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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

Seattle Housing Authority seeks proposals from qualified professional firms to assist the agency with environmental services services on an on-call basis. The RFP is available Word or PDF format (download Adobe Reader).

Scope of work

The selected consultants shall have qualifications and experience to perform the following:

  • A records review to obtain and review records that will help identify recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property.

  • Onsite reconnaissance of the property to obtain information indicating the likelihood of identifying recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property.

  • Interviews, including but not limited to, owners, occupants, property managers, and governmental officials to obtain information indicating recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property.

  • Prepare and present evaluations and reports to Seattle Housing Authority. Evaluations and reports are to include findings, opinions, conclusions and components as listed in ASTM Standard #E 1527 (latest edition) and formatted per section 11 and Appendix X2, and as listed in ASTM Standard #E 1528 (latest edition) and formatted per section 6, unless otherwise requested by SHA.

  • The identification of recognized environmental conditions constituted by the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of any dangerous, hazardous, or toxic substances into structures on the property or into the soil, groundwater, or surface water of the property.

  • Reconnaissance-level screening for asbestos materials, lead-based paint, radon, etc., depending upon the age and/or materials of the property.

  • Expert witness services relating to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.

The following industry and regulatory standards and all of the performance requirements that they contain shall be part of the requirements of the scope of work for this category as if they were repeated in full herein, unless indicated otherwise by Seattle Housing Authority in a signed Work Order.

These two standards combined form the basis as the minimum investigation, analysis and reporting requirements necessary to satisfy Seattle Housing Authority's requirements for satisfactory completion of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment process.

ASTM standards referenced for Phase I ESAs include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

  1. ASTM Standard #E 1527 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, latest edition.

  2. ASTM Standard #E 1528 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Transaction Screen Process, latest edition.

Selected firms

AMEC Earth & Environmental

Michele Powell, MBA, Senior Marketing Coordinator
11810 North Creek Parkway N, Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 425-368-0913 • Fax: 425-368-1001
Contract number: 3419 • Date: 02/08/05

Boateng & Associates

Kwasi Boateng, President
3047 78th Ave SE, Suite 201, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Phone: 206-236-6231 • Fax: 206-236-2335
Contract number: 3421 • Date: No contract

Earth Consultants

Scott D. Dinkelman, LEG, Principal
1805 136th Pl NE, Suite 201, Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: 425-643-3780 • Fax: 425-746-0860
Contract number: 3422 • Date: 09/01/05

Eco Compliance Corporation

William F. Kane, President
1823 Bremerton Ave NE, Renton, WA 98059
Phone: 425-271-5629 • Fax: 425-271-5629
Contract number: 3423 • Date: No contract

Environmental Associates

Don W. Spencer, Principal
1380 112th Ave NE, Suite 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: 425-455-9025 • Fax: 425-455-2316
Contract number: 3424 • Date: 01/21/05

GeoEngineers

Dana Carlisle, P.E., Principal
8410 154th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 425-861-6000 • Fax: 425-861-6050
Contract number: 3425 • Date: 04/20/05

HWA GeoSciences

Arnie Sugar, Vice President
19730 64th Ave W, Suite 200, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425-774-0106 • Fax: 425-774-2714
Contract number: 3426 • Date: 01/21/05

Merit Engineering

Austin X. Huang, Principal
2715 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-738-6083 • Fax: 360-738-1499
Contract number: 3427 • Date: 05/03/05

Pacific Groundwater Group

Janet Knox, Principal Geochemist
2377 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-329-0141 • Fax: 206-329-6968
Contract number: 3428 • Date: 03/04/05

PBS Engineering and Environmental

Brian Stanford, Principal
2517 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-233-9639 • Fax: 206-762-4780
Contract number: 3429 • Date: 04/18/05

Shaw Environmental

Brian Peters
19909 120th Ave NE, Suite 101, Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 425-485-5000 • Fax: 425-486-9766
Contract number: 3430 • Date: No contract

Tetra Tech

Jeffrey Fellows, P.E., Environmental Engineer
6100 219th Street SW, Suite 550, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Phone: 425-673-3669 • Fax: 425-673-9119
Contract number: 3431 • Date: No contract

The Riley Group

Paul Riley, Principal Geologist
17522 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 425-415-0551 • Fax: 425-415-0311
Contract number: 3432 • Date: 05/03/05

White Shield

David Polivka, Environmental Services Manager
1520 140th Ave NE, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: 425-641-7800 • Fax: 425-641-7734
Contract number: 3433 • Date: 06/17/05