Renovation of an educational facility in Chicago, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Only pre-qualified general contractors under $1.5m Questions Due Date: Jan 5th 2022, 4:00 PM Description of Work: This specification is for the excavation, stockpiling, loading, hauling, removal, and disposal of any materials including soils (including non-special waste soils and non-hazardous special waste soils), fill, backfill, top soil, CU Structural Soil, and general construction and demolition debris from Board projects. Locations of non-special waste and non-hazardous special waste on the project site shall be determined by the Board, in consultation with the Managing Environmental Consultant (MEC), and are initially identified in the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall perform the work under this section in accordance with all applicable local, county, IEPA, USEPA, and OSHA regulations. The Work shall include the following: 1. Removal and disposal a. Prior to excavation of any soil (including non-special waste soils and nonhazardous special waste soils), fill, backfill, top soil, CU Structural Soil, and general construction and demolition debris material, obtain authorization for ultimate disposition of materials from an open and active Subtitle D facility approved by the Board Representative. The Subtitle D facility shall be permitted to accept both Non-Hazardous Special Waste and Special Waste. b. The waste characterization analytical must be sent to the Managing Environmental Consultant (MEC) for approval and to the Board Representative for signature prior to send in the profile to the landfill. c. Perform the analytical testing required by the landfill for waste stream authorizations as necessary to secure all required disposal permits for all materials. All costs associated with collecting waste stream samples and performing analytical tests shall be at contractor's own expense. d. Obtain authorization from an open and active Permitted Subtitle D landfill indicating acceptance of materials at the facility. The Authorization must be signed by the owner of the open and active Permitted Subtitle D landfill and state that the facility complies with all local zoning codes and all local, state, and federal rules and regulations, that all required laboratory analyses has been received by the facility, and that the facility has agreed to accept the soils (including non-special waste soils, and non-hazardous special waste soils), fill, backfill, top soil, CU Structural Soil, and general construction and demolition debris materials. The Authorization shall further state that the soils (including non-special waste soils and non-hazardous special waste soils), fill, backfill, top soil, CU Structural Soil, general construction and demolition debris materials are being accepted for permanent placement on site under the cap, and that the material will not be removed from the site unless required by a local, state or federal regulations. e. Prepare daily reports, transport manifests, weight tickets and receipts (as applicable) prior to starting any soil removal activities. f. Excavation of soils (including non-special waste soils and non-hazardous special waste soils), fill, backfill, top soil, CU Structural Soil, and general construction and demolition debris materials to the depth required to complete the proposed site preparation/construction work activities as specified in the Contract Documents. g. Load and transport all materials to the approved open and active Permitted Subtitle D landfill into approved containers or vessels. h. Provide copies of all daily reports, signed transport/waste manifest, signed weight tickets, and disposal receipts (as applicable) to the Board Representative on a daily basis documenting proper disposal of soils (including non-special waste soils and non-hazardous special waste soils), fill, backfill, top soil, CU Structural Soil, and general construction and demolition debris materials.