Common use of Operations and Maintenance Program Clause in Contracts

Operations and Maintenance Program. Task 107 RISK ASSESSMENT: Provide support to the Department and the State/Client Agency to determine ecological and human health risks at the site due to the presence of contaminants. Conduct statistical analysis and data evaluations to support risk assessment. The Professional will evaluate site specific data on a reach by reach basis to develop statistically significant relations of contaminants, to the extent that the data allow. Task 107.01 ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: Provide support to the Department and the State/Client Agency to determine risks posed by contaminants at the site. Evaluate the studies, analysis, models and comments on the Ecological Risk Assessment provided by the Potential Responsible Parties (PRPs) and/or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and prepare a response to address the issues/comments. Task 107.02 HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT: Provide support to the Department and the State/Client Agency to determine risks posed by contaminants at the site to humans. Evaluate the studies, analysis, models and comments on the Human Health Risk provided by PRPs and/or USEPA and prepare a response to address the issues/comments. Task 108 PROJECT COST: Provide itemized construction cost(s) estimates for each Project and maintain current, the estimated cost for, and expenditures of each Task of each respective Phase. In addition to remediation costs, such costs shall include, and specifically identify, all professional, testing, construction, and remediation costs, as well as any costs to maintain the State/Client Agency facility operations. Project cost analysis shall consider funding sources availability, and all steps of the Project Budget and appropriation processes and similar allocation processes affecting funding availability. Such availability shall be compared to projected cash flows. Where any cost is projected to occur over more than one (1) fiscal year, the estimate shall reflect annual costs. Task 109 PROJECT SCHEDULE: Provide and submit for the Department and the State/Client Agency’s acceptance, and maintain current for each assigned Project, a schedule for the events of Tasks 104, 105, 106, and 107. The schedule format will be prescribed by the Department. This schedule shall include the procedural steps of Project Budget submittal, legislative appropriation, and the allocation and release of funds. Project schedules shall be in total compliance with the requirements of any court order(s), consent agreement(s) or other governing directive(s). Prescribed, agreed upon, or historically reasonable schedule times shall be included for reviews and approvals by the governing enforcing agency and for budgetary processes. Such schedules shall be provided in undated unit time durations (day(s), week(s), month(s), etc.) Project schedule dates will be incorporated when approvals or other written orders to proceed become known. Adherence by the Professional, to the Project's accepted schedule time/duration is a condition for satisfactory performance of this Contract.