ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS SOLUTIONS INC. (ETSI)
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
(SDVOSB)
5244 South Irvington Place
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
Phone 1-918-902-5730 Direct
Fax 1-1918-622-7066 Direct
EMAIL Leobyford@yahoo.com
WEB: WWW.ETSIOK.COM

January 6, 2010

RE: Tar Creek Superfund Site
Request for Bid
Scales for Repository Site and other Sites

CH2M HILL
Nicholas A. Fiscina Senior Contract Administrator

Thank you for asking me (ETSI) and sending me the information for bidding the Scales work at Tar Creek.

After reading all of the contents of the information I received and reviewing the requirements that CH2M HILL has place for doing the necessary and mandated requirements and the Scope of Work (SOW) that is included in this requested bid, I have decided to answer your requested bid for the scales for the repository site project at Tar Creek with the following response.

In the original bid that I did for the Repository site, which CH2M HILL said that my bid was technically qualified and then I (ETSI) was notified by CH2M HILL and given no explanation as to why I was no longer being considered for work at the repository site, you will notice that my bid included the scale installations and requirements that you have now requested me to bid again. You will also notice that due to the amount/volume of (stated by CH2M HILL) haul trucks that my bid included a site plan that would be able to meet the bid mandated requirements, turnaround times and decontamination requirements for haul trucks, that you are asking me to bid again and another site plan. I cannot help that the other bidders or CH2M HILL or the company that was awarded the contract did not take into account what would be required at the repository site and CH2M HILL did not take into account what I now believe to be the only workable site plan or CH2M HILL would not have to solicit bids again on something/work that I included in my original bid and according to CH2M HILL was technically qualified and now wants me to bid again. You will also notice in your current requested bid information, for the site and scales, that the necessary/mandated requirements again have many deficiencies and liabilities that a small business and especially (a SDVOSB) would have difficulties accepting and following CERCLA, meeting the ARRA of 2009 or having CH2M HILL telling them their work was not sufficient and requiring that company to do more work and at their own expense (as stated in the original bid). It is obvious to me that the company that CH2M HILL awarded the site repository contract to did not include the scales or workable site plan that I did or CH2M HILL would not be asking for bids again to do what I already proposed, planned, and submitted and CH2M HILL accepted. I have to assume that I was the only qualified bidder that covered and designed a complete and workable repository site plan and this was the only way for CH2M HILL to able to choose a company and provide information, who did not provide a complete plan, and of their (CH2M HILL) choice and CH2M HILL only needed ETSI to present to CH2M HILL a workable site plan, but you (ETSI) are no longer considered, because ETSI is not part of CH2M HILL program/club or CH2M HILL friends/good olde boys program or CH2M HILL would not be requesting a bid, from me (ETSI), who CH2M HILL says is no longer considered, for repository work, stated by your (CH2M HILL) EMAIL, that the awarded company did not include in their original bid or even consider and we need your (ETSI) expertise and complete understanding of the SOW to make the repository site work efficiently, but we (CH2M HILL) do not want you working here.

There is an old saying DUMB I MAY BE, BUT STUPID I AM NOT.

Therefore, I wish to decline to bid this requested bid for the Scales at Tar Creek.


SEMPER FI


LEO BYFORD
OWNER/CEO
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS SOLUTIONS INC. (ETSI)
SDVOSB