Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with H.W. Lochner Inc., BWR Division for Environmental Site Assessment Services and Associated Support for Brownfields Grant Administration
Summary
MEETING DATE: March 1, 2011 - Regular Meeting
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning
CONTACT: Kevin Spath, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning
Craig Sykora, AICP Planner
Janay Tieken, Grants Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The Resolution authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with H.W. Lochner Inc., BWR Division for environmental site assessment services and associated support for brownfields grant administration.
· For FY 2011-2013 (October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2013), the City of McKinney has been awarded two (2) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Grants totaling $400,000 ($200,000 for hazardous substances contamination and $200,000 for petroleum contamination). No local match is required.
· During the first quarter of FY 2011, Staff prepared and released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Sixteen (16) firms submitted responses to the RFQ. A Selection Committee comprised of several Development Services staff members was used to evaluate the responses, conduct interviews, and select H.W. Lochner Inc., BWR Division as the service provider.
· H.W. Lochner Inc., BWR Division will provide the following services:
1. Provide assistance and support with community education and stakeholder outreach.
2. Conduct Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on selected properties (hazardous substance sites and petroleum sites) and coordinate assessment activities with regulatory requirements of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and EPA.
3. Conduct Phase II Environmental Site Assessments on selected properties (hazardous substance sites and petroleum sites) and coordinate assessment activ...
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