NR 747.70 Note
Note: See s.
NR 747.71 (5) for special requirements for existing sites.
NR 747.70(4)(b)
(b) In making disqualification decisions under this section, the department shall only excuse failures that are shown to be due to factors which are beyond the control of a bidding individual or firm, such as a responsible party's inability to obtain financing.
NR 747.70(4)(c)
(c) Period of disqualification. The period of disqualification shall be 6 months for the first disqualification, 12 months for the second disqualification, and 24 months for any successive disqualification.
NR 747.70 Note
Note: The department may consider disqualification from further work as a contributing factor when applying other disciplinary actions to any individual or firm.
NR 747.70(4)(d)
(d) Written notice of disqualification. The department shall provide written notification to any individual or firm disqualified from performing further work on a project. The notification shall specify the reasons for the disqualification, the period of the disqualification, and the right to appeal the department's decision. The notification shall inform the disqualified party that costs for any work on the occurrence during the disqualification, except as otherwise authorized by the department, will not be reimbursed.
NR 747.70(4)(e)1.1. An individual or firm that receives a notice of disqualification under this section may appeal as provided in
s. NR 747.53.
NR 747.70(4)(e)2.
2. The department shall hold a hearing for an appeal filed under
subd. 1. no later than 30 days after receipt of the appeal.
NR 747.70(4)(f)
(f) Rebidding or selection of next-lowest, qualified bid. Where an individual or firm has been disqualified under this section, the department may either redirect the scope of work through the entire public bidding process in
s. NR 747.68, or reinitiate that process at the bid evaluation stage in
s. NR 747.68 (3).
NR 747.70(4)(g)
(g) Corrective action by disqualified individual or firm. The department may require an individual or firm that has previously been disqualified to take corrective action specified by the department, to protect owners or operators and the PECFA fund from failure to carry out the work specified in the public bidding process in
s. NR 747.68.
NR 747.70 History
History: CR 04-058: cr.
Register February 2006 No. 602, eff. 5-1-06; correction in (1) (a), (2), (3) (a) (intro.), 2., (b), (4) (a) 5., 6., (e) 1., (f), (g) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672;
corrections in (1) (a) (intro.), (b), (2), (3) (a) (intro.), 2., (b), (4) (a) 3., 5., 6., (e) to (g) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., 7., Stats., Register October 2013 No. 694. NR 747.71
NR 747.71 Special requirements for existing sites. NR 747.71(1)(1)
Definition. For the purposes of this section, a site investigation in progress is any investigation that began but was not completed before May 1, 2006.
NR 747.71(2)
(2) Notifications and initial investigation progress reports for investigations in progress. For site investigations in progress on May 1, 2006, the notification form in
s. NR 747.60 (1) and the first investigation progress report under
s. NR 747.62 for each occurrence shall be submitted no later than 60 days after that date.
NR 747.71(3)
(3) Subsequent requirements. Upon submittal of the notification and report under
sub. (2), all of the requirements in
s. NR 747.62 shall apply, except the requirement for submitting the initial investigation progress report.
NR 747.71 Note
Note: The department forms required in this chapter are available from the Wisconsin DNR, Bureau for Remediation & Redevelopment, P.O. Box 7921, Madison WI 53707-7921, or at
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/brownfields/pecfa.html.
NR 747.71(4)
(4) Occurrences with previously completed site investigations. An occurrence for which a site investigation was completed prior to May 1, 2006 shall be subject to the public bidding process in
s. NR 747.68 when so determined by the department under
s. NR 747.325 or
747.623.
NR 747.71(5)
(5) Occurrences with reimbursement caps determined through previous public bidding. For occurrences with reimbursements caps determined through the public bidding process under s.
292.63 (3) (cp), Stats., prior to May 1, 2006, all of the requirements in
s. NR 747.70 shall apply, except as follows:
NR 747.71(5)(a)
(a) The consulting firm performing the work in the bid specifications shall submit the initial progress report required in
s. NR 747.70 (1) (a) 1. 3 months after May 1, 2006.
NR 747.71(5)(b)
(b) The consulting firm performing the work in the bid specifications shall submit the progress report required in
s. NR 747.70 (1) (a) 2. 12 months after May 1, 2006.
NR 747.71(5)(c)
(c) Reimbursement for the progress reports required in
s. NR 747.70 (1) (a) shall be in addition to the reimbursement that was previously established through the public bidding process, but may not exceed the reimbursement which is specified for these reports in the department's schedule of usual and customary costs, as established under
s. NR 747.325.
NR 747.71(5)(d)
(d) The reimbursement cap used in
s. NR 747.70 (2) shall be the reimbursement cap determined through the public bidding that preceded May 1, 2006.
NR 747.71(5)(e)1.1. For occurrences under the direction of the department, the department may review and modify the reimbursement cap prescribed in
par. (d), and may reinitiate competitive bidding through the public bidding process in
s. NR 747.68, if the modification is necessary to obtain compliance with s.
292.63 (3) (c) 3., Stats., and with enforcement standards.
NR 747.71(5)(e)2.
2. For occurrences under the direction of the department, the department may review and modify the reimbursement cap prescribed in
par. (d), and the department may reinitiate competitive bidding through the public bidding process in
s. NR 747.68, if the modification is necessary to obtain compliance with s.
292.63 (3) (c) 3., Stats., and with enforcement standards.
NR 747.71 Note
Note: Under s.
292.63 (3) (c) 3., Stats., a responsible party must “Conduct all remedial action activities at the site of the discharge from the petroleum product storage system or home oil tank system necessary to restore the environment to the extent practicable and minimize the harmful effects from the discharge as required under s.
292.11, Stats."
NR 747.71 History
History: CR 04-058: cr.
Register February 2006 No. 602, eff. 5-1-06; correction in (2), (3), (4), (5) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) 1., 2., (f) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672;
corrections in (2) to (4), (5) (a) to (f) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., 7., Stats., Register October 2013 No. 694.
