Agenda packet — Montebello City Council, September 13, 2023 (part 2 of 4)

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any of its employees, agents, and subconsultants providing service under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by the CITY, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in PERS as an employee of the CITY and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by the CITY for employer contribution and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.

SECTION 13. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

The CONSULTANT shall at all times observe and comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations of the federal, state, and local governments including, but no t limited to the Montebello Municipal Code. The CITY, and its appointed or elected officers, employees, or agents, shall not be liable at law or in equity occasioned by failure of the CONSULTANT to comply with this section.

SECTION 14. INDEMNIFICATION.

The CONSULTANT agrees to, and shall defend, indemnify, protect and hold harmless, the CITY, its elected and appointed boards, officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, defense costs, civil, penalties, expenses, causes of action, and judgments at law or in equity, or liability of any kind or nature which the CITY, its elected and appointed boards, officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers may sustain or incur or which may be imp osed upon them for injuries or deaths of persons, or damage to property arising out of the CONSULTANT’s negligent or wrongful act, or omission under the terms of this Agreement, except only liability arising out of the sole negligence of the CITY.

SECTION 15. INSURANCE COVERAGE.

a. During the term of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall carry, maintain, and keep in full force and effect insurance against claims for death or injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of this Agreement. Such insurance shall be of the types and in the amounts as set forth below:

 Commercial General Liability (CGL) : Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis for bodily injur y and property damage, including products -completed operations, personal injury, and advertising injury, with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, the limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.

 Automobile Liability Insurance: Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering, Code 1 (any auto), or if CONSULTANT has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non -owned), with limit no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

 Worker's Compensation insurance as required by the laws of the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.

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 Professional Liability insurance appropriate to the CONSULTANT’S profession, with limit no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate.

b. If the CONSULTANT maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the CITY requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the CONSULTANT.

c. The CONTACTOR shall require each of its subconsultants, if any, to maintain insurance coverage that meets all of the requirements of this Agreement.

e. Each insurance policy required above shall state that coverage shall not be canceled, except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (ten [10] days for non-payment) has been given to the CITY. The CONSULTANT agrees that if it does not keep the aforesaid insurance in full force and effect the CITY may either (i) immediately terminate thi s Agreement for Cause; or (ii) take out the necessary insurance and pay, at the CONSULTANT’s expense, the premium thereon.

f. Evidence of Insurance prior to commencement . The Contractor shall provide to the CITY Certificate(s) of Insurance evidencing such co verage together with copies of the required policy endorsements no later than five (5) business days prior to commencement of service and at least fifteen (15) business days prior to the expiration of any policy. Unreasonable failure to provide such evide nce may be cause for termination of the Agreement as provided herein or delay the services’ commencement date. The evidence of insurance shall be U.S. mail or email to:

City of Montebello
Attn: Risk Manager
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
Email: [insert designated email]

Coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled, reduced in coverage or in limits, non-renewed, or materially changed for any reason, without thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof given by the insurer to the CITY by U.S. mail, or by personal delivery, except for nonpayment of premiums, in which case ten (10) days prior notice shall be provided.

g. Evidence of Insurance during the entire term of the Agreement . At all times during the term of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall maintain on file with the CITY’s Risk Manager a certificate or certificates of insurance showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts and naming the CITY as an additional insured. The CONSULTANT shall, prior t o commencement of work under this Agreement, file with the CITY’s Risk Manager such certificate(s).

h. The CONSULTANT shall provide proof that policies of insurance required herein expiring during the term of this Agreement have been renewed or replaced

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with other policies providing at least the same coverage. Such proof will be furnished at least two (2) weeks prior to the expiration of the coverages.

i. The general liability and automobile policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall contain an endorsement naming the CITY, its officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds. All of the policies required under this Agreement shall contain an endorsement providing that the policies cannot be canceled or reduced except on thirty days’ prior written notice to the CITY. The CONSULTANT agrees to require its insurer to modify the certificates of insurance to delete any exculpatory wording stating that failure of the insurer to mail written notice of cancellation imposes no obligation, and to delete the word “endeavor” with regard to any notice provisions.

j. The insurance provided by the CONSULTANT shall be primary to any coverage available to the CITY. Any insurance or self -insurance maintained by the CITY, its officers, employees, agents, o r volunteers, shall be in excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.

k. All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement shall not prohibit the CONSULTANT, and CONSULTANT’s employees, agents or subconsultants, from waiving t he right of subrogation prior to a loss. The CONSULTANT hereby waives all rights of subrogation against the CITY.

l. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the CITY. At the option of the CITY, the CONSULTANT shall eit her reduce or eliminate the deductibles or self -insured retentions with respect to the CITY, or the CONSULTANT shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and expenses.

m. Procurement of insurance by the CONSULTANT shall not be construed as a limitation of the CONSULTANT'S liability or as full performance of CONSULTANT’s duties to indemnify, hold harmless and defend under the indemnity covenants of this Agreement.

SECTION 16. SUBCONTRACT, ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION.

The CONSULTANT shall not subcontrac t, delegate, or assign its duties or rights hereunder, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the CITY.

Any proposed subcontract, delegation, or assignment shall provide a description of the services to be covered, identification of the proposed sub -consultant, delegee, or assignee, and an explanation of why and how the same was selected, including the degree of competition involved.

Any subcontract, delegation or assignment shall be made in the name of the CONSULTANT and shall not bind or purport to bind the CITY and shall not release the CONSULTANT from any obligations under this Agreement including, but not limited to, the duty to properly supervise and coordinate the work of employees, assignees, delegees or sub -consultants. No such subcontract, delegation or assignment shall result in any increase in the amount of total compensation payable to the CONSULTANT under the Agreement.

SECTION 17. NO WAIVER.

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Waiver by any party hereto of any term, condition or covenant of this Ag reement shall not constitute the waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant hereof.

SECTION 18. DISPUTE RESOLUTION; GOVERNING LAW.

Disputes regarding the interpretation or application of any provision(s) of this Agreement shall, to the extent reaso nably feasible, be resolved through good faith negotiations between the Parties. If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce this Agreement or because of alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with the provisions o f this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, expert fees, costs and necessary disbursements incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to such other relief as may be sought and awarded. The venue for any litigation shall be County of Los Angeles, California. The Parties agree that the covenants contained in this Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 19. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS.

If litigation is r easonably required to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

SECTION 20. WARRANTIES.

Each of the parties represents and warrants to one another as follows:

a. It has received independent legal advice from its attorneys with respect to the advisability of entering into and executing this Agreement;

b. In executing this Agreem ent, it has carefully read this Agreement, knows the contents thereof, and has relied solely on the statements expressly set forth herein and has placed no reliance whatsoever on any statement, representation, or promise of any other party, or any other person or entity, not expressly set forth herein, nor upon the failure of any other party or any other person or entity to make any statement, representation or disclosure of any matter whatsoever; and

c. It is agreed that each party has the full rig ht and authority to enter into this Agreement, and that the person executing this Agreement on behalf of either party has the full right and authority to fully commit and bind such party to the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 21. MISCELLANEOUS.

a. The descriptive paragraph headings of this Agreement are included for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of interpretation of any of its provisions.

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b. Whenever the context hereof shall so require, the singular shall include the plural, the male gender shall include the female gender, and the neuter and vice versa.

d. The representations and warrantie s made by the parties to this Agreement shall survive the consummation of the transaction herein described.

e. This Agreement may be signed in any one or more counterparts all of which taken together shall be but one and the same Agreement. Any signed copy of this Agreement or of any other document or agreement referred to herein, or copy or counterpart thereof, delivered by facsimile transmission, shall for all purposes be treated as if it were delivered containing an original manual signature of the party whose signature appears in the facsimile and shall be binding upon such party in the same manner as though an originally signed copy had been delivered.

f. Each of the parties acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel of its o wn choosing, or if it has not been so represented, it has been admonished to obtain independent counsel and has freely and voluntarily waived and relinquished the right to counsel.

Each party who has not obtained independent counsel acknowledges that the failure to have independent legal counsel will not excuse such party’s failure to perform under this Agreement or any agreement referred to in this Agreement.

SECTION 22. NOTICE.

All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be gi ven under this Agreement shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered via e - mail (an “Electronic Notice” as further defined below), personally or on the second (2nd) business day after the deposit thereof in the United S tates mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, addressed as hereinafter provided. All notices, demands, requests, or approvals hereunder shall be given to the following addresses or such other addresses as the Parties may designate by written notice:

If to CITY: City of Montebello
Attn: René Bobadilla, City Manager
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 887-1200
Email: [ENTER EMAIL ADDRESS]

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With a copy to: City of Montebello – Department Name
Attn: Name and Title of Department Head
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 558 -1625 ext.

Email: [ENTER EMAIL ADDRESS]

If to Consultant: Consultant Name
Attn: ___________________
Address
City, CA #####
(###) ###-####
Email

An electronic communication (“ Electronic Notice”) shall be deemed written notice for purposes of this section i f sent to the electronic mail address specified above.

Electronic Notice shall be deemed received at the time the party sending Electronic Notice receives verification of receipt by the receiving party. Any party receiving Electronic Notice may request and shall be entitled to receive the notice on paper, in a nonelectronic form.

SECTION 23. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

In the performance of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall not discriminate against any employee, sub -consultant, or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, mental condition or sexual orientation. The CONSULTANT will take affirmative action to ensure that sub - consultant and applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medi cal condition or sexual orientation.

SECTION 24. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

The CONSULTANT covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which may be affected by the services to be performed by the CONSULTANT under this Agreement, or which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services hereunder. The CONSULTANT further covenants that, in performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by i t. Furthermore, the CONSULTANT shall avoid the appearance of having any interest that would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services pursuant to this Agreement.

The CONSULTANT covenants not to give or receive any compensation, monetary or otherwise, to or from the ultimate vendor(s) of services to the CITY as a result of the performance of this Agreement, or the services that may be procured by the CITY as a result of the recommendations made by the CONSULTANT. The CONSULTANT's covenant under this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

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This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the CITY and the CONSULTANT. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations or representations not expressly set forth herein are of no force or effect. Subsequent modifications to this Agreement shall be effective only if in writing and signed by each party. If any term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and binding.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, through their respective authorized representatives, have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

(“CITY”) (“CONSULTANT”)

CITY OF MONTEBELLO CONSULTANT NAME

René Bobadilla, City Manager Full Name, Title

ATTEST:

Christopher Jimenez, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman, City Attorney

EXHIBITS:
 Exhibit A – Request for Proposals for Services and
Contractor’s Proposal
 Exhibit B – Schedule of Compensation
 Exhibit C – Live Scan Fingerprinting Requirement

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EXHIBIT “A”

Request for Proposals for Services and Contractor’s Proposal

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EXHIBIT “B”

Schedule of Compensation

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EXHIBIT “C”

Live Scan Fingerprinting Requirements

Prior to commencing services, the CONSULTANT may be required to successfully pass a Department of Justice fingerprinting background check (“Live Scan”) performed by a certified fingerprinting service provider or at the City of Montebello Police Department. The CONSULTANT shall be resp onsible for obtaining the Live Scan for its staff and shall bear the cost thereof. The agency completing the fingerprints must provide the City of Montebello Human Resources with the background check results and subsequent records for review. The CONSULTA NT must obtain a “Temporary Consultant’s Badge” issued by the City of Montebello Human Resources prior to performing work.

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1 Appendix C

Map of the Brownfield Area/Chapin Road Landfill

*** Graphic is being provided for
reference purposes only and was
pulled from a prior study prepared
by Project Navigator, LTD.

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1 Appendix D

Map of the Montebello Brownfield Overlay District

*** Graphic is generated from the Montebello Municipal Code Chapter 17.49 and is being provided for reference purposes only.

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ATTACHMENT B – SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CITY OF MONTEBELLO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NO. 4129
WITH STEARNS, CONRAD & SCHMIDT CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC.

THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into on September ___, 2023 (“Effective Date”), by and between the CITY OF MONTEBELLO, a California municipal corporation (the “CITY”) and STEARNS, CONRAD & SCHMIDT CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC., dba SCS Engineers (the “CONSULTANT”). The CITY and the CONSULTANT are sometimes referred to herein individual as the “Party,” and jointly as the “Parties.”

RECITALS
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to retain a qualified professional environmental consultant to perform a comprehensive review of the Brownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill the CITY and related services; and
WHEREAS, the CONSULTANT was awarded this contract through an open, competitive process, Request for Proposals (“RFP”) No. 23-9, (City of Montebello RFP No 23-9).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of performance by the Parties of the covenants and conditions herein contained, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND OTHER CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS
A. This Agreement consists of the recitals, the following documents, in order of precedence, all of which are incorporated herein and made part of this Agreement, as though fully set forth herein:
a. This Agreement and its Exhibits, including any and all addenda or supplemental agreements.
b. All other documents, including but not limited to all applicable bonds, insurance certificates, permits, notices, schedules, forms, certifications, and affidavits.

B. These documents shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Contract Documents.” In the event of a conflict among the Contract Documents, the order of precedence list above shall apply.

SECTION 2. SERVICES / COMPENSATION.

A. The CONSULTANT shall provide to the CITY all labor, equipment, materials and incidental necessary to provide a comprehensive review, analysis and

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recommendations regarding the Brownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill in the City as such is set forth fully in Exhibit “A” hereto and incorporated fully herein by this reference (hereinafter “Professional Services”).

B. The CONSULTANT shall be compensated for performance of the Professional Services as set forth in the Schedule of Compensation attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated fully herein by this reference (“Compensation”). The CONSULTANT shall provide an itemized billing statement to the CITY each month for Professional Services performed. The CONSULTANT shall no incur fees or costs which exceed the Compensation without the prior written consent of the CITY.

SECTION 3. TERM.
a. This Agreement shall commence upon issuance of a written “Notice to Proceed” (as further defined below) by the CITY and shall expire on ________________ from the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier as hereinafter provided. This Agreement may be extended for up to one (1), one-year extension upon such terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the Parties in writing. b. Notice to Proceed. Any work or service contemplated under this Agreement shall not commence until the CITY has issued a written Notice to Proceed issued by CITY’s applicable, department head.

SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE.
a. The CONSULTANT shall at all times, faithfully, competently, and to the best of its ability, experience, and talent, perform all tasks described herein. b. The CONSULTANT shall employ, at a minimum, generally accepted standards and practices utilized by companies engaged in providing similar services, as are required of Consultant hereunder, in meeting its obligations under this Agreement. c. The CONSULTANT shall be knowledgeable of and subject to all CITY ordinances, rules and regulations, standard operating procedures, and the supervisory chain of command.
d. The CONSULTANT shall have the right to retain, subject to t h e CITY's approval, additional individuals, consultants or subconsultants to assist in the completion of services as herein defined. Compensation for additional individuals, consultants or subconsultants shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of the CONSULTANT.
e. The CONSULTANT shall retain all original reports, field and office notes, correspondence, calculations, maps, and other documents specifically related to the services provided by the CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement, other than documents which are exempt from disclosure pursuant to the attorney-client privilege or any other law. Said documents shall be made available for inspection by the CITY upon request.

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f. CONSULTANT shall be entitled to rely on information provided by CITY. SCS shall be entitled to seek equitable adjustment in the price and schedule if conditions differ materially from information provided and relied upon by CONSULTANT. g. In the event CONSULTANT is required to perform any work at the Site, at no time shall title to hazardous substances, solid wastes, petroleum contaminated soils or other regulated substances pass to CONSULTANT, nor shall any provision of this Agreement be interpreted to permit or obligate CONSULTANT to assume the status of a “generator,” “owner,” “operator,” “transporter,” “arranger,” or “treatment, storage or disposal facility” under state or federal law.

SECTION 5. WORK PRODUCT.
a. The CONSULTANT hereby agrees that all work product produced pursuant to this Agreement, and provided to the CITY during and upon completion of this Agreement, shall be the property of the CITY, and ownership of said work product shall be retained by the CITY. The CONSULTANT may take and retain copies of such written p roducts as desired, but no such written products shall be the subject of a copyright application by the CONSULTANT.
b. All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by the CONSULTANT or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed by the CONSULTANT without prior written consent by the CITY. The CITY shall grant such consent if disclosure is legally required. All such written products shall be returned to the CITY upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement; provided however that CONSULTANT shall be entitled to retain archival copies of all such information on computer systems or hard drives, tapes or memory or other electronic forms of information retention processes or equipment used for back-ups in the normal course of business so long as any such Confidential Information is kept confidential subject to the terms. The CONSULTANT agrees that the covenants contained in this Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 6. EXTRA SERVICES.

No extra services over and above the Compensation shall be rendered by the CONSULTANT under this Agreement unless such extra services first shall have been duly authorized in writing by the CITY’s City Manager (the “City Manager”).

SECTION 7. CITY SUPERVISION.

The City Manager shall have the right of general supervision of all work performed by the CONSULTANT and shall be the CITY’s agent with respect to obtaining the CONSULTANT’s compliance hereunder. No payment for services rendered under this Agreement shall be made without the prior approval of this Agreement by the City Manager.

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SECTION 8. TERMINATION.

In the event that either Party hereto fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions of this Agreement at the time and in the manner required, the non-defaulting party shall give the defaulting party written notice of the default, the nature of the default, and of the steps necessary to cure the default.
a. Termination for Cause. In the event that any of the provisions of the Agreement are violated by either party, the non-defaulting Party may terminate the Agreement by serving written notice upon the other Party, listing the violation(s) and its intent to terminate such Agreement unless within ten (10) days after the serving of such notice, such violation shall cease or be rectified. If the defaulting party fails to satisfactorily cure the default, the contract shall upon the expiration of an additional thirty (30) days cease and terminate. Violations by the CONSULTANT which cannot be corrected within ten (10) days, said contract shall at the option of the CITY cease and terminate upon the giving of like notice. In the event of any such termination for default by the CONSULTANT, the CITY may take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise for the account and at the expense of the CONSULTANT. The CONSULTANT and his sureties shall be liable to the CITY for any excess cost occasioned in the event of any such termination. This change shall not be construed to prevent the termination, for other causes authorized by law or other provisions of this contract. In the event of a termination for cause, the CONSULTANT shall only be entitled to the Compensation for those Professional Services satisfactory performed on or before the effective date of termination. b. Termination for Convenience. The CITY shall have the option, at its sole discretion and without cause, to terminate this Agreement in whole, or in part, by giving thirty (30) business days’ written notice to the CONSULTANT. Upon the termination of this Agreement as provided herein, the CITY shall provide to the CONSULTANT the part of Compensation which would otherwise be payable to the CONSULTANT for services the CONSULTANT had completed as of the date of termination, less the amount of all previous payment with respect to the Compensation.

Further, upon such a termination for convenience by the CITY, the Parties agree that the CONSULTANT shall be reimbursed for any “non-refundable” costs that the CONSULTANT has incurred for its services under this Agreement, provided that: (1) such “non- refundable” costs were incurred by the CONSULTANT prior to the date of termination, and (2) that t h e CONSULTANT provides the CITY with adequate proof that the CONSULTANT incurred the costs, and is unable to be seek a refund for such costs. Such “non-refundable” costs may include, but are not limited to, travel reservations incurred by the CONSULTANT for its performance of services under this Agreement. The CONSULTANT agrees to cease all work under this Agreement on or before the effective date of any notice of termination.

SECTION 9. EMPLOYMENT OF CITY EMPLOYEES.

No regular employee of the CITY shall be employed by the CONSULTANT during the

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term of this Agreement.

SECTION 10. NON-LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

No official or employee of the CITY shall be personally liable to the CONSULTANT in the event of any default or breach by the CITY, or for any amount which may become due to the CONSULTANT.

SECTION 11. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT.
a. The CONSULTANT is and shall, at all times, remain as to the CITY a wholly independent consultant. Neither the CITY nor any of its elected officials, officers, employees, or agents shall have control over the conduct of the CONSULTANT except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. The CONSULTANT shall not at any time or in any manner represent that he or she is in any manner an elected official, officer, employee, or agent of the CITY. No employee benefits shall be available to the CONSULTANT in connection with the performance of this Agreement. Except as provided in this Agreement, the CITY shall not pay salary, wages, or other compensation to the CONSULTANT for performance hereunder for the CITY, the CITY shall not be liable for compensation to the CONSULTANT, the CONSULTANT’s employees or the CONSULTANT’s subconsultants for injury or sickness arising out of performing services hereunder.
b. The parties further acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall create or be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, employment relationship or any other relationship except as set forth in this Agreement. c. The CITY shall not deduct from the Compensation paid to the CONSULTANT any sums required for Social Security, withholding taxes, FICA, state disability insurance or any other federal, state or local tax or charge which may or may not be in effect or hereinafter enacted or required as a charge or withholding on the compensation paid to the CONSULTANT. The CITY shall have no responsibility to provide the CONSULTANT, its employees or subconsultants with workers’ compensation insurance or any other insurance.

SECTION 12. ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

Any additional services or changes to the Services shall be subject to written agreement of the parties. An equitable adjustment in CONSULTANT’S compensation and schedule shall apply to all changes in the Scope of Services.

SECTION 13. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

The CONSULTANT shall at all times observe and comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations of the federal, state, and local governments including, but not limited to the Montebello Municipal Code applicable to the Services under this Agreement. The CITY, and its appointed or elected officers, employees, or agents, shall not be liable at law or in equity occasioned by failure of the CONSULTANT

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to comply with this section.

SECTION 14. INDEMNIFICATION.

The CONSULTANT agrees to, and shall defend, indemnify, protect and hold harmless, the CITY, its elected and appointed boards, officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, defense costs, civil, penalties, expenses, causes of action, and judgments at law or in equity, or liability of any kind or nature which the CITY, its elected and appointed boards, officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers may sustain or incur or which may be imposed upon them for injuries or deaths of persons, or damage to property arising out of t h e CONSULTANT’s negligent or wrongful act, or omission under the terms of this Agreement, except only liability arising out of the sole negligence of the CITY.

SECTION 15. INSURANCE COVERAGE.
a. During the term of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall carry, maintain, and keep in full force and effect insurance against claims for death or injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of this Agreement. Such insurance shall be of the types and in the amounts as set forth below:
Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis for bodily injury and property damage, including products-completed operations, personal injury, and advertising injury, with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, the limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. Automobile Liability Insurance: Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering, Code 1 (any auto), or if CONSULTANT has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non-owned), with limit no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
Worker 's Compensation insurance as required by the laws of the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease. Professional Liability insurance appropriate to the CONSULTANT’S profession, with limit no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate.
b. If the CONSULTANT maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the CITY requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the CONSULTANT.
c. The CONTACTOR shall require each of its subconsultants, if any, to maintain insurance coverage that meets all of the requirements of this Agreement.

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d. The policy or policies required by this Agreement shall be issued by an insurer admitted in the State of California and with a current rating of at least A:VII in the latest edition of Best's Insurance Guide.
e. Each insurance policy required above shall state that coverage shall not be canceled, except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (ten [10] days for non- payment) has been given to the CITY. The CONSULTANT agrees that if it does not keep the aforesaid insurance in full force and effect the CITY may either (i) immediately terminate this Agreement for Cause; or (ii) take out the necessary insurance and pay, at the CONSULTANT’s expense, the premium thereon.
f.Evidence of Insurance prior to commencement. The Contractor shall provide to the CITY Certificate(s) of Insurance evidencing such coverage together with copies of the required policy endorsements no later than five (5) business days prior to commencement of service and at least fifteen (15) business days prior to the expiration of any policy. Unreasonable failure to provide such evidence may be cause for termination of the Agreement as provided herein or delay the services’ commencement date. The evidence of insurance shall be U.S. mail or email to:

City of Montebello
Attn: Risk Manager
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
Email: [email protected]
g. Coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled, reduced in coverage or in limits, non-renewed, or materially changed for any reason, without thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof given by the insurer to the CITY by U.S. mail, or by personal delivery, except for nonpayment of premiums, in which case ten (10) days prior notice shall be provided.
h.Evidence of Insurance during the entire term of the Agreement. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall maintain on file with the CITY’s Risk Manager a certificate or certificates of insurance showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts and naming the CITY as an additional insured on the CONSULTANT’S general liability and automobile liability insurance. The CONSULTANT shall, prior to commencement of work under this Agreement, file with the CITY’s Risk Manager such certificate(s).
i. The CONSULTANT shall provide proof that policies of insurance required herein expiring during the term of this Agreement have been renewed or replaced with other policies providing at least the same coverage. Such proof will be furnished at least two (2) weeks prior to the expiration of the coverages. j. The general liability and automobile policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall contain an endorsement naming the CITY, its officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insured’s. All of the policies required under this

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Agreement shall contain an endorsement providing that the policies cannot be canceled or reduced except on thirty days’ prior written notice to the CITY. The CONSULTANT agrees to require its insurer to modify the certificates of insurance to delete any exculpatory wording stating that failure of the insurer to mail written notice of cancellation imposes no obligation, and to delete the word “endeavor” with regard to any notice provisions.
k. The insurance provided by the CONSULTANT shall be primary to any coverage available to the CITY. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the CITY, its officers, employees, agents, or volunteers, shall be in excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
l. All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement shall not prohibit the CONSULTANT, and CONSULTANT’s employees, agents or subconsultants, from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. The CONSULTANT hereby waives all rights of subrogation against the CITY.
m. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the CITY. At the option of the CITY, the CONSULTANT shall either reduce or eliminate the deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to the CITY, or the CONSULTANT shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and expenses. n. Procurement of insurance by the CONSULTANT shall not be construed as a limitation of the CONSULTANT'S liability or as full performance of CONSULTANT’s duties to indemnify, hold harmless and defend under the indemnity covenants of this Agreement.

SECTION 16. SUBCONTRACT, ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION.

The CONSULTANT shall not subcontract, delegate, or assign its duties or rights hereunder, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the CITY. Any proposed subcontract, delegation, or assignment shall provide a description of the services to be covered, identification of the proposed sub-consultant, delegee, or assignee, and an explanation of why and how the same was selected, including the degree of competition involved.

Any subcontract, delegation or assignment shall be made in the name of the CONSULTANT and shall not bind or purport to bind the CITY and shall not release the CONSULTANT from any obligations under this Agreement including, but not limited to, the duty to properly supervise and coordinate the work of employees, assignees, delegees or sub-consultants. No such subcontract, delegation or assignment shall result in any increase in the amount of total compensation payable to the CONSULTANT under the Agreement.

SECTION 17. NO WAIVER.

Waiver by any party hereto of any term, condition or covenant of this Agreement

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shall not constitute the waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant hereof.

SECTION 18. DISPUTE RESOLUTION; GOVERNING LAW.

Disputes regarding the interpretation or application of any provision(s) of this Agreement shall, to the extent reasonably feasible, be resolved through good faith negotiations between the Parties under the laws of the State of California. The venue for any litigation shall be County of Los Angeles, California. The Parties agree that the covenants contained in this Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 19. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS.

If litigation is reasonably required to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

SECTION 20. WARRANTIES.

Each of the parties represents and warrants to one another as follows:
a. It has received independent legal advice from its attorneys with respect to the advisability of entering into and executing this Agreement; b. In executing this Agreement, it has carefully read this Agreement, knows the contents thereof, and has relied solely on the statements expressly set forth herein and has placed no reliance whatsoever on any statement, representation, or promise of any other party, or any other person or entity, not expressly set forth herein, nor upon the failure of any other party or any other person or entity to make any statement, representation or disclosure of any matter whatsoever; and c. It is agreed that each party has the full right and authority to enter into this Agreement, and that the person executing this Agreement on behalf of either party has the full right and authority to fully commit and bind such party to the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 21. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. The descriptive paragraph headings of this Agreement are included for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of interpretation of any of its provisions.
b. Whenever the context hereof shall so require, the singular shall include the plural, the male gender shall include the female gender, and the neuter and vice versa.

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c. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.
d. The representations and warranties made by the parties to this Agreement which by their nature or by their express terms extend beyond the expiration or termination of this Contract, including but not limited to warranties, indemnifications and intellectual property, shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. e. This Agreement may be signed in any one or more counterparts all of which taken together shall be but one and the same Agreement. Any signed copy of this Agreement or of any other document or agreement referred to herein, or copy or counterpart thereof, delivered by facsimile transmission, shall for all purposes be treated as if it were delivered containing an original manual signature of the party whose signature appears in the facsimile and shall be binding upon such party in the same manner as though an originally signed copy had been delivered.

SECTION 22. NOTICE.

All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered via e-mail (an “Electronic Notice” as further defined below), personally or on the second (2nd) business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, addressed as hereinafter provided. All notices, demands, requests, or approvals hereunder shall be given to the following addresses or such other addresses as the Parties may designate by written notice:

If to CITY: City of Montebello
Attn: Arlene Salazar, Acting City Manager
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 887-1200
Email: [email protected]
With a copy to: City of Montebello – Finance Department Attn: Michael Solorza
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 887 – 1200 ext.412
Email: [email protected]
If to Consultant: SCS Engineers
Attn: Justin Rauzon
3900 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite
(562) 637-4530
Email: [email protected]

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An electronic communication (“ Electronic Notice”) shall be deemed written notice for purposes of this section if sent to the electronic mail address specified above. Electronic Notice shall be deemed received at the time the party sending Electronic Notice receives verification of receipt by the receiving party. Any party receiving Electronic Notice may request and shall be entitled to receive the notice on paper, in a nonelectronic form.

SECTION 23. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

In the performance of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall not discriminate against any employee, sub-consultant, or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, mental condition or sexual orientation. The CONSULTANT will take affirmative action to ensure that sub-consultant and applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition or sexual orientation.

SECTION 24. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

The CONSULTANT covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which may be affected by the services to be performed by the CONSULTANT under this Agreement, or which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services hereunder. The CONSULTANT further covenants that, in performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it. Furthermore, the CONSULTANT shall avoid the appearance of having any interest that would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services pursuant to this Agreement.

SECTION 25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, through their respective authorized representatives, have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. (“CITY”) (“CONSULTANT”)

CITY OF MONTEBELLO SCS ENGINEERS
Arlene Salazar, Acting City Manager Name:

Vice-President
ATTEST:

Christopher Jimenez, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman, City Attorney
EXHIBITS:
•Exhibit A – Scope of Services
•Exhibit B – Schedule of Compensation

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Exhibit “A”
Scope of Services

PROJECT APPROACH, METHODS, AND STRATEGIES
SCS understands that the Chapin Road Landfill/Brownfield Area has long needed attention and SCS is excited that now is the time. We are ready to be a partner and help the City achieve its various goals. We understand that issues associated with the landfill have been recognized for a while and have been postponed for a variety of reasons. The issues to be dealt with are varied. They include legacy environmental issues related to the landfill, environmental issues related to non-landfill current and historical operations, and general infrastructure challenges.

Based on SCS’ review of available information, the project area currently exists as a pre- regulation Landfill, since it ceased operations prior to November 27, 1984, the effective date of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations (Title 27). When it was in operation, the Landfill was subjected to permit requirements related to the types of wastes it could receive and the permissible depth to which waste could be placed. Regulations at that time were significantly different from the current requirements for landfills regulated under Title 27.

The Landfill was closed in accordance with the limited regulations in effect at the time of closure (which required little more than a suitable cap). Moreover, post-closure maintenance requirements for pre-regulation landfills are much more limited than requirements for modern landfills.

Increased development on and near landfills that were once on the outskirts of urban Los Angeles has grown more common. The project area represents one of the more complicated such scenarios because the overlying land was subdivided into more than two dozen parcels and developed with industrial businesses shortly after the Landfill was closed. This created a situation where there are numerous part-owners of the closed Landfill and the structures built on these parcels were not designed in accordance with modern requirements for building on and near landfills (e.g., without methane barriers or vapor intrusion mitigation systems).

While the project area represents a particularly complex scenario, given the numerous landowners, the need to manage closed, abandoned, and inactive pre-regulation landfills is common. As a result, the LARWQCB has established general Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for post-closure maintenance of inactive non-hazardous waste landfills. The WDRs specifies conditions under which a pre-regulation landfill may be required to comply with Title 27 formal closure requirements. Generally, these conditions take effect when there is a proposed site development or land use change that jeopardizes the integrity of the existing landfill cover; when water quality impairment is found as part of a groundwater monitoring program, or when nuisance conditions exist that warrant such activity.

The RFP identified completion of at least 7 Tasks, with Task 8 as a placeholder for additional recommended items. We have followed that Task structure in the narrative provided below.

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Task 1
Review all relevant reports and data related to the subject site.

Considerations
Review and technical analysis of environmental reports is the core of SCS’ environmental services practice. We will want to build on the existing knowledge base to identify issues regarding the site. SCS excels at careful review of voluminous past investigations to assess known and potential environmental impacts, as well as evaluation of alternatives to manage environmental problems. Solutions often range from no action to integration of remediation with redevelopment plans designed to economically revitalize an area. Landfills present inherently complex environmental issues that, in most cases, require ongoing management challenges, as opposed to non-landfill environmental issues that might simply be remediated.

In our informal work with the City to date, SCS has already reviewed some of the past reports, including information related to the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant from October 1, 1998 and public records available for the Chapin Landfill on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) GeoTracker website (GeoTracker ID: SL163782346). There have been other investigation activities, the results of which were not readily available for this proposal effort.

Given the Landfill history and post-Landfill industrial operations, there exists a significant potential for co-mingled environmental conditions (e.g., hazardous substance releases that have migrated through waste). This creates complexities in evaluating and assigning responsibility, for any particular hazardous substance release. Consequently, this Task must marry a review of identifiable information about the landfill with assessment of known and potential hazardous substance releases originating with post-Landfill industrial business operations. One such example discussed at the February 27, 2023 Special City Council Meeting, was past detection of low concentrations of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive introduced in the late-1970s, in groundwater. Since the landfill was closed prior to the introduction of this fuel additive, the MTBE release affecting underlying groundwater originated at some non-landfill source. There have been at least seven leaking underground storage tank (LUST) cases within the project area and other industrial operations commonly associated with elevated environmental risk.

Scope of Work for Task 1
SCS will work with the City to identify all known reports in its possession. In addition to those records/reports, we will also submit regulatory agency record requests to:
•U.S. EPA
•California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) •Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) •California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) •Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD), Health Hazardous Materials Division (HHMD) and Site Mitigation Unit (SMU)
•South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD)
•Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) •Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH), Solid Waste Management Program (the Local Enforcement Agency or LEA).

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We will also be able to leverage internal SCS records from past work in the City, for example at the nearby former Valspar paint facility, and private enterprise site-screening tools (i.e., LightBox Environmental Data Resources).

Where records point to a known consultant or business that proposed or performed work, with City permission, SCS will attempt to solicit that information directly from a report preparer or interview potentially knowledgeable parties to document past actions that may not have been documented in formal reports.

SCS will also research and undertake an analysis of available groundwater information at the project area and nearby areas using publicly available resources.

Once all available information has been gathered, SCS will prepare a current conditions report, laying out known information related to the landfill, known and suspected information related to post-Landfill activities, which will include a data gap analysis.

Successful completion of Task 1 is essential to lay the groundwork for subsequent tasks.

Task 2
Develop recommendations for further study and investigation.

Considerations
Based on the results of Task 1, recommendations for further study and investigation related to both the landfill and current/historical businesses will be warranted. The nature of recommendations related to the Landfill will depend both on an assessment of compliance with regulations governing the Landfill in its current condition and the City’s and/or private business owners’ future plans in the Landfill area. Where there is evidence of hazardous substance releases from current and/or historical businesses operated in the post-Landfill era, recommendations may include evaluating those releases, particularly where there is a potential for contamination that has co-mingled with waste and/or the potential to impact area groundwater supply wells.

Consequently, SCS’ approach to Task 2 will take account for various scenarios and present further study and investigation needs under those scenarios.

The Phase II investigation process represents another core SCS service area. Our firm is especially well suited to evaluating and planning around closed landfill management and reuse. SCS comes armed with a unique set of in-house expertise in environmental due diligence assessment, Brownfields and voluntary remediation, closed landfill compliance management, stormwater management, and LFG control and recovery systems. In addition to considerations of soil, soil gas, and groundwater called out, SCS is prepared to address the related issues of vapor intrusion (whether of methane or volatile organic compounds [VOCs]) into indoor air, which might pose a health and safety hazard to building occupants.

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Scope of Work for Task 2
In consultation with the City, the SCS Team will develop recommendations to further assess the Landfill and potential environmental conditions associated with post-Landfill industrial operations in the study area. The full characterization of a site, particularly a project area of this size with numerous owners, will likely require an iterative (phased) process designed to rule in or out the presence of contaminants. A conceptual site model (CSM) will need to be developed that describes physical, chemical, and biological processes that define the presence, migration and impacts of contamination in soil, soil gas, and groundwater. The successful completion of Task 1 will represent the beginning of the CSM. SCS will use the data gap analysis to evaluate options for further study and investigation of the study area.

Task 3
Develop recommendations for remediation.

Considerations
As discussed in the background information provided previously, landfill properties are subject to special regulations that differentiate them non-landfill properties. For example, hazardous materials and conditions present in the waste mass and are not subject to the same cleanup requirements as if they were present at a non-landfill site. Regulation of closed landfills accounts for this and may limit the obligation to remediate hazards associated with the landfill, except where there is a release beyond its boundary (e.g., landfill gas migration or contaminant migration to groundwater). Consequently, remedial options at the project area might simply involve management of the landfill and landfill-related conditions, clean closure of the landfill through excavation and removal of all waste, or some combination of the two approaches to facilitate material improvements within the project area.

For example, many of the properties are suspected to only partially be underlain by landfilled waste. One approach that might allow for a greater level of development would be to further subdivide parcels into areas that are landfill-impacted and areas that are not. Where further investigation characterizes the extent of fill at an area to be limited, there may be opportunity to reclaim additional land by excavation and removal or consolidation of waste.

SCS has proven experience working with landfill assessment and redevelopment options, whether they be clean closure, partial clean closure, or land repurposing that includes management of an existing landfill.

SCS can limit our assessment of remedial options to our experience with similar projects. Or, in consultation with the City and/or stakeholders, we could include some preliminary outreach and discussion with the various local, regional, and/or state agencies that would administer updated regulation of the landfill under various redevelopment scenarios.

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appropriate action in mitigating a Brownfields property. Although no regulatory agency is expected to be involved in this early stage of the process, SCS proposes to conduct the work in accordance with typical requirements of applicable oversight agencies, such as the LARWQCB. Remedial measures will consider cleanup alternatives that incorporate green and sustainable remedial techniques, and possible climate change impacts.

Task 4
Review compliance with existing legislation.

Considerations
As discussed throughout this proposal, there are legislative and regulatory compliance differences for pre-regulation landfills exempted from Title 27 requirements, post-regulation landfills, and pre-regulation landfills that might voluntarily comply with Title 27 requirements or be forced to because of a triggering event (disturbance of existing landfill cap, change in land use, release affecting groundwater, etc.).

The primary regulations affecting landfill post-closure end uses in the Los Angeles area are embodied in Title 27, AQMD Rule 1150 (Excavation of Landfills), and potentially Rule 1150.1 (Control of Gaseous Emissions). Any proposed combustible gas protection measures for new structures and significant alterations to existing structures must also be consistent with the requirements of Los Angeles County Building Code Section 110.3. In Los Angeles County, building code requirements for combustible gas are administered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) and/or the Montebello Building Department.

Due to its pre-regulation status, the Landfill is subject to quarterly inspections by the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA). The most recent LEA inspection occurred on March 13, 2023, which included methane gas monitoring within cracks and crevices along Chapin Road, with no significant readings obtained. Additionally, in the RFP, the City has expressed concerns about stormwater compliance and chemical releases from the Landfill or businesses in the Project area.

It would be essentially impossible to perform thorough environmental compliance audits of all the private businesses and property owners in the project area with respect to Title 27 triggers, as well as Federal, State, and Local laws, without their complete cooperation.

Further, even with complete cooperation of all private landowners in the Project area, a comprehensive compliance audit would potentially be cost-prohibitive to the City and of limited value to the long-term objectives for the area by the City Council and City staff. With the City being the client, these restrictions don’t apply for City-owned land. With respect to the Title 27 trigger conditions, there is the added complexity that interpretation of when a condition is triggered is not cut and dry. For example, at exactly what point might stormwater or road improvements that affect and improve the cap precipitate compliance requirements with Title 27 and the WDRs? Answers to some of these questions may only be identifiable through consultation with relevant regulatory agencies.

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WDR post-closure requirements for fear of assuming the financial burden for the entire Landfill. Yet there could be substantial benefit to all property owners if the Landfill were adequately investigated and Landfill-related safety and health risks were brought into compliance with the WDRs.

With these significant restrictions and potential benefits to all stakeholders in mind, SCS has designed a scope of work for this task to explore the current legal and regulatory compliance issues in the Project area.

Scope of Work for Task 4
In conjunction with Tasks 1 and 6, SCS will review publicly available reports of non- compliance associated with landowners (including the City) within the project area.

Databases and information requests from the following agencies/sources will be reviewed (same as Task 1):
•U.S. EPA;
•CalRecycle
•LARWQCB
•DTSC
•LACFD HHMD and SMU
•AQMD
•LACDPW
•LACDPH, Solid Waste Management Program (LEA).

SCS will prepare a summary report of non-compliance based on the records reviewed. The non-compliance report can then be discussed between SCS and the City to determine if additional compliance follow-up is required.

SCS will prepare a section of the legal compliance report that discusses legal requirements that might be triggered specifically by potential road and stormwater improvements within the Project area. In consultation with the City, SCS may conduct informal consultation with relevant regulatory agencies to clarify Title 27 requirements with respect to the Landfill and trigger conditions specific to potential infrastructure improvement projects with the Landfill project area. This open-door approach will provide best-informed options and the clearest understanding of potential costs and benefits to various possible actions. However, SCS is prepared to present such a discussion based on our past experience without engaging the regulatory agencies.

Task 5
Review viability and requirements to repair public roads within the subject project area.

As such, this issue is related to other landfill-related issues that are the subject of this proposal, such as stormwater management.

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Chapin Road is subject to heavy wheel loads caused by multi-axle truck and trailer traffic as well as trucks associated with auto and metal recyclers. In addition to, and partially related to the roadway deterioration, the road is very congested and difficult to get through.

This task includes the work necessary to provide recommendations to the City concerning rehabilitation of public roads in the project area. SCS, through its work for many developers and municipalities, has significant experience working within the complex environment of developing and maintaining infrastructure over closed landfills.

Scope of Work for Task 5
The SCS engineering team will review available information from the City of Montebello Public Works department and potentially other sources concerning public roadway construction techniques and reports of roadway issues. We understand there may be little or no specific roadway construction information, and our review of landfill cap construction and stormwater issues may aid in understanding the root-causes of roadway deterioration and settlement.

The SCS engineering team will conduct a detailed reconnaissance of public roadways in the project area to better understand the specific areas and degrees of roadway deterioration and settlement. The reconnaissance will include mapping and photographs of problem areas.

The SCS engineering team will conduct roadway coring, cone penetrometer testing and soil and aggregate base sampling. Four locations will be cored through the roadway and immediate subsurface to understand pavement and supporting underlayment thickness and construction materials and technique. Coring locations will be chosen during the Field Reconnaissance task.

Cone penetrometer testing will be conducted at the four boring locations to further determine geotechnical properties of the roadways and supporting stratigraphy. In addition, hand augers will be used to collect soil and aggregate samples from beneath the pavement.

Samples collected during the roadway field work will undergo geotechnical testing, which would include both strength and index tests, as well as gradation, Atterberg Limits, and R- Value.

Engineering Analysis and Report – The SCS engineering team will conduct an engineering analysis of the field sampling and analysis results to assess the existing roadway conditions, potential causes of deterioration and settlement, and possible corrective actions for rehabilitation of the public roadways. The results of the engineering analysis will be presented in a separate report.

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Task 6
Develop a Stormwater Masterplan for the area.

Background Analysis
As noted by the City, there is no stormwater infrastructure in the Project area. Potential stormwater issues include non-compliance with State regulations, site flooding, and the potential to exacerbate LFG production through stormwater infiltration through organic waste. The Project area is adjacent to the Rio Hondo Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds and Drainage Channel. Based on Los Angeles County Public Works Storm Drain System Maps, existing drainage networks in the vicinity of the Project Site appear to discharge to the Drainage Channel.

The SCS engineering team will draw on our extensive experience with infrastructure built over closed landfills to fulfill the requirements of this task and any required follow-on work concerning stormwater infrastructure in the Project area.

Scope of Work for Task 6
This task requires two distinct phases: first, an evaluation of the need (or not) for stormwater infrastructure; then second, likely a stormwater master plan. Preparation of the stormwater master plan is discussed below but is not included in the cost and schedule since the assessment phase that determines the need for and design of infrastructure is required before a master plan can be scoped and developed.

The SCS engineering team will conduct a preliminary evaluation of the Project area to determine the need for stormwater infrastructure based on compliance with LARWQCB NPDES Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) discharges within the Los Angeles River Watershed Management Area. We will also conduct research to determine if stormwater infrastructure improvements are required by businesses operating within the Project area to comply with State Bill 205 (SB205).

As part of this stormwater infrastructure assessment, the SCS engineering team will also determine existing stormwater flow paths and discharge points based on public lidar contour data of the Project Site and environs. The SCS engineering team will also determine potential surface flows entering and leaving the Project Site based on hydrologic modeling using HydroCAD or similar modeling software.

Upon completion of the assessment, the SCS engineering team will prepare a report that will present the results of the assessment and make recommendations for infrastructure improvements such as conveyance networks, catchment and collection infrastructure, containment, treatment and diversion of stormwater flows, potential permitting requirements, and/or surficial grading requirements. Stormwater infrastructure recommendations will be integrated into other work tasks and consideration of the geotechnical and environmental challenges overlying landfill materials.

Upon consideration and approval of the SCS engineering team’s recommendations, we’ll provide a scope, schedule, and budget for preparation of a stormwater master plan and include an assessment of necessary infrastructure components.

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Task 7
Identify funding sources for additional study, remediation and brownfield development.

Background Analysis
There are several funding sources available in California for assessment, remediation, and brownfield development. Potential funding sources include:

1. Brownfields Grants:
a. The U.S. EPA offers Brownfields Grants to help fund the evaluation and cleanup of potentially contaminated sites. This funding can be used for environmental site assessments, remedial planning, community outreach, cleanup planning, and cleanup activities.
b. The Equitable Community Revitalization Grants (ECRG), through DTSC, provide funding for the redevelopment of eligible projects in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities through three grant types including community- wide and site-specific assessment grants as well as site-specific cleanup grants.

2. Community Development Block Grants (CDBG): The CDBG program provides grants to state and local governments to support community development activities, including brownfield redevelopment. CDBG funds may be used for activities which include, but are not limited to: Acquisition of real property; Relocation and demolition; Rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures; and Construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes.

3. Tax Incentives: Some states and localities offer tax incentives for brownfield redevelopment, such as tax abatements or exemptions for property taxes, sales taxes, and income taxes.

4. Private Financing: Private lenders may be willing to provide financing for brownfield redevelopment projects, particularly if they are eligible for tax incentives or other government programs.

5. California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank): IBank offers financing for public infrastructure and private developments that promote a healthy climate for jobs, contribute to a strong economy and improve the quality of life in California communities. IBank has broad authority to issue tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds, provide financing to public agencies, provide credit enhancements, acquire or lease facilities, and leverage State and Federal funds. IBank’s current programs include the Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Loan Program, California Lending for Energy and Environmental Needs (CLEEN) Center, the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan fund, Small Business Finance Center and the Bond Financing Program.

6. California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB): SWRCB offers the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which provides low-interest loans for the planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement projects, including those related to brownfield remediation.

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Availability and eligibility requirements for these funding sources may vary depending on the location and specifics of the project.

Scope of Work for Task 7
We will collaborate with the City to explore potential funding sources for achieving the desired outcomes for the Site, while considering eligibility, timing, and other pertinent factors. As a trusted resource for remediation projects, we assist municipal and real estate clients in expediting project timelines and reducing costs, earning recognition for quality and engineering design. Our experts will help supplement your understanding of funding opportunities and support the development of funding applications.

In addition to brownfield-specific grants, there are other brownfield, infrastructure, and economic development funding sources that may be accessed by the City for the Chapin Road Landfill area. As examples, Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs), Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities (CRIAs) are both tax-increment sourced funding. As such, a change of use of a brownfield area typically drives the tax increment (along with property tax in lieu of vehicle license fee).

Task 8 [None Recommended]
Because of the phased approach to the complex issues outlined in the RFP and SCS’ proposal, no additional tasks are recommended for this early stage of the project. Additional tasks will likely arise during the project. Some of the areas where additional work might be warranted include:
•Further evaluation of non-landfill sources of contamination within the study area •Redevelopment support for the City
Note that SCS has comprehensive capabilities with Brownfield site reuse and redevelopment, including the real estate functions inherent in Brownfield projects. Successful Brownfield projects integrate three main areas – environmental, real estate, and funding - with SCS having broad expertise in each of these areas.

SCS will work with the City of Montebello to integrate brownfields and infrastructure needs with future use to assess and identify infrastructure and economic funding sources that may be applied to the Chapin Road Landfill area.

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SECTION 3: PROJECT SCHEDULE
SCS expects Tasks 1 through 4 to build on one another, with the work necessary to complete later tasks dependent on City input provided and research completed during earlier tasks.

Tasks 5 through 7 can be conducted independent of Tasks 1 through 4, but will require collaboration with City personnel expected to begin at the outset of the project.

SCS envisions that the scope of the project can be executed within an overall timeline of five to six months, with deliverables for each task as follows:

Table 1. Proposed Project Schedule
Task Estimated Duration
Task 1 12 weeks
Task 2 4 weeks
Task 3 4 weeks
Task 4 4 weeks
Task 5 5 weeks
Task 6 7 weeks
Task 7 4 weeks

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Exhibit “B”
Schedule of Compensation

Task 1 - Review all relevant reports and data related to the subject site.

Task 1 Total: $29,500
Task 2 - Develop recommendations for further study and investigation.

Task 2 Total: $15,340
Task 3 - Develop recommendations for remediation.

Task 3 Total: $15,140
Task 4 - Review compliance with existing legislation.

Task 4 Total: $15,140
Task 5 - Review viability and requirements to repair public roads within the subject project area.

Task 5 Total: $26,910
Task 6 - Develop a Stormwater Masterplan for the area.

Task 6 Total: $20,182.50
Task 7 - Identify funding sources for additional study, remediation and brownfield development.

Task 7 Total: $2,500
Project Total: $124,712.5

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SCS
Engineers

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SCS Engineers
3900 Kilroy Airport Way # 100
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562) 426-9544
www.scsengineers.com
RFP NO. 23-9 ENVIRONMENTAL

ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONDUCT A

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE

BROWNFIELD AREA/CLOSED CHAPIN

ROAD LANDFILL & PERFORM

ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AS NEEDED
City of Montebello
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, California 90640
Attn: Joseph A. Palombi

PREPARED BYPREPARED FOR
April 27, 2023 | 010448223

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Section Page
Section 1: Cover Letter ...................................................................................................................... ii Section 2: Firm Background and Qualifications ............................................................................... 1 Project Approach, Methods, and Strategies .................................................................................. 11 Section 3: Project Schedule ........................................................................................................... 20 Section 4: Summary of Recent Experience ................................................................................... 21 Section 5: List of Government Agencies ........................................................................................ 27 Section 6: Proposed Fee ................................................................................................................. 29

Figures
Figure 1. Proposed Organizational Chart ........................................................................................... 9

Tables
Table 1. Staff Experience Matrix ...................................................................................................... 10 Table 2. Proposed Project Schedule ............................................................................................... 20 Table 3. Project Reference List ........................................................................................................ 27 Table 4. Proposed Fee ..................................................................................................................... 29

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SECTION 1: COVER LETTER
April 27, 2023
File No. 010448223

Mr. Joseph A. Palombi, Director of Planning/Community Development City of Montebello – Department of Planning/Community Development 1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, California 90640

Subject: Comprehensive Review of the Brownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill

Dear Mr. Palombi:

SCS Engineers (SCS) is particularly well qualified to perform the work outlined in the City of Montebello’s (City) Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 23-9 and to be the City’s ongoing consultant for this complex project for the following reasons:
• We have unparalleled experience working on landfills. Since our creation in 1970 in Long Beach, SCS has specialized in landfill work through both our solid waste and environmental practice areas. That’s over 50 years of experience helping hundreds of landfill clients. • We specialize in redevelopment issues associated with landfills. As less land has become available in California and nation-wide over the last few decades, owners and developers have turned to landfills for redevelopment. This is SCS’ sweet spot. • We have comprehensive redevelopment expertise beyond the specific scope of the RFP. SCS’ comprehensive environmental and estate practices will be invaluable for the City as this project proceeds beyond the initial scope. SCS will be the City’s partner for all issues related to dealing with the unique challenges represented by the project area. • We already know the project. SCS has already been working on the challenges associated with the project area so we can hit the ground running.

Justin Rauzon, Senior Project Manager, is the proposal point of contact. His contact information is as follows, 562-637-4530, [email protected], 3900 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 100, Long Beach, California 90806. SCS is able to meet the City's insurance requirements as outlined in the City's draft Professional Services Agreement (Attachment A).

We look forward to hearing back from the City on this important project.

Sincerely,

Justin Rauzon* Julio Nuno
Senior Project Manager Senior Vice President
SCS Engineers SCS Engineers
*Proposal point of contact

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1 SECTION 2: FIRM BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
SCS Engineers is proud to be one of the nation’s top environmental firms delivering practical solutions that balance today’s financial, environmental, and regulatory challenges. We apply our nationwide expertise to local problems through our network of regional and local offices. As we develop and implement solutions, we maintain a high level of responsiveness to our clients’ environmental concerns. Our teams of professionals offer an integrated engineering and construction approach that starts with defining, assessing, and characterizing the environmental problems you may be facing. This work is performed systematically and clients can choose a turn-key solution or select services.

Despite the development challenges presented by closed landfills, particularly with respect to differential settlement and gas migration, many former landfill sites offer prime locations for infill and other forms of smart growth. SCS Engineers has successfully completed scores of landfill redevelopment projects. We are a leader in enabling sites to be reused for active and passive end- uses that are environmentally safe and cost-effective. We have the expertise necessary to meet the unique environmental and regulatory challenges of evaluating the most complex closed landfill sites with an eye to maximize end use goals. We assist our clients in evaluating the feasibility of converting non-productive real estate into revenue-generating assets and transforming underutilized land uses to maximize value, whether that be parkland or new development to meet changing needs.

Brownfield and voluntary remediation projects protect human health and the environment while restoring beneficial use to properties. SCS Engineers is a pioneer in supporting the public-private partnerships for these types of redevelopment. In fact, SCS helped redevelop environmentally impaired real estate more than 25 years before the term “Brownfield” was coined. Our professionals understand the priorities of local governments, property owners, and developers, and we offer practical solutions to a wide range of environmental problems. We are well-versed in regulatory concerns and have worked on voluntary cleanup and voluntary remediation projects under the jurisdiction of major regulatory agencies.

Environmental Consulting
SCS Engineers’ expertise is in environmental consulting: from due diligence assessment to investigation, from site remediation to construction. Our experience is unmatched. While many firms can complete typical environmental consulting services such as assessment and remediation services, SCS distinguishes itself for our expertise and understanding of real estate, including key concepts such as highest and best use, consistency with general or specific plans, matching the cleanup goals to the end use, and community acceptance. These precepts inform site assessment and redevelopment projects, no matter how contaminated, leading to their successful cleanup, management, redevelopment, and productive use. SCS has helped successfully transition hundreds of redevelopment sites throughout Southern California. Summary of our expertise:
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESA) and Phase II Site Investigations • Vapor Intrusion and Risk Assessment Studies, and Risk-Based Site Mitigation • Asbestos and Lead Paint Assessments and Mitigation Design • Development of Conceptual Site Models, Remediation Planning, Design, and Site Remediation
• Analysis of Remediation Alternatives and Feasibility Studies • Environmental Construction Management
• Evaluation, Segregation, Profiling, and Proper Disposal of Regulated Soil

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2 • Preparation of Environmental Construction Documents (Soil Management Plans, Property Closure Reports, etc.)
• Regulatory Agency Liaison
• Identification and Administration of Funding Opportunities Landfill Redevelopment
SCS Engineers has pioneered the beneficial development of old, inactive landfill properties. We have helped property owners turn otherwise blighted, potentially polluting properties into safe, successful commercial and recreational development — properties that can be valuable resources to their communities. Refuse landfills present problems, particularly with respect to settlement and gas migration, but systematic application of proven approaches in structural engineering and environmental remediation can overcome obstacles and create value for site owners. Landfills have been successfully developed as:
• Light industrial buildings and warehouses, and self-storage facilities. • Commercial centers: mid-rise office and retail.
• Mixed-use commercial and residential complexes.
• Amphitheaters and community sports centers.
• Golf courses and equestrian centers City parks and greenbelts.

SCS helps land developers turn environmental liabilities into valuable assets. We provide integrated real estate, site renewal, and risk transfer solutions, including mitigation design, construction, operations, long-term maintenance, and compliance monitoring. SCS Secure, a division of SCS, develops risk-transfer models that offer liability protections and transferable indemnification for future cleanup cost and third-party claims. SCS Secure can transfer risk, allowing contaminated sites to be conveyed, financed, cleaned, and put back into productive use. SCS Secure facilitates redevelopment of environmentally challenged sites safely, on time, and within budget. Where appropriate, we team to back our SCS Secure approach with cost cap and other insurance products.

Infrastructure Engineering
SCS has proven experience and expertise with Brownfield projects that include infrastructure development over landfills. To round out our geotechnical and infrastructure engineering capabilities required for Tasks 5 (Roadways) and 6 (Stormwater), SCS is pleased to present our engineering team consisting of SCS, Universal Engineering Services (UES; Team UES.com), and Civil Engineering Consultants (CEC; CECInc.com). The SCS engineering team’s collective experience with infrastructure engineering over landfills is unparalleled.

Real Estate Development
SCS has worked with municipalities and developers on hundreds of Brownfield sites in California and beyond and has significant experience integrating Brownfield work with real estate development.

Further, SCS real estate personnel help clients with a myriad of redevelopment tasks, including:
• Land Use: rezoning, land planning, specific area plans, vision documents, community charettes, entitlements, relocations
• Private Financing: equity and debt, responsible party contributions, financial assurances, historic insurance policies
• Public Funding: tax-increment financing, special utility districts • Structures: asbestos and regulated-building materials assessments and abatement, demolition
• Land Preparation: soil work, infrastructure

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SCS has assembled a world-class project team specifically selected to meet the complex needs of this project.
____________________________________________________________________________________ Justin Rauzon, REPA
Mr. Rauzon has more than 18 years of environmental services experience, all with SCS. His experience with and understanding of all manner of complicated environmental issues led to his appointment as a National Partner in Environmental Due Diligence in 2021. He is the go-to professional for complex landfill environmental due diligence projects in California. Fluent in Spanish, Mr. Rauzon is an SCS Senior Project Manager with a diverse background in biological and environmental sciences who regularly performs environmental assessments and compliance audits at sites in the U.S. and in Latin America. He has technical and management experience with soil, soil vapor, groundwater, and indoor air investigations at landfill, industrial, commercial, greenfield, and residential properties. He has extensive experience with environmental laws and regulations in both the U.S. and Mexico. His work experience includes all project phases, from development of cost estimates for various site assessment and cleanup programs to implementing remediation programs and interfacing with regulatory agencies. One significant Brownfield project executed in the City of Montebello included the successful assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of the former Valspar paint facility located at 901 Union Street.

Mr. Rauzon has been involved with several project related to the assessment and prospective redevelopment of landfill sites, including the Gage Avenue Dump in Commerce, the Industry Hills Landfill and Pacific Palms Resort, the Market Place Landfill in Long Beach, and the Gardena Valley No. 5 landfill in Carson. For more than a decade, he has been a key team member for the semiannual monitoring and reporting for active and closed landfill sites across California, including at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center, Lancaster Landfill and Recycling Center, Antelope Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility, Oyster Bay Landfill, and West Winton Landfill. Compliance work related to these sites included routine compliance monitoring of groundwater, leachate and leachate control and recovery systems, landfill gas migration, etc. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Eric Williams
Mr. Williams leads SCS’s Brownfield Program in the western/southwestern U.S. With almost 40 years of experience in the environmental/Brownfields industry, he is a nationally-recognized expert in the redevelopment of environmentally-challenged real estate. His career has included working on Brownfield projects for large environmental consulting firms, growing a specialty lender to the Brownfield industry, and owning Brownfield redevelopment companies. His expertise spans the three major pillars of Brownfield site redevelopment: Environmental – cleanup and regulatory closure of environmentally-challenged properties for development and implementation of comprehensive liability management programs; Real Estate – horizontal development of Brownfield sites by re- positioning properties through managing best and highest use market analyses, creating land plans and development visioning documents, re-zoning and annexing real estate, platting, grading, and infrastructure planning/installation; and Finance – private and public financing vehicles including debt and equity, tax increment financing, historical insurance policies, grants and loans, and utility districts. Mr. Williams helps clients make strategic acquisition and divestiture decisions, maximize the value of Brownfield sites while managing liabilities, and redevelop environmentally challenged real estate to its best and highest use.

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4 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Julio Nuno, REPA, CESCO
Mr. Nuno has over 40 years of environmental services experience, all with SCS, and extensive expertise in property evaluation and due diligence; site assessment, investigation, and remediation; underground storage tank (UST) assessment, upgrading, removal, and leakage cleanup; and hazardous waste management. Mr. Nuno works extensively with regulatory agencies, fully understands regulations pertaining to management of petroleum hydrocarbons and hazardous waste, and has worked on numerous projects associated with real estate transactions to assess the potential for releases, characterize releases of contaminants to soil, soil vapor, and groundwater, implement remedial measures, and develop cost estimates for assessing and mitigating impacts.

Mr. Nuno has been involved in several projects involving the closure or reuse of landfill sites, including the City of South Gate Miller Way Landfill, El Monte Gateway, and Market Place Landfill in Long Beach. As SCS Senior Vice President responsible for SCS’s Environmental Services practice throughout the Southwest (California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah), Mr. Nuno has directed SCS’s contributions to a number of major projects, including redevelopment for construction of the L.A.

Live/Staples Center (now known as the Crypto.com Arena) area and the Phoenix Award-winning Chesterfield Square project, both in Los Angeles, California. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Daniel Johnson
Dan is a nationally recognized expert in brownfields remediation and risk transfer. His national experience includes over 4,000 Phase I ESAs, subsurface investigations of chemicals in vadose and groundwater zones (Phase II), and site remediation, including selection of remedial alternatives for site cleanup. He has also been instrumental in obtaining environmental permits and interfacing with regulatory agencies. Dan is one of the top five project executives in SCS and consistently receives high marks and praise from his clients for his problem solving, project execution, results, and value engineering. He understands funding is required for redevelopment efforts, and is an expert in funding sources and their requirements (CalReuse, U.S. EPA, Community Economic Resilience Fund [CERF], and California Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund). He has managed or been involved with over 3,000 projects in Southern California, including Phase I ESAs and Phase II investigations, vapor intrusion and risk assessments, cleanup planning, remediation plan implementation, asbestos and lead surveys, asbestos and lead abatement, as well as various industrial hygiene and indoor air quality investigations.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Ashley Hutchens, REPA, CESCO
Ms. Hutchens has over 20 years of environmental services experience, all with SCS. She has extensive experience in property evaluation and due diligence; site assessment, characterization, and remediation; vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation; and hazardous waste management. As a Vice President of SCS, she currently leads the Environmental Services Practice for the Long Beach and Las Vegas offices. She has led hundreds of projects, including all phases, from the development of cost estimates for site assessment, mitigation, and remediation, to groundwater monitoring and sampling, preparation and review of final reports, interfacing with regulatory agencies, and management of all aspects of projects, staff, and various subcontractors. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Chad Jenkins, EIT, CEM
Mr. Jenkins is an environmental engineer (EIT) and Certified Environmental Manager (CEM) with more than 16 years of experience in providing consulting services, managing environmental liabilities, and maintaining regulatory compliance for clients. He specializes in the investigation and

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5 remediation of soil, soil vapor, and groundwater contamination, and is experienced with the management of project portfolios in various manufacturing and oil/gas sectors. Investigation activities have included planning and workplan preparation, regulatory and right-of-way permitting, soil sampling and geologic classification, drilling oversight, groundwater sampling, well installation, and incorporation of high-resolution investigation technologies, such as cone penetration testing (CPT), membrane interface probe (MIP), and ultra-violet optical screening tool (UVOST) assessments.

On remediation projects, he has implemented technologies that include soil vapor extraction (SVE), groundwater extraction (GWE), air-sparging, dual-phase extraction (DPE), vacuum-enhanced extraction, in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), in-situ chemical reduction (ISCR), oxygen releasing compounds (ORC), soil mixing and stabilization, enhanced bioremediation, injection of colloidal carbon amendments, electrical resistance heating (ERH), large-diameter auger excavations, and over-excavation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Ken Lister, PhD, CEG, CHg
Dr. Lister has over 40 years of professional experience in geology and hydrogeology. An expert in soil and groundwater investigations, and Phase II investigations at industrial facilities, solid waste disposal sites, and state and federal Superfund sites, his experience includes preparation and implementation of sampling and analysis plans, feasibility studies, permitting, closure design and implementation, preparation of remedial action plans, and design and operation of groundwater and vadose zone treatment systems throughout California.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Dana Justice
Dana has 7 years of experience in the area of environmental consulting. She is the National Partner for Brownfields Grants and has a depth of experience working on Brownfield projects with public sector and non-profit clients, including identification of funding opportunities, grant application preparation, and supporting grant implementation and administration. She also has experience performing components of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and complex data evaluations, including database development, maintenance, programming, and reporting. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Srividhya Viswanathan, PE
Ms. Viswanathan is a Vice President with experience in solid waste engineering, stormwater, and water and sewer infrastructure design projects. She is the Director of Engineering of our Southwest Region where she leads our solid waste engineering operations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico. Her experience includes preparation of grading and drainage plans, design of erosion control best management practices, preparation of inspection reports and technical specifications, and providing construction support services on a variety of municipal projects, including landfills. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, Arizona, and Oklahoma.

Her work includes design and installation of landfill gas (LFG) collection systems, landfill de-watering systems, LFG Blower-Flare Station (BFS) planning and site civil design, and construction oversight for LFG-related projects. She also has experience performing analysis of airspace consumption and remaining life assessments using AutoCAD Civil 3D, and in estimation of closure and post-closure care costs for various landfills.

Since joining SCS, she has been involved in the preparation of feasibility studies, and the permitting, design, and construction of various landfill and LFG projects.

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6 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Maura Dougherty, PE
Ms. Dougherty is a Senior Project Engineer specializing in environmental and civil engineering systems planning and design, groundwater hydrology, air pollution modeling, and health risk assessment. She has more than 20 years of experience in landfill projects, construction management and inspection, organics facility planning and design, stormwater and erosion control, waste soils management, compliance, environmental investigation and remediation, and hydrogeological site investigations. Her current experience includes all aspects of LFG projects, including preparing short-term and long-term master plan designs, LFG reserve evaluations, LFG to energy (LFGTE) feasibility studies, construction management and quality assurance oversight, and O&M. Ms. Dougherty is currently the Engineer of Record for LFG design and/or construction projects for more than a dozen landfills located in California. She has managed landfill closure cap construction and gas collection and control system (GCCS) construction projects, and has participated in the oversight of project budgets, client interaction, coordination with regulatory staff, design and technical review, and project construction and fieldwork. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Dan Vidal
Mr. Vidal has over three decades of experience in planning, permitting, development, and operation of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, with specific technical expertise in LFG management and recovery systems. He has a broad background in facilities management and project/program management, including budgeting, control of overhead costs, operational efficiencies, engineering design, land use/entitlement, new business development, and contract negotiation. Mr. Vidal is a creative problem solver and decision-maker able to manage operations at multiple facilities. He is an effective coordinator of resources who contributes to the successful achievement of business goals and objectives.
____________________________________________________________________________________ Jonathan Meronek, QISP-ToR, CPESC, CISEC, QSP/D
Jonathan Meronek, IGP-TOR, QISP, ENV-SP, CPESC, QSP/D, is our National Expert on Stormwater. He is a State of California Industrial General Permit (IGP) Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) and QISP Trainer-of-Record (ToR). He specializes in comprehensive stormwater management programs. Under the 2015 IGP, he has performed Site BMP and Pollutant Source Assessments (PSAs), written and reviewed Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), and implemented Monitoring Implementation Plans (MIPs) for hundreds of facilities throughout California. He has developed cost-effective stormwater management solutions under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for state, municipal, and private clients across a vast cross-section of industrial sectors, including landfills (including Subchapter N/ELG facilities). Mr. Meronek has successfully worked with LRPs, facility managers, and attorneys to comprehensively reevaluate facilities for NPDES compliance using technology-based BPT/BCT/BAT implementation for control of pollutants in stormwater discharge. He has provided technical expertise for several water quality/storm water projects governed by the California Storm IGP, Construction General Permit (CGP), and Caltrans Statewide General Permit (CSGP), and preparation of reports, implementation plans, technical papers, proposals, presentations, GIS application strategies, and detailed project deliverables.

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7 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Ted Sison, QSD
Ted Sison, REPA, CPSWQ, QSD, has a diverse background in soil and agricultural science and performs and manages projects related to the investigation and remediation of environmental contaminants at a wide variety of sites, including farms, chemical manufacturing facilities, manufacturing facilities, apartment complexes, public buildings, shopping centers, vacant lots, landfills, transfer stations, fuel stations, utility easements, Brownfields sites, and oil fields. He designs, manages, and conducts a multitude of soil and groundwater investigations, groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems, construction remediation projects, stormwater programs at industrial sites, building material assessment and abatement projects, and indoor air investigations.

Contaminants of concern have included a variety of petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and furans, and agricultural chemicals. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tina Schmiesing, REPA
Ms. Schmiesing has performed regulatory evaluation of geological and hydrogeological aspects of solid waste landfills and subsurface investigation of hazardous waste sites during her 33 years of professional experience. Following current state and federal requirements, she currently manages sampling and reporting for 25 landfills sites throughout Southern and Northern California. In addition to groundwater sampling at these sites, leachate, gas condensate, subdrain, unsaturated zone (liquid and gas), leak detection, and seep locations are monitored, as needed, by Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) monitoring and reporting programs for each landfill. She also oversees resampling of wells as a result of initial statistical or related organic compound indications of a release and associated documentation required for these activities, installation and abandonment of groundwater, probes, or LFG wells, and preparation of technical documents such as optional demonstration reports, groundwater network evaluations, water quality protection standard plans, and site-specific monitoring and reporting plans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Ray Huff, REPA
Mr. Huff, a Vice President with SCS Engineers, has over 28 years of experience in environmental consulting, specializing in waste industry issues, including facility greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions quantification, sustainability reporting, air quality assessment, regulatory compliance, assessment, remediation, and post-closure care. In addition to waste industry specialization, He is the closed landfill regulatory compliance and GHG emissions quantification Project Lead within SCS’s offices throughout the western U.S., responsible for technical expertise on landfill post-closure care and redevelopment, landfill reactions (chemical and oxidation-based), GHG emissions quantification and verification, landfill regulatory compliance, and emissions quantification procedures. Mr. Huff is also the National Lead for compliance with the federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) within SCS, responsible for quantifying and reporting for more than 600 of the 900 landfills subject to the GHGRP. Because of this expertise, Mr. Huff has assisted the U.S. EPA with investigation and solution of errors identified in the electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT).

Mr. Huff has been the Project and Task Manager on a variety of projects related to landfill investigations, risk assessments, solid waste management, GHG/air regulatory compliance, hazardous waste management, hazardous substance site investigation and remediation, as well as other environmental issues. Mr. Huff has published and/or presented numerous technical papers in industry journals, publications, conferences, seminar, and workshops, including over 25 related to LFG, data analysis, air quality, and GHG for solid waste facilities.

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8 Subconsultants
Universal Engineering Services (www.TeamUES.com): UES will join the SCS engineering team for Task 5 – Roadway. UES is a privately held, rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm with nearly six decades of experience in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections and environmental consulting. With more than 3,400 professionals across 79 branches in high growth markets in the U.S., UES consults on projects of all sizes for public and private clients in industries ranging from transportation and healthcare to commercial, residential, and education.

Experienced and proven, UES is considered a pioneer of the industry and stands at the forefront of emerging technology and best practices. Our work includes public and private clients, as well as public-private partnerships, and consists of projects ranging from transportation and infrastructure to aviation and aerospace. Our engineers, geologists, certified inspectors, scientists, and drillers offer an unwavering commitment to excellence, approaching each project with the knowledge that precision, professionalism, and creative solutions are what drive success and cultivate enduring client relationships.

Civil and Environmental Consultants (www.CECInc.com
): CEC will join the SCS engineering team to
compliment SCS’ in-house stormwater expertise for Task 6 – Stormwater. CEC is an engineering and environmental consulting firm with more than 1,300 team members and 31 offices nationwide.

Working seamlessly alongside architects, key stakeholders, and construction professionals, CEC’s civil engineering practice touches all aspects of the built environment: planning and design, permitting, construction, and operations. You’ll benefit from CEC’s talented land development, geotechnical, transportation, and structural engineers; landscape architects and planners; and professionals well-versed in stormwater/water quality management, sustainability, green infrastructure design, property condition assessments, accessibility and mobility, and site infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation. CEC applies the latest design technologies, such as new AutoCAD 3D tools, InfraWorks, BIM, Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), LiDAR scanning, drones, and more.

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Figure 1. Proposed Organizational Chart

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Landfill Closure
Landfill Redevelopment
Methane Assessment
Methane Control
Site Investigations
Groundwater monitoring
Post-Closure Monitoring
Site Grading / Drainage
Preparation of
Remediation Plans
Permitting
LFG System Design
Leachate System Design
Brownfields Grants /
Funding
Quality Assurance /
Quality Control
Timely Work Completion
Project Team
Justin Rauzon, REPA             
Julio Nuno, REPA, CESCO             
Ashley Hutchens, REPA, CESCO          
Daniel Johnson             
Eric Williams           
Chad Jenkins, EIT, CEM          
Ken Lister, PhD, CEG, CHg           
Dana Justice     
Maura Dougherty, PE              
Srividhya Viswanathan, PE              
Tina Schmiesing, REPA         
Jonathan Meronek, QISP-ToR,
CPESC, ENV-SP, QSP/D       
Ted Sison, QSD             
Dan Vidal         
Ray Huff, REPA              

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11 PROJECT APPROACH, METHODS, AND STRATEGIES
SCS understands that the Chapin Road Landfill/Brownfield Area has long needed attention and SCS is excited that now is the time. We are ready to be a partner and help the City achieve its various goals. We understand that issues associated with the landfill have been recognized for a while and have been postponed for a variety of reasons. The issues to be dealt with are varied. They include legacy environmental issues related to the landfill, environmental issues related to non-landfill current and historical operations, and general infrastructure challenges.

Based on SCS’ review of available information, the project area currently exists as a pre-regulation Landfill, since it ceased operations prior to November 27, 1984, the effective date of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations (Title 27). When it was in operation, the Landfill was subjected to permit requirements related to the types of wastes it could receive and the permissible depth to which waste could be placed. Regulations at that time were significantly different from the current requirements for landfills regulated under Title 27. The Landfill was closed in accordance with the limited regulations in effect at the time of closure (which required little more than a suitable cap).

Moreover, post-closure maintenance requirements for pre-regulation landfills are much more limited than requirements for modern landfills.

Generally, these conditions take effect when there is a proposed site development or land use change that jeopardizes the integrity of the existing landfill cover; when water quality impairment is found as part of a groundwater monitoring program, or when nuisance conditions exist that warrant such activity.

The RFP identified completion of at least 7 Tasks, with Task 8 as a placeholder for additional recommended items. We have followed that Task structure in the narrative provided below.

Task 1
Review all relevant reports and data related to the subject site.

SCS excels at careful review of voluminous past investigations to assess known and potential environmental impacts, as well as evaluation of alternatives to manage environmental problems.

Solutions often range from no action to integration of remediation with redevelopment plans designed to economically revitalize an area. Landfills present inherently complex environmental issues that, in most cases, require ongoing management challenges, as opposed to non-landfill environmental issues that might simply be remediated.

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12 In our informal work with the City to date, SCS has already reviewed some of the past reports, including information related to the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant from October 1, 1998 and public records available for the Chapin Landfill on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) GeoTracker website (GeoTracker ID: SL163782346). There have been other investigation activities, the results of which were not readily available for this proposal effort.

Since the landfill was closed prior to the introduction of this fuel additive, the MTBE release affecting underlying groundwater originated at some non-landfill source. There have been at least seven leaking underground storage tank (LUST) cases within the project area and other industrial operations commonly associated with elevated environmental risk.

Scope of Work for Task 1
SCS will work with the City to identify all known reports in its possession. In addition to those records/reports, we will also submit regulatory agency record requests to:
• U.S. EPA
• California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) • Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) • California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) • Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD), Health Hazardous Materials Division (HHMD) and Site Mitigation Unit (SMU)
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD)
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH), Solid Waste Management Program (the Local Enforcement Agency or LEA).

SCS will also research and undertake an analysis of available groundwater information at the project area and nearby areas using publicly available resources.

Once all available information has been gathered, SCS will prepare a current conditions report, laying out known information related to the landfill, known and suspected information related to post- Landfill activities, which will include a data gap analysis. Successful completion of Task 1 is essential to lay the groundwork for subsequent tasks.

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13 Task 2
Develop recommendations for further study and investigation.

Given the background discussion presented above regarding the landfill, it should be noted that there may be a difference between what additional investigation the City and/or private property owners in the project area are obligated to do at this time and what might be necessary based on plans for future work activities or a changed use for the area. Consequently, SCS’ approach to Task 2 will take account for various scenarios and present further study and investigation needs under those scenarios.

Task 3
Develop recommendations for remediation.

Consequently, remedial options at the project area might simply involve management of the landfill

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14 and landfill-related conditions, clean closure of the landfill through excavation and removal of all waste, or some combination of the two approaches to facilitate material improvements within the project area.

For example, many of the properties are suspected to only partially be underlain by landfilled waste.

One approach that might allow for a greater level of development would be to further subdivide parcels into areas that are landfill-impacted and areas that are not. Where further investigation characterizes the extent of fill at an area to be limited, there may be opportunity to reclaim additional land by excavation and removal or consolidation of waste. SCS has proven experience working with landfill assessment and redevelopment options, whether they be clean closure, partial clean closure, or land repurposing that includes management of an existing landfill.

Scope of Work for Task 3
In consultation with the City and in consideration of an array of potential land use alternatives, SCS will analyze and prepare a Remedial/Reuse Planning Report. While the scope of work under this proposal is not to be conducted under a Brownfield Grant, SCS will take an approach similar to what might be done through the Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) process. This approach is a type of feasibility study that uses technical and economic analyses of proposed environmental response activities to recommend an appropriate action in mitigating a Brownfields property. Although no regulatory agency is expected to be involved in this early stage of the process, SCS proposes to conduct the work in accordance with typical requirements of applicable oversight agencies, such as the LARWQCB. Remedial measures will consider cleanup alternatives that incorporate green and sustainable remedial techniques, and possible climate change impacts.

Task 4
Review compliance with existing legislation.

Considerations
As discussed throughout this proposal, there are legislative and regulatory compliance differences for pre-regulation landfills exempted from Title 27 requirements, post-regulation landfills, and pre- regulation landfills that might voluntarily comply with Title 27 requirements or be forced to because of a triggering event (disturbance of existing landfill cap, change in land use, release affecting groundwater, etc.).

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15 It would be essentially impossible to perform thorough environmental compliance audits of all the private businesses and property owners in the project area with respect to Title 27 triggers, as well as Federal, State, and Local laws, without their complete cooperation. Further, even with complete cooperation of all private landowners in the Project area, a comprehensive compliance audit would potentially be cost-prohibitive to the City and of limited value to the long-term objectives for the area by the City Council and City staff. With the City being the client, these restrictions don’t apply for City- owned land. With respect to the Title 27 trigger conditions, there is the added complexity that interpretation of when a condition is triggered is not cut and dry. For example, at exactly what point might stormwater or road improvements that affect and improve the cap precipitate compliance requirements with Title 27 and the WDRs? Answers to some of these questions may only be identifiable through consultation with relevant regulatory agencies.

Even in instances where there are multiple land owners for a single closed, pre-regulation landfill, SCS has observed that an individual property owner can trigger Title 27 requirements for their portion of the Landfill. In a situation as complex as the Project area, an individual owner is currently incentivized to avoid being the first mover to comply with the updated WDR post-closure requirements for fear of assuming the financial burden for the entire Landfill. Yet there could be substantial benefit to all property owners if the Landfill were adequately investigated and Landfill- related safety and health risks were brought into compliance with the WDRs.

Scope of Work for Task 4
In conjunction with Tasks 1 and 6, SCS will review publicly available reports of non-compliance associated with landowners (including the City) within the project area. Databases and information requests from the following agencies/sources will be reviewed (same as Task 1):
• U.S. EPA;
• CalRecycle
• LARWQCB
• DTSC
• LACFD HHMD and SMU
• AQMD
• LACDPW
• LACDPH, Solid Waste Management Program (LEA).

SCS will then prepare a summary report of non-compliance based on the records reviewed. The non- compliance report can then be discussed between SCS and the City to determine if additional compliance follow-up is required.

SCS will also prepare a section of the legal compliance report that discusses legal requirements that might be triggered specifically by potential road and stormwater improvements within the Project area. In consultation with the City, SCS may conduct informal consultation with relevant regulatory agencies to clarify Title 27 requirements with respect to the Landfill and trigger conditions specific to potential infrastructure improvement projects with the Landfill project area. Such an open-door approach would provide the best-informed options and the clearest understanding of potential costs and benefits to various possible actions. However, SCS is also prepared to present such a discussion based on our past experience without engaging the regulatory agencies.

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16 Task 5
Review viability and requirements to repair public roads within the subject project area.

Considerations
Chapin Road has deteriorated significantly, causing depressions and deteriorated concrete and the road floods significantly with rain. The cause of the roadway issues is likely due to settlement because of its location above landfill materials, a common issue with landfill sites. As such, this issue is related to other landfill-related issues that are the subject of this proposal, such as stormwater management.

Chapin Road is subject to heavy wheel loads caused by multi -axle truck and trailer traffic as wel l as trucks associated with auto and metal recyclers. In addition to, and partially related to the roadway deterioration, the road is very congested and difficult to get through.

The SCS engineering team will conduct a detailed reconnaissance of public roadways in the project area to better understand the specific areas and degrees of roadway deterioration and settlement.

The reconnaissance will include mapping and photographs of problem areas.

Samples collected during the roadway field work will undergo geotechnical testing, which would include both strength and index tests, as well as gradation, Atterberg Limits, and R-Value.

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17 Task 6
Develop a Stormwater Masterplan for the area.

Upon completion of the assessment the SCS engineering team will prepare a report that will present the results of the assessment and make recommendations for infrastructure improvements such as conveyance networks, catchment and collection infrastructure, containment, treatment and diversion of stormwater flows, potential permitting requirements, and/or surficial grading requirements. Stormwater infrastructure recommendations will be integrated into other work tasks and consideration of the geotechnical and environmental challenges overlying landfill materials.

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18 Task 7
Identify funding sources for additional study, remediation and brownfield development.

Background Analysis
There are several funding sources available in California for assessment, remediation, and brownfield development. Potential funding sources include:

1. Brownfields Grants:
a. The U.S. EPA offers Brownfields Grants to help fund the evaluation and cleanup of potentially contaminated sites. This funding can be used for environmental site assessments, remedial planning, community outreach, cleanup planning, and cleanup activities.
b. The Equitable Community Revitalization Grants (ECRG), through DTSC, provide funding for the redevelopment of eligible projects in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities through three grant types including community-wide and site-specific assessment grants as well as site-specific cleanup grants.

Acquisition of real property; Relocation and demolition; Rehabilitation of residential and non- residential structures; and Construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes.

3. Tax Incentives: Some states and localities offer tax incentives for brownfield redevelopment, such as tax abatements or exemptions for property taxes, sales taxes, and income taxes.

4. Private Financing: Private lenders may be willing to provide financing for brownfield redevelopment projects, particularly if they are eligible for tax incentives or other government programs.

IBank has broad authority to issue tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds, provide financing to public agencies, provide credit enhancements, acquire or lease facilities, and leverage State and Federal funds. IBank’s current programs include the Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Loan Program, California Lending for Energy and Environmental Needs (CLEEN) Center, the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan fund, Small Business Finance Center and the Bond Financing Program.

Availability and eligibility requirements for these funding sources may vary depending on the location and specifics of the project.

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19 Scope of Work for Task 7
We will collaborate with the City to explore potential funding sources for achieving the desired outcomes for the Site, while considering eligibility, timing, and other pertinent factors. As a trusted resource for remediation projects, we assist municipal and real estate clients in expediting project timelines and reducing costs, earning recognition for quality and engineering design. Our experts will help supplement your understanding of funding opportunities and support the development of funding applications.

Task 8 [None Recommended]
Because of the phased approach to the complex issues outlined in the RFP and SCS’ proposal, no additional tasks are recommended for this early stage of the project. Additional tasks will likely arise during the project. Some of the areas where additional work might be warranted include:
• Further evaluation of non-landfill sources of contamination within the study area • Redevelopment support for the City
Note that SCS has comprehensive capabilities with Brownfield site reuse and redevelopment, including the real estate functions inherent in Brownfield projects. Successful Brownfield projects integrate three main areas – environmental, real estate, and funding - with SCS having broad expertise in each of these areas.

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20 SECTION 3: PROJECT SCHEDULE
As presented earlier, SCS expects Tasks 1 through 4 to build on one another, with the work necessary to complete later tasks dependent on City input provided and research completed during earlier tasks. Tasks 5 through 7 can be conducted independent of Tasks 1 through 4, but will require collaboration with City personnel expected to begin at the outset of the project.

SCS envisions that the scope of the project can be executed within an overall timeline of five to six months, with deliverables for each task as follows:

Table 2. Proposed Project Schedule
Task Estimated Duration
Task 1 12 weeks
Task 2 4 weeks
Task 3 4 weeks
Task 4 4 weeks
Task 5 5 weeks
Task 6 7 weeks
Task 7 4 weeks

SCS is prepared to hit the ground running if awarded the project.

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21 SECTION 4: SUMMARY OF RECENT EXPERIENCE
In addition to our recent preliminary conversations with City staff about the specific project needs, SCS has conducted recent and ongoing work with landfill sites of similar complexity.

Members of our project team have also recently visited the site and surrounding area to better understand the unique needs of this project.

LANDFILL ASSESSMENT, REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING, AND EQUITABLE

COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION GRANT, CITY OF COMMERCE AND

COMSTOCK GAGE, LLC
Commerce, California
Background
The City of Commerce and Comstock Gage, LLC (Comstock) are engaged in a public-private partnership to redevelop a pre- regulation landfill area comprising the current Veterans Memorial Park and adjoining Brownfields sites. SCS conducted due diligence assessments, evaluated remedial options,
conducted post-closure land use planning, and prepared a grant application on behalf of the city resulting in a $7,000,000 Site- Specific Cleanup Grant through DTSC’s ECRG program.

Former Gage Avenue Landfill.

Commerce, California

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22 Challenge
For decades, the project area has been underutilized because of the presence and pre-regulation closure status of multiple landfills. Portions of the area owned by the city had been developed by the city, but structures and amenities deteriorated due to differential settling. Despite their prime location adjacent to the Rio Hondo bike path and Interstate 5 Freeway, privately owned areas sat undeveloped and idle due to the historical landfills. SCS prepared a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, a Remedial Action Plan (RAP), a Post-Closure Land Use Plan (PCLUP), and other services on behalf of Comstock and/or the city. SCS was a key liaison to regulatory agencies including CalRecycle, the LARWQCB, the LEA, and city departments. As part of the grant application efforts, SCS coordinated application information with the city and Comstock. A key component of this grant’s success was its ability to leverage public grant dollars and private funding. SCS requested and maintained DTSC-required documents and information including site management and site history. Additionally, SCS developed the project schedule and budget as well as community engagement plans, an evaluation of project readiness, environmental justice outcomes, equitable development grant commitments, and coordinated grant application review and submittal. SCS has submitted a proposal to implement remedial actions approved by the LARWQCB. An environmental consultant has not been selected to implement the grant.

Outcomes and Benefits
As an integral part of the project team, SCS shepherded the RAP and PCLUP through the regulatory approval process. The City of Commerce was awarded a Site-Specific Cleanup grant that will support the cleanup of the site and the future development, which will include residential, commercial, and recreational/community uses. The city-owned portion of the site will be redeveloped into residential uses and will include a mix of 850 housing units ranging from studios and 1-, 2- & 3-bedroom apartments, to condos and townhomes. When completed, the city will own a portion of what is now the privately-owned Comstock land on the eastern portion of the site, through a creative land swap agreement. The reuse of the future city-owned property will include a revitalized Veterans Memorial Park with a new community center, an all-inclusive playground, a contemporary soccer and baseball youth sports complex, a library, and ample outdoor green space to maximize opportunity for community events and services. The eastern portion of will also include approximately 140,000 square feet of commercial space with multiple uses including a cinema, food hall, retail centers, a gym, museum, pharmacy, restaurants, and grocery.

Contract Information
Primary Client Contact: Project Terms: SCS Team:

Howard Clarke
Comstock Realty Partners
1801 Century Park E #1095
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 307-6574
[email protected]
January 2019-
Ongoing
Budget: $160,000
Justin Rauzon, Project Manager
Ray Huff, Project Director
Julio Nuno, Project Director
Dana Justice, Grant Writer

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23 LANDFILL SITE ASSESSMENT AND ENVIROMENTAL ENGINEERING

SERVICES, INDUSTRY HILLS LANDFILL AND PACIFIC PALMS RESORT City of Industry, California
Background
The Property comprises a total of 25 land parcels covering approximately 553 acres, currently developed with two 18-hole championship golf courses, a golf driving range, golf course maintenance facilities, a group of eight single-family residential homes, an equestrian center, the Pacific Palms Resort hotel, a convention center, and an area where the City of Industry historically stored and maintained its solid waste collection equipment. It includes two closed landfills whose operation, monitoring, and management (OM&M) SCS Field Services has overseen on behalf of the City of Industry since the mid-1970s.

The closed landfill areas are located beneath portions of the current golf courses, driving range, and hotel parking lots.

Challenge
Two historical landfills were operated at the property between 1951 and 1970. Landfill operations resulted in the acceptance of a wide variety of wastes, including oil well drilling muds, semi-liquid waste, paint sludge, solvents, etc. Following documented permit violations of the types of wastes received, a reported fire on one of the landfills, and neighborhood complaints about landfill odors and leachate, the City of Industry shut down and acquired both landfills using eminent domain around 1970. With the assistance of one of the founders of SCS, the City of Industry formally closed the landfills and redeveloped portions of the property into a large recreation center. Approximately 225,000 cubic yards of refuse were relocated onsite to allow for building and access road construction. The Pacific Palms Resort is owned and operated by Majestic Realty (Majestic).

Outcomes and Benefits
On behalf of Majestic, SCS performed comprehensive Phase I ESA and Landfill Due Diligence work.

In addition to the closed landfills, SCS evaluated other areas of environmental concern including historical dry-cleaning facility associated with the hotel, leaking underground storage tanks (USTs), paint booths, oil wells, regional groundwater contamination, Superfund liability risk, etc. Based on the results of SCS’ work, Majestic had information necessary to make an informed decision about taking a larger ownership stake in the larger property (beyond the resort). SCS continues to support Majestic’s resort work with environmental engineering tasks such as UST removal.

Contract Information
Primary Client Contact: Project Terms: SCS Team:

Linda Casey
Majestic Realty Co.
13191 Crossroads Parkway North, 6th Floor
City of Industry, California 91746
(562) 948-4336
[email protected]
2014-Ongoing
Budget: $150,000
Justin Rauzon, Project Manager
Julio Nuno, Project Director
Pacific Palms Resort constructed
atop and near closed landfills.

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24 FORMER MILLER WAY LANDFILL GRADING, STOCKPILE

CHARACTERIZATION AND DISPOSAL OVERSIGHT
South Gate, California
Background
The former Miller Way Landfill is a closed inert refuse landfill located at the confluence of the Los Angeles River and Rio Hondo in South Gate. SCS has provided a variety of services to the City on the landfill and has provided assistance with evaluating options for uses of the Property. As part of the closure of the landfill, SCS prepared a grading plan and plans for drainage features that were submitted and approved by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Methane gas monitoring wells were installed at the site and monitored.

Challenge
For several years, the southern portion of the facility was used by the South Gate Rod and Gun Club for trap shooting. SCS conducted an investigation to assess concentrations of lead associated with this use. A tenant excavated and stockpiled soil from the area that was formerly used by the rod and gun club. In response to an inspection completed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the City of South Gate was requested to characterize the stockpile. SCS was retained by the City to collect samples from the stockpile and analyze those samples for appropriate constituents. Based on the data, lead was determined to be present at concentrations that were considered to be hazardous for disposal purposes. SCS and the City, evaluated various disposal options for the stockpile and determined that on-site treatment of soil as well as landfill disposal constituted the best option.

Outcomes and Benefits
A contractor was retained to treat and haul the stockpile to an appropriate disposal site. A treatment unit that had been pre-permitted under the tiered permit program was brought to the site. Treatment consisted of screening and binding the matrix to render the lead insoluble. SCS provided oversight and collected samples of treated soil to verify that soluble concentrations of lead were acceptable for transport to a landfill. In addition, SCS interfaced with DTSC staff to keep them informed of the progress and provided analytical data. Confirmation samples were also collected from the base of the stockpile to verify that elevated concentrations of lead and other metals did not remain at the site. A final report, which included data and disposal manifests, was submitted by SCS to DTSC for review and approval. DTSC staff also inspected the site following stockpile removal to verify that the waste was properly removed.

Contract Information
Primary Client Contact: Project Terms: SCS Team:

David Torres
City of South Gate Department of Public Works
4244 Santa Ana Street
South Gate, California 90280
(323) 563-5784
2009 – 2013
Budget: $250,000
Julio Nuno, Project Director
Lead-impacted soil from former trap
shooting operation was excavated,
treated and disposed.

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25 PEORIA USEPA BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANT
New River, Peoria, AZ
Background
SCS completed work on a U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) Site-Specific Assessment Brownfields
Grant that included Phase I and Phase II Environmental
Site Assessments (ESA) to investigate a historical
landfill on the banks of the New River in Peoria, Arizona.

SCS assisted the client in winning the grant by
preparation of the application and was subsequently awarded the site investigation work. The site is planned as a trailhead and fitness park that will integrate into the existing New River trail system.

Challenge
The presence and general extent of landfilled areas were known from previous investigations, so the focus of this due diligence process was determining whether the site was a potential source of soil, soil vapor, or groundwater contamination that could be an assumed liability for the City of Peoria.

The specific distribution of trash and the geotechnical properties of filled areas and cover soils were also primary objectives of this investigation.

Outcomes and Benefits
The Phase I ESA included all aspects of an ASTM-compliant assessment, but also focused on compiling previous work performed on and near the site to develop a conceptual model. These findings were used to develop a Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) for the Phase II ESA investigation.

The sampling locations were focused on locations of planned improvements and landscaping.

To address potential contamination associated with the landfill, soil and soil vapor sampling was performed in and beneath the waste. Soil or groundwater impacts were not identified, but volatile organic compounds were detected in soil vapor samples. These results were used to perform modeling and a soil vapor risk assessment, which concluded that potential exposure to neighboring houses and users of the planned park did not exceed acceptable levels.

The geotechnical engineer also collected samples and observed the soil borings and test excavations, which eliminated the additional cost of performing a separate geotechnical investigation. In addition to analyzing the waste and underlying soil properties, the geotechnical investigation included a study of the cover soil on top of the landfill material so that appropriate irrigation practices can be developed that will not result in infiltration into/through waste; such infiltration could result in a change in the closed regulatory status of the landfill.

Project management included communication USEPA Region 9, ADEQ Brownfields staff, the site architect, a subcontracted geotechnical engineer, wildlife experts, and local stakeholders. Reporting to USEPA was performed. SCS also provided information that was used for public outreach. Special attention was paid to maintaining the site to minimize potential disturbance of adjacent residences.

Contract Information
Primary Client Contact: Project Terms: SCS Team:

Kathy Sponsel
Development & Engineering Dept.
9875 North 85th Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 773-7115, [email protected]
2019 – 2021
Budget:
$159,870
Patricia Hartshorne, Project Manager
Brian Gould, Field Technician

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26 VARIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILLS: GROUNDWATER

MONITORING, HYDROLOGIC SERVICES, AND RELATED TASKS
Northern and Southern California
Background
SCS is providing regular quarterly or semiannual
groundwater, subdrain, and leachate monitoring at 12
active and closed Waste Management (WM) landfills in
California: Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility in Livermore; Anderson Landfill in Anderson; Antelope
Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility in Palmdale; Azusa Land Reclamation Landfill in Azusa; Bradley Landfill and Recycling Center in Los Angeles; El Sobrante Landfill in Corona; Lancaster Landfill and Recycling Center in Lancaster; NuWay Arrow Reclamation in Irwindale; Oyster Bay Regional Park Landfill in San Leandro; Redwood Landfill in Novato (pictured); Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center in Simi Valley; TriCities Disposal and Recycling Facility in Fremont; and West Winton Landfill in Hayward.

The number of groundwater monitoring points ranges from 3 to 57. Landfill monitoring is overseen by staff of the Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Lahontan, San Francisco, and Central Valley RWQCBs. SCS provides regular periodic reports to the appropriate RWQCB.

SCS’s work at the 12 landfills has included:
• Monitoring of groundwater (over 100 wells), unsaturated zone, leachate, subdrain, condensate, and LFG.
• Review of data, completion of statistical analysis, and preparation of monitoring reports. • Interpretation of analytical data and notification to RWQCB with preliminary results. • Preparation of Optional Demonstration Reports.
• Demonstration of the equivalence of micropurge low-flow purge and sample. • Installation of groundwater monitoring wells and perimeter LFG probes. • Rehabilitation or vertical adjustments of existing wells. • Abandonment of groundwater monitoring wells.
• Preparation of Evaluation Monitoring Plan/Assessment Monitoring Plan and Corrective Action Plans and Reports.
• Assessment or evaluation of existing detection monitoring and corrective action systems. • Technical support related to landfill expansion projects and revised RWQCB WDR Orders. • SCS Field Services has also performed LFG evaluations, LFG and groundwater extraction/treatment system OM&M activities, and LFG and leachate system construction services at many of these sites.

Contract Information
Primary Client Contact: Project Terms: SCS Team:

Mark Verwiel, WM, Inc.
8950 Redwood Highway
Novato, California 94945
(415) 408-9056, [email protected]
2001 to Present
Budget: $5.5 Million
Tina Schmiesing
Ken Lister
Justin Rauzon
Ashley Hutchens

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27 SECTION 5: LIST OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
SCS has completed hundreds of projects with similar services for government agencies within the last five years. Below is a list of projects that are most similar to the services requested in this RFP.

Table 3. Project Reference List
Client Contact Information Project Name and Description City of La Puente, California
John DiMario
[email protected]
(626) 855-1517
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Old Valley Boulevard Parcel
ASTM 1527-21 & AAI-compliant Phase I ESA, approximately

1.65 acre Valley Boulevard Parcel, La Puente, California.

City of Lakewood, California
Kelli Pickler
[email protected]
(562) 866-9771
Nixon Public Works Yard Methane Gas and Geotechnical
Assessment
Conduct an investigation of the Nixon Public Work Yard to assess possible fill from past on site disposal activities. In association with a Geotech (Associated Soils Engineering), collect soil samples from several borings placed on the site. Borings will be used to assess geotechnical aspects of the site and assess the extent and depth of fill materials. Soil samples will also be collected for chemical analysis to determine if elevated concentrations of constituents of concern are present.

City of Phoenix, Arizona
James Marshall
[email protected]
(602) 256-3280
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Update, Del Rio Landfill Scope includes: site reconnaissance, regulatory database records review; physical settings source records review; environmental liens and activity use limitations (AULs); interviews with owners, operators, and occupants; interviews with state or local government officials; user information; and prepare final written report. Phase II investigation that included investigation of waste extent by test pits and geophysical surveys; soil cover, waste types, and soil conditions by test pits and soil borings; soil vapor conditions by soil vapor probes, monitoring, and review of historical data; geotechnical investigation; surcharge settlement investigation; soil cover HELP model update; project management; and reporting.

County of San Diego, California
Melissa Porter
[email protected]
(858) 495-5475
As Needed Services to Respond to High Heat and Subsurface Oxidation Event, Palomar Landfill
Perform as needed services to respond to high heat and
subsurface oxidation event at Palomar Landfill, Carlsbad, California.

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28 County of Stanislaus, California
Janis Mein
[email protected]
(209) 525-6792
Monitoring, Sampling, Testing and Reporting, Fink Road Landfill SCS provided monitoring, sampling, testing and reporting services for leachate, groundwater, LFG, emissions and other on-call services at the Fink Road Landfill, Crows Landing, California. Additional services included work plans, construction quality assurance (CQA), and reporting for the groundwater wells.

City of West Sacramento,
California
Amber Saiyasit
[email protected]
(916) 617-5042
U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant, Pioneer Bluff / Stone Lock District
The scope of work under the contract included site assessment, planning, environment consultation, project management, habitat restoration, and biological wetlands surveys. SCS reviewed existing data to assess the possible presence of recognized environmental conditions before working with the City to design investigations and develop final plans and reports. The resulting plans and reports will be integrated with the proposed land use and infrastructure, and coordinated with regulatory agencies. The environmental planning is intended to provide insights into how to cost-effectively integrate necessary environmental work with existing and proposed land uses to protect human and environmental health.

City of Long Beach, California
Mary Frances Torres, SR/WA
[email protected]
(562) 570-6846
Environmental Due Diligence
SCS has conducted dozens of Phase I ESAs and Phase II
investigations on behalf of the City of Long Beach. SCS has also provided consulting support services related to divestiture of environmentally-impacted properties, including complex sites where debris from the 1933 earthquake were landfilled that were subsequently used as city yards.

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29 SECTION 6: PROPOSED FEE
Table 4. Proposed Fee
Task 1 - Review all relevant reports and data related to the subject site.

Task 1 Total: $29,500
Task 2 - Develop recommendations for further study and investigation.

Task 2 Total: $15,340
Task 3 - Develop recommendations for remediation.

Task 3 Total: $15,140
Task 4 - Review compliance with existing legislation.

Task 4 Total: $15,140
Task 5 - Review viability and requirements to repair public roads within the subject project area.

Task 5 Total: $26,910
Task 6 - Develop a Stormwater Masterplan for the area.

Task 6 Total: $20,182.50
Task 7 - Identify funding sources for additional study, remediation and brownfield development.

Task 7 Total: $2,500
Project Total: $124,712.5

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Proposal for Environmental Engineering Firm
to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the
Brownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill
& Perform Additional Analysis As Needed
April 27, 2023
S
ubmitted to
City of Montebello
Department of Planning/
Community Development
Attn: Joseph A. Palombi,
Director of Planning/
Community Development
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
323.887.1200 ext. 493
Subm
itted by
Project Navigator, Ltd.
14891 Yorba Street
Tustin, CA 92780
949-357-5649
Attn: Anand Helekar
[email protected]

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Project Navigator, Ltd.’s Locally based Team has all the necessary landfill expertise and experience (specific to the Chapin Road site) to assist City personnel evaluate, interpret information and make recommendations to formulate an End State Vision for the Chapin Road LF Area.

PREFACE
FIGURE
1 Scope of City of Montebello’s RFP

1. Review all relevant reports and data related to
the subject site (and as appropriate, revise the
SCM).

2. Develop recommendations for further study
and investigation. (i.e., define data gaps)

3. Develop recommendations for remediation, as
appropriate and necessary, after completion of
above Tasks 1 & 2.

4. Review compliance with existing legislation.

5. Review viability and requirements to repair
public roads within the subject project area.

6. Develop a Storm Water Masterplan for the
area.

7. Identify funding sources for additional study,
remediation and brownfield development.
1 2
3 Click image for larger view
PNL’s existing in-house
legacy Chapin Road
site knowledge and our
interpretation of prior
site information and
data...
....leveraged by
revisions which, as
appropriate, will be
made to PNL’s mid-
2000’s Site Conceptual
Model, give the PNL
Team a springboard
into executing the 7
Tasks in the City’s RFP ...

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Cost Effective Project Execution Decision Logic

PREFACE
FIGURE
2 Data flow
Task 1
 Review / mine existing data
 Trends?
 Data gaps?
 Update Site Conceptual Model
(SCM) from existing data
Task 2
 Evaluation additional
assessment alternatives
 Assessment evaluated for soil,
soil gas, and groundwater
Task 4
 Confirm legislative compliance for closed landfill
Task 5
 Evaluation feasibility of repairs to public roads on landfill  Two major depressions in public roads on landfill property Task 6
 Evaluation of existing stormwater flow
 Additional stormwater infrastructure may be needed
Task 3
 Evaluation remedial alternatives
 Pilot Testing before full scale
remediation
 Evaluate benefits and
drawbacks of remedial options
Task 7
 Inquire about Grant and assistance program applications where Chapin Road Landfill is eligible
 DTSC Equitable Community Revitalization Grant is
example of potential program Chapin Road Landfill may
be eligible for; $85 million in available funds
Tasks 4 through 7 can be conducted in parallel with Task 1.

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The PNL Team’s Relevant Local Experience

PREFACE
FIGURE
3 605
405
5 210
10 15
5 105
710
110
10 1
7 4
13 11
8 1
6 9
14 10
32 5
13 Waste Disposal,
Inc. Superfund Site
Santa Fe Springs, CA
4 South El Monte OU
of the San Gabriel
Valley Superfund Site
El Monte, CA
5 El Monte Operable
Unit
El Monte, CA
11 Operating
Industries, Inc. (OII)
Superfund Site
Monterey Park, CA
1 Charnock
Sub-basin
Santa Monica, CA
10 Ports of Los
Angeles and Long
Beach
Los Angeles County, CA
3 BKK Landfill Site
West Covina, CA
2 Downtown Los
Angeles Site
Los Angeles, CA
8 Omega Superfund
Site
Whittier, CA
6 PG&E’s Hinkley
Cr-6 Groundwater
Remediation
Hinkley, CA
9 Industrial Client
involved in Litigation
vis-à-vis Orange Co.

Water District
Orange County, CA
14 Ascon Landfill Site
Huntington Beach, CA
40 5
7 Rialto Perchlorate
Groundwater
Contamination
Rialto, CA
12 12 Chapin Road
Landfill
Montebello, CA
15 15 Milliken Landfill
Ontario, CA
Groundwater remedy
Landfill gas extraction
systems
Development ready
landfill closure
CEQA oversight
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Proposal for Environmental Engineering Firm
to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the
Brownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill
& Perform Additional Analysis As Needed

April 27, 2023

Submitted to
City of Montebello
Department of Planning/
Community Development
Attn: Joseph A. Palombi,
Director of Planning/
Community Development
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
323.887.1200 ext. 493

Submitted by
Project Navigator, Ltd.
14891 Yorba Street
Tustin, CA 92780
949-357-5649
Attn: Anand Helekar
[email protected]

www.ProjectNavigator.com
www.SafetyMoment.org

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Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... 1

2. RFP Scope of Work and Task Completion Strategies ....................................................................... 1

3. Company Information and Key Personnel ........................................................................................ 4

2.1. Company Information ................................................................................................ . 4

2.2. Personnel ..................................................................................................................... 4

4. Relevant Project Experience ............................................................................................................. 6

5. Regulatory Experience ...................................................................................................................... 8

6. Project Schedule and Cost ................................................................................................................. 9

7. Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 9

List of Figures
Preface Figure 1 PNL’s Landfill Expertise and Experience Preface Figure 2 Cost Effective Project Execution Decision Logic Preface Figure 3 PNL Team’s Relevant Local Experience
Figure 1 PNL Has the Capabilities to Drive a Brownfields Program at Chapin Road Landfill
Figure 2 PNL Can Manage and Solve Chapin Road Landfill’s Issues Figure 3 PNL Company Overview
Figure 4 PNL Team Members Available for Chapin Road Landfill Figure 5 PNL Understands Landfills and Their Remedies
Figure 6 Chapin Road Landfill Site Conceptual Model (SCM) Figure 7 PNL Currently Works with Various Cities
Figure 8 Proposed Schedule and Budget
Figure 9 End State Vision for City of Montebello

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List of Appendices
Appendix A Resumes
Appendix B Local (Landfill) Project Descriptions

List of Attachments
Attachment A Example Table of Review of Existing Reports Attachment B Example Table of Evaluation of Additional Assessment Attachment C Example Table of Evaluation of Remedial Alternatives Attachment D Grant and Assistance Programs
Attachment E Four Landfill Engineering Phenomena Applied to Chapin Road Landfill Attachment F Managing the Landfill/Structures Interface Attachment G Other Considerations While Working at Landfills Attachment H Range of Project Strategies
Attachment I Site Aerial, 1949
Attachment J Historical Aerial Review
Attachment K Soil Gas Methane Contour Lines
Attachment L Methane Concentrations in Groundwater
Attachment M Community Outreach Experience

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Keywords

Chapin Road Landfill site and locale ● Review & data gaps/information gaps definition ● Reset mid-2000’s Site Conceptual Model (SCM) ● Area compliance Vs regulations (e.g., wrt CH4 soil gas) ● Recommendations for (focused, and as necessary) remedial actions, road repair, stormwater plan ● I/D funding sources1

1.0 Executive Summary
Project Navigator, Ltd. (PNL) is pleased to submit this proposal for an Environmental Engineering Firm to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the Brownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill & Perform Additional Analysis as Needed.

PNL has extensive prior experience and knowledge of the Chapin Road Landfill area via our site assessment and advisory activities in the mid-2000’s for the City of Montebello (City)

2. We view
the present-day activities as an extension of that earlier work, as summarized in Preface Figures 1 and 2. The PNL Team continues to work on significant, nearby landfill projects in the Los Angeles basin, most of which have similar technical issues as the Chapin Road Landfill (Site).

Some of these projects are shown in Preface Figure 3.

2.0 RFP Scope of Work and Task Completion Strategies
The City is interested in further characterizing impacts from the Site to soil, air, and groundwater. PNL’s capabilities to work with the City at the Site are shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The proposed scope of work with the specific tasks outlined in the City’s Request for Proposal (RFP) is discussed below. PNL’s approach and strategies to complete RFP Tasks 1 to 73 are shown in italics. PNL will meet the City’s insurance requirements as outlined in the City’s draft Professional Services Agreement and will provide a policy upon request.

 Tas k 1: Review Relevant Reports and Data
Review of historical reports for the Site submitted to various regulatory agencies such as U.S. EPA, CalRecycle, DTSC, and Water Board. In addition, review of data from one

1 e.g., via U.S. EPA Brownfields grants program & process: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/forms/pacific- southwest-region-9-targeted-brownfields-assessment-tba-application 2 The final PNL report to the City, dated March 25, 2009, can be viewed here:
https://projectnavigatorltd.box.com/s/0p8pbc6sy98lagb3z6vckfbzxsji1liw 3 RFP Section 5, Scope of Work/Services, page 8 of 16.

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production well in the northeast corner of the Site and other production wells within a one-mile radius of the Site.

PNL will conduct file reviews at the above-listed regulatory agencies to review historical data and make copies of key documents. PNL will also obtain a current EDR Report4 of the Site. A file review with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Montebello Land & Water Company, Monterey Park Water Department, and any other relevant water districts will be conducted to obtain historical and current data on all production wells onsite and within a one-mile radius of the Site. Attachment A is an example table that lists various types of reports and data that will be reviewed. Once all relevant reports and data are reviewed, PNL will update the Site Conceptual Model (SCM) and prepare a memorandum of its findings. A review of the SCM with City staff will allow PNL to identify any data gaps, make recommendations and develop a strategy(ies) for further investigation(s) if, and as needed.

 Tas
k 2: Develop Recommendations for Further Investigation
Recommendations for additional assessment of soil, soil gas, and groundwater will be considered, if needed, for the protection of human health and the environment.

Recommendations will be based on the review of historical reports.

Based on the results of the development of the updated SCM, PNL will evaluate if data gaps exist and if additional lateral and/or vertical assessment is necessary in soil, soil gas, and/or groundwater. PNL will consider seasonal fluctuations in evaluating soil gas and groundwater concentrations. Chemicals of Concern (COCs) mass transport pathways, from a risk/exposure perspective, will be defined and evaluated. Attachment B is an example table that shows how PNL will track and catalog the assessment of soil, soil gas, and groundwater at the Site. All results, by media, will be stored in a database, thereby allowing GIS review and processing of the information.

 Tas
k 3: Develop Recommendations for Remediation (as necessary and appropriate) Recommendations for additional (area-focused) remediation based on the information gathered in Tasks 1 and 2 will be developed driven by three general criteria:

• The requirements of any remedial technologies/approaches to create safe levels of COCs for the protection of human health and the environment. • Meet appropriate, site-specific, prescriptive regulatory standards. • The proposed approaches cost-effectiveness.

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Remedial alternatives, if required, will be evaluated based on feasibility such as geology/hydrogeology, surface terrain, and availability of equipment and a power source. Remedial (pilot) testing will be part of the evaluation process. Previous remedial testing and their results will be reviewed. Attachment C is an example table that shows how PNL will track various remedial options. All remedial options will be ranked and scored to identify the optimal remedial solution. Each option will be ranked based on feasibility, cost-effectiveness, remedial targets, impacts to the community, and remedial timeframe. Both interim and final results of the above analyses will be presented to the City in a series of “brainstorming sessions.” Finally, a report of the remedial options will be prepared at this milestone point in the project.

 Tas
k 4: Review Compliance with Existing Legislation
A review of existing federal, state, and local legislation for closed landfills, translated specific to the Site, will be conducted to verify compliance.

PNL will research City requirements as well as state and federal codes to confirm the Site is in legislative compliance for a closed landfill. PNL will also research the need for a stormwater master plan.

This work will be initiated before Task 3, and concluded after Task 3, so that any proposed remedial strategies can be ranked versus their ability to achieve compliance standards. Task 4 work also includes a review of California Senate Bill 205-Business Licenses and Stormwater Compliance.

 Tas
k 5: Evaluation of Public Road Repair Within Project Area Two major depressions onsite in Chapin Road will be evaluated, and feasible recommendations for road repairs will be made.

PNL will work with road construction contractors to evaluate the feasibility and costs of repairing the two major depressions in Chapin Road. A memorandum summarizing the scope of work and cost estimates will be prepared.

 Tas
k 6: Development of a Stormwater Master Plan
An evaluation of the need for stormwater infrastructure will be evaluated.

PNL will evaluate current stormwater runoff conditions and make the determination if additional infrastructure is needed. This includes the design of additional stormwater infrastructure, if required. A memorandum summarizing existing stormwater flow conditions, recommendations for infrastructure and need for a stormwater master plan, and cost estimates will be prepared.

 Tas
k 7: Identify Additional Funding Sources for Assessment, Remediation, and Development
Potential funding sources such as grants or assistance programs will be identified to support any additional assessment, remediation, and/or development.

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PNL will identify grants and assistance programs for closed landfill sites with U.S. EPA, DTSC, State Water Resources Control Board, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, and local water districts. PNL has close relationships with staff within EPA R-9’s brownfields grants program, who will be contacted for advice on how to structure funding proposals based on the results of Tasks 2 to 4. The DTSC Equitable Community Revitalization Grant, which has $85 million available, is a grant program where PNL would apply on behalf of the City for the Site. If the grant/assistant program process is extensive, PNL may need additional funding for the application processes.

PNL in the past was able to assist the City to procure a DTSC grant for the methane assessment at the Site. Additional grant and assistance programs are summarized in a table in Attachment D.

3.0 Company Information and Key Personnel

3.1 Company Information
Project Navigator, Ltd.

Project Navigator, Ltd. (PNL) (see: www.ProjectNavigator.com) is a Tustin, Ca lifornia-based
(with offices located in Houston, TX and Wilmington, NC), leading, privately-held certified small business, project management and environmental engineering firm which has specialty expertise in managing landfill closures, landfill remedial design and construction, permitting, landfill permitting, data gap analysis, data visualization, stakeholder relations, and extensive experience working with regulatory agencies on complex projects. Since 1997, PNL has developed an extensive track record of designing and implementing innovative solutions for clients at complex landfill closures nationwide. Additional information about PNL is included in Figure 3.

3.2 Personnel
Specific project personnel that will provide support on an as-needed basis are introduced below.

Ian A. Webster, Sc.D.

Ian Webster is the President of PNL. Ian had a 15-year career in major projects development with Unocal Corporation before founding PNL in 1997. Dr. Webster has over 35 years of experience in all aspects of landfill remediation projects. Dr. Webster has experience in regulatory agency negotiations, stakeholder coordination, DTSC and EPA grants procurement, data interpretation and optimization, and project “End State Vision” strategies. Dr. Webster has worked on some of the most complex landfills in Southern California. Examples include the following: OII Landfill Superfund Site, BKK Landfill, Waste Disposal Inc (WDI) Landfill

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Superfund Site, Chapin Road Landfill, Cal Compact Landfill, Ascon Landfill State Superfund Site, Mid-Valley Landfill and the County of San Bernardino’s Milliken Landfill5.

Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Raudel Sanchez is a Senior Project Engineer with over 15 years working in all aspects of landfill remediation projects. Dr. Sanchez has extensive experience in landfill closure and design, regulatory agency negotiations, data visualization/interpretation, data gap analysis, permitting, preparation of work plans, and project controls. Dr. Sanchez has worked on the OII Landfill Superfund Site, WDI Landfill Superfund Site, Ascon Landfill State Superfund Site, Chapin Road Landfill, and Mid-Valley Landfill.

Anand Helekar, P.E.

Anand Helekar is a Senior Project Engineer with 30 years of experience in all aspects of landfill remedial projects. Mr. Helekar has experience in regulatory agency negotiations, design of vapor extractions systems, liquid control systems, monitoring systems, construction of RCRA landfill covers, landfill permitting, preparation of work plans, stormwater planning, and data gap analysis. Mr. Helekar has worked on the WDI Landfill Superfund Site, Ascon Landfill State Superfund Site, and the BKK Landfill.

Dan Ediger, B.S.

Dan Ediger is a Senior Project Manager with 20 years of experience in environmental compliance and remediation. Mr. Ediger, as a representative of Principal Responsible Party (PRP) groups and has been involved in liability reviews, permitting, regulatory agency negotiations, monitoring and assessment, and impacted site divestments. As a responsible party (RP) representative for AkzoNobel, Mr. Ediger was involved in providing oversight to Haley Aldrich on the initiation of maintenance operations at the Montville Landfill in Ohio. Mr. Ediger has also worked on the Ascon Landfill State Superfund Site.

Martin Vu, B.F.A.

Martin Vu is PNL’s Graphic Design Director with 20 years of experience in graphic design, illustrations, web design and development, SCM development, data visualization, and presentation graphics. Mr. Vu leads PNL’s efforts to translate data into project visual product, which then can be used with regulators during compliance negotiations. Mr. Vu also has experience leading a field crew of Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)-approved drone operator for flyovers over remediation sites.

5 Where a modern-day re-use has been PNL’s design and installation of a 3MW PV solar installation:
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Lorena Barahona, M.S.

Lorena Barahona is a GIS Specialist with experience in data management, geospatial analysis, data visualization, and cost forecasting and tracking. Ms. Barahona also has extensive experience in preparing isoconcentration and groundwater contour maps, cartographic design, interconnect feasibility studies, and Helioscope irradiation analysis.

Detailed resumes can be found in Appendix A. Figure 4 shows an organization chart of the proposed PNL Team.

4.0 Local Major Landfill Projects’ Experience
As presented in Figure 5 and Attachments E through H, PNL has significant local experience working at complex landfill sites in Southern California. PNL has functioned as a Project Coordinator at the following state and federal remediation sites.  Chapin Road Landfill, Montebello, CA – is a 53-acre former landfill site impacted with methane and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). PNL developed a SCM for the Chapin Road Landfill as shown in Figure 6. The SCM developed by PNL assisted with site assessment and was crucial in selecting the appropriate sampling strategy for the Phase II Assessment. PNL installed soil gas probes and groundwater monitoring wells as part of the SCM to further assess the site. PNL also conducted a gas extraction test to evaluate enhancements to gas control systems. An aerial photograph review was conducted as illustrated in Attachments I and J. Methane soil gas and groundwater concentrations were further assessed as presented in Attachments K and L.  Ascon Landfill State Superfund Site, Huntington Beach, CA – is a closed 38-acre former oil field waste State Superfund landfill site. The site still requires final closure.

PNL is working for the RPs to design the final remedial solution and development configuration. The DTSC is the lead regulatory agency at the site. The final remedial solution will involve the removal of selected waste to an offsite landfill, reconsolidation of the remaining waste to the interior of the site, regrading of the site for stormwater drainage, construction of a landfill cover, installation of a landfill gas management system, and construction/maintenance of access roads. Groundwater and soil gas have been assessed. Groundwater monitoring and sampling is currently being conducted. PNL has been involved with the procurement of all permits from regulatory agencies. PNL has completed a remedial investigation and feasibility study, remedial design report, and all other required work plans. PNL coordinates communication between the RPs, budgeting, action items, and scheduling. PNL leads the effort in closure strategy development and coordinates interactions between the eight RPs and the DTSC.

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 BKK Class I Landfill, West Covina, CA – is a 350-acre landfill site consisting of a Class I and Class III landfill. PNL managed the final closure project on the Class I landfill for the BKK RPs. PNL worked as the PRP Group’s lead project manager, performing contractor/consultant oversight duties of consultants such as SCS Engineers and Geosyntec, and managed technical scope negotiations with DTSC. PNL managed budgets, work scopes, schedules, and product quality.
 Waste Disposal, Inc. Landfill Superfund Site, Santa Fe Springs, CA – is a 40-acre federal Superfund landfill site contaminated with metals, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). PNL designed and managed the landfill cover construction in 2006, which consists of RCRA Subtitle C and D Equivalent Covers.

PNL is presently responsible for managing the site’s operations, maintenance and monitoring including gas venting, gas migration control, stormwater, road construction/maintenance, and liquid monitoring/control systems. PNL conducts in- business air, sub-slab soil vapor probe, soil vapor, and groundwater monitoring. The site was recently purchased by a developer, and PNL has been involved in the review of all of the redevelopment work plans and scopes of work and provided comments to the EPA as the lead consultant for the RPs. The “End of Vision” goal of the site is to construct an e- commerce facility that will benefit the City of Santa Fe Springs by bringing in tax revenue and generating jobs for the local community. PNL has completed the procurement of all regulatory permits, consent decree, remedial investigation and feasibility study, remedial design and implementation of the final remedy. EPA has completed three 5-year reviews of the site and has concluded that the site remedy is protective of human health and the environment.
 Operating Industries Inc. Landfill Superfund Site, Monterey Park, CA – is a 190- acre federal Superfund landfill site generating 6 million cubic feet/day of methane and 20,000 gal/day of leachate. From 1997 to 2007, PNL managed all aspects of the site closure for the PRPs. The $120MM work effort included the construction of a landfill cover and gas collection system for the south parcel. PNL was involved in two consent decree negotiations with the EPA and DTSC, remedial investigation and feasibility studies, procurement of regulatory permits, remedial design reports, and completion of the final remedy for the north and south parcels.
 PG&E Groundwater Remediation, Hinkley, CA – is a location of a compressor station used to transport natural gas from Texas to California. From 1952 to 1964, cooling water was treated with hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] to prevent corrosion of machinery. This cooling water was discharged to unlined ponds, and consequently reached the groundwater table. Groundwater impacted with Cr(VI) is remediated using two distinct technologies, Agricultural Treatment Units (ATUs) and In-Situ Reactive Zones (IRZs).

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trust, and credibility between PG&E and the Hinkley community. PNL conducts community outreach through presentations, workshops, routine office hours, and preparation of newsletters. Attachment M presents PNL’s capabilities and experience with community outreach. PNL also reviews and provides comments on technical documents associated with the groundwater remediation program.

Preface Figure 3 shows a map of the complex landfill sites that PNL has managed in Southern California. Project details can be found in Appendix B. Client references can be provided upon request.

5.0 Regulatory Experience

PNL has extensive experience working with major regulatory agencies in California. These regulatory agencies include DTSC, U.S EPA Region 9, SCAQMD, and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. Some project specific examples include:

 DTSC: At the Chapin Road Landfill, PNL interacted with the DTSC on behalf of the City of Montebello. At the Ascon Landfill Site, PNL coordinates interactions between the DTSC and the eight RPs. At WDI, PNL participates in representing the RPs in remedy and scope negotiations with the DTSC. At BKK, PNL served as the RP group’s lead project manager in conducting technical interface with the DTSC.

 U.S. EPA R-9: At WDI, PNL participates in representing the RPs in remedy and scope negotiations with the EPA. At OII, Dr. Ian Webster of PNL led technical negotiations with the EPA and managed the $120 MM design and construction of the 145-acre landfill south parcel remedy.

 SCAQMD: At Ascon, PNL works for the PRPs on managing and procuring of air permits.

 Water Board: At the PG&E project in Hinkley, CA, PNL provides a third-party technical review for the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) of all technical documents associated with groundwater remediation. As the Independent Technical Advisor, PNL also builds technical understanding, credibility, and trust between the Water Board and the Hinkley community.

Specific regulatory references can be found in Appendix B. PNL’s experience in working with various cities is presented in Figure 7.

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6.0 Project Schedule and Cost
The project schedule and costs for each task can be found in Figure 8. The flow chart to conduct these Tasks is presented in Preface Figure 2 and listed below:

 Review of all relevant historical reports and data
 Develop recommendations for further assessment
 Develop recommendations for remediation
 Evaluation of compliance with existing legislation
 Public road repair evaluation
 Stormwater infrastructure evaluation
 Inquiry into grants and assistance programs.

The total estimated cost is $87,000. This estimated cost is based on our professional judgement of the anticipated scope of Tasks 1 through 7, and the anticipated expectations of the City regarding quality performance. Costs are subject to change as more information is gained (if necessary).

7.0 Conclusions
This proposal was prepared by PNL to complete the following tasks:
 Review of relevant documents and data
 Evaluation of additional assessment, if necessary
 Evaluation of additional remediation, if necessary
 Review of compliance with existing legislation
 Public road repair evaluation
 Stormwater infrastructure evaluation
 Inquiry about grants and assistance programs.

Through completion of the above-referenced tasks, PNL can help the City reach an “End State Vision” for the Site. This pathway to reach an “End State Vision” is presented in Figure 9.

Through completion of the above-referenced tasks, the City of Montebello will be positioned to redevelop the Site for land use that is beneficial to the community.

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PNL Has the Capabilities to Drive a Brownfields Program at the Chapin Road Landfill
FIGURE
1 Information
Mgmt. &
Data Analysis
Political Savvy,
Diplomacy,
Relationships Multi-party
PRPs Project
Management
Coordination with Legal
Counsel
Strategy Development, Options
Creation
Regulatory
Agencies
Interface
Consulting
Resources
Oversight
Tasking, Scheduling, Action
Item Control, and Reporting
Financial
Controls Risk Management Construction Value
Engineering
Community Relations

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PNL Can Manage and Solve Chapin Road Landfill’s Issues
FIGURE
2 PARAMETER
Chapin Road Landfill
Montebello, CA
Operating Industries,
Inc. Landfill (OII)
Monterey Park, CA
Waste Disposal, Inc.
(OII)
Santa Fe Springs, CA
BKK Landfill
West Covina, CA
Ascon Landfill
Huntington Beach, CA
Size
(acres)
25 190 40 180 40
Waste
Prism
Volume
(cu.yd.)

0.6 30 0.5 25 1.4
Building
Structures?
• Onsite businesses •Homes adjacent
•Shopping center
scheduled for North
Parcel in 2008
•18 onsite businesses
•Homes adjacent
•St Paul’s High School
•Homes adjacent •Homes adjacent
•Businesses adjacent
•Edison High School

PROJECT
Chapin Road Landfill
0 acres
100
200
0 cu.yd
2,500,000
6,000,000

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PNL Company Overview
FIGURE
3  30 Professionals (engineers, geologists, graphics)
 2
5 years of Project Coordination Services
 Los Angeles & Houston Offices
 High credibility with U.S. EPA & State Regulators
 Excellent reputation with major clients
 Creative, diplomatic problem solvers esp. w/in
Client Groups
 Data interpretation, visualization, conceptual site
models
 Project advocacy and negotiations
Degree of Decision-making
Labor-Hours Applied to Project

STRATEGIC

TACTICAL

TASK-DRIVEN
Responsible
Party
Traditional Environmental
Project Engineering, Consulting
and Contracting Resources
Project Navigator, Ltd. works to manage,
align, and coordinate project resources for
cost-effective project execution.

The Niche Where PNL’s Project Management Capabilities Add Value and Save Money at Remediation Projects
Project Navigator, Ltd. At-a-Glance
Project Strategies • Cost Avoidance • Negotiations • Funds Management

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PNL Team Members Available for Chapin Road Landfill
FIGURE
4 Dan Ediger, B.S.

Senior Project Manager
• Chemist.
• 20 years environmental compliance &
r
emediation project management
experience.
• Company representative for PRP groups;
s
ite liability reviews; M&A and impacted
site divestment support.
• Project execution strategy development
• Structuring & managing retention of
r
esources, including PV solar developers,
via RFP-Bid processes.

Lorena Barahona, B.A.

GIS Specialist
• Data, Geospatial Analysis, GIS.
• Cartographic Design & Data
V
isualization.
• Database Management.
• Cost Forecasting & Tracking.
• Interconnect Feasibility Studies.
• Knowledge of PV marketplace major
dev
elopers and business space.
• HelioScope irradiation analysis.

Martin Vu, B.F.A.
• Graphic Design & Art Director.
• 20 years design experience in graphic
des
ign, illustration, and web design and
development.
• Site conceptual models, data and
in
formation visualization, project
storyboarding, scale models, infographics,
and presentation graphics.
• Leads an in-h
ouse PNL crew of FAA-
licensed drone operators to capture and
develop orthomosaics and flyovers.

Ian A. Webster, Sc.D.

Principal-in-Charge
• Chemical engineer.
• 35 + years of experience working on
a
ll aspects of legacy site remediation
programs; project scope, schedule &
risks management.
• Project team management
• PV solar project development for 15
y
ears.
• Project execution strategy
dev
elopment and regulatory
negotiations.

Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Senior Project Engineer
• Chemical Engineer.
• 15 years environmental of
ex
perience on all aspects of legacy
site remediation programs; project
scope, schedule & risk
development, esp. within EPA &
State Agencies.
• Landfill closure & capping expertise
fr
om data to design to
construction.
• Project execution strategy
dev
elopment and regulatory
negotiations.

Anand Helekar, P.E.

Project Manager
• Environmental engineer
• 25+ years environmental
r
emediation experience
• Soil/groundwater remediation
c
onstruction operations and
maintenance
• Groundwater monitoring and
s
ampling
• Site redevelopment
• Project management and strategy
dev
elopment

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PNL Understands Landfills and Their Remedies
FIGURE
5 LFG and
Leachate to
treatment
Landfill cap
Adjacent
residences
Deep prism gas
extraction wells
(typically 1
well/acre) LFG
Leachat
e
Possible
impacts to
groundwater
Cover cracks
(gas release point /
rainfall infiltration point)
Rainfall
LFG
Rainfall
LFG
Multilevel gas
monitoring probes
Perimeter gas
extraction wells
(controls lateral
gas migration)
LFG
LFG
Lateral
migration of
landfill gas
LFG
LFG
LFG
Perimeter Compliance Goals
 Create a subsurface (“picket-fence”) gas migration barrier  Standards: For OII, CH4 < 5%; for BKK, CH4 < 0.1%;
VC in 10–4 to 10–6 risk range
 PNL has worked these issues at U.S. EPA-regulated landfill closures in Region 2
The Chapin Road Landfill
exhibits many classic LA landfill
features, namely:
 Created post WWII and
su
bsequently surface
developed
 No installed engineering
syst
ems for gas and liquids
management
 Methane hot spots above
50%
V/V
 Indications of groundwater
im
pacts

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Chapin Road Landfill Site Conceptual Model (SCM)
FIGURE
6 Legend
Study Area
Groundwater Contour
Railroad
Former Groundwater
Monitoring Locations
Existing Monitoring Wells
Soil Gas Sampling Points
Landfill Boundary
Buildings
Groundwater
Flow
High
Low
Concentration of CH4
Chapin Landfill Metrics
▪ Site = 53 acres landfill = approx. 25 acres
▪ 1940 to 1955 (site was fully developed by 1964)
▪ 25 to 40 feet (sand pit area may extend to 75 feet)
▪ Volume ~ 600,000 to 900,000 cy
▪ CH4 up to 57%
▪ Depth to GW = 40’ to 80’
▪ MtBE =31 and 32 ug/L
▪ Four GW wells
1949 Aerial
Gas Contours
▪ Goal of any future data collection efforts is to fill gaps to drive a more accurate Site Conceptual Model
▪ Remedial alternatives, with costs, will be generated from the new Site Conceptual Model
▪ Match any remedy to proposed maintenance/
development scenarios
Stakeholder Building

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PNL Currently Works with Various Cities
FIGURE
7 City of
Monterey Park
Operating Industries, Inc.
180 acres, $500MM
City of West Covina
BKK Landfill
500 acres, $???
City of Whittier
Omega Superfund Site
100’s of acres, $???
City of
Santa Fe Springs
Waste Disposal, Inc.
40 acres, $15MM
City of
Huntington Beach
Ascon Landfill Site
40 acres, $100MM
City of El Monte
El Monte Operable Unite
100’s of acres, $30MM
City of Santa Monica
Charnock Sub-basin
4000 acres, $500MM
PNL currently manages many city relationships and
Will Work Effectively with City of Montebello

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Proposed Schedule and Budget
FIGURE
8 No. Task Costs
0 City of Montebello and PNL Contract
Execution $0
1 Review of Historical Reports and Data $12K
2 Evaluation & Recommendations for
Additional Assessment(s) $18K
3 Evaluation & Site-Specific Formulation of
Remedial Alternatives $20K
4 Legislative Compliance $5K
5 Public Road Repair Evaluation $10K
6 Stormwater Infrastructure Evaluation $10K
7 Grant and Assistance Programs
(Early evaluation during Tasks 1 & 2,
followed by a 2
nd Grant Application Phase
after completion of Task 3)
$12K
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A Forecasted 8 to10-month Work Timeframe
Estimated Cost: $87,000
X Product: Tabular Report
X: Product: Actionable, Bullet List with Figs/Maps
X: Figs/Maps with Technology by Area
X: Product: Draft Grant Application
X Product: Tabular Report
X Product: Tabular Report
X Product: Tabular Report
(Comments: This forecast is made based on our professional judgement of the anticipated scope of Tasks 1 to 7, and the anticipated expectations of the City regarding quality performance. Costs are subject to change as more information is gained).

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End State Vision for City of Montebello
FIGURE
9  We will work as a Technical Leader a nd Project Advocate  We will derive and manage a S olution to the Environmental Impediments to Redevelopment City of Montebello Management & Oversight
Stakeholders / Events
Current Conditions End State Vision
The PNL Team as Project Advocate
 US EPA
 RWQCB
 Developers (Brownfields)
 Financing
 Integrated Solutions (i.e.. Slab = Remedy)
 Marketing and Outreach
– US EPA Brownfields Conferences
– Urban Land Institute
– ICSC
– Grant Writing
• Remedied site
• Compliant
• Redevelopment
• Ability to obtain loans

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Appendices

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Project Navigator, Ltd.

Appendix A
Resumes

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Focused Capabilities
• Chemical/environmental engineer with 30 years of experience in most aspects of oilfield assessments and remediation.

P
erformed at work at all types of oil facilities and installations, including active and abandoned pipelines. • Project management with specialized capabilities and interests in data and information interpretation, modeling and visu
alization for the express purpose of improved client understanding and decision-making.

Skills
• Extensive understanding of oil driven (tank farm, refinery, oil field and pipeline) remediation projects and possible re
medial approaches
• Remediation strategies and development of remedial options • Management of complex environmental sites and programs • Group management, and facilitation, leading towards decision- making and actions • Site and situational assessment. Data confidence and data gap analysis • Scenario and site conceptual model formulation
• Data mining and re- use via such techniques as GIS
• Project scheduling, logistics and critical path analysis • Visual representation of complex technical concepts and scenarios • Preparation of effective and audience accessible technical reports and presentations • Project advocacy to agencies and public
• Resource selection, team building and management
• Relationships within the oil sector environmental world • Project presentations in public forums
Representative Experience
Worked/working on site strategy development and implementation at complex assessment and remediation projects.

Independent Review Panel Manager, PG&E’s Chromium 6 Groundwater Remediation Project, Hinkley, California Selected by the Hinkley Community, PG&E and Water Board to staff this ombudsman technical advisor position for the Community. In this role, advises community members about their technical concerns, comments on technical documents, and makes monthly presentations to the Community. Extensive details available at www.HinkleyGroundwater.com.

Honolulu Harbor State Superfund Site PNL has just been retained to assist the responsible parties plan the long-term future of the work. The 500 acre+ site by downtown Honolulu is criss-crossed by 100’s of buried pipelines of varying ages and integrity.

MAR Services Site, Lafayette, Louisiana
Devised and then implemented a remediation program for Exxon at this former oil field waste disposal facility. Managed the removal of all tanks, and associated pipelines. Negotiated with Dept of Natural Resources, then implemented, a “risk based 3 ft-only” remediation plan.

Operating Industries Inc. (OII) Superfund Site, Monterey Park, California President of New Cure, Inc., (NCI) from 1997 to 2000, and 2004 to 2006. NCI was established by the major PRPs to oversee and manage the extensive remediation programs at the Operating Industries Inc (OII) Superfund Site Landfill in Los Angeles. I was the “owners’ representative” for a $120MM construction phase where a landfill cap and gas collection pipeline system was installed.

Employment History
1997 to Present Project Navigator, Ltd.

Founder and President. Since founding PNL, I have worked to establish the firm as a respected team of problem solvers who focus on large, complex, regulatory impacted, remediation projects. I have created a company culture that strongly relies on the use of visual techniques to promote site conditions understanding, options development and, project problem solving with the client. Company has an excellent reputation within the oil business. 1984 to 1997 UNOCAL Corporation
Entered the company as a research engineer in the Brea, CA facility. Promoted into the Corporate Environmental Department in Los Angeles and from there into, what was formerly known as, Corporate Environmental Remediation and Technology. Focused on projects in California, and the Gulf Coast and for a time supported O&G new ventures on projects in Argentina and India. Resigned from Unocal with title of Chief Engineer, Superfund Projects in 1997 to establish Project Navigator.

Other
• Author of more than 35 peer reviewed technical papers • Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Southern California • Testified before Senate and House Committees on Superfund Issues • Expert Witness Experience
Ian A.Webster
President, Senior Project Manager
Sc.D.

MIT, 1984
M.S.

Cornell University, 1979
B.Sc.

Strathclyde University, UK, 1976
All degrees in chemical engineering.

Focused Experience
• Remediation strategy
d
evelopment and planning
• Oversight at major remediation
p
rojects
• Risk based remediation planning
• Remediation at oil company
p
rojects from disposal sites to
pipelines
• Sediments sites assessment and
r
emediation
• Regulatory negotiations
• Risk management
• Remedial solutions
• Organizational structuring
• Cost avoidance strategies
• Optimizing pace to closure
• Data mining
• Allocation
• Site conceptual models
• Advocacy presentations
• Public agencies
• Cities & municipalities
• Meeting facilitation
• Resource utilization
• Design and construction
o
versight
Ian A.Webster, Sc.D.

Managing Strategies into Tactical Action

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Anand S. Helekar, P.E.

Project Manager
M
.S. Civil Engineering,
C
alifornia State University,
Fullerton, 1998
B
.S. Civil Engineering,
University of California, Irvine,
1994
F
ocused Experience
• Project Management
• Site Assessment
• Soil/Groundwater
R
emediation Construction
and Operation and
Maintenance
• Stormwater Plan
D
evelopment
• Underground Storage Tank
(UST) Removal
• Emergency Response
• Groundwater Monitoring
and Sampling
• Site Redevelopment
• Technical Report
Preparation
Pr
ofessional Certification
Professional Civil Engineer,
California, (#C058490), 1998
S
pecialized Training
• 40-Hour OSHA 29 CFR
1910.120, 1994
• 8-Hour Refresher OSHA,
2023
• 10-Hour OSHA
Construction Safety and
Health, 2019
• Trench Plate and Excavation
T
raining, 2005
Mr. Helekar has over 30 years experience in environmental engineering. He has gained extensive experience in the technical and financial aspects of project management, as well as in interacting with both clients and regulatory agencies. Mr. Helekar has gained experience by developing project lifecycles, budgets, and scopes of work, evaluating and selecting available staff, subcontractors, and expenditures for projects, making presentations to both clients and regulatory caseworkers, reviewing invoices, preparing and modifying project schedules, preparing agendas for periodic project conference calls, and evaluating learning opportunities when project activities do not occur as planned . He has gained expertise in site characterization, remediation, regulatory compliance, stormwater plans, and maintenance of project schedules and budgets. Mr. Helekar’s project experience includes the drilling and installation of monitoring and remediation wells; soil and groundwater sampling; soil vapor extraction (SVE), groundwater pumping, and air/ozone sparge pilot testing; remediation system installation, maintenance, and operation; removal of USTs; well abandonment; remedial investigations and feasibility studies, stormwater plans; and report preparation.

Representative Experience
 Waste Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site - Santa Fe Springs, CA 2006-Present Project Manager
Mr. Helekar serves as Project Management of the Waste Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site; Redevelopment of Site; Operation and Maintenance of SVE and Liquid Recovery Systems; Liquid Recovery Pilot Testing; and Vapor Well, Indoor Air, Sub-Slab Soil Vapor Probe, and Groundwater Monitoring. Mr. Helekar interacts with and made presentations to the client (Project Navigator, Ltd.), Waste Disposal, Inc. engineers, regulatory caseworkers, developers, and other consultants. Mr. Helekar corresponds with redevelopers to review designs and schedules and evaluate the impact of planned redevelopment activities to the site. He also manages subcontractors, reviews invoices, prepares and maintains project budgets, and prepares technical reports. Other duties include, operating and maintaining SVE and Liquid Recovery systems to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon and chlorinated compound-affected soils and groundwater. All work was performed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  BKK Class III Landfill - West Covina, CA 2016-2020
Project Manager
Mr. Helekar served as Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for BKK Class III municipal landfill; Mr. Helekar conducted monthly site inspections to monitor perimeter soil vapor probe concentrations and impacts as well as landfill conditions and maintenance. He also managed subcontractors, reviewed invoices, prepared and maintained project budgets, prepared technical reports, and interacted with regulatory agencies and third parties. All work was performed under the jurisdiction of California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle) and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
 Ci
rcle K and ExxonMobilService Stations, Multiple Site Management - Various Locations, CA 2011-2020 Project Manager
Mr. Helekar served as Project Management of Multiple Active Fuel Service Stations; Site Assessment; Operation and Maintenance of SVE, Air Sparging, Ozone Sparging, and Groundwater Pump-and-Treat (GWPT) Systems; SVE, Groundwater Pumping, and Air Sparge/Ozone Sparge Pilot Testing; and Groundwater Monitoring. Mr. Helekar managed multiple active fuel service station projects. Additionally, Mr. Helekar interacted with and made presentations to both Circle K and ExxonMobil Engineers and regulatory caseworkers. He also managed subcontractors and reviewed invoices, prepared and maintained project budgets, and installed monitoring and remediation wells using hollow-stem auger drilling techniques to assess petroleum hydrocarbon-affected soil and groundwater. Other duties included, collecting soil samples and classified soil types; conducting pilot tests to assess the feasibility of SVE and air/ozone sparging; operating and maintaining SVE, air/ozone sparging, and GWPT systems to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon affected soils and groundwater; and conducting remedial excavations during UST removal/site demolition activities to remove petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soils. All work was performed under the jurisdiction of various local oversight agencies.  Sempra Energy/San Diego Gas and Electric Electrical Substations, Preparation of Stormwater Plans - Multiple Locations, San Diego, CA 2002 Field Surveyor
Mr. Helekar conducted field surveys and prepared Stormwater Plans based on field observations. He visited sites to assess oil-containing equipment, secondary containment and potential pathways to offsite receptors due to a release of fuel during period of rainfall; Mr. Helekar also proposed solutions to provide adequate secondary containment if necessary. Additionally, he prepared SPCC plans to obtain compliance for facilities.

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Representative Experience
Hinkley Cr6 Groundwater Contamination, Hinkley California Project engineer supports the Independent Review (IRP) Manager for the Hinkley Cr6 Groundwater Remediation Program providing technical support and interpretation for the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and the Hinkley Community on all key technical documents. Key tasks includes the review and interpretation of quarterly groundwater monitoring reports, monthly hydraulic control reports, quarterly in-situ reactive zone (IRZ) remediation reports, quarterly agricultural treatment unit reports, Cr6 Background Study, and review of Water Board’s Cleanup and Abatement Orders. Prepares and submits comments letters on behalf of the CAC and the Hinkley Community to the Water Board regarding all technical aspects of the Hinkley Groundwater Remediation Program.

Participates in the Hinkley Technical Working Group (TWG) to develop a strategy to implement the current USGS Cr Background Study for the Hinkley Valley. The TWG consist of the key stakeholders (PG&E, Water Board, USGS, CAC and the IRP Manager). The TWG is also working on developing a USGS MODFLOW Groundwater Model to understand historical Cr6 releases from the source.

Waste Disposal Inc. (OII) Superfund Site, Santa Fe Springs, California Project Manager of the 40 Acre Superfund Site located in Santa Fe Springs Ca. Key responsibilities includes working with RP group, EPA and DTSC personnel. Manages all OM&M activities consisting of groundwater, soil vapor air, in-business air and sub-slab sampling and monitoring. Review of groundwater and air data for technical reports. Prepared quarterly and annual technical reports for site update to EPA. Prepared budget/schedule of OM&M activities for the site.

Skills
Raudel Sanchez
Project Manager
Ph.D.

University of Southern
California, Los Angeles,
Chemical Engineering, 2008
B.S.

California State University
Long Beach, Chemical
Engineering, 2002
Focused Experience
• Fate and transport
mod
eling
• Groundwater modeling
• MODFLOW and MODPATH
• Groundwater analysis
• Data analysis
• Data mining
• Project cost analysis
• Remedial s olutions
• Landfill gas modeling
• Artificial neural networks
ap
plications
• Site co nceptual models
• Environmental sit e
assessment
Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Strategies into Action
Employment History
2008-Present Project Navigator, Ltd., Brea, CA Project Manager 2003-2008 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Research Assistant  Developed fate and transport groundwater flow mod els  Developed gas and liquids migration software for municipal solid waste landfills  Use genetic algorithms to optimize complex functions
 Use Super Computers to perform landfill simulations involving two-ph ase flow  Use Artificial Neural Networks to forecast the future conditions of CVX Sites Publications & Conferences
Sanchez R, Mehrdad, Tsotsis T, Sahimi M., Computer Simulation of Gas Generation and Transport in Landfills II:

Dynamic Conditions, Chemical Engineering Science (CES) Vol. 61 (2006) 4750-4761 Sanchez R, Mehrdad, Tsotsis T, Sahimi M., Computer Simulation of Gas Generation and Transport in Landfills III:

Development of Landfills’ Optimal Mode, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 62 (2007) 6378-6390 Sanchez R, Mehrdad, Tsotsis T, Sahimi M., Computer Simulation of Gas Generation and Transport in Landfills IV:

Modeling of Liquid-Gas flow, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 65 (2010) 1212-1226 Sanchez R, Li H, Tsotsis T, Sahimi M., Computer Simulation of Gas Generation and Transport in Landfills V: Use of Artificial Neural Network and the Genetic Algorithm for Short- and Long-Term Forecasting and Planning, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 66 (2011) 2646-2659
Development of Optimal Model of a Landfill Using Massively-Parallel Computers, AIChe Annual Meeting Nov. 2004 Austin, Texas
Modeling Landfills as Large-Scale Bioreactors. A Tool for Predicting Landfill Gas Production and Addressing Safety Issues, AIChe Annual Meeting Nov. 2007 Salt Lake City, Utah  Groundwater science and engineering
 Groundwater software simulation (MODFLOW and
M

ODPATH)
 Groundwater r emediation
 Groundwater an alysis and modeling using USGS

MODFLOW
 Site co nceptual models (SCMs)
 Information an d data visualization
 Site k nowledge assessment and data gap analysis
 Data mining and re-u se via such techniques as GIS

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Appendix B
Local (Landfill) Project Descriptions

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PG&E’s Hinkley Chromium-6 Groundwater Remediation Program, Hinkley, California Largest Groundwater Remediation Project in California, Where PNL is Providing Management Services

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Between 1952 and 1966, PG&E used hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium 6, to fight corrosion in its cooling tower waters. The wastewater from the cooling towers was discharged to unlined ponds at the site. Some of the wastewater percolated to the groundwater, resulting in hexavalent chromium pollution. The chromium affects an area of groundwater at least eight miles long and two miles wide.

I
n 2011, the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board ordered PG&E to provide the Hinkley community with an Independent third-party Technical Advisor. In 2012, PNL was selected by the Hinkley Community Advisory Committee to perform in the role of the Independent technical advisor.

P
NL performs in a critical and complex role as the Independent Technical Advisor with responsibilities for bridging the technical understanding (and trust/credibility) gap between PG&E and the local Hinkley Community. In this advisory capacity, PNL has performed the following activities since February 2012:
• R
eviews and comments on all project documentation from PG&E and the Water Board
• Participated in Remediation Environmental Impact Report (EIR), development of the Final Water Board Cleanup and Abatement Order, and the development of USGS Cr(VI) Background Study
• Hosted and Facilitated 60 Community Meetings
• Hosted and Facilitated 6 Community Open Houses
• Managed and ran 120 Weekly Community Advisory Committee Meetings • Reviewed and commented on more than 200 Major Reports • Made more than 10 major project presentations to the Water Board • Held 300 days of office hours in Hinkley to answer community questions in an informal setting
• Created and maintained a website with information regarding the Hinkley Remediation project, www.HinkleyGroundwater.com
P

ROJECT MANAGER AND STAFF
PM: Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Staff: Anand Helekar, P.E.

REF

ERENCES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

CLIENT(S)
Pacific Gas & Electric, Lahontan Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Hinkley Community
Advisory Committee, and Hinkley Community
at-large

KEYWORDS
Groundwater Remediation, Community
Technical Advisor, Community Outreach,
Hexavalent Chromium, Independent Review
Panel, Toxicology, Environmental Impact
Report, Liaison

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
2012-Present

PROJECT VALUE
• Past and future remedy costs expected to
exceed $2 Billion

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Operating Industries Inc. (OII) Landfill CERCLA Site, Monterey Park, California Largest, Most Complex, Landfill Cap and Gas System Remediation Project Managed in California

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Over the past 20 years, Project Navigator, Ltd. staff have been instrumental in managing and driving the technical and strategic closure of the challenging and problematic OII CERCLA site by the 60-Freeway. PNL’s management of negotiations, engineering and construction activities was performed for a group of more than 80 Responsible Parties who had previously disposed of wastes as the landfill from 1948 to 1984. Total costs to date (past and future) are estimated to be about $800 million. About $200 million of these costs were under the direct supervision of PNL personnel.

For example, from 1996 to 2000, PNL’s Dr. Ian Webster led the technical negotiations with US EPA and subsequently managed the $150 million design and construction program on the 145-acre landfill South parcel as President of the PRPs’ Cleanup Organization called New Cure. Part of the engineering for the OII Landfill included construction of a 3MW electrical power generation station from landfill gas combustion.

Later, a second PNL staff member (Mary Esper) undertook a similar mission for the design and construction of a cap for a 10-acre portion of the north parcel (see adjacent aerial).

The work in this area was complex since the North Parcel acreage has retail development potential, resulting in the PRPs funding the construction of a cap and waste containment remedy over which vertical development can occur.

Landfill waste was found within the Caltrans right-of–way (ROW) along the 60- Freeway. Removal of the waste from the Caltrans ROW necessitated acquiring a permit from Caltrans and surgically removing and segregating discovered WWII munitions waste.

PROJECT MANAGER AND STAFF
PM: Ian Webster, Sc.D.

Staff: Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

REFERENCES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

KEY TAKE-AWAYS
• 45-acre “development-opportunity” North
Parcel
• Western 10-acres (highlighted in image
above), capped and made ready for tilt up
development under PNL design and
construction management
• 145-acre South Parcel
• Capped, under PNL management, with the
installation of a landfill gas system in the
late 90’s
• Work performed by Foster Wheeler (now
TTEC)

CLIENT(S)
New Cure, Inc., which is “owned” by
approximately 80 major responsible parties

KEYWORDS
Landfill Cap Construction, Gas and Leachate
Management Systems, Perimeter Groundwater
Assessment and Management, Project
Oversight, Cost Control, EPC Contract
Management, Superfund, Capping for
Development (North Parcel), Project Advocacy,
Presentations

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
1996-Present

PROJECT VALUE
Total remedy value of over $800 million, with
PNL personnel having direct line responsibility
for over $200 million of design and construction
costs for the Responsible Parties.

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Ascon Landfill Site, Huntington Beach, California
Largest LA-Basin Project Where PNL Represented the Landfill Owners in EIR Preparation and Negotiations Pursuant to CEQA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project Navigator, Ltd. is the Project Manager/Coordinator for the Ascon Landfill Site in Huntington Beach, California. Ascon is a 38-acre former landfill that is now a State Superfund site containing mostly oil exploration waste and construction debris. PNL manages all aspects of the project, including communications and negotiations between the site owners, potentially responsible parties, and the oversight agencies; manages consultant and contractor costs, tasks and schedule controls; maintains and drives the site’s closure strategy and coordinates interactions between the eight Responsible Parties (RPs), DTSC (the site’s lead oversight agency), as well as other regulators. PNL also manages the public affairs for the project, including conducting regular briefings and Site orientations with the City, including emergency responders, preparation and distribution of facts sheets and community notices, public meetings and open houses held in the community, hosting a project website to inform the community of public documents and activities, and a hotline during construction activities.

The final remedy for the site consists of removal of select waste to an offsite landfill facility, reconsolidation of remaining waste to the interior of the site, re- grading the site to provide suitable storm-water drainage gradients, and construction of a cap to cover remaining waste materials. Groundwater and landfill gas at the site have been assessed. Groundwater continues to be monitored, while design of the cap will incorporate a landfill gas collection and treatment system.

Preparations for the remedy, managed by Project Navigator, Ltd., have included remedial investigations for soils and groundwater, risk assessments, the feasibility study, the Remedial Action Plan, modifying the agency-approved remedy, construction contractor evaluation, selection and management of contractors, cost analyses, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) oversight (including the DTSC-certified Environmental Impact Report), and management of the project budgets and long-term forecast.

PNL maintains a website containing information about the project at www.asconhb.com.

PROJECT MANAGER AND STAFF
PM: Tamara Zeier, P.E.

Staff: Steve Howe, P.E.

Staff: Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Staff: Anand Helekar, P.E.

REFERENCES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

KEY TAKE-AWAYS
• 38-Acre Landfill Site
• DTSC Interaction & Remedy Negotiations
• Active Adjacent Community
• Cap and Selective Waste Removal Remedy
• Oversight, Management and Advocacy

CLIENT(S)
Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell,
Atlantic Richfield, Dow Chemical, Northrop
Grumman Systems, and Southern California
Edison. The landfill site is jointly owned by
Chevron and ConocoPhillips.

KEYWORDS
Landfill site closure, design constructability,
consultant and contractor oversight and
management, cost and schedule controls, cap
design and construction, DTSC Negotiations,
CEQA interface with DTSC, site strategy,
presentations, extensive public affairs

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
2001-Present

PROJECT VALUE
• Remedy cost of approximately $40 million;
past costs, including interim removal costs,
have exceeded $50 million.
• The contract for DTSC’s CEQA consultant
has exceeded $1.5 million, expended over
13 years due to an on-off CEQA process.

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BKK Landfill Site, West Covina, California
Example of a Major, Responsible Parties Funded, $500MM Landfill Cap and Gas Collection Landfill Closure Project Led and Managed by PNL Staff

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The BKK landfill is located in the southern portion of the City of West Covina, California (City) at the western end of the San Jose Hills. The site originally consisted of approximately 583 acres of rural land. The site now consists of Class I and Class III landfills of 190 and 160 acres, respectively, on the central portion of the property.

A
large group of responsible parties (50+) is funding the closure of the Class I landfill, and for the past 10 years, Project Navigator, Ltd. has performed as the RP group’s lead project manager, contractor oversight PM, and DTSC technical interface. In this role PNL manages an onsite team of companies such as SCS Engineers and Geosyntec. Massive effort has been devoted to technical negotiations with DTSC, as the lead agency.

P
NL’s wide-ranging project oversight and budgetary control activities have included:
• M
anaged the work of many contractors, including SCS Engineers and Geosyntec Consultants. Involves both office and field work. • Team Leader – Devises and maintains the overall remedial strategy, manages budgets, schedules and scopes, as well as product quality.

Provides annual cost and schedule forecasts and projections. Manages over 200 people on the project, and is liaison for all interaction with DTSC • Strategically evaluates cost drivers and operational costs • Reviews Work Authorizations (WAs). Makes remedial/strategy presentations to RPs
• Reviews/(challenges) monthly invoicing (over $1 million/month) and provides summary and recommendations for payment to the BKK Working Group. PNL’s Jerry Faucheux (resume included) is one of PNL’s Project Managers working on the BKK landfill.

ROJECT MANAGER AND STAFF
PM: Ian Webster, Sc.D.

REF

ERENCES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

KEY TAKE-AWAYS
BKK Working Group, comprising of more than
50 major corporations who had previously
disposed of wastes at the BKK Class I landfill
site.

KEYWORDS
Landfill remedy and closure, DTSC Interaction
and Negotiations, Contractor Management

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
2004-Present

PROJECT VALUE
Greater than $100 million, with the total Class I,
long-term closure and OM&M costs expected to
exceed $500 million.

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Chapin Road Landfill, Montebello, California
Example of a City-Owned Landfill Being Assessed for Redevelopment

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project Navigator Ltd. (PNL) was selected by the City of Montebello, under a joint U.S. EPA Region 9/DTSC Brownfields Grant, to assess conditions at a former, private, industrial and municipal landfill on the south edge of the City, adjacent to the I-5 freeway. The City’s long-term goal is to have the area sited with improved development to become the City’s southern gateway.

The landfill dates from the 1940’s to 1960’s, and today is surface-developed with tilt-up, single story industrial buildings. Given the proximity of the land and the industrial park, adjacent to a stretch of the I-5 freeway planned for rework and widening, the City was interested in how the land could be more optimally developed.

Over a period of two years, PNL performed the following landfill characterization tasks, all aligned with the City’s business and land development objectives, atop the former landfill.

1. Collected and integrated all available, and limited, prior data and information to formulate a Conceptual (Visual) Site Model (CSM) to assist with City and PNL site assessment decision-making. See opposite.

2. Installed gas probes and groundwater monitoring wells to verify the CSM and better define the vertical and lateral extent of impacts, plus quantify the landfill’s methane gas generation rate.

3. Perform a one-well landfill gas extraction test, to pilot test the extent and scale up costs associated with improved gas control systems that could possibly be installed in and around existing structures.

4. Interact on the City’s behalf with DTSC technical and program managers.

PROJECT MANAGER AND STAFF
PM: Ian Webster, Sc.D.

Staff: Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

CLIENT(S)
City of Montebello - Regulatory interface and
technical negotiations on behalf of the City with
EPA and DTSC

KEYWORDS
Landfill, Landfill Gas Assessment, Groundwater
Assessment, Probe and Well Installation, Landfill
Area land reuse planning, Interface with
Building Owners

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
2006 to 2009

PROJECT VALUE
$0.4 million

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Waste Disposal Inc. Landfill CERCLA Site, Santa Fe Springs, California Example of a Local Landfill Site, Now Ready for Reuse, Whose Assessment and Capping Was Entirely Project-Managed by PNL Staff

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PNL is the Project Oversight Manager / Coordinator for 38- acre Waste Disposal Inc. (WDI) Superfund Site located in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

PNL’s key responsibilities include representing the Responsible Parties on all technical and engineering matters, including remedy and scope negotiations with EPA and DTSC.

The final remedy at WDI was competed in 2006 and consisted of the construction of a 20- acre Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C-Equivalent and RCRA Subtitle D Equivalent Covers. The cap was fitted with a passive gas collection system.

PNL staff managed all contractual and infield construction oversight activities for the responsible party clients.

Other components of the final remedy consisted of gas migration control system, liquid monitoring/control system, soil gas monitoring system, groundwater monitoring system and a stormwater monitoring systems.

PNL managed the preparation of the remedy design (plans, specifications and a design report) and conducted a cost evaluation of an evaporative (mono) soil cover vs. a GCL cover for the RCRA C and D areas of the site. The LA RWQCB was a participant in remedy selection negotiations.

PNL currently manages all OM&M activities consisting of groundwater monitoring, soil vapor air monitoring, in-business air, sub-slab monitoring, liquid collection and reporting to regulatory agencies. During the OM&M phase at the Site, PNL has been able to reduce the cost of OM&M activities by 50 percent using an adaptive management approach. PNL was able to reduce groundwater sampling, vapor probe sampling, in-business air sampling, leachate collection activities and reporting requirements.

PNL is also working with the RP Group, EPA, and a Developer to redevelop the Site into an e-commerce facility that will further reduce the OM&M cost another 20 percent.

PROJECT MANAGER AND STAFF
PM: Raudel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Staff: Anand Helekar, P.E.

REFERENCES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

CLIENT(S)
RP Group, including: Chevron, Shell, Exxon
Mobil, BP, Conoco Phillips, Boeing.

KEYWORDS
Landfill closure, Cap and Landfill Gas System
Construction Oversight, Superfund, Regulatory
Negotiations, Community Outreach and
Presentations

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
1997-Present

PROJECT VALUE
Remedy cost: $10 million

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Project Navigator, Ltd.

Attachments

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Example Table of Review of Existing Reports
ATTACH
A
Report Type Report Titles and Dates Report Summary
Phase I/II
Phase I ESA by ABC Consulting dated…. No open regulatory cases within ¼ mile of site. Five open cases within 1 mile.

Phase II ESA by ABC Consulting dated…. Five soil borings drilled to 50 fbg. Methane and VOCs encountered from 30 to 50 fbg.

Geotechnical Investigation Geotechincal Assessment by GeoTech Consulting dated…
Ten geotechnical borings advanced throughout landfill. Results indicate soil stability is sufficient to maintain existing landfill loading, and that geotechnical components and soil cover are protective of human health and the environment.

Site Assessment
Soil Gas Investigation Report by DEF Consulting
dated… Offsite soil gas probes do not indicate migration of methane vapor.

Monitoring Well Installation Report by ABC
Consulting dated….

Three monitoring wells installed. Methane and VOCs encountered in vadose zone onsite. No impacts to groundwater onsite or offsite.

Remedial Progress Methane Vapor Recovery Quarterly Report by GHI Consulting dated…..

Approximately ___lbs of methane vapor was recovered during First Quarter 2023. Methane measured at maximum concentration of ___ppmv at Recovery Well XX.

Remedial Design SVE Pilot Test Report by GHI Consulting dated….. SVE pilot test indicated a flow rate of 50 scfm, a vacuum of 100” water, and radius of influence of 25 feet was achieved at each extraction well.

Other

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Example Table of Evaluation of Additional Assessment
ATTACH
B
Issue Media Knowns Data Gaps Possible Investigation Actions Methane Gas Soil, Soil Gas Methane assessed onsite on landfill. Additional assessment offsite required at sensitive receptors (adjacent businesses).

Install soil vapor probes and conduct in-
business air monitoring at adjacent
businesses.

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Example Table of Evaluation of Remedial Alternatives
ATTACH
C
Issue Media Knowns Possible Remedial Actions Benefits Potential Issues MTBE in
Groundwater
Groundwater Remediation required to reduce
concentrations and limit plume
migration.

Groundwater Pump-and-Treat Effective in controlling plume migration downgradient.

Not effective in reducing
concentrations efficiently, thus
requiring extended years of
operation. Discharge of treated
groundwater required. Spent
carbon is additional waste that is
not efficient for MTBE removal.

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Grant and Assistance Programs
ATTACH
D
Grant/Loan Program Grantor Application Date Award Amount Funding Source Information Page Equitable Community
Revitalization Grant (ECRG)
DTSC Summer 2023 $150k-$10m depending
on grant type
https://dtsc.ca.gov/ecrg/
Brownfields Revolving Loan
Fund (RLF)
DTSC (funding
source EPA)
Ongoing basis Cleanup: Up to $350,000
Assessment: Up to
$200,000
https://dtsc.ca.gov/revolving-loan-fund-rlf-program/
EPA Assessment EPA Fall 2023 $300-500k https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/multipurpose-assessment-rlf-and- cleanup-marc-grant-application-resources
EPA Cleanup EPA Fall 2023 $500k https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/multipurpose-assessment-rlf-and- cleanup-marc-grant-application-resources
Investigating Site Contamination
Program (ISCP)
DTSC Ongoing Loan up to $100,000 https://dtsc.ca.gov/clean-and-iscp-programs/ Cleanup Loans and
Environmental Assistance to
Neighborhoods (CLEAN)
DTSC Ongoing Loan up to $2.5m https://dtsc.ca.gov/cleanup-loans-and-environmental-assistance-to- neighborhoods-clean-program-fact-sheet/

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Four Landfill Engineering Phenomena Applied to Chapin Road Landfill ATTACH
E
Biomass Organic Acids CH4 + CO2
Migration phenomena
•Gas migrates outwards from landfill prism
•Liquids (leachate) migrate vertically
LeachateCH4 generation
Groundwater gas impacts
Engineering Controls for Exposure Elimination
Seal slab cracks
GW
GWGas extraction well
In-building A/C plus air monitoring
Gas vent system
Clay cap or
geosynthetic cap
Groundwater
Monitoring Well
GP
Component Costs
Cap: $1.50-$5/sq.ft.

Gas Extraction Well: $50-$80/ft.

CH4 Explosive Limits
5% 15% % CH4
Rate of CH4 Oxidation
Landfill Gas Generation Reactions
At Chapin Road Landfill:
~5% < [CH4] < 57%

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Managing the Landfill/Structures Interface
ATTACH
F
30%
20%
10%
TDF
Management steps could include:

1. Engineered cap

2. Gas collection and treatment

3. Gas and groundwater monitoring

4. Seal foundations

5. In-structure air conditioning

6. In-structure CH4 detectors and alarms

7. Sub-slab gas collection
1 2
3 4
5 6
7

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Other Considerations While Working at Landfills
ATTACH
G
Exposure
Assessment
*Settlement and
Cracking
*Simple Regrading to
Eliminate Ponded Water
*A/C Audit
*Slab
Cracks
*In-building
Air Conditioning
* Items are optional for brainstorming purposes.

X
Waste Footprint
Groundwater
[MtBE]
CH4
[VOCs]
Groundwater
*Indoor Air
Sampling
Base Scope
Other Considerations
Note: Soil gas samples taken to date
are located mainly at the road and not
immediately adjacent to structures

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Range of Project Strategies
ATTACH
H
Range of Project Strategies
Project Implementation Risks or Costs
(Conceptual)
Strategy A Strategy B Strategy C
Environmental Risks
Trend Goal is to define a Chapin Road
Landfill strategy which is optimal
combination of costs and risks,
which maximizes development
opportunities
Costs Trend
Etc.

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Site Aerial, 1949
ATTACH
I
Area of Study/Interest
Landfill Boundary
Building Footprint
N

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Historical Aerial Review
Materials received by the landfill included municipal wastes such as household items and regular trash, lumber, construction materials, and appliances.

ATTACH
J
1940
Landfill was operational between 1940 and 1955
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
1949 1953 1958 1970
2003
Waste Waste
PNL has already created a conceptual digital model.

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Soil Gas Methane Contour Lines
ATTACH
K

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Methane Concentrations in Groundwater
ATTACH
L
1 2
Groundwater Flow Direction
Downgradient Well
Upgradient Well
1 2

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Community Outreach Experience
PNL can manage all
outreach tasks:
 Host public information
m
eetings.
 Turn-k ey community surveys.
 Create 3D graphics and project
m
odels to help the lay
community more immediately
understand site conditions and
future plans.
 Continually work to build and
impr
ove stakeholder
relationships.

ATTACH
M
Public meeting presentation at
MAR Services site in Louisiana
Public meeting presentation at
Ascon Landfill Site in
Huntington Beach, CA
Ascon Landfill Site Public
Website
asconhb.com
Create and maintain a public
information website that
provides site-related information
and current site activities.

Public Information Websites
Hinkley Groundwater
Remediation Website
hinkleygroundwater.com
Develop and maintain a public
website to provide updates
and information to the
community of Hinkley.

Public meeting presentation at Ascon Landfill Site in
Huntington Beach, CA
PNL Model
Public Informational Meetings
Project Models

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One
Atlas

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SUBMITTED BY:

ATLAS
Dawn Merrill | Operations Manager
(323) 517-9662
[email protected]

TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL

PROPOSAL FOR

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE

BROWNFIELD AREA/CLOSED CHAPIN

ROAD LANDFILL & ADDITIONAL

ANALYSIS AS NEEDED

CITY OF MONTEBELLO
RFP NO. 23-9
APRIL 27, 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 COVER LETTER
SECTION 2 ATLAS EXPERIENCE 1
SECTION 3 PROJECT SCHEDULE 15
SECTION 4 EXAMPLE PROJECTS 17
SECTION 5 GOVERNMENT
REFERENCES 24
SECTION 6 PROPOSED FEE 26

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Section 01
Cover Letter

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We strive to be the
most sought-after
environmental
solutions brand
known for our
unique values-
driven approach and
brought to life by
the industry’s most
exceptional people.
27 April 2023
City of Montebello
Department of Planning/Community Development
Joseph A. Palombi
1600 West Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
RE: Envi ronmental Engineering to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the Br ownfield Area/Closed Chapin Road Landfill & Perform Additional Analysis as Needed
Dear Mr. Palombi,
Atlas Technical Consultants LLC (Atlas) understands the City of Montebello’s Department of Planning / Community Development (the “City”) will contract with a qualified firm to conduct environmental engineering services for a comprehensive review and possible additional analysis and remediation of the Closed Chapin Road Landfill and surrounding Brownfield Area (the “site”) as described in this Request for Proposals RFP No. 23-9, released March 27, 2023.

Atlas is prepared to perform these services according to the scope of services described herein and upon your written notification to proceed.

Atlas will manage this contract from our office in South El Monte which is just over 5 miles from the City. Our primary point of contact for the City will be:

Dawn Merrill
323.517.9662
[email protected]
Atlas acknowledges the receipt of Addendum No. 1 on April 13, 2023. Atlas will be able to meet the insurance requirements as outlined in the PSA (Attachment A).

We appreciate the opportunity and look forward to working with the City on this environmental Brownfield project. Please contact the undersigned if you have questions or require additional information.

Respectfully submitted,
Calvin R. Johnson Dawn Merrill
Senior Environmental Project Manager Operations Manager/Client Manager [email protected] [email protected]

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Section 02
Atlas Qualifications

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WHO WE ARE
Atlas provides professional testing, inspection, engineering, environmental and consulting services from more than 150 locations nationwide. We deliver solutions to both public and private sector clients in the transportation, commercial, water, government, education, and industrial markets.

With a legacy of providing consistent quality and results, Atlas creates a better experience at every stage of an infrastructure project. We connect the best experts in the industry to deliver value from concept to completion and beyond. This means doing everything our clients expect and then raising the expectations in a way that only our people can.

SAFETY
At Atlas, we are committed to safety and work to strengthen our culture around it. The health of our employees, the prevention of incidents, and the protection of the environment are mandates incorporated into every aspect of our company, surpassing all other considerations. Our clients expect it, and we require it of ourselves.

Uniting People, Places & Possibilities
150+ offices located throughout 43 states
allows us the opportunity to provide our clients
with a superior level of consistent support and
resources no matter where their projects may be
located.

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Atlas Technical Consultants LLC provides professional environmental, testing, inspection, engineering, and consulting services from more than 100 locations nationwide. We deliver solutions to both public and private sector clients in the education, government, transportation, commercial, water, and industrial markets.

With a legacy of providing consistent quality and results, Atlas creates a better experience at every stage of an environmental project. We connect the best experts in the industry to deliver value from concept to completion and beyond. This means doing everything our clients expect and then raising the expectations in a way that only our people can.

Atlas is one of the foremost diversified environmental firms in the United States. Founded in 1982, ATC Group Services merged with Atlas Technical Consultants in 2019 and has been operating as Atlas since 7/1/2021. Over the past 40 years of operation, Atlas has become one of the leading providers of environmental and engineering support services nationwide. We are a full service environmental and engineering support firm specializing in a wide array of expertise - our staff is highly qualified and experienced in performing these services which are may be required by the City.

Atlas has relevant project experience and qualified personnel nationwide, providing our clients with a superior level of consistent support and resources no matter where their projects may be located. Project experience includes environmental and engineering activities at closed landfills, groundwater monitoring, methane migration, soil gas/vapor intrusion, Phase I/II assessments, remediation, stormwater, geotechnical subsurface soil testing and compaction, land surveying, traffic studies, right-of-way acquisitions, and roadway inspections and repairs to list a few. A general discussion of our qualifications is provided below and specific project examples are included in Section 4 as requested in the RFP instructions.

PHASE I AND II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS
Each year Atlas conducts thousands of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) across the country to help clients identify, analyze, and resolve property environmental conditions. Atlas prepares Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in accordance with ASTM Standard Practice E 1527-13 or E 1527-21, which went into effect on February 13, 2023, and the All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) standard per 40 CFR 312. All Phase I ESAs are performed under the direction of an Environmental Professional as defined in 40 CFR 312. This service typically includes research and review of reasonably available federal, state and local agency records and online databases, site history and ownership records review, physical site inspection, interviews, and interpretation of previous studies.

The ASTM E1527 Standard also includes a Tier 1 Vapor Encroachment Screening (VES) per the methodology as described in ASTM E2600-22: Standard Guide for Vapor Encroachment Screening on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions. The purpose of the VES is to help determine the presence or likely presence of chemicals of concern vapors in the subsurface of the property caused by the release of vapors from contaminated soil and/or groundwater either on or near the target property, also known as Vapor Encroachment Condition (VEC).

When the need arises, our highly qualified environmental professionals can also incorporate non- ASTM scope items into the Phase I process. These may include an identification of potential asbestos containing materials or lead based paint, mold, radon, or wetlands.

ATLAS CAPABILITIES

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By following the protocol outlined by the ASTM Standard, Atlas will identify the presence or absence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs), Historical RECs (HRECs), and Controlled RECs (CRECs). These findings will provide a thorough discussion of the significance of the RECs to the property. Throughout the Phase I process, our site assessors are in communication with the client appraising them of pertinent findings, so that there are no surprises when the final report is delivered.

When the likelihood of serious environmental issues are indicated, our scientists, engineers, and technicians can conduct Phase II ESAs to determine if contamination is present, delineate its extent and estimate the cost of mitigation. Based upon our clients’ needs, our professionals can prepare and implement a program to meet strategic goals.

With Atlas, our clients have access to resources to assist in designing a sampling plan or remedial program, selecting a clean-up technology, preparing a comprehensive findings report, managing the permitting process, or providing expert witness testimony. Our professionals work closely with the client to ensure that the job is done efficiently, cost effectively and in compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations.

ATLAS CAPABILITIES

LANDFILL DESIGN & PERMITTING SERVICES
Over the past three decades, the team of engineers and geologists at Atlas have successfully designed and permitted over 1600 acres of solid waste disposal areas.

As a result, our staff has developed a thorough understanding of the regulations as well as obtained insight into the regulatory issues that are of greatest concern to the regulatory technical staff and the client.

Atlas’ solid waste team has provided services for municipal solid waste disposal facilities, leachate storage ponds, non-municipal solid waste, restricted waste and construction demolition debris waste disposal facilities and transfer stations.

The staff has also prepared closure and post-closure plans for the full range of waste disposal facilities, including electric power generating station ash ponds.

This process of cross-knowledge sharing among team members and continuous improvement of operations is a proven strategy ensuring maximum value for the Owner and fewer unforeseen problems during construction.

Atlas designs thorough site investigations to best understand how the conditions of a site will interact with proposed construction.

Atlas maintains an experienced staff of civil and geotechnical engineers who are intimately familiar with Subtitle D design requirements. Our professionals are adept in all aspects of liner and leachate collection system design, geotechnical requirements, slope stability analyses, stormwater run-off and run-on controls design, as well as final cover design.

Our engineers work in concert with hydrogeologists and biologists to ensure proper siting assessments (outside wetlands, locations of uppermost groundwater aquifer, seismic zones, etc.), and provide construction oversight and professional certifications. In short, Atlas has extensive experience in the design of base liners, leachate collection systems, and final covers for diverse sites and materials, including municipal solid waste, mine waste material, coal ash, and industrial and construction demolition debris materials.

The design work has involved waste materials characterization, stability and settlement analyses, liner and cover designs, hydrologic/ hydraulics system designs, leachate/wastewater collection design, stormwater design, preparation of construction drawings and technical specifications, construction oversight and inspections, and final closure certifications.

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LANDFILL CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE
Providing quality work requires a full knowledge of all materials needed for landfill construction and a tight grasp on all regulations.

Atlas has both of these attributes. Atlas has been providing Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Services on compacted soil liners and geosynthetic liner materials for over twenty-five years. During this time, our staff has completed CQA Reports on over 1400 acres of composite liner construction. These services have been performed on both base liner and final cover systems at a variety of sites including municipal solid waste landfills, restricted waste (industrial) landfills, and ash ponds at electric power generating stations.

Services cover construction management, construction engineering and inspection, material testing, project oversight and documentation and comprehensive audit support. All engineering, field monitoring, laboratory soil testing and report preparation required for these projects are performed in-house.

Atlas also assists clients in quantifying the character and volume of soil borrow materials available in on-site and off-site locations and their suitability for project use including structural fill, final cover and cohesive compacted soil materials for final cap. Services include site investigations, geotechnical laboratory testing and analysis, quantity takeoffs and Borrow Area yield assessments.

Critical to the design and construction of roadway and infrastructure is our underground utility locating services. A full array of tools are used in this process to provide accuracy in identifying their location including radio detection designating equipment, ground penetrating radar, and a Utilivac and vacuum excavation truck to pothole existing utilities to determine their exact location, size and elevation.

We provide a hands-on approach to project management from inception to completion, ensuring construction sites, plans and designs strictly comply with approved construction documents and client expectations. Atlas has a qualified staff of geotechnical engineers, project engineers, and engineering technicians experienced in construction monitoring and quality control testing of municipal solid waste management facilities.

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LANDFILL LEACHATE MANAGEMENT
Atlas has extensive experience in the design and collection of leachate and gas condensate collection systems and disposal for public and private solid waste management facilities. The nature of the quantity and quality of the leachate generated will vary seasonally, based on the physical, chemical, biological and weather-related processes that generate the leachates. Atlas can assist with identifying disposal/ management alternatives, including the use of recirculation, Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES discharge, and land application.
) Leachate Collection and Recovery System Sampling
) Leachate Disposal Options Evaluation
) Leachate Storage Systems
) Leachate Recirculation System Design
) Permitting of Treatment Infrastructure
) Off-site Disposal Options at POTW
) Trucking vs Pumping Cost Evaluations
) Surface Water Discharge Options
) Land Application Options

LANDFILL GAS MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION
Atlas has been responsible for the planning, construction oversight, and compliance oversight of landfill gas systems for many landfills. Experience includes reviewing the
operating and compliance data collected by landfill staff and consultants, making decisions on expansion or replacement components to the gas collection systems, and overseeing the installation of those components.

Atlas has experience in the design of landfill gas collection systems, which include running LandGem Models to
estimate emissions and performing radius of influence (ROI) calculations. Experience includes developing construction drawings for gas collection systems/ modifications during operations, landfill expansions and construction sequence planning. We have also prepared semi-annual reports for NSPS compliance.

Atlas has managed the design layout and permitting of gas transmission piping to convey gas from municipal solid waste landfills to nearby industries for use in their operations. Atlas staff has also managed the design of modifications to gas collection systems to accommodate the construction of a landfill gas-to-electricity plant on top of a closed landfill.

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GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATIONS & MONITORING
Atlas maintains field technicians throughout the country who are well versed in various field sampling techniques to ensure collection of representative samples. If the state agencies preclude the use of manual bailers for purging and sampling, Atlas technicians are proficient in low-flow sampling in order to minimize purge water and turbidity (filtering of samples is not permitted). Our staff are knowledgeable about all aspects of surface and groundwater monitoring, and our network of offices around the country ensure easy access to most sites. We also maintain good relationships with various laboratories, utilizing laboratories that are accredited through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation (NELAC) program, as well as through individual state accreditation programs.

Atlas initially determines the necessary project information required to meet our client’s objectives for a groundwater monitoring program, including information such as the schedule, quantity and type of analyses needed, analytical limits, required deliverables, contractual information, and any other special requirements. The next step is sending a Request for Quote (RFQ) to selected laboratories for a competitive bid. Because of our national footprint, we can request quotes from various laboratories. Prior to awarding a contract, the Atlas project manager(s) evaluate the laboratory RFQ responses for their ability to meet technical and contractual requirements completely, on time, and in a cost-effective manner.
) Hydrogeologic Investigations
) Preparation of Groundwater Monitoring
Plans
) Preparation of Statistical Evaluation Plans
) Data Quality Objectives Development
) Laboratory Procurement and Contracting
) Groundwater Sampling and Evaluation
) Statistical Analysis of Groundwater Data
) Quarterly Reporting of Groundwater
Results
) Corrective Action Evaluations and
Design
) Groundwater Assessment Monitoring
) Remedial Investigations and Treatment
Systems

STORMWATER (NPDES) PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE
Atlas’ engineers and scientists provide the full range of stormwater services including permit negotiation, plan development, stormwater inspections, stormwater monitoring, and pollution prevention training. Almost all states have primacy with regard to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System or NPDES. With offices and personnel spread across the country, Atlas has the local experience to help our clients navigate these different programs.

Atlas recognizes that stormwater compliance can add an unwelcome layer of work and expense for permittees that are busy doing other things. Atlas’ great strength relies on thoroughly understanding a facility’s operations so that existing activities, perhaps conducted for other purposes, can be captured and used in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to comply with stormwater permit requirements. For example, at most industrial maintenance facilities, managers generally conduct daily walk-through inspections at the end of the day to make sure no tools or equipment

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are left outside where they could be stolen or damaged. Any obvious spills or releases would also be addressed if present. By adding a few line items to an existing inspection form, such routine activities can be used to meet stormwater illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) requirements. This approach allows Atlas to help clients achieve compliance with a minimum of disruption and cost.

In addition to developing SWPPPs and Stormwater Management Programs (SWMPs), Atlas can also provide compliance services to take the load off client personnel. We have compliance specialists ready to provide inspection services for dry weather flows, BMP maintenance, and permit/SWPPP compliance. Our technicians are well-versed in sampling techniques and can conduct stormwater dry and wet weather monitoring and screening. We have experience with many types of automatic stormwater sampling equipment and can design sampling systems and conduct routine operation and maintenance.

Atlas has experience preparing permit applications, permit renewals and annual reports. We have helped clients achieve and maintain No Exposure Certifications (NEC). Atlas believes that storm- water compliance should be a consideration when developing construction and renovation plans.

Appropriate incorporation of stormwater pollution prevention best management practices can reduce stormwater compliance costs. In some instances, design changes can allow a facility to achieve NEC.

CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE SERVICES
At Atlas, we provide full life-cycle design, permitting, construction, oversight, closure and post-closure services. Once a landfill has been capped and certified as closed, maintaining the facility in compliance with the post-closure plans and state regulations is vital. Atlas has provided post- closure monitoring services for municipal and private landfills and our knowledge of the regulations allows us to alert our clients about regulatory compliance deadlines, inspections, sampling requirements and reporting. It requires being proactive as well as a thorough understanding of current regulatory demands.

Atlas has supported numerous State Landfill Orphan programs in identifying, assessing and remediating landfills that ceased operations decades ago, sometime prior to Subtitle D. Atlas staff have provided these services for more than 175 sites for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality since 2005.

Atlas worked with the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources to assess and identify the potential risk of 30 known abandoned landfills. Atlas researched the regulatory history, conducted hydrogeologic characterization, sampled and analyzed leachate outbreaks, sediment, surface water and/or groundwater, evaluated the data and assessed the risk and need for follow-up work. In addition, Atlas has ongoing contracts with numerous industrial and solid waste clients in the US for post-closure inspections and reporting.

Our highly trained engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, technicians, inspectors and other specialty environmental professionals, recognize what it takes to properly monitor and maintain these closed landfills. Atlas adds real value to clients through our relationships with state regulators, knowledge of state regulations and our history designing, inspecting and monitoring many of these landfills from the initial stages of site investigation.

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BROWNFIELDS
Atlas specializes in turnkey Brownfields redevelopment services for environmentally challenged areas where real or perceived environmental contamination issues have resulted in underutilized properties. Our professional engineers, geologists, and environmental specialists have delivered solutions for Brownfields redevelopment at the state, local, and national levels for over 18 years.

We have the unique distinction of having a variety of specialists and professionals within our firm, resulting in greater integration of services—and cost savings—on your project. Included on our staff are:
) Certified Grant Writers
) Engineers
) Environmental Scientists
) Industrial Hygienists
) Geologists
) Planners
) Real Estate Brokers
) Landscape Architects
) Risk Assessors and Toxicologists
) Economists
With this diverse range of in-house expertise, Atlas can effectively serve as an integrating manager, broker, facilitator and strategist to carry a Brownfield redevelopment from concept through construction. The Brownfields-specific services that we are able to provide our clients include:

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
) Grant Identification & Writing
) Brownfields Program Management/
Compliance
) Site Planning & Feasibility
) Economic & Financial Assistance

DUE DILIGENCE
) Brownfields Inventory Development
) Phase I & II ESAs
) Asbestos/Lead-based Paint (LBP) Building
Assessments
) Property Condition Assessments
) Indoor Air Quality / Mold Screening

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT /

REMEDIATION
) Subsurface Investigations
) Contaminant Assessments
) Groundwater Monitoring
) Environmental & Human Health Risk
Assessments
) Remediation System Design
) Remediation System Construction
) Remediation System O&M

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PROJECT APPROACH
The objectives of this project are to 1) review
existing reports and historical documentation
to further characterize the status of the present
environmental conditions of the closed landfill
site and surrounding Brownfield area, and 2)
offer recommendations for additional testing
and/or remediation, as needed.

Background
The approximately 25-acre former Chapin Road
Landfill sits within a larger, approximately 55-
acre Brownfield Area in the City’s industrial area
located in the southeast corner of the City of
Montebello. Generally bounded by Bluff Road
on the east, Maynard Way, and Slauson Avenue
on the north and south, respectively, the Chapin
Road Landfill is bisected by Chapin Road. The
Rio Hondo Spreading Grounds and Channel are
immediately to the east of the subject area. Depth
to groundwater beneath the site varies from 40
to 80 feet below grade. Regional groundwater
flow is expected to be towards the southwest.

A groundwater production well located in the
northeast corner of the site provides drinking
water for local residents. Several additional
water supply wells are located within 1 mile of
the site.

The subject site, an oblong-shaped location with
Chapin Road running down the center, is occupied
by approximately 27 operating businesses on 25
parcels. Three satellite parcels bring the total
parcels affected to 28. The businesses operating
on the site are predominately heavy trucking
uses.

Scope of Services
As requested by the City, the project scope will
include the following tasks:

1. Review relevant reports and data;

2. Develop recommendations for further study
and investigation;

3. Develop recommendations for remediation;

4. Review compliance with existing
legislation;

5. Review viability and requirements to repair
public roads;

6. Determination of Needs for Stormwater
Master Plan; and

7. Funding source identification for
ongoing environmental projects.

Task 1. Review relevant reports and
data. Atlas will review available studies,
analysis, and pertinent information collected
for this study area over the years and will
provide a report of findings and updated
conceptual site model for this study area
(see Figure 1). We understand there have
been a host of consulting firms that have
completed reports for multiple California
agencies spanning the past 20 or more years.

Furthermore, we understand the City seeks
a comprehensive analysis of documented
findings with proposed analysis and possible
recommendations for remediation in one
readable document. Our approach and
methodology for completing this task will
include a combined environmental site
assessment (ESA) and pathway exposure
analysis to assess risk as described in Overall
Approach, Methodology and Strategy.

Task 2. Develop recommendations for
further study and investigation. Atlas
will develop recommendations for further
study and investigation, if any, based on the
findings of our review of the available reports
and documentation provided by the City.

We understand primary areas of concern
include possible exposures to contaminated
soil/sediment, soil gas, air, groundwater,
surface water, and stormwater. Atlas
further understands any recommendation
should include justification and support
for additional studies, or why additional
studies are not necessary. Our approach
and methodology for completing this task
will include a combined ESA and pathway
exposure analysis to assess risk as described
in Overall Approach, Methodology and
Strategy.

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Task 3. Develop recommendations
for remediation. Atlas will develop
recommendations for remediating the subject
project area to minimally safe levels and
suggestions for additional remediation to allow
greater levels of development, as applicable.

Our conclusions and rationale for remediation
recommendations will be provided in a summary
report. Our approach and methodology for
completing this task will include a combined
ESA and pathway exposure analysis to assess risk
as described in Overall Approach, Methodology
and Strategy.

Task 4. Review compliance with existing
legislation. Atlas will review historical reports
and documentation for this subject project
area in reference to applicable local, state, and
federal regulations including California Senate
Bill 205 – Business Licenses: Stormwater
Discharge Compliance, as referenced in this
RFP.

Task 5. Review viability and requirements
to repair public roads. Atlas understands the
roadways throughout the subject project site
have deteriorated over the years, and that two
major depressions exist along Chapin Road
that may warrant immediate attention. This
task will include recommendations on actions
necessary for a rehabilitation program of the
interior roads (i.e., scope of remediation and/or
structural reinforcement necessary to reconstruct
select roadways). Atlas has significant project
experience on large-scale traffic, roadway,
utility, and stormwater projects in numerous
states across the county and is capable of staffing
a team to address these deteriorating roadway
conditions in a timely manner.

Task 6. Stormwater Master Plan
determination. Atlas understands there is
currently no existing stormwater infrastructure
within the subject project site. To ensure runoff
water from the area is appropriately controlled
and disposed, the City requests a preliminary
evaluation of the need for such a network and
action necessary to develop and build applicable
infrastructure, if warranted. Recommendations
will include justification and supporting
information for stormwater management
needs. Atlas has significant project experience
on large-scale traffic, roadway, utility, and
stormwater projects in numerous states across
the county and is capable of staffing a team to
address these deteriorating roadway conditions
and possible stormwater controls in a timely
manner.

Task 7. Funding source identification
for ongoing environmental projects. As
requested, Atlas will identify possible funding
sources, including grants and other assistance
programs, for the City to pursue in aiding the
anticipated financial expenses associated with
additional testing, remediation, as well as
future development of the subject project site
and surrounding area. Funding sources may
include those allocated at the local, state, and
federal level as well as private commercial
entities and other stakeholders located in the
area.

Overall Approach, Methodology &
Strategy
The City seeks a ‘holistic and comprehensive
review’ of available reporting that is digestible
as one readable document of findings that of -
fers recommendations for further investigation
and remediation efforts as needed to safeguard
human health and the environment (i.e., pro -
tect receptors at the subject project site). Tasks
1 through 4, and 7 can be effectively grouped
as environmental tasks for this document re -
view and analysis.

A hazard is a threat to human health only if
people are exposed to it. Exposure happens
only if the following three conditions are met.

It must be:
) Released from its containment or
produced from a source;
) Transported by some means (e.g., air,
water, the food chain) from its source to
human beings; and
) Taken into the human body by breathing,
eating or drinking, or contact with the
skin.

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How a hazard moves through space to, and
into a human being is defined as its exposure
pathway. Exposure pathways can exist under
different circumstances. One example would
be a chemical release from a facility during
normal, everyday operations or unintentionally
through leaks, spills, fires, or other accidents
and that migrates to a nearby water source or
drinking water well where the population ingests
or inhales the contaminants. After a release, a
hazard can travel in a variety of ways from its
source of release to locations where people can
be exposed. Not all hazards in the environment
will complete an exposure pathway. It is also
important to note that over time, receptors might
move, or the source of contamination can move
or stop producing hazards. For example, if a
leaking drum is removed from a site and the
contaminated soil cleaned up, then the source
of contamination and the exposure would be
removed, and the pathway is no longer complete.

As with virtually all environmental projects
where receptors may be negatively impacted, an
exposure pathway analysis is generally conducted
to assess the risk level that a particular receptor
may be detrimentally affected by a contaminant.

This can be done quickly in a semi-quantitative
manner, or maybe more elaborately completed
as a quantitative exercise, where required.

Atlas will use the semi-qualitative receptor-based
approach as the methodology for efficiently
assessing risk at this site (i.e., low, moderate, and
high-risk potential to impact onsite receptors).

In this type of risk assessment, the exposure
pathway is the means by which the hazard moves
through the environment from a known source to
a point of contact with a receptor.

In its simplest form, risk only occurs when there
is 1) a source of contamination (e.g., methane
in soil gas above the lower-explosive limit or
greater than 5% by volume), 2) a completed
pathway (e.g., documented vapor intrusion
sampling data in a building at concentrations
above applicable standards), and 3) impacted
receptor (i.e., exposed population). This can be
expressed in the form of a Venn Diagram.

Venn Diagram for Completed Exposure
Pathway Leading to Risk for Human and/or
Environmental Receptors

This approach can be thought of as links in a
chain. Multiple environmental compartments
and exposure media may be considered
for various exposure pathways including
inhalation, ingestion, dermal contact, and
injection. Inhalation is the most common
pathway and includes for example breathing
in contaminated soil gas or indoor air
by volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
methane produced naturally in landfills,
or naturally occurring radon. Ingestion is
another common pathway and might include
drinking contaminated groundwater from a
municipal drinking water or production well
source located downgradient of a contaminant
plume.

The important concept to remember is that
a complete exposure pathway must have a
source, mechanism, exposure point, route of
entry, and exposed population. If any part of
an exposure pathway is absent, the pathway
is said to be incomplete (i.e., broken chain)
and no exposure or risk is possible. In some
cases, although a pathway is complete, the
likelihood that significant exposure will
occur is very small (i.e., low-risk potential
for environmental concern or to impact the
subject project site). Risk assessments must
include a “pathway analysis” to identify those
pathways that are complete and most likely to
produce significant exposure.

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Broken chain in the exposure pathway that is deemed incomplete.

Links among environmental compartments, exposure media, and exposure pathways (Oxford Research Encyclopedias)

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regarding the historical and current use
and operations at this site. The database
information will be keyed to electric maps
similar to other geographic information
system (GIS) databases. EDR database
information will be linked and accessible
through a proprietary GIS called Lightbox.

Our approach, methodology and strategy will
therefore include reporting similar to a Phase
I ESA in accordance with the current ASTM
E1527-21, a widely accepted regulatory
standard in the environmental industry. This
will allow for the efficient and thorough
compilation of large volumes of federal and
state regulatory information as well as other
reports and documentation provided by the
City.

Deliverables
Tasks 1 through 4 and 7 can be effectively
grouped as environmental tasks and Tasks
4, 5 and 6 as engineering related tasks for
completion of this project.

Atlas will review available reports and
documents as part of the environmental-
related scope of services using this
receptor-based approach. This report will
include completion of activities closely
related to a typical Phase I ESA, but with
numerous previous reporting to review and
reference. Our findings, conclusions, and
recommendations will be included in an
organized summary and will provide relevant
justifications for our professional opinions
regarding each condition identified. All
documents will be appropriately referenced
and cited for further analysis by others.

Engineering related scope of services will be
included in a separate report discussing the
findings of our roadway analysis and needs
for stormwater infrastructure.

This environmental project reporting is like
a large due diligence project where a Phase I
environmental site assessment (ESA) report
is compiled from review and analysis of many
different data sources. ESAs include historical
data review, environmental agency database
reviews, site reconnaissance, personal interviews,
contacts with local officials, and reporting of
results. The purpose of such assessment is to
evaluate the subject property for the presence of
“recognized environmental conditions” (RECs)
in a standardized way as defined by ASTM. A
“recognized environmental condition” is defined
by the ASTM as:
“(1) The presence of hazardous substances
or petroleum products in, on, or at the
subject property due to a release to the
environment; (2) the likely presence
of hazardous substances or petroleum
products in, on, or at the subject property
due to a release or likely release to
the environment; or (3) the presence
of hazardous substances or petroleum
products in, on, or at the subject property
under conditions that pose a material threat
of a future release to the environment.”
Historical information regarding the subject
property will be obtained from a review of
records available from public sources. Atlas will
attempt to identify all obvious uses of the subject
property from the present, back to the subject
property’s first developed use or 1940, whichever
was earlier. Atlas will utilize Environmental
Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), a national database
research provider, to provide the federal and
state regulatory file information as well as
historical aerials, historical topographic maps,
city directories, and other relevant information

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