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Ll RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C n r [ L I T I F S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: October 1, 2010 ITEM NO: 3 SUBJECT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SITE INVESTIGATION CITY'S CORPORATION YARD -- WORK ORDER NO. 1104774 ISSUE: Public Utilities Board approval is requested for Work Order No.1104774. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the estimated $65,000 capital expenditure for Work Order No. 1104774 to engage a Consultant to conduct a site investigation of a Hazardous Materials Site at the City's Corporation Yard located at 8095 Lincoln Avenue and to develop a Remediation Plan to make the site available for unrestricted use. BACKGROUND: In 1993, the Riverside Marketplace Redevelopment Project identified soil contaminated with creosote and high levels of lead at the former Mulberry Yard located near the intersection of Ninth Street and Vine Street. The contaminated material was treated and transported to the Corporation Yard at 8095 Lincoln Avenue where it was placed in a lined pit and covered over in accordance with the"Final Closure Report, Placement of Chemically Stabilized Lead and Petroleum Hydrocarbon Impacted Materials", dated April 1994 by SEACOR. The Hazardous Materials disposal pit was identified as a concern duri ng a recent review of the Corporation Yard site for redevelopment or future uses. Energy Delivery staff was directed to prepare a project to remediate the location for unrestricted use. On July 27, 2010 a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct a Hazardous Materials Site Investigation was issued to the Consultants' Panel for Various Public Utilities Capital Improvement Projects. Five consultants attended the pre-bid meeting on August 11, 2010;four consultants returned proposals. Of those proposals, three were found to be responsive to the RFP. A committee composed of Public Utilities and General Services Department staff reviewed the proposals and determined LOR Geotechnical Group, Inc of Riverside California to be the best qualified consultant to perform the work. Staff entered into negotiations with LOR and developed a Scope of Services and not to exceed fee of$56,128. All work is to be performed by the Consultant and the Consultant's subcontractors. Staff estimates for the project are as follows: Percent of Total Consulting Agreement $56,128 86.35% Contingency $8,872 - - -13.65% Total $65,000 100% Engineer's Estimate: $65,000