Ogden City Fire Department
Request for Proposal to Provide Services
for Hazardous Materials Recovery and Clean Up
Prepared by
Ogden City Fire Department
December 1, 2025
Ogden City Fire Department
Request for Proposal to
Provide Services for Hazardous Materials Recovery and Clean Up
Ogden City Fire Department is accepting proposals for a qualified contractor(s) to
provide post-incident services to perform hazardous material recovery and clean up for
residential and commercial structures, transportation corridors, bodies of water or any
other location where a HAZMAT incident may occur at the request of the Ogden
City/Weber County Fire Departments. The specific cost and service requirements are
identified in the proposal packet.
Proposal packets are available and may be obtained by downloading from the Ogden
City website at https://www.ogdencity.gov/264/Purchasing
Proposers are responsible for securing any and all addenda issued.
Sealed responses to this RFP shall be submitted to the Purchasing Office, c/o 2st Floor
Information / Constable Desk, 2549 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT, no later than 3 PM,
December 18, 2025.
LATE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The City reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal as it best serves its
convenience and/or is found to be in the best interest of the City. Ogden City/Weber
County/Morgan County Fire Departments reserve the right to issue contracts to multiple
vendors.
AD PUBLISHED: December 6, 2025
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Ogden City Fire Department
Request for Proposal to
Provide Services for Hazardous Materials Recovery and Clean Up
I. Introduction
The Weber/Morgan County Fire Departments, Ogden, Roy, Weber Fire District, South
Ogden, Riverdale, North View, Plain City, Mountain Green, Morgan and Washington
Terrace, (The Fire Departments) are providers of emergency services to the citizens of
Weber/Morgan County, Utah. The Fire Departments are responsible for fire protection,
emergency medical services and providing resources to meet the needs of the citizens.
As part of risk management there is a need to ensure that a residence, businesses and
the environment are protected from hazardous material spills.
It is our desire to complete the recovery process Post-Incident to facilitate a safe
community. Additionally, our desire is to free up fire resources and transfer the incident
to a professional company who is prepared to handle the post-incident phase of the
recovery process.
Weber/Morgan County Fire Departments are seeking to identify and select an outside
contractor(s) to perform the required services. The Fire Departments reserve the right to
select one or more qualified contractors. The Fire Departments will form a committee to
review the proposals and select qualified vendors
The committee will select a sufficient number of qualified vendors to meet the needs of
the program, taking into consideration price and other such factors or criteria set forth in
the RFP. Selected vendors will be placed on a rotation.
II. Scope of Work
Proposals shall demonstrate contractor’s ability to perform the following services:
Ability to provide hazardous materials clean up and restorative measures for
residences, businesses and the environment to include containment and
removal of chemical spills, tanker spills and incidents contaminated with blood
borne pathogens. Biological and Radiological spills are excluded from
required services.
Ability to provide security, including installing temporary fencing, caution tape,
to secure the affected area.
Ability to resupply Fire Departments with any materials utilized for clean-up
and containment activities prior to Contractor’s arrival (peat moss, booms,
kitty litter, poly pads, as an example).
For areas that need to be secured, Contractor to provide a lock hasp and
combination pad lock for each; for fencing, contractor shall provide a chain
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and combination lock when needed. The code shall be provided to the
authority having jurisdiction or their designee.
Hazardous Recovery and Clean Up services are to be provided to affected
party at no cost to the Cities and Fire Service Districts of Weber County.
Contractor will contact and coordinate with the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Health
Department and all other required environmental regulatory agencies.
Contractor will comply with all local, State and Federal environmental laws,
ordinances and statutes.
Cities reserve the right to hire a contractor if Hazardous Materials Recovery
and Clean up services are required for a City facility.
III. Proposal Content
Proposals shall contain responses or acknowledgement to the following:
References: Provide references from three (3) successfully completed services at a
hazardous materials spill, including date and address of incident, contact information
for involved fire department or city, contact information for property owner and/or
affected citizens.
A. Project Team Staffing: Contractor shall affirm in writing that no employees
working on the staff have ever been convicted of a felony. Provide contractor’s
drug screening and background check policies and procedures. Provide ratio of
full-time staff to contract labor. Describe qualifications, skills and experience of
key employees.
B. Contractor Requirements: Contractor shall affirm in writing or provide evidence
to show compliance to the twelve (12) items outlined below.
1. The Contractor will be properly licensed to perform the required hazardous
recovery and clean up.
2. The Contractor cannot hire a 3rd party for work to be done at the time of the
hazardous recovery and clean up services.
3. The Contractor must maintain necessary equipment and materials at all times
to perform needed services efficiently and effectively.
4. The Contractor must call Weber Dispatch within 15 minutes of receiving a call
for service. The Contractor must provide a single-point-of-contact phone
number available 24/7. A paging, email, or testing system is not permitted for
hazardous material recovery and clean up callouts.
5. The Contractor agrees to pay any fees required by Weber Area Dispatch to
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manage the Hazardous Material Recovery and Clean Up rotation list.
6. The Contractor will be available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. The
Contractor must be able to respond and provide services within one (1) hour
within Weber County and an hour and a half (1 1/2)f for the Ogden Upper
Valley area of being contacted by a representative of Weber dispatch, or the
selected vendor for dispatching of hazmat services, ready to start work with
equipment and supplies. A Contractor who does not respond to the call from
Weber Area Dispatch and/or respond at the scene within the required time
may be subject to suspension from the Rotation List.
7. The Contractor will ensure that all employees have sufficient experience
and/or training to provide the agreed-upon services in a lawful, safe, proper,
and effective manner, are able to provide exceptional customer service, and
are able to effectively communicate with on-scene Agency personnel.
8. The Contractor must invoice according to the following:
a. Contractor agrees to charge industry standard rates for all work performed
and materials provided. Contractor must submit sample rate sheet as part
of the proposal.
b. If the owner or tenant is not available, the Fire Department may choose to
initiate the request for Hazmat Recovery and Clean Up services in the
best interest of the property owner; contractor will not bill the Fire
Department.
c. The Fire Department may not know if the property is properly insured at
time of the call for service. If the affected property/location is uninsured or
underinsured the contractor may bill the responsible party.
Provide contractor’s proof of insurance (workers’ compensation, general
and automobile liability– Refer to Section VII, Insurance Requirements
9. Any additional work done as a result of call for service, such as clean-up or
restoration, is outside of the agreement between the Fire Departments and
contractor and is solely between contractor and affected citizen.
10. Contractor(s) agree to adhere to a NO CHASE policy. Contractor will only
respond when called by Weber Dispatch or when selected by the property
owner for hazardous material recovery and clean up.
11. Contractor agrees to provide the Committee with annual report which includes
but is not limited to: number and type of calls for service; summary of charges
per call; report of customer complaints and/or billing or cost disputes. Annual
reports are due January 31st following each contracted year of service.
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.