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Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount Not to Exceed $305,698 to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Containment, Off-Haul, Disposal, and Reporting of Hazardous Soil at the Project Site of the Emergency Operation Center/Fire Station 3, 1809 Grand Street. (Public Works # 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount Not to Exceed $305,698 to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Containment, Off-Haul, Disposal, and Reporting of Hazardous Soil at the Project Site of the Emergency Operation Center/Fire Station 3, 1809 Grand Street.
BACKGROUND
In August 2012, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) performed initial soil and groundwater testing at the corner of Buena Vista Avenue and Grand Street, as the future site of the Emergency Operations Center and Fire Station 3 (EOC/FS3). In September 2012, the report findings for the soil were identified as "not Federal or State of California hazardous waste."
The City Council approved the plans and specifications for the EOC on September 2, 2014 and for FS3 on March 3, 2015. On May 19, 2015, the City Council awarded a contract in the amount of $7,960,608 to Alten Construction for construction of the EOC/FS3.
DISCUSSION
In mid-July 2015, prior to off-haul and delivery, the analytic test results of the soil from the project site were submitted to a landfill facility for review as part of the disposal protocol. The test results identified low levels of lead in the soil consistent with the site's prior use. As a result, the material was rejected for disposal at a Class II landfill. The City must now follow State of California guidelines for proper containment, off-haul and disposal of the soil. The City requires the assistance of a firm who is specially trained in remediation of hazardous materials.
AECOM was directed to perform additional testing to further d...
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