Renovation of an educational facility in Slidell, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond, as outlined in the Instructions to Bidders. The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract amount. The Owner reserves the right, in accordance with law, to reject any and all bids. A. This section describes work being performed by the Contractor's representative. B. This section describes air monitoring carried out by the Contractor to verify that the building beyond the work area and the outside environment remains uncontaminated. This section also sets forth airborne fiber levels both inside and outside the work area as action levels, and describes the action required by the Contractor if an action level is met or exceeded. C. Industrial Hygienist will develop air sampling strategies for obtaining area baseline air samples prior to commencement of abatement work, area monitoring samples during removal work and final area clearance samples for releasing contractor. Each facility will be assigned a certified asbestos supervisor who will work under the direction of the Project's Industrial Hygienist. They will perform the area monitoring with high volume eclectic pumps. The contractor will conduct personal air monitoring of at least 25 percent of his employees working within enclosed work areas. D. Air monitoring required by OSHA is work of the Contractor and is not covered in this section. Instruct and train each worker involved in asbestos abatement or maintenance and repair of friable asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in proper respiratory use and require that each worker always wear a respirator, properly fitted on the face in the Work Area from the start of any operation which may cause airborne asbestos fibers until the Work Area is completely decontaminated. Use respiratory protection appropriate for the fiber level encountered in the work place or as required for other toxic or oxygen-deficient situations encountered.