PLEASE NOTE: Issuance of this RFP #7315-22 does not guarantee that Boulder County will procure any work set forth herein. The County reserves the right to procure, or decline to procure, services as determined by the County to be in its best interests. Any award made pursuant to this RFP #7315-22 shall be non-exclusive and the County shall retain its ability to enter into separate contracts for similar services from other vendors.

Purpose/Background

Beginning on December 30, 2021, grass wildfires and straight-line winds of epic proportions resulted in severe damage or total loss of more than 1,000 residential homes in Boulder County, including in the City of Louisville and Town of Superior (the “Marshall Fire”). The Marshall Fire involved hundreds of structure fires within a dense, and densely populated, area and generated a massive amount of structural debris across each jurisdiction. Debris removal at these properties is a top priority for Boulder County, to allow homeowners to begin rebuilding and to reduce the health and safety concerns related to ash, soot and debris. Recovery efforts for similar fire events in Oregon found it was necessary to test for and remove heavy metals and other toxins that may have migrated into the soil.

In Colorado, neither the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) nor Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) have existing soil sampling regulations in place. In an effort to apply the latest science and lessons learned from other states and locally, BCPH is hiring a consultant outside of this RFP to initiate a one-time soil sampling program to help establish naturally-occurring or anthropogenic metal concentrations in Boulder County. This sampling is not intended to be used for setting debris removal requirements or clean-up standards for this recovery effort, but it will provide background sampling profiles to be considered in determining soil sampling standards or requirements that could be applied to properties destroyed by the Marshall Fire.

This RFP describes general procedures suggested for soil sampling in relation to the Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) program, which is Boulder County’s coordinated private property debris removal program across unincorporated Boulder County, the City of Louisville, and Town of Superior. The procedures presented may require modification, based on site conditions, results from background sampling, and other factors and may not be applicable to each property participating in the PPDR program. Any necessary modifications or additional procedures will be included in site-specific plans or Sampling Plan Alteration Forms provided by the County as needed.

Specifications and a sample contract with a FEMA specific addendum are attached. The successful proposer shall execute the attached addendum as part of any contract with the county, and comply with all FEMA requirements set forth in that addendum. The County reserves the right to modify or add terms to the contract for this work.

Written Inquiries

All inquiries regarding this RFP will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m. March 1, 2022. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than March 4, 2022.

Do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation.

Submittal Instructions

Submittals are due at the email box only, listed below, for time and date recording on or before 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time on March 8, 2022.

Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity.

NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL).

RFP #7315-22

Appendix A Rate Sheet

Appendix B

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding RFP # 7315-22 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, BIDS will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.org.

RFP #7315-22 Addendum 1

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding RFP # 7315-22 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, BIDS will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.org.

RFP #7315-22 Addendum 2