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INDUSTRIES PPG INDUSTRIES, INC ONE GATEWAY CENTER/PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15272/AREA 412/434-2415 LESLIE CAROTHERS, Senior Counsel September 6, 1983 Mr. Ladd Greeno Arthur D. Little, Inc. 25 Acorn Park Cambridge, MA 02140 Dear Mr. Greeno: PPG Industries, Inc., (PPG) is inviting bids for the performance of plant inspections and risk assessments at eight PPG facilities to satisfy a condition of obtaining Environmental Impairment Liability insurance. The work is described on the attachment and will need to be performed during October - November of this year. Responses are requested by September 30, 1983. If you are interested in bidding on this work, please provide information on your experience in this type of inspection/assessment, your approach to making risk assessments, as well as staff qualifications and fee schedules. Please note that the firm selected will be required to enter into agreements to maintain confidentiality of information and to return all copies of reports prepared to PPG. If you have questions concerning this letter or the facilities to be evaluated, please contact me at (412) 434-2415. Sincerely yours, LC/eb Leslie Carothers SL 080108 Request for Proposal for Performance of Eight Plant Inspections and Risk Assessments for PPG Industries, Inc. Objectives PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) obtained Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) insurance on August 1, 1983. The carrier requires that plant inspections and risk assessments be performed at eight of PPG's manufacturing facilities within four months of issuance of the policy. This contract is for the performance of that work, under the direction of the Environmental Law Section of the Law Department. Scope of Work Environmental Impairment Liability insurance provides coverage for certain claims resulting from non-sudden/gradual incidents of environ mental pollution. As a condition of the policy, PPG's insurer requires that a number of PPG manufacturing facilities be inspected and that an assessment of the risk of incidents that may result in a legal liability claim be prepared. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and services to perform inspections and risk assessments for the PPG facilities at the following locations: 1. PPG Industries, Inc. P.0. Box 269 Lincoln Highway Crestline, Ohio 44827 The Crestline plant manufactures automotive and industrial glass. 2. PPG Industries, Inc. P.0. Box 31 95 Columbia Court Barberton, Ohio 44203 The Barberton plant is a large chemical complex which manufactures chlor-alkalies, silica products, herbicides, polymerization initiators, CR-39 monomer, and calcium hypochlorite. SL 080109 3. PPG Industries, Inc. Gulf States Rd. P.O. Box 3785 Beaumont, Texas 77704 The Beaumont chemical plant produces ethylene glycol and ethylene oxide, and formerly produced lead antiknock additives. 4. PPG Industries, Inc. Columbia Southern Road Box 1000 Lake Charles, LA 70602 The Lake Charles plant is a very large chemical manufacturing complex. It produces chlor-alkalies, chlorinated solvents, silica products, vinyl chloride monomer, vinylidene chloride, ethyl chloride, ethylene dichloride, hydrogen, and muriatic acid. 5. PPG Industries, Inc. State Rt. 2, P.O. Box 191 New Martinsville, West Va. 26155 The Natrium chemical plant produces chlor-alkalies, chlorinated ben zenes, sulfur chemicals, ammonia, and muriatic acid. 6. PPG Industries, Inc. 666 Dyal Street Jacksonville, Florida 32206 The Jacksonville plant is a small facility which manufactures printing inks. 7. PPG Industries, Inc. 1195 Menlo Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30318 This is another small ink manufacturing plant. 8. PPG Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 457, Route 23 South Circleville, Ohio 43113 The Circleville facility is a medium-sized plant manufacturing resins. The contractor selected will be given access, on a confidential basis, to information provided on questionnaires submitted to the insurer -2 - SL 080110 to assist the contractor in planning the work. If more detailed informa tion on the manufacturing facilities is required to bid on the contract, please call Leslie Carothers, Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Section, at (412) 434-2415. The contractor will also be required to enter a confidentiality agreement to ensure that the information obtained in the course of the inspections and assessments is maintained as confidential by all contractor personnel involved. All copies of inspection reports and assessments will be provided to PPG Industries, Inc., at the conclusion of the contract. Contract Administration and Supervision The contract will be administered for PPG by Paul King. Repre sentatives of the Environmental Affairs staff of the affected Division or plant will accompany the contractor on the inspections and participate in any meetings required to prepare the assessments. Project Timetable Request for Proposals Proposals Due Contract Awarded Work Completed and Submitted to PPG 9/7/83 9/30/83 10/10/83 11/18/83 -3 - SL 080111