BL003-27 Provision of Cleaning and Testing Services for the Firing Range Complex on an Annual Contra

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified service providers for the Provision of Cleaning and Testing Services for the Firing Range Complex on an Annual Contract for the Gwinnett County Police Department.

1. The successful service provider shall clean the first and second floors of the range building and shoot house while complying with EPA and OSHA best practices for lead.

2. A competent person licensed for lead abatement supervision by the EPA or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division shall oversee/supervise the work.

3. An annual lead abatement must be completed each year in April. An optional second lead abatement may be requested for October (or approximately 6 months after the prior cleaning) if the Department's schedule permits.

4. All work shall be scheduled with the Range Supervisor. [...]

5. The complex should be cleaned in sections, as listed below, with each section taking no longer than nine consecutive days to limit interruption in usability of the ranges. [...]

10. Multistage explosion proof HEPA vacuums (HEPA EXP) are required and must be provided by the service provider. Compressed air or dry sweeping is not an approved method for cleaning.

12. Successful service provider shall comply with all Federal, State and Local laws and safety codes to include the handling and disposing of lead waste.

15. If any wipe sample fails, the successful service provider will re-clean that area and have it retested one additional time at no additional cost to the County.

Testing

The successful service provider will be required to sub-contract a certified industrial hygienist from an independent company to verify cleanliness by means of wipe samples. [...] The satisfactory level for the purposes of this abatement will be 400 micrograms/ft2 or less. [...] The testing will be conducted within one hour of the completion of the cleaning and the results will be obtained within 48 hours of the collection of the samples.

**Submission:** Bids should be typed or submitted in ink and returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with the BL# and Company Name. Bids will be received until **2:50 P.M. local time on November 13, 2026** at the Gwinnett County Financial Services - Purchasing Division – 2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. All bids should be submitted in duplicate.

Bids will be publicly opened and read at 3:00 P.M. The bid opening will be virtual ONLY.

Award will be made to the service provider submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Gwinnett County reserves the right to reject any or all bids to waive technicalities and to make an award deemed in its best interest. Bids may be split or awarded in entirety.

Successful service providers will be required to meet insurance requirements. The Insurance Company should be authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department and must have an A.M. Best rating of A- 7 or higher.

Unless otherwise noted, quoted prices will remain firm for four (4) additional 12-month periods.