Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network – Egbert

1. Objective

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires a Contractor for daily technical support (7 days per week, 52 weeks per year) at the CAPMoN Egbert atmospheric monitoring site (44° 14’ 2.598” N, 79° 47’ 30.1992” W) 12 kilometers north-east of Alliston, Ontario. This monitoring site is located at the Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments and consists of two separate areas approximately 1 km apart. One location is dedicated to precipitation sampling and the other to atmospheric gases and particle measurements.

2. Background

ECCC operates an environmental research and monitoring station in the area which forms part of ECCC’s national network of CAPMoN stations. The primary focus of this monitoring station is the daily collection of precipitation and/or air samples. Environmental data is collected from both automatic and manual samplers. A contract operator is required to attend to the station to retrieve and process the samples according to the CAPMoN Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). The samples are then packaged and shipped for analysis to the CAPMoN National Laboratory located in Toronto, Ontario. Other daily duties include reading and recording of various gauges, diagnostics, and regular servicing, troubleshooting, and minor repair of a variety of monitoring equipment. On-site training will be provided by ECCC technical staff.

3. Details of Work to be Performed

All sampling, shipping, and maintenance must be performed in accordance with the Site Operations Reference Manuals; and in accordance with any amendments to the aforementioned manuals. The routine may involve additional collectors, passive samplers and various climatological and meteorological instruments. ECCC will provide the Contractor the aforementioned manuals and amendments.

4. Tasks and Deliverables:

Firm Requirement:

1. The Contractor will be responsible for servicing:

a. Air Filter Sampling System See Appendix 1 to Annex A
b. Ozone Sampling System: See Appendix 2 to Annex A
c. Precipitation Collector: See Appendix 3 to Annex A
d. PM Measurements: See Appendix 4 to Annex A
e. Total Gaseous Mercury: See Appendix 5 to Annex A
f. CASTNET Air Sampling: See Appendix 6 to Annex A
g. Mercury in Precipitation: See Appendix 7 to Annex A

5. General Conditions:

1. The Contractor must have knowledge of local weather conditions.

2. The Contractor will be supplied with a phone number and name for emergencies. Only the Technical Authority can make any changes to the sampling program. All changes will be made known to the Contractor, either orally or in writing, or both.

3. The Contractor must have at least two resources (to a maximum of four resources), a Primary resource and a Back-up resource. The back-up resource(s) must service the measurement site at least once per month.

4. The Primary resource and Back-up resource(s) must be proficient in English, both written and oral.

5. All resources (including the designated backup(s)) must make themselves available for two inspections each year as well as for certifications as required. The inspections will be during normal sample collection periods and should take less than 2 hours each.

6. Smoking is not permitted within 500 meters of the compound. Vehicles must not approach closer than the designated parking area. The Contractor must not enter the building with contaminated clothing or footwear.

7. The Contractor must not bring toxic or contaminating compounds such as oil based products, road salt, soaps, disinfectants, or insect repellents to the CAPMoN station. No paints, solvents or glues must be used onsite or in the vicinity of the compound.

8. The Contractor must clean and wash the interior of the building when required using only distilled or de-ionized water as supplied by ECCC and dust must be swept or vacuumed.

9. The Contractor must contribute to the security of the site by adhering to the use of locks where applied. Any suspicious activity or tampering of the site equipment must be reported to the Technical Authority, as should any event or activity that may compromise the sampling integrity.

10. No animals or pets are to be inside the building.

11. The Contractor must have access to reliable transportation to and from the Site.

12. The Contractor must ensure the issue of working alone at an isolated location is addressed by using a buddy type system.

13. The primary resource and back-up resource(s) must review and sign off on all site safe work procedures (SWP) and task hazard analysis (THA) every year. Failure to comply with safety practices could result in the discontinuation of the contract.

14. All Contractors must hold a valid Reliability Security Clearance.