RFP Environmental Services for the Office of Environmental Health and Safety - 2023

This three‑year contract provides comprehensive environmental services to Wayne State University’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety, covering hazardous, radioactive, universal, and non‑hazardous waste management, laboratory packing, and associated transportation and safety compliance. The university supplied detailed waste‑volume forecasts to guide vendor pricing, and vendors must submit a detailed cost schedule with unit rates for each waste stream. The award was made to two vendors, EQ Industrial Services / US Republic and Veolia, with the possibility of two additional one‑year extensions. Key points include: • Scope: waste collection, treatment, disposal, lab‑pack services, DOT‑compliant packaging, and on‑site de‑activation for a wide range of waste categories (hazardous, radioactive, biological, asbestos, used oil, etc.). • Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Sep 2026, with two optional one‑year renewals. • Vendor requirements: extensive insurance coverage, M/W/DBE reporting, unit‑price cost schedule, and adherence to university smoke‑free and FOIA policies.