A. Preparing site-specific work plans (including technical proposals and cost estimates) for specific technical tasks. B. Reviewing site files and conducting site reconnaissance, property ownership determination, right-of-entry acquisition, and receptor surveys. C. Conducting various hydrogeologic and contaminant assessment activities, including well installation, groundwater sampling, surface water and sediment sampling, soil gas sampling, indoor air sampling, soil sampling, buried waste sampling, aquifer testing, human exposure assessments (evaluation of site-specific risks to potential receptor populations from siterelated contamination), and other tasks related to comprehensive assessment of groundwater, surface water, sediment, soil, soil gas, and indoor air at designated sites. D. Developing Initial Site Sampling Plans (ISSP) to ensure proper classification of soils impacted by waste releases. E. Conducting sampling of containers and/or tanks to determine proper disposal criteria. F. Preparing containers and container/tank contents for proper transportation in accordance with RCRA and DOT requirements. G. Conducting various geophysical assessment activities H. Preparing site-specific mitigation plans providing an evaluation of various mitigation alternatives for groundwater, surface water (including wetlands), sediment, soil and/or vapor and the preparation of design drawings and bid documents for various mitigation systems. I. Coordinating and overseeing demolition of structures including the disposal of demolition debris. J. Managing and overseeing specialty and engineering subcontractors, vendors or CONTRACTOR personnel involved in the installation, operation, and maintenance of various mitigation systems at designated sites. The CONTRACTOR shall select subcontractors based on qualifications and cost using a minimum of three quotes from different firms unless the work is known not to exceed $5,000 or the CONTRACTOR demonstrates there are not three firms available to provide quotes. The DEPARTMENT and the CONTRACTOR shall jointly review all remediation subcontractor qualifications and quotes and jointly select all remediation subcontractors. All subcontracts exceeding $500,000, or lesser amount if so, established by the directive of the DEPARTMENT, shall comply with Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes for formal sealed competitive bids. K. Preparing and submitting all required permit applications for the construction and operation of various mitigation systems at designated sites, including NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), nondischarge, and air quality permit applications as may be required by the DEPARTMENT or other governmental agency; development and implementation of procedures designed to expedite acquisition of such permits so that site cleanups may proceed as quickly and effectively as possible. L. Implementing site-specific mitigation plans, including management and oversight of all phases of site remediation. M. Preparing and implementing site-specific health and safety plans, under the supervision of a qualified health and safety officer, to ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA regulations for worker safety and for the health and safety of nearby residential and business communities during all phases of site assessment and remediation. N. Preparing and submitting all required reports and any miscellaneous documentation as requested by the DEPARTMENT or Contract Administrator according to schedule(s) agreed to by both parties; submittal of site-specific project status summaries (technical progress, identification of problems/delays, and cost updates) to the DEPARTMENT at the time of invoice submittal. O. Preparing and submitting documents in portable document format (PDF) and/or digital format (TIFF minimum 300 DPI) as directed by the DEPARTMENT. All analytical data and specific well and gauging date is required to be submitted in an Electronic Data Deliverable (EDD) format into EQuIS by the CONTRACTOR.
