Removal of Underground Storage Tanks

RFQ# GRM/260346 Removal of Underground Storage Tanks Scope of Services: 1. The City of Ocala is seeking quotes from qualified Florida licensed Pollutant Storage Systems/Underground Storage Tank Contractors to remove 4 underground septic tank (UST) structures located at 1317 North Magnolia Avenue, Ocala, FL. ACRES ID: 239358; PARCEL ID:26298-000-00 • excavate and remove up to 4 USTs, backfill with suitable material and dispose of USTs. • complete a formal UST closure assessment and update Storage Tank Facility Registration Forms [DEP form 62-761.901(2)] for FDEP and City of Ocala Public Works recording. 2. Contractor will provide all labor and equipment to complete this project. ****Bidders need to consult both Phases of the Environmental Site Assessment Reports to get a full and detailed understanding of the project prior to bid submission*** LICENSING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS 1. Licensing Requirement: Contractors must submit proof that they possess a current, active Asbestos Supervisor license. The City of Ocala and NESHAP requires an asbestos-trained person be on site. Federal 40 CFR 61.145(c)(8) states in part, "no RACM shall be stripped, removed, or otherwise handled or disturbed at a facility regulated by this section unless at least one on-site representative, such as a foreman or management level person or other authorized person trained in the provisions of this regulation and the means of complying with them is present." DEP requires this "trained person" to be on site when non-friable ACM is present, or is discovered, so problems can be caught early and corrected without delay. 2. Experience Requirement: Bidder must possess three 3 years' experience in providing demolition and tank removal rehabilitation services. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 1. Commercial General Liability: with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate. 2. Commercial Automotive Liability: a combined limit of not less than $1,000,000. 3. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability: per Florida statutory requirements. 4. POLLUTION LIABILITY INSURANCE. (Applicable for contracts involving the handling, transporting, or abatement of hazardous materials, contaminants, or pollutants (i.e. asbestos, lead, silica, contaminated soil, etc.) Vendors providing services related to the handling, transporting, or abatement of hazardous materials shall provide, for a period of Three (3) Years after final completion of the Work, pollution liability insurance coverage for claims arising from the discharge, dispersal, release, or escape of any irritant or contaminant into or upon land, any structure, the atmosphere, watercourse, or body of water, including groundwater, in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per claim, and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate limit. This shall also include coverage for claims of: (a) clean up, either on-site or off site; (b) third party liability, including bodily injury, property damage, natural resource damage, third party property loss of use/revenue, and clean up; and/or (c) costs incurred for the investigation, defense, or settlement of claims, fines or penalties. PRICING AND AWARD 1. Bids will be received on a lump sum basis and shall include all costs necessary to complete this project (travel costs, permitting fees, disposal, etc.). 2. Award will be made to the lowest bidder meeting all requirements outlined herein. ATTACHMENTS 1. Exhibit A - Scope of Work 2. Exhibit B - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 3. Exhibit C - Phase II Environmental Site Assessment 4. Exhibit D - Location Map