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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Roux Associates, Inc. in the Amount of up to $273,866 in Fiscal Year 2017-2018, Renewable Annually by the City Manager for up to Four Additional Years for a Total Compensation of $1,369,330 for Environmental/Hazardous Materials Consulting Services at Alameda Point and Various Transportation Projects. (Base Reuse 819099 and Transportation 91611)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Roux Associates, Inc. in the Amount of up to $273,866 in Fiscal Year 2017-2018, Renewable Annually by the City Manager for up to Four Additional Years for a Total Compensation of $1,369,330 for Environmental/Hazardous Materials Consulting Services at Alameda Point and Various Transportation Projects
BACKGROUND
Alameda Point was an active United States Navy (Navy) base from 1940 to 1997. While active, as many as 18,000 personnel worked at the Naval Air Station (NAS Alameda). 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 the property for the last 15+ years, during which time it has spent over $500 million on these efforts.
The City has worked with one independent environmental consultant and advisor at Alameda Point, Peter Russell of Russell Resources, for the last 1...
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