Renovation of a water / sewer project in Anchorage, Alaska. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

Questions Due: 5:00 P.M. Local Time, November 29, 2021 The Municipality of Anchorage is an equal opportunity employer. The Municipality of Anchorage reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any informalities in procedures. Any questions regarding this RFP are to be submitted in writing to: Municipality of Anchorage Purchasing Department EPA has retained authority over the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for the AWPCF, due to the inclusion of a variance from the standard Secondary Treatment requirement in accordance with 301(h) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 301(h) allows for a relaxation of the treatment standard for certain discharges into marine and estuarine waters where the wastewater collection and treatment system fulfill nine criteria that provide assurance of protection of water quality and aquatic wildlife in the receiving waters. The State's authority for permitting does not extend to allowing for the 301(h) variance. Nine communities in Alaska have 301(h) permits for wastewater plants. AWPCF, discharging into Cook Inlet at Point Woronzof, is the largest. The Municipality of Anchorage submitted to EPA a timely application for renewal of its NPDES permit and 301(h) variance in January of 2005. EPA has not processed that 2005 application, but rather has allowed AWWU to continue to operate under the permit issued in 2000 under an administrative extension. In 2020, EPA announced its intention to complete processing of its 301(h) permit backlog in Alaska by the end of the 2022 Fiscal Year, that is, September 30, 2022. EPA noted that much of the information included in the 301(h) permit applications from the affected communities is dated, that more current information would be needed for their review and processing of the permit applications, and that the burden for updating the permit applications rests on the permit applicant. Furthermore, for larger discharges, notably AWPCF, there would be an expectation of a high degree of scientific rigor in the information presented by the applicant as a basis for permitting. It is in the best interest of both EPA and the Municipality of Anchorage to have a strong scientific basis for the permit action and 301(h) variance.