Asbestos and Air Quality Testing Services

The Consultant shall provide testing, risk assessments, hazard screening, clearance activities, and consultation for lead-based paint, mold, and asbestos for the County.

Lead-based Paint

The Consultant shall possess current certifications to demonstrate that either the individual or a principal or an employee of the firm holds both of the following certifications for lead-based paint activities:

Inspector certification: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified lead- based paint inspector according to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 745.226(b)(1); and

Risk Assessor certification: EPA certified lead-based paint risk assessor according to 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1).

Consultant shall be on the job site, ready to work within five (5) business days of notification of the need for service.

Consultant shall perform lead-based paint inspection to determine the location and severity of lead-based paint in structures. Consultant shall test for lead-based paint on a limited number of surfaces and conform to all requirements of the EPA for such inspection.

Consultant shall perform lead-based paint risk assessments on structures to determine the presence, type, severity, and location of lead-based paint hazards (including lead hazards in paint, dust, and soil) and provide suggested ways to control them.

Risk assessments performed by the Consultant shall consist of:

A visual assessment for deteriorated paint, friction/impact surface hazards, and bare soil;

Dust tests for interior window sills and floors;

Preparation of an assessment report. Units with bare soil shall require soil testing and those units with deteriorated paint or chewed paint surfaces shall require paint chip testing or X-ray fluorescence (XRF) testing to determine whether the paint is lead-based paint. Consultant shall conform to all requirements of EPA for such assessment; and,

Consultant shall order laboratory analysis as applicable and include results in the assessment report.

The risk assessment shall include recommendations to the County Project Manager. The Scope of Work shall include abatement of the lead-based paint hazards or the repair, rehabilitation and painting as applicable.

Consultant shall provide clear instructions for the County Project Manager to provide to rehabilitation contractors so that work with lead paint is safe and in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and/or EPA standards.

Consultant shall perform and submit a clearance examination and report of the work site as requested by the County Project Manager.

Consultant shall deliver a signed inspection risk assessment report within thirty (30) business days from the date the report is ordered. Consultant has the option of delivering a hard copy of the report or providing one that is electronically transmitted. The report shall not be submitted solely by facsimile transmission.

Mold

Consultant shall possess licensure under Section 468.84, Florida Statutes to conduct mold assessment for the presence of mold.

Consultant shall be on the job site, ready to work within five (5) business days of notification of the need for service.

Consultant shall perform mold inspection on structures to determine presence, type, severity and location of mold and shall provide a written report to County Project Manager including recommendations.

Consultant shall deliver a signed mold inspection/survey assessment report within thirty (30) business days from the date the report is ordered. The Consultant has the option of delivering a hardcopy of the report or providing an electronically transmitted report.

Perform and submit a clearance examination and report of the work site as requested by the County Project Manager.

Asbestos

Consultant shall possess certification to test for the presence of asbestos or be certified as an asbestos consultant or asbestos contractor.

Consultant shall be on the job site, ready to work within five (5) business days of notification of the need for service.

Consultant shall perform asbestos inspection on structures to determine presence, type, severity and location of asbestos and shall provide written report to County Project Manager including recommendations.

Based on initial asbestos inspection results and the County Project Manager's approval, Consultant may be directed to conduct a survey for determination of actual asbestos. Sampling shall not be conducted unless directed by County Project Manager.

Consultant shall deliver a signed inspection/survey assessment report within thirty (30) business days from the date the report is ordered. The Consultant has the option of delivering a hardcopy of the report or providing an electronically transmitted report.

Indoor Air Quality

The Consultant shall perform Indoor Air Quality testing and analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (mold spores, skin cell fragments, sewage gases, and other air borne matter).

Testing parameters may include air content analysis.