4.1. Mandatory Contract Services Requirements and Deliverables: Contract Services must meet or exceed the mandatory requirements listed below. 4.1.1 The Vendor shall provide monthly water treatment, testing, and quarterly Legionella testing service as set forth and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations in buildings owned and operated by the West Virginia Department of Administration. The water treatment program is to include all boiler systems, cooling towers, chillers, water loops, condensate lines and tanks or other systems identified by General Services in Exhibit B, as follows: 4.1.1.1 Regular Treatment and Testing Services 4.1.1.1.1 The Vendor shall establish a monthly preventative program to eliminate or minimize corrosion and the formation of adherent mineral deposits in the boilers, steam lines, valves, heat exchangers, traps, condensate systems and heat transfer surfaces of related equipment. 4.1.1.1.2 The Vendor shall also establish a monthly preventative program to eliminate or minimize corrosion, the formation of adherent mineral deposits, algae and slime formation and bacterial growth on heat transfer surfaces in re-circulating water line circuits including cooling towers, closed chilled water and hot water systems and closed –loop heat pump systems. 4.1.1.1.3 The Vendor shall provide on-site scientific expertise to analyze problems relating to water treatment discovered during maintenance activities. 4.1.1.1.4 All monthly testing and treatment will be done to maintain the Water Quality Technical Specification (below). Testing results will be provided to the Agency at no additional costs other than those provided on the Pricing Page. 4.1.1.2 Legionella Testing 4.1.1.2.1 Legionella Testing will be performed quarterly in accordance with AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) (https://www.aiha.org/events/Documents/PDC%20Handouts/Le gionella%20Guideline.pdf) and ASTM (https://www.astm.org/) guidelines. Legionella will be tested at all closed loops, towers and all other sites in which towers are present. Testing results will be provided to the Agency at no additional costs other than those provided on the Pricing Page.
