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Phase II 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:

  • Develop the scope of work.

  • Assessment activities (including laboratory testing).

  • Evaluation and presentation of data.

  • Presentation of findings, conclusions and specific recommendations with cost estimates to accomplish the recommended work.

  • Perform the review of previously prepared environmental documents and reports.

  • Investigate property background such as involved parties, known and potential environmental conditions, current and historic property use, responsible parties, cause of environmental conditions, potential off-site sources of contamination, etc.

  • Determine if buildings, soil, air and possibly groundwater have been impacted by a known or possible environmental condition (i.e., a dry cleaner, leaking underground storage tank, etc.) to determine the necessity for further characterization.

  • Determine the vertical and lateral extent of soil and groundwater contamination and provide remediation cost estimates to Seattle Housing Authority to make decisions regarding the property.

  • Discuss drilling and sampling protocols, details of monitoring well construction, if applicable, rationale for selection of locations for borings/wells and depths explored.

  • Perform all analysis and interpretation of results in the context of applicable Local, State and Federal laws, ordinances, regulations and rules.

  • Perform analysis of local geologic and hydrogeologic setting and environmental conditions identified in borings/wells including depth to groundwater, probable, or known direction for local groundwater flow, interpretation of soil/stratigraphy and contaminant distribution based on boring logs made in Phase II site work.

  • Perform interpretive analysis of vertical and lateral extent of soil and/or groundwater contamination using geologic cross-sections, water table contour maps, and iso-concentration contour maps as may be applicable to clearly illustrate finds and implications to the average report user/consumer.

  • Report preparation with conclusions, recommendations, and cost estimates as appropriate to implement recommendations.

  • Identify applicable regulatory jurisdictions, cleanup standards/guidelines, applicable soil and/or groundwater cleanup guidelines, identification of agency reporting/disclosure requirements, if any.

  • Discuss lab results with comparison to regulatory cleanup guidelines, discussion of requirements to meet regulatory standards, discussion of feasibility for remediation, if applicable, approximate estimated costs for additional studies and/or monitoring and/or remediation, if feasible, and estimated time lines to meet regulatory requirements.

  • Provide expert witness services relating to Phase II 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.

ASTM standards referenced for Phase II ESA’s include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

  1. ASTM Standard #E 1903 Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process, latest edition.

  2. ASTM Standard #D 5730 Guide to Site Characteristics for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, The Vadose Zone and Ground Water, latest edition.

  3. ASTM Standard #D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock and Contained Fluids, latest edition.

  4. ASTM Standard #D 4750 Test Method for Determining Subsurface Liquid Levels in a Borehole or Monitoring Well. (Observation Well), latest edition.

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

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

Drilling, sampling, and laboratory testing of soil, groundwater, building materials or any other material shall be in compliance with, and according to, the required protocols and procedures of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction, and, in accordance with the procedures and practices as defined by the Standards, laws, codes, ordinances and rules or requirements as stated or referenced in this category. For aspects of the work pertaining to interpretation of geologic/hydrogeologic conditions, contaminants in groundwater, etc., Washington Statute RCW 18.220 requires anyone offering such services to the public be a licensed geologist/hydro-geologist.

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: 3434 • 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: 3435 • 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: 3436 • 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: 3437 • 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: 3438 • 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: 3439 • 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: 3440 • Date: 01/21/05

Pacific Groundwater Group

Janet Knox, Principal Geochemist
2377 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-329-0141 • Fax: 206-329-6968
Contract number: 3441 • Date: 03/11/05

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: 3442 • Date: 04/19/05

Shaw Environmental

Brian Peters
19909 120th Ave NE, Suite 101, Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 425-485-5000 • Fax: 425-486-9766
Contract number: 3443 • 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: 3444 • 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: 3445 • 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: 3445 • Date: 06/17/05