NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Support Services Center
630 West 8th Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
Request for Proposal for:
Environmental Services
The North Penn School District (Owner) invites professional firms to submit proposals for
comprehensive environmental consulting and services. The facilities and age of the facility that are
included in the proposal are:
SF
Built/Renovation
Educational Services Center
34,400
1963/1990
Support Services Center
28,500
1982/2008
North Penn High School
542,200
1971
North Penn Bus Facility
14,700
1971
Pennbrook Middle School
154,100
1959/2006
Penndale Middle School
194,600
1931/1997
Pennfield Middle School
168,600
1964/2007
Bridle Path Elementary School
77,000
1994
Gwyn-Nor Elementary School
81,100
1966/2004
Gwynedd Square Elementary School
77,700
1991
Hatfield Elementary School
65,000
1970/2015
Inglewood Elementary School
58,700
1963/2013
Knapp Elementary School
64,100
1955/1969
Kulp Elementary School
72,900
1957/2009
Montgomery Elementary School
86,300
1965/1990
Nash Elementary School
62,600
1976/2011
North Wales Elementary School
65,300
1927/2010
Oak Park Elementary School
56,300
1959/2002
Walton Farm Elementary School
77,000
1994
York Elementary School
42,000
1926/2008
Northbridge School
20,900
Total Instructional SF and Acres
2,044,000
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A. PROPOSALS
Sealed envelope clearly marked “North Penn School District – Environmental Services”
containing the proposal must be submitted no later than Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Interviews
may be conducted by the Owner. At the Owner’s discretion, additional information may also be
requested.
Mail or deliver two (2) copies of the request for proposal to:
Support Services Center
630 West 8th Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
All questions concerning this proposal or project should be submitted to:
Thomas W. Schneider, Director of Facilities and Operations
215-853-1140
schneit@npenn.org
An addendum will be issued to all firms should one be required.
The minimum scope of services desired is defined in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The
Owner shall have the right to modify this scope, as it deems necessary. The terms of the
Agreement between Owner and Professional shall be subject to review and modification by the
Owner’s Solicitor.
North Penn School District is seeking a consultant capable of managing all phases of
environmental risk encountered in the District.
B. Contract Term
The contract term for the Environmental Services will commence on November 1, 2015 and
extend through June 30, 2018.
C. AHERA Management Plan
According to EPA 40 CFR Part 763, a school district must “designate” a person to ensure that
requirements under this section are properly implemented.
Environmental Consultant is to provide the name, qualifications and certifications of the
AHERA “Designated Person” to act as “LEA’s (Local Education Authority) Designated
Person and Environmental Consultant.
The Designated Person’s responsibilities include:
• Provide Three (3) Year Re-inspections in March 2016.
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Periodic six (6) month re-inspection support of all friable and non-friable asbestos
contained building material (ACBM) in all applicable school district facilities. North
Penn will perform the inspections supported by the Environmental Consultant.
Provide two (2) hour awareness training for all applicable maintenance, custodial, and
security personnel.
Audit AHERA record keeping activities within the school district facilities.
Ensure that each facility’s management plan is available for review by all parents,
teachers, and employee organizations.
All items above will be logged into the management plan by an accredited inspector on a time
and material basis.
D. UST Compliance
North Penn has the following inventory of underground storage tanks of the quantity, size and
fuel as indicated below.
Fuel
Qty/Size
North Penn High School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000 & 2/10,000
North Penn Bus Facility
Diesel
2/20,000
Pennbrook Middle School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Penndale Middle School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Pennfield Middle School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Bridle Path Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Gwyn-Nor Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Gwynedd Square Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Knapp Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Kulp Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Montgomery Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
Nash Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/10,000
North Wales Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/6,000
Oak Park Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/10,000
Walton Farm Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/15,000
York Elementary School
#2 Heating Oil
1/6,000
All tanks, with the exception of the diesel tanks are not regulated. The diesel tanks do require
testing and the operator’s training.
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Provide “Class C” annual operator training to the staff.
Provide required testing of the tanks as required.
E. Right To Know (RTK) Law Pennsylvania Act 159 of 1984
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Provide an inventory of the available chemicals in the High School, Alternative
School, (3) Middle Schools, (13) Elementary Schools, Administration Building
and Facilities Department.
Science Department is not included with this RFP and has been updated.
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North Penn currently utilizes an online program to manage our chemical
inventory and MSDS sheets. The service is called MSDS Online. Once the
inventory is completed confirm that MSDS Online is up to date.
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Generate Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemicals inventoried in each
department to include Custodial, Kitchen, Art, Pool, Wood/Metal Shops and
create HSSF forms relating to that inventory for each independent department.
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Produce and deliver (2) two alphabetized MSDS books for each department (1)
one original for the main office and (1) one department copy, an alphabetical
inventory list of each of your custodial closets including their contents and MSDS
sheets, and (1) one “master” flash drive which will contain the full list of each
department index, HSSF, MSDS and closet location where applicable. The flash
drive is downloadable to our computer/laptop so building contents are accessible.
Also included is (1) one additional flash drive to be inserted into the “knox box”
for each school
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Should there be no changes in the coming years, update the information on the
supplied flash drive each year by April 1 to reflect the current date and inventory.
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Provide annual Right to Know
F. Indoor Air Quality
On an as needed basis the Environmental consultant may be asked to provide support and testing
for indoor air quality and environmental concerns such as:
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Mold
Lead
Radon
PCB
G. Staff Training
The environmental services consultant shall provide training to the entire staff in two training
sessions. The sessions will be conducted on two different in-service days during the course of
the year and include the entire Facilities and Security staff (approximately 145 staff members).
The training shall include the following topics:
• AHERA Asbestos Management
• Right to Know , MSDS and GHS
• Bloodbourne Pathogens
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H. Project Support
North Penn has been renovating its buildings 1 per year for the past decade as part of a capital
improvement plan. Each project has an environmental component to it. In addition to capital
renovation projects, North Penn typically performs flooring replacement on an annual basis.
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Provide inspections and sampling to confirm the types of materials that need to be
removed or abated.
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Provide reports to be included in the construction specifications including:
o Asbestos
o Lead
o Mold
o UST closure and removal
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Coordinate all work with the architect and engineers working on the project.
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Develop specifications that would be publically bid to perform all remediations.
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Provide project management during the remediation.
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Provide final documents as required.
I. Bid Qualification
Bid qualification package to include:
#1 Consultants role to the North Penn School District
#2 Consultants Corporate Prospectus
#3 Consultants Key Persons
#4 Consultants relevant client list
#5 Project Subsection:
• Description of the AHERA Management Plan and Designated Person services
• Description of the RTK services.
• Description of the UST services to develop a District wide Tank Management Plan and
include costs associated with:
o Underground Storage Tank Test
o Subsurface evaluation qualifications and references.
• Describe the types of IAQ services provided and include:
o A "proto-type" letter after air sampling a classroom where the room is "clean".
o A "proto-type" letter after air sampling a classroom where there is an air quality
problem and the means for problem solution.
• Include in your response the following North Penn School District Environmental
Services Fee Response Form
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North Penn School District
Environmental Services
Fee Response Form
Annual Fee
11/1/2015 to 6/30/2016
Annual Fee
7/1/2016 to 6/30/2017
Annual Fee
7/1/2017 to 6/30/2018
Hourly Rate
11/1/2015 to 6/30/2016
Hourly Rate
7/1/2016 to 6/30/2017
Hourly Rate
7/1/2017 to 6/30/2018
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Industrial Hygienist
$
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Project Manager/
Management Consultant
$
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Environmental Scientist
$
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Environmental Scientist II
$
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Air Sampling Technician
$
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Training
$
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Admin Data Entry/
Computer Tech
$
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AHERA Management
Plan
Right To Know - MSDS
Sheets
UST Management Plan
Staff Training – AHERA,
RTK & Bloodbourne
Staff Training – Class C
UST Operator Training
Professional Engineer NSPE
Professional Geologist PG
Asbestos Project Inspector
- API
Asbestos Safety
Technician - AST
Inspector/Management
Planner
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