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RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR Continuing Professional Consulting Engineering Services -Environmental Engineering #BID 20-07-01 6 managers, building inspectors, and project monitors to ensure the delivery of consistent, high quality services. Initial and annual training of all GBTS personnel meets the requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). GBTS specializes in asbestos inspections, microscopic analysis of suspected asbestos-containing materials, monitoring and analyses for airborne asbestos, the design and implementation of asbestos abatement projects, and operations and maintenance (O&M) programs. Our graphics capabilities feature AutoCAD® 2017 software that generates rapid reproductions of building floor plans and provides greater detail and overlay options. GBTS offers services for the analysis of asbestos content in building materials. GBTS has an in-house Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) laboratory, which is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for bulk asbestos fiber analysis. Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) is used during asbestos abatement projects to measure the amount of airborne fibers. Our company participates in the Proficiency Analytical Testing program to ensure statistically reliable analyses. GBTS has developed Quality Control/Quality Assurance manuals with strict internal quality control standards for all PLM and PCM analyses. After the site survey has been performed and samples of suspect materials analyzed, a survey report will be generated. The report will contain a summary of the results of the survey, classification of asbestos -containing materials by NESHAP category, recommendations for response actions, and cost estimates. Each report will include all documentation produced for the survey, including: site plans, bulk sample numbers and locations, locations of asbestos-containing materials, photographs of each homogeneous area ad bulk sampling location, and quantities and condition of asbestos-containing materials. For each surveyed building, and Operations and Maintenance Plan and/or Abatement Specification will be provided for use by the client. Operations and Maintenance Plans wi ll reflect the fact that these facilities will be demolished in the near future. Abatement Specifications will be prepared as a Master Project Manual, which encompasses all procedures currently, used in asbestos abatement. For each building, a specific work plan will be provided which addresses the site-specific conditions. GBTS will provide a project supervisor for all abatement/demolition work to be performed through the facilities. The project monitor is responsible for coordinating and documenting act ivities during asbestos abatement, including air monitoring. The project supervisor will remain onsite during all abatement activities and will assure the contractor is performing work in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. The pro ject supervisor will perform all visual inspections, onsite PCM analysis and final air testing. All final air testing results will be made available to the City immediately upon verbal confirmation from the laboratory. Mold/IAQ Assessment and Remediation Design: GBTS’s IAQ team leads the industry, with over 50 years of cumulative experience diagnosing and mitigating indoor air quality problems resulting from physical, biological, and chemical stressors in the building environment. GBTS’s multi-disciplinary approach to indoor air quality delivers the highest quality consulting services utilizing a full time professional staff including: a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Indoor Air Quality Professionals (CIAQP), Certified Mold Remediators (CMR), environmental engineers, Certified Safety Professionals (CSP), and industrial hygienists. GBTS's highly trained staff is skilled in the sampling techniques specific to the rapidly evolving indoor air quality industry. In addition to extensive in-house resources, GBTS has consulting affiliations with microbiologists, toxicologists, building scientists, and occupational physicians to broaden and increase the effectiveness and reliability of services provided to our clients. Together, GBTS's team has the experience and training to address any IAQ concern. GBTS is the client's advocate, representing the client's interests to health regulators, environmental regulators, attorneys, and workers compensation insurance companies while providing rapid, accurate, and efficient solutions to workplace health and safety problems. In addition, GBTS’s consulting services are designed to ensure facility compliance and worker safety before government intervention.