Former Warner Brown Hospital

Location:	Arkansas
Posted:	Jun 18, 2025
Due:	Jul 15, 2025
Agency:	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	15 - Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components
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Project: Former Warner Brown Hospital – West Wing
The Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District (SWAPDD) is soliciting bids for asbestos removal at the above-referenced facility. Bids will be received by Jimmy Parker at Southwest Arkansas PDD on July 15th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. You may obtain a full scope of work and bid packet at the following website: https://southwestar.org/brownfield
All bid packets should be sealed and clearly marked as “Warner Brown Hospital Bid” and submitted to Jimmy Parker, Southwest Arkansas PDD, 101 Harvey Couch Blvd (physical address), P.O. Box 767 (mailing address), Magnolia, AR 71753 no later than 3:00 P.M. on July 15th, 2025. Bids will then be opened and read aloud.
There will be a mandatory walk-through on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 on-site for all bidders.
Scope of Work:
The scope of work includes all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for the complete removal of the identified ACM by competent persons who are trained, knowledgeable, qualified, and currently licensed and accredited in the techniques of abatement, handling and disposal of asbestos containing debris and asbestos-contaminated materials, and the subsequent cleaning of contaminated areas.
The abatement contractor (AC) will furnish all labor, supervision, materials, services, insurance, equipment, electricity, lighting, and emergency lighting, and water necessary for the total removal of the areas of ACM summarized in Table 1.0 (See full scope of work at https://southwestar.org/brownfield
The site has no power and no water. Should additional ACM or suspect be encountered, these materials should be reported to the Owner.
It should be noted that the general location, description of material, and NESHAP classification of the identified ACM were provided in Snyder Environmental’ s Asbestos Inspection Report from 2015. The identified materials have been exposed to environmental conditions and vandalism that could have impacted the NESHAP classification in the provided report. In addition, pipe insulation has been removed from water lines throughout the west wing and is located on the floor in multiple locations. Removal of RACM impacted debris must be included in the abatement activities. The estimated quantity provided in the above table is an estimate based on the approximate square footage of impacted areas.
These quantities are for informational purposes only and are based on the best information available at the time of the specification preparation. The AC shall satisfy themselves as to the actual quantities to be abated. Additional quantities of ACM above current estimates, if removed, will be done so only with approval from the Owner. The AC is responsible for actual quantities for their notifications. Nothing in this section may be interpreted as limiting the extent of the work that may otherwise be required by the Contract Documents. If additional work is determined to be required, it will be performed at the discretion of the Owner, and only after written approval from the Owner.
All operations and work performed on the project will be conducted using industry standards, and shall fully comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations. In addition to those regulations applicable to work of this type, the AC should be aware of the following regulatory requirements applicable to this project:
The AC shall carry out the Project in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Title 42 USC 9601 et seq.; Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to States and Local Governments ( 40 CPR Part 31 ); Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State contracts for Superfund Response Actions ( 40 CFR Part 35, Subpart O); the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 CPR Part 300); and all other applicable provisions of federal, state, or local law.
The AC shall carry out the Project in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 (CERCLA § 104(g)(l), 40 U.S.C. § 276a- 276a-5 and 42 U.S.C. § 3212). Compliance with Davis Bacon requires weekly payment of federal prevailing wage rates for construction, repair, or alteration work funded in whole or in part with the BRLP. All contractors or subcontractors shall submit certified payroll records each week for all laborers during the course of the work and shall preserve them for a period of three years from the date of completion of the contract. All contractors and subcontractors are required to allow employees to be periodically interviewed to verify they are receiving appropriate wage rates.
The AC shall comply with Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, and implementing regulations at 41 CFR 60-4 relating to Federally assisted construction contracts.
The AC understands and agrees that all funds shall be used exclusively to clean up the Property. The AC shall assure that the cleanup is protective of human health and the environment.
The AC agrees that all Project work performed shall be performed in accordance with the quality objectives identified in the approved QAPP and the Work Schedule.
The AC must be registered and in good standing with SAM.gov .
The AC shall comply with all federal requirements applicable to the assistance received (including those imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), (Public Law No. 117-58), which the Participant understands includes, but is not limited to, the following requirements: that all of the iron and steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the Project are to be produced in the United States (“Build America, Buy America Requirements”) unless (i) the Participant has requested and obtained a waiver from the cognizant Agency pertaining to the Project or the Project is otherwise covered by a general applicability waiver; or (ii) all of the contributing Agencies have otherwise advised the Participant in writing that the Build America, Buy America Requirements are not applicable to the Project.
The AC shall comply with state and federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. In addition, the AC shall undertake good faith efforts in compliance with 40 CFR 33.301 to give opportunities for qualified Small Business Enterprises (SBE), Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) to submit proposals, bids, and provide services on contracts and subcontracts for services and supplies.
Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor for any part of the contract work shall require or permit any laborer employed on this project to work in excess of forty (40) hours in a workweek unless such laborer receives compensation at a rate which is at least one and one-half (1 ½) times his/her basic rate of pay for any time worked in excess of forty(40) hours.
The AC and any subcontractor shall be liable for unpaid wages. In addition, such AC and subcontractor shall be liable to the United States for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be computed with respect to each individual laborer, including watchmen and guards, employed in violation in the sum of $31 for each calendar day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard forty- hour workweek without payment of overtime wages.
Subcontracts. The Grantee shall ensure that the AC or subcontractor engaged in work on this Project inserts in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in sub-paragraph (a) through (d) of this section and also a clause requiring the subcontractor to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The Grantee shall word the contract so that the prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this section.
Asbestos removal shall be conducted according to Asbestos National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air pollutants (NESHAP 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M);
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations under 29 CFR
1910.1001 and 1926.1101.
Southwest Arkansas PDD is an equal-opportunity employer.
This ad was paid for by Southwest Arkansas Planning & Development District at a cost of $1,099.00
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Former Warner Brown Hospital - West Wing