Specifications include, but are not limited to: Cowlitz County is hereby soliciting proposals to establish pricing for landfill gas surface emissions monitoring services. Services will include but not limited to landfill gas surface emissions monitoring of the active and closed cells within the two County owned municipal solid waste landfills. The task order process will consist of the County contacting and requesting services for a specific project. The consultant will then develop a detailed scope and budget for each request. When the scope and budget is agreed upon a task order will be issued that includes the budget and date of delivery. Any changes to the cost, scope of work or schedule must be agreed upon by the Consultant and the County in writing. The consultant will provide all management, materials, equipment, labor and other items necessary to provide various testing services for permit compliance of the County owned landfills as needed. The quantity and duration of testing services will depend on the County’s requirements and needs for these services. The services to be provided include but are not limited to, any or all of the following: 1) Project Management and Coordination a) Provide a designated Project Manager for the duration of any task order. b) Scheduling and coordination of Services to meet reporting frequencies and deadlines. c) Provide test reports for inclusion into the project files. d) Provide final reports to the County. 2) Methane Surface Emissions Monitoring Plan The Consultant shall prepare a Methane Surface Emissions Monitoring Plan as required by Washington Administrative Code Chapter 173-408, Landfill Methane Emissions. This Plan must be approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology. 3) Methane Surface Emissions Monitoring The Consultant shall perform all testing and monitoring in accordance with the approved Methane Surface Emissions Monitoring Plan.
