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The City of Saginaw is soliciting sealed bid proposals for Lead & Copper Analysis services per specifications found in the bid document. SPECIFICATIONS: 1. The Laboratory selected shall provide testing of drinking water for the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in accordance with part 141 of the Primary Drinking Water Regulations and the Michigan Lead and Copper Rule Revisions in accordance with the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act 399. The lab must use a test method approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes and Environment (EGLE), between February 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. 2. Alternate testing may also be requested, to include 1) investigative samples not for compliance purposes and 2) postservice-line replacement water analysis which shall be tested for lead only. The lab shall test and report these alternate samples, which may be 0.5 liter volume, as appropriate. 3. Laboratories should provide documentation with the proposal indicating that they are certified by the EGLE to perform the analysis requested using methods specified in the proposal. Laboratory reports must provide all necessary documentation to ensure that QA/QC procedures were carried out and that sample data has been verified, and must meet the required reporting elements under the Lead and Copper Rule. 4. The laboratory shall report the results of the analysis, in hard copy reports, to the City of Saginaw Water Treatment Plant, 522 Ezra Rust Drive, Saginaw, Michigan 48601, within 10-14 working days of the Laboratory receiving the samples. 5. The information contained on the written report for each analysis shall include: a. The concentration of the analyte for which the sample is being examined. b. The analytical method that was used to analyze the sample. c. The dates and times the samples were collected, received and analyzed. d. Any other information required by the method used for the analysis. 6. This bid is for annual, regulatory LCR sampling during summer and also unscheduled analyses, which will be determined by future project and study plans. Sample quantities are given for bidding purposes only, and do not constitute a guaranteed testing volume. 7. Upon request, the laboratory shall furnish all sample collection bottles and materials necessary for return delivery along with the proper sample preservative for sample stabilization upon collection. Supplies may include but are not limited to shipping containers, gel packs, coolers, approved sample containers, sample identification labels, sample instructions and chain of custody documents. 8. All bidders MUST submit two bid options to be considered. Option 1 is the cost of supplies plus analysis with no return shipping or pickup included. Option 2 shall include pre-paid, return shipment or pickup of the collected samples to the laboratory for analysis. Due to the unscheduled nature of these analyses, the City can only estimate that pickup shipping/pickup may be requested up to every two (2) weeks or as needed.