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Council committee reviews DDPHE request to extend and add value to asbestos-response contracts
Summary
DDPHE asked the Health and Safety Committee to approve amendments extending seven asbestos- and hazardous-materials contracts by six months and adding value to prevent gaps while a new RFP is completed; committee moved the package to the floor as part of a consent block.
Denver Department of Public Health & Environment staff told the City Council Health and Safety Committee they need to extend and add value to on-call contracts for asbestos and other regulated building-material services to avoid gaps while a new competitive procurement is completed. Alex McDonald, liaison for DDPHE, explained the department had launched an RFP for multiyear contracts but said the procurement process can take up to a year. He asked the committee to approve a resolution request to extend existing contracts and add value "out of an abundance of caution to make sure there's no gap in the availability of these services for city agencies," McDonald said. Nick Schroeder, who manages environmental quality work for city-owned properties, described the scope of services covered by the contracts, including asbestos surveys and…
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