EW-1: Environmental Management System

Post by JanB Aug 17th, 2010
at 8:12 am

EW -1 Page 3, PARA 2
Given that a consultant’s EMS likely wouldn’t coincide with NPS EMSs for transportation functions, the argument against certification of contractors outweighs the argument for keeping this as a credit.

Drop EW-1 unless the NPS plans to develop EMSs for “transportation functions.”
NPS-SC

Post by JanB Aug 17th, 2010
at 8:11 am

EW -1 Environmental Management System ISO 14001 or equivalent certification for general contractor

According to EO 13423 it is the agencies’ responsibility for implementing an EMS for transportation functions. Contractors are only responsible for carrying out contract stipulation that ensure the EMS is properly addressed. Section 3b of the EO calls for agencies to implement EMSs at appropriate organizational levels “as the primary management approach for addressing environmental aspects of . . . transportation functions . . .” The instructions for implementing this EO calls for agencies to stipulate in their contracts requirements “to ensure that the contractors’ roles and responsibilities under the EMS are properly addressed.” In other words, agencies, not contractors, are responsible for developing and implementing EMSs specific to each agency.

If the NPS has applicable EMSs, then EW-1 should be revised to reflect this. Points could be given for projects that demonstrate elements of a NPS EMS were applied.
EO 13423, Instructions for implementing Executive Order 13423.
NPS-SC