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Illicit Discharge and Detection Elimination (IDDE) Project
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Request Date: 12/11/2018 11:34:01 AM
Open Date:
Closing Date: 1/18/2019 4:00 PM
Intent To Bid Deadline:
Est. Dollar Value: $62,154.00
RFQ Number:
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DEC - WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DIVISION
1 National Life Drive - Main 2
Montpelier,
VT
05620-3522
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Bid Type:
Request for Proposal
Locations:
State-Wide
Keywords:
Environmental Conservation
Bid Description:
Illicit discharge detection and elimination is a priority in the Clean Water Implementation Program (CWIP) and the practice is known to be cost effective for nutrient and bacteria reduction. The proposed project consists of two main tasks, described below.
1. Perform a comprehensive assessment of dry-weather flows from storm drain outfalls and other discharge points in the described study area for the presence of illicit discharges. The project team will meet with each town’s public works staff before field work begins to plan the assessment phase in detail. The assessment includes recording observations and performing basic water quality tests at flowing outfalls and other discharge points, and in selected catchbasins and junction manholes within larger closed drainage systems. The recently completed stormwater infrastructure mapping will be used to guide the extent of this effort.
2. Follow-up on one previously identified advanced investigation at Bennington College in Basin 1. Upon confirming discovery of an illicit discharge, the contractor will follow the 2016 Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Procedure for Detecting and Eliminating Illicit Discharges (See Attachment B). Prepare a section of the final report describing the scope, methods, and results of the assessment. Describe each contaminated discharge identified together with the evidence indicating its contamination, the work performed to locate the source of contamination, measures taken to eliminate the discharge, and pollutant reductions measured or projected because of discharge elimination. The report will be presented to each town Select Board where applicable. Where monitoring has indicated contamination, advanced investigations (AI) should be recommended and will be funded in a later Phase 2 Request for Proposals.
Special Instructions:
Deadlines
Questions: All questions are required to be submitted electronically via email to Shalini Suryanarayana at ANR.WSMDERP@vermont.gov by January 2, 2019, 4:00 pm ET using the subject line “IDDE - Basin 1 and Basin 12 RFP Questions – (insert org short name).” Answers will be posted by January 14, 2019 to the Vermont Bid System site under this RFP posting.
Submittal: All proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Shalini Suryanarayana, ANR.WSMDERP@vermont.gov, by January 18, 2019, 4:00 pm ET using the subject line “IDDE – Basin 1&12 Proposal – (insert org short name).”
Bid opening: Proposals are anticipated to be opened January 21, 2019, at 9:00 am ET.
Notification: Proposal(s) preliminarily accepted by DEC are anticipated to be notified no later than January 25, 2019.
Proposal Content:
All proposals must include the following content.
• A statement identifying individuals, and their qualifications, who were involved in the preparation of the proposal, as well as identifying a single point of contact;
• Demonstrated experience and success of the consultant personnel working together as a team;
• Discussion of record of success on illicit discharge detection;
• Type of organization (Municipality, Non-profit, Corporation, Sole Proprietor, LLC);
• A scope of work addressing the Deliverables and Outcomes, detailed below;
• A budget including a billing per unit fees for preliminary investigation (amount/outfall).
Deliverables and Outcomes: The proposed project will locate and characterize illicit discharge sources and initiate correction of bacterial, nutrient, and hazardous material discharges to the Battenkill, Hoosic, and Walloomsac, Deerfield Rivers and their tributaries. Microbial and nutrient pollution can result from wastewater leaking from sanitary sewers and malfunctioning septic systems into stormwater infrastructure and by direct connections between sanitary wastewater and stormwater piping. While the prevalence and characteristics of illicit discharges in these twelve towns are not well known, long-term pollution reductions are anticipated as a result of this project. Another outcome of this project will be information regarding stormwater infrastructure condition, which is often then used by the municipality and/or local watershed groups to identify and prioritize retrofits and/or repairs. Specific deliverables are presented in the table below. The expected project start date is February 15, 2019. Weather permitting, initial assessment of stormwater discharge points will be completed by late fall of 2019. A final report with recommendations for additional advanced investigations (AI) will be completed by June 1, 2020. Documentation of the advanced investigation at Bennington College and a separate and thorough summary of actions taken and monitoring data collected should be included in the final report. It is expected that this advanced investigation will be completed and closed out by June 1, 2020.
Task, Deliverable, and Timeframe
1. Illicit Discharge Detection Survey, Complete initial discharge point assessment, February 2019 – January 2020
2. Project Report, Final Report to DEC
(with updates relevant to participating towns); a separate summary of Bennington College advanced investigation, June 1, 2020
Awardees
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Stone Environmental
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5/6/2019 |
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535 Stone Cutters Way
Montpelier, VT
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$44,444.00 |
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