Disabled Veteran Business (DVB) participation. The procurement is federally funded through EPA and is subject to Build America, Buy America provisions, which mandate the use of domestic materials in infrastructure projects. While no incumbent vendor is explicitly mentioned, the project builds upon previous site investigations, including a 2011 Remediation System Evaluation and supplemental site investigations conducted in 2021 and 2022. The estimated project cost is approximately $2.3 million for soil disposal, with the actual contract value for the design and bid specification work to be determined through the qualification and subsequent proposal processes. The site itself is an 88-acre former wood-treating facility that operated from 1921, with significant soil and groundwater contamination from creosote processing, making this a complex environmental remediation project with specific technical and regulatory requirements.