• Wastewater will be collected by the City of Helena and City of East Helena wastewater treatment plants and delivered to the selected vendor on a bi-weekly basis for testing. • On a bi-weekly basis, the selected vendor will process wastewater samples from both the City of Helena and City of East Helena. • On a bi-weekly basis, the vendor will prepare, format and submit excel data files specific to county level Wastewater Testing dashboard to Lewis and Clark Public Health with wastewater testing results for Helena and East Helena by midday on Fridays, unless otherwise notified of a delay. • On a bi-weekly basis, the vendor will prepare, format and submit excel data files as required by the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Lewis and Clark Public Health and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services with wastewater testing results for Helena and East Helena by midday on Fridays, unless otherwise notified of a delay. • The information contained in the results report from the selected vendor will be used by Lewis and Clark Public Health to inform disease mitigation strategies in Lewis and Clark County. In addition, the data will be available for public review on the Lewis and Clark Public Health wastewater dashboard. • As approved by Lewis and Clark County Commissioners as Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services funds expense, Lewis and Clark Public Health will be responsible for paying costs associated with the initial testing of expansion phase to other targets beyond SARS-CoV-2 within the allocated budget and ongoing bi-weekly testing conducted by the selected vendor. • Upon continuance of the agreement, the selected vendor will invoice Lewis and Clark Public Health for expenses associated with the initial testing phase and by the 15th of each month thereafter for routine testing expenses throughout the term of the agreement. Invoices and expense reports should include the costs incurred by the selected vendor for the lab tests and associated shipping costs.
