Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Worcester Department of Public Works and Parks (Worcester DPW&P) seeks a qualified Contractor to analyze surface water samples generated by the Lakes and Ponds Water Quality Monitoring Program throughout the 2018 monitoring season. Services will include the delivery of properly preserved, appropriate bottles prior to sampling; courier services to transport collected samples in an appropriate time frame for delivery to the laboratory; analysis of samples per the approved methods as indicated on the chain of custody forms and analytical results delivered in standard laboratory report format . Contractor must be a Massachusetts state certified laboratory and have an active Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Certification for all parameters indicated.