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Leading Technical Advisors

We are the top technical advisors on emerging contaminant issues.

Reduce Timeline and Cost

We build practical solutions to align your cost, schedule and project expectations.

Limit Legal Liability

We identify liability concerns and provide legal documentation.

Premium safety in hazardous environments

As the experts working within hazardous environments and confined spaces, our trained professionals perform preventative maintenance and unscheduled industrial cleaning, facility closure decommissioning, waste management, and vacuum truck services. We are also relied upon by numerous clients for their emergency spill response needs.

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0.66 EMR

Our 0.66 Experience Modification Rate (EMR) in 2019 shows we are more than 30% safer than the industry standard.

Full coverage for any size of facility or job

Bay West is relied on daily by small businesses to Fortune 500 companies in the Upper Midwest.

Minnesota state contract

Bay West is trusted as a State of Minnesota full-service emergency response (ER) contractor.

Project Management

100% of our industrial services clients surveyed in 2018-2019 gave our project managers a score of 5 (Excellent) or 4 (Very Good).

Industrial Services

Our safety and project management, your healthy bottom line.

Industrial Cleaning

  • Confined space entry
  • Tank and vessel cleaning
  • Duct and line cleaning
  • Clean room decontamination
  • Neutralization
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Facility Closure

  • Decontamination
  • Decommissioning
  • Pre-demolition Surveys
  • Asbestos Inspections and Abatement/ Mitigation Oversight
  • Hazardous Materials Surveys and Management Planning
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Emergency Spill Response

Bay West has a long history as the Upper Midwest’s premium environmental emergency response provider. With decades of experience, our managers and staff are prepared to help our clients address any situation that occurs during an environmental emergency response.

  • Outstanding safety and training record – our current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) is 0.67. A company is considered to have good safety record when its rating is less than 1.0. Bay West’s rating is well superior to this target, and we have maintained our EMR below 1.0 for over 20 years. Our recordable injury rate is also 25% less than that of our competitors.
  • 24/7/365 emergency service availability, demonstrated by operations and in-place infrastructure.
  • Reputation – Reflecting consistent, high quality work performance, as evidenced by holding the State of Minnesota’s Emergency Response Services Contract since 1989 and the South Dakota Regulated Substance Discharge Contract since 2009.
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Waste Management

When you hire Bay West for your waste management, you hire a qualifed partner dedicated to taking the best path for your waste stream from your facility to end disposal.

From scheduled runs to quick-turn waste projects, Bay West is your best solution when you want peace of mind. When we leave with your shipment, you leave your worries behind.

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Vacuum Truck Services

Bolstering our full hazmat safety and regulatory expertise for our clients with vacuum truck services, headlined by our Liquid Vacuum Truck with On-Board VOC Scrubber System.

In line with our position as the industry leader in safety, this vacuum truck offers impressive on-site safety components for Bay West staff and our clients, coupled with a Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) carbon filtration system that substantially reduces emissions. Other key benefits of this truck for our clients:

  • Onboard VOC Scrubber System
  • 99% reduction of exhaust fumes on site while our truck is pumping
  • Drastically reduces impact on site for surrounding personnel or staff, in high hazard areas, and for nearby residential neighborhoods
  • Smaller Footprint
  • Onboard design means we do not require a trailer to haul a separate scrubbing system on site
  • Reduced Mobilization Costs
  • No trailer or separate unit also means reduced mobilization costs for our clients compared to the typical vacuum truck systems
  • Premium Safety Features
  • Assured grounding system
  • Emergency shutdown capability

Backed by our impressive safety record, including a 2017 Experience Modification Rate of 0.67, you can count on Bay West’s response experts to work with and around our vacuum trucks with the highest regard for the safety of our staff and our clients’ personnel and property. Next vacuum service you need, make sure you have Bay West in charge of the operation.

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Industrial Projects

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Bay West supported cleanup following the Hurricanes Katrina/Rita disasters in Texas/Louisiana by providing more than a dozen task force leaders/supervisors to serve as EPA representatives on cleanup crews during removal of hazardous waste/debris.

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Solvent Plume, St. Louis Park, MN

Bay West was a subcontractor to Weston Solutions as an EPA Region 5 START contractor assisting with EPA activities in Minnesota.

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Duluth Brownfield Inventory Assessment

The City of Duluth retained Bay West to complete Limited Area-Wide Brownfield Inventories (AWBIs) in three select areas of the St. Louis River Corridor. These consisted of the following (collectively, the Study Areas): Gary-New Duluth, the Western Port Area Neighborhood (WPAN), and Lincoln Park/Rice’s Point.

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Engineering and Environmental Teaming

We frequently team with engineering firms, both locally and on a national scale, that provide services we do not self-perform and/or that provide additional resources to develop cost-competitive, value-based solutions for our customers

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Urban Infill – Jay Street Gas Holder

The property known as the Jay Street Gas Holder is currently owned by the City of Duluth, which plans to redevelop the property for residential uses.

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Military Munitions Response Program

Bay West provided on-call UXO Construction Support services to Army construction projects at Fort Lewis as part of the Army’s program to deconstruct, construct, and upgrade its facilities at Fort Lewis.

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Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP), Arden Hills, MN

Bay West and our key staff have played an integral role at TCAAP over that past 20 years as the investigation and remediation contractor on several of the most high-profile waste disposal sites on the property, the redevelopment consultant for a development firm, and the third-party consultant for Ramsey County, providing technical expertise and oversight of cleanup activities.

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Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC

In support of the US Air Force’s Performance-Based Remediation initiative, Bay West developed and executed closure/exit strategies for 16 Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) sites under this fixed-price, performance-based contract.

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Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, FL

Bay West performs munitions investigation and removal actions at Eglin AFB, which has historically conducted munitions development, testing and training.

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Pacific Air Force Sites (PACAF), AK

Bay West performed Supplemental CSE Phase I and Phase II Investigations at eight PACAF facilities in Alaska (total of 1,813 acres within 47 Munitions Response Areas [MRAs]).

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Testimonials

“Bay West was great to work with. I appreciated the planning and preparation effort from their team. This project had unique requirements that they were able to work through. For example, participating in all of the pre-work planning meetings.”

Decommissioning and Disposal of Ducting,
Scrubbers and Blowers
February 22, 2019

Testimonials

“Bay West did a great job on this project and our staff was very pleased with how well this went.”

Industrial Cleaning, Sulfuric Acid Tank Cleaning

Testimonials

Nice job cleaning up the entire area after work was completed.

Industrial Cleaning, Base Sump Cleaning
July 9, 2018

Testimonials

We use Bay West for this job 4 times per year. Always reliable, safe and cost-effective.

Industrial Cleaning, Thermaclean Tank

Testimonials

As always an excellent job by Bay West.

Industrial Cleaning, Thermaclean Tank
October 10, 2017

Testimonials

As always very professional from start to finish, world-class organization.

Industrial Cleaning, Carbon Gravel Removal
July 9, 2018

Testimonials

I continue to work with Bay West because they are reliable, perform high-quality work, do the job right the first time and make safety first. I highly recommend Bay West.

Industrial Cleaning, Carbon and Gravel Removal
June 5, 2017

Testimonials

It is always a pleasure working with our Bay West site project lead, who has always demonstrated leadership, thoroughness, quality, excellent communication, and time management.   Bay West is very familiar with our facility, and this is invaluable to me.

Industrial Cleaning, Limited Cleaning and Neutralization of Hood, Ducting and HEPA Filter
March 27, 2018

Testimonials

Awesome job cleaning our degreaser like normal.

Industrial Cleaning, Large Degreaser Cleaning

Testimonials

Baywest did a great job.  The project went off as planned without any issues.

Industrial Cleaning, Ammonia AST Cleaning
February 12, 2018

Testimonials

Everyone expects excellent quality. Good Job. Fast.

Industrial Cleaning, Lab Cleaning and HEPA Filter Removal
October 9, 2017

Testimonials

The team did an excellent job. We had unexpected circumstances that occurred during the course of the project, but they adjusted and handled them very well while maintaining the work scope and timeframe. Thank You!

Site Decommissioning & Waste Disposal
May 24, 2017

Testimonials

The group did a great job! Safety awareness #1.

Industrial Cleaning, SLA Ducting
May 15, 2017

Testimonials

Bay West does an excellent job and the employees are very nice and really care about customer service.  It’s refreshing to work with individuals who care about the customer.

Industrial Cleaning, Room Cleaning
April 27, 2017

Testimonials

Very easy to work with, very willing to accommodate. I appreciate the expertise offered by Bay West.

Leaking transformer sampling, cleaning, and soil removal
March 15, 2017

Testimonials

Very pleased with the responsiveness and professionalism.  Thanks for doing a thorough job and completing it on time.

Industrial Cleaning, Limited Cleaning of Two ASTs
March 2, 2017

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