Immediate Risk Site Consulting Services

The vendor is required to provide immediate risk site consulting services from an environmental consulting and engineering firm with degreed professionals skilled in managing environmental investigations, mitigation, and clean-up projects.  
- Project manager
1. Risk assessment:
•    Use division policy, guidance, forms, and procedures to accurately classify the risk condition at assigned sites.
•    Working with unit, district, section management and colleagues to prioritize sites and work tasks.
•    Identify site conditions, data gaps, other characteristics, or information in each exposure pathway that contributes to the immediate risk status.
•    Develop investigation strategies, risk mitigation, or remediation strategies for each exposure pathway causing immediate risk status. 
2. Project planning:
•    Develop a comprehensive project plan for each assigned site outlining.
•    Obtain property and right-of-way access, as applicable, with the assistance of the unit iru Enforcement coordinators
•    utilize established mechanisms to secure funding to accomplish the project plan, including:
o    State “action plan” funding approval process
o    Tank and soil removal contract
o    Emergency mitigation contract
o    Leaking underground storage tank triage process
o    Dry cleaning triage process
o    Indefinite scope, indefinite delivery (ISID) and construction contracting
o    Processes developed in the future
3. Project oversight:
•    Ensure that project work proceeds as planned.  
•    Although this typically means overseeing a professional or trade contractor it could also be that the project manager will have to conduct sampling and testing themselves. 
o    Directly oversee contractors in the field as needed
o    Conduct periodic site inspections as needed
o    Collect soil, vapor, and groundwater samples as needed
o    Conduct field screening or testing as needed
•    Complex data interpretation and database management
4. Documentation and reporting:
•    All records created during the course of the work must be catalogued, handled, and preserved according to:
o    Applicable record retention schedule
o    Division electronic document handling procedures
o    Directions from division management
•    Project work must be documented in the ride database according to:
o    Division policies and procedures
o    Directions from division management
•    Review work products from vendors for accuracy and compliance with appropriate work plan.
•    Prepare summary documentation as directed.
•    Maintain and report metrics as directed by the unit supervisor.
•    Maintain all site data in the ride database for assigned sites according to established division policy and procedures and as directed by division management.
•    As directed, be prepared to present summaries of site status, progress, and plans in writing or verbally either in person or via electronic means as appropriate for program objectives.
o    Such presentations may be at peer review meetings, unit meetings, and section meetings.
5. Budget and tracking:
•    Maintain a project budget with up-to-date knowledge of remaining funds available and expenses incurred
•    Track all project expenses
•    Review and approve project invoices
6. Health and safety:
•    Prioritize and enforce health and safety protocols at the facility and site to protect workers, the public, and the environment
•    Prepare job safety analyses or other evaluations to ensure safe operations
•    Review and prepare, as necessary, site-specific health and safety plans
•    Follow safety plans and directions from management as needed to ensure safe completion of work tasks
7. Stakeholder communication and community engagement:
•    Communicate with various stakeholders, including property owners, regulatory agencies, local units of government, health agencies, community members, and the public.  
•    Keep them informed about project progress, potential risks, and mitigation measures.  
•    Conduct public outreach as needed (or directed by management) to engage with the local community to address concerns, answer questions, and build trust.  
- Project associate
1. Risk assessment:
•    Use division policy, guidance, forms, and procedures to accurately classify the risk condition at assigned sites.
•    Identify site conditions, data gaps, other characteristics, or information in each exposure pathway that contributes to the immediate risk status.
•    Develop investigation strategies, risk mitigation, or remediation strategies for each exposure pathway causing immediate risk status. 
2. Project oversight:
•    Ensure that project work proceeds as planned.  
•    Although this typically means overseeing a professional or trade contractor it could also be that the project associate will have to conduct sampling and testing themselves. 
o    Directly oversee contractors in the field as needed
o    Conduct periodic site inspections as needed
o    Collect soil, vapor, and groundwater samples as needed
o    Conduct field screening or testing as needed
•    Data interpretation and database maintenance
3. Documentation and reporting:
•    All records created during the course of the work must be catalogued, handled, and preserved according to:
o    Applicable record retention schedule
o    Division electronic document handling procedures
o    Directions from division management
•    Project work must be documented in the ride database according to:
o    Division policies and procedures
•    Directions from division management
4. Prepare summary documentation as directed
•    Maintain and report metrics as directed by the project manager and unit supervisor
•    Maintain all site data in the ride database for assigned sites according to established division policy and procedures and as directed by division management.
•    Health and safety:
o    Prioritize and enforce health and safety protocols at the facility and site to protect workers, the public, and the environment
o    Safety plans and directions from management as needed to ensure safe completion of work tasks.
- Technician
1. Technical:
•    Fieldwork: although most fieldwork will be conducted by parties otherwise contracted through the professional or trade contracts, the technician may be needed to conduct sampling and testing themselves. 
o    Conduct periodic site inspections as needed
o    Collect soil, vapor, and/or groundwater samples as needed
o    Conduct field screening or testing as needed
o    Conduct surveying and mapping
o    Delivery or transportation of samples, equipment, or other materials
•    Data interpretation and database maintenance
•    Computer aided drafting (cad) or geographical information systems (GIS) tasks
•    Other tasks as directed by the project manager or supervisor
2. Documentation and reporting:
•    All records created during the course of the work must be catalogued, handled, and preserved according to:
o    Applicable record retention schedule
o    Division electronic document handling procedures
o    Directions from division management
•    Project work must be documented in the ride database according to:
o    Division policies and procedures
o    Directions from division management
•    Prepare summary documentation as directed
3. Health and safety:
•    Prioritize and enforce health and safety protocols at the facility and site to protect workers, the public, and the environment
•    Follow safety plans and directions from management as needed to ensure safe completion of work tasks.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: September 24, 2025