§ 128b.14. Bid specifications.
(a) General. After the Department completes its compilation of the pesticide inventory for a particular participating county, it shall develop bid specifications for use in contracting for the disposal of the pesticide inventory. The Department may make the pesticide inventories of two or more participating counties the subject of a single disposal contract.
(b) Contractor qualifications. The bid specifications for the collection, packing, transportation and disposal of a pesticide inventory shall require that the following requirements are met:
(1) A contractor shall be approved by the EPA to collect, handle, transport and dispose of hazardous materials.
(2) A contractor shall be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection to collect, handle, transport and dispose of hazardous materials.
(3) A contractor shall provide a written, detailed description of the procedures which it shall use in collection, packing, transportation, and disposal of the pesticide inventory, including packing procedures, transportation methods, selection of pesticide collection sites, disposal sites and methods of disposal, including a description of required State and Federal permits and documentation necessary to accomplish disposal.
(4) A contractor shall handle, collect, pack, transport and dispose of pesticides, in compliance with the written description provided the Department.
(5) A contractor shall provide a specific time within which it shall complete its work under the contract.
(c) The bid specification in subsection (b) shall contain other requirements the Department deems appropriate.
(d) Pesticide collection options. The Department may solicit bids for several different pesticide collection options: The Department may require that participants arrange for the safe transportation of their pesticides to a central site from which the contractor shall collect, pack, transport and dispose of the pesticides, or the Department may require that the contractor collect, pack, transport and dispose of pesticides from the individual storage locations throughout the participating county, or the Department may require that a contractor employ a combination of onsite pesticide collection and central-site pesticide collection. Regardless of the pesticide collection options with respect to which the Department solicits bids, the contractor shall perform onsite pesticide collection when required under § 128b.17 (relating to conditions requiring on-farm pesticide collection).
Authority The provisions of this § 128b.14 amended under section 7(b)(2) of the Pesticide Control Act of 1973 (3 P. S. § 111.27(b)(2)).
Source The provisions of this § 128b.14 amended June 30, 2006, effective July 1, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 3231. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (279362) to (279363).
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 128b.13 (relating to pesticide inventory).
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