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Resolution to Ratify an Emergency Purchase Order Request for ATC Group Services LLC for Environmental Consulting Services ($32,893.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution ratifies and approves the issuance of an emergency purchase order by the City Administrator to ATC Group Services LLC (ATC) to complete the Tier 1 evaluation activities related to a confirmed discharge of petroleum products at 2000 S. Industrial Highway. The City recently removed two 15,000 gallon fuel underground storage tanks from this location for replacement with smaller aboveground fuel tanks. While there was no leak or discharge from these fuel tanks or piping, there was a suspected leak at the fuel dispenser area. After testing, the suspected release was upgraded to a confirmed release. ATC is the environmental consulting firm working on this project.
Compliant with State of Michigan regulations, the City immediately began remediation efforts to remove the contaminated soil and surface water that had collected in the excavations. These residuals were tested and properly disposed of. The next step of closing the site requires the installation of six groundwater monitoring wells, sampling and testing of these wells, and filing the required Initial Assessment Report which is due on January 2, 2021. The time needed for the sampling schedule and getting the test results back will be a minimum of 13 weeks after the wells are installed. To meet this deadline, it was necessary to immediately move forward with an Emergency Purchase Authorization.
ATC has provided a proposal in the amount of $32,893.00 to complete the Tier 1 evaluation activities to comply with Part 213 of NREPA as required by the State. ATC is national, qualified environmental consulting firm who can complete the required activities and brings familiarity of the site, project and subsurface conditions. The cost estimate is based on that familiarity and they anticipate both preliminary and secondary samples wil...
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