Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement with Terraphase Engineering in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $295,803 Annually, with the Option of Four One-Year Extensions, for a Total Five-Year Expenditure Not-to-Exceed $1,310,083, for Environmental Consulting Services at Alameda Point (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Terraphase Engineering (Terraphase) has been serving as the City of Alameda's (City) Alameda Point environmental consultant since 2018. It is important to have an experienced and sophisticated environmental consultant for Alameda Point, as Alameda Point is a federal "Superfund" (hazardous material contamination) site. Moreover, it takes several years for the environmental consultant to understand the complexity and status of the environmental contamination at Alameda Point. Terraphase's contract with the City will be fully expended prior to its expiration on July 10, 2026, due to higher than anticipated activity requested by the City. Staff recommends entering into a contract with Terraphase to continue providing environmental consulting services for Alameda Point.
BACKGROUND
Alameda Point was an active United States Navy (Navy) base from 1940 to 1997. It was selected for closure as part of the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Operational closure occurred in April 1997. Alameda Point is a federal Superfund site due to contamination in the soil and groundwater associated with the Navy's past use of the property. It is comprised of 300 petroleum sites and 34 federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) installation restoration sites, many of which have been remediated and closed. The Navy is responsible for the clean-up of contamination associated with its former activities at Alameda Point and has been actively investigating and remediating th...
Click here for full text