Title
Charlotte Water PCB Handling Services
Action
Action:
Approve a contract with Synagro-WWT, Inc. for Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Handling Services for a term of five years.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Barry Gullet, Charlotte Water
Jackie Jarrell, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* This contract will provide an on-call Service Provider to coordinate and execute additional projects related to the PCB contamination at Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), McAlpine Creek WWTP and the wastewater collection systems that carry the wastewater to the treatment plants.
* Task orders may be executed that may include decontamination, hauling, and disposal services.
* On July 20, 2017, the City issued a Request for Qualifications; six proposals were received from interested service providers.
* Synagro-WWT, Inc. was determined to be the best qualified firm to meet the City's needs in terms of competence and qualifications for these projects.
* Total contract expenditures over the five year period are estimated to be $6,000,000.
Background
* On February 6, 2014, wastes containing PCB and trichlorobenzene were illegally discharged to the sewage collection system that flows to the Mallard Creek WWTP and the collection system that flows to the McAlpine Creek WWTP.
* Structures and equipment contaminated with PCBs above certain thresholds are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and require decontamination to levels and by methods outlined in the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).
* Materials contaminated with PCBs above certain thresholds are also regulated by the EPA and TSCA and are required to be disposed of in permitted hazardous waste landfills, boiled, or incinerated.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The City requested proposers to submit a MSBE Participation Plan outlining their solicitation and utilization efforts (Part C: Section 2.1 (h) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy. Synagro-WWT, Inc. has identified the following certifi...
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