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Recommendation to Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement with Terraphase Engineering in an Amount Not to Exceed $143,900, with the Option of Three One-Year Extensions, for a Total Four-Year Expenditure Not to Exceed $431,700, for Environmental Consulting Services at Alameda Point and for a Transportation Project. (Base Reuse 819099 and Transportation 91820)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement with Terraphase Engineering in an Amount Not to Exceed $143,900, with the Option of Three One-Year Extensions, for a Total Four-Year Expenditure Not to Exceed $431,700, for Environmental Consulting Services at Alameda Point and for a Transportation Project
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 uses a professional environmental consultant to provide services regarding the Navy's remediation of the former NAS Alameda, conveyance of land from the Navy to the City and new development. The...
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