Summary
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, is soliciting proposals for operations and maintenance services at the Captain Jack Mill Superfund Site near Ward, Colorado, including management of reclaimed capped surface waste cells, operation of a subsurface in-tunnel water treatment system (Big Five Adit), conveyance/dosing system maintenance, mine pool monitoring, environmental sampling and data management, facility maintenance, and temporary active treatment and transition services. The contract is structured as an initial one-year period beginning June 1, 2026 with discretionary annual renewals up to a total of five years and an estimated annual budget of approximately $1,800,000 (five-year total ≈ $9,000,000); funding is from an EPA award (≈90%) and Colorado’s Hazardous Site Remediation Fund (≈10%). Mandatory deliverables include a Contract Master Schedule, Sampling and Analysis Plan and QAPP, SOPs, Health & Safety Plan, O&M Plan, Data Management Plan, Emergency Action Plan, optimization work plan, monthly status reports, and annual monitoring reports; a mandatory pre-proposal site meeting is scheduled in April 2026 and proposals must be submitted via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (BidNet) or hard copy per the solicitation instructions.