Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The Contractor shall be a NELAP accredited laboratory approved by the State of New Hampshire for Drinking Water Analysis, and at the request of the City shall perform all required analyses for the Rochester Water Department, PWSID NH2001010 and the Rochester Consecutive Water System, PWSID NH2001030 to comply with the Federal and NH State Safe Drinking Water Act. Analyses include but are not limited to those listed on the respective NHDES Master Sampling Schedules as well as additional diagnostic or compliance samples, including repeat sampling, as requested. Analytes include IOC/SOC/VOC/UCMR/PFAS/LCR samples. Said bid proposal is incorporated herein by reference and is attached as Table 1. 2. The Contractor shall perform all analyses requested by the City. If the Contractor’s laboratory sample capacity precludes the contractor from sampling and analyzing the requested samples within hold times, the Contractor may subcontract the sampling and/or analysis to another NELAP accredited laboratory at no additional cost to the City. 3. The Contractor shall provide all materials for sampling and analysis. The containers shall be clean and conform to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NELAP quality control requirements and procedures. 4. The Contractor shall provide occasional consultation on collection methods and interpretation of reports at no additional cost to the City. This consultation shall include occasional testimony at litigation proceedings. 5. The Contractor shall follow and maintain all EPA protocol and NELAP chain-of-custody procedures. Chain-of-custody must be submitted with each lab report.
