September 15, 2026
Public Works
DATE: September 15, 2026
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Daniel Chavarria, PE, Director of Public Works
Darcie DeLashmutt, Capital Project Manager
Subject:
Accept the Boorman Park Site Remediation Project as
Complete
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Boorman Park Site Remediation Project is complete, and no additional construction funding is required. All project costs were funded through previously authorized appropriations, including approved City funding sources and Clean California Local Grant Program funds. Project close-out and acceptance activities will be completed
within the existing approved project budget (Account
String: 20136031-400708-23030).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
October 18, 2022
July 11, 2023
June 4, 2024
April 16, 2024
May 17, 2026
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Boorman Park Site Remediation Project is complete
and ready for formal acceptance by the City Council. City staff requests that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting the project, authorizing the filing of the Notice of Completion, and authorizing administrative close-out actions for the construction agreement with Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution accepting the Boorman Park Site
Remediation Project as complete; AUTHORIZE the city
clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the Contra
Costa County Recorder’s Office; and AUTHORIZE the
city engineer to release the contractor bonds and
AGENDA
REPORT
September 15, 2026
retention payment, provided there are no outstanding
liens, stop notices, claims, disputes, or other unresolved contract issues – Public Works Department (Darcie
DeLashmutt 510-672-3944/Daniel Chavarria 510-620-
5478).
DISCUSSION:
Boorman Park is located near 25th Street and Maine Avenue in Richmond (Attachment 1). The site has a history of prior industrial use that resulted in soil contamination requiring remediation under the oversight of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. The City established the Boorman Park Site Remediation Project to address contaminated soil conditions and prepare the site for continued public park improvements.
October 18, 2022, City Council authorized the acceptance and appropriation of up to $5 million in Caltrans Clean California Local Grant Program funds for the Richmond Communities Clean Collaborative Project. Grant funds were utilized for Boorman Park Remediation and the 7th Street Bike Project.
On December 1, 2024, the City entered into a construction agreement with Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc. for the Boorman Park Site Remediation Project (Attachment 2). The project scope included site clearing, removal and disposal of contaminated soil, excavation and management of contaminated materials, environmental controls, stormwater pollution prevention, dewatering, import of clean fill, grading, compaction, traffic control, and related construction activities necessary to complete the remediation work.
The construction agreement amount was $5,015,434.00. The project was performed as Capital Improvement Project No. 23030.
Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc. has completed the construction work required under the agreement. The completed work included site clearing, remediation- related excavation and material management, contaminated soil disposal, clean fill import, grading and compaction, environmental controls, and related work required by the contract documents.
Final inspections have been completed and in compliance with the project documents. and contractual requirements. The project is ready for construction contract close-out.
Acceptance of the project will allow the City to file the Notice of Completion with the Contra Costa County Recorder’s Office and proceed with administrative close-out actions, including release of contractor bonds and retention payment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and contract provisions.
September 15, 2026
Final project costs are summarized below:
Category Amount
Original Construction Contract Amount $ 5,015,434.00
Approved Change Orders ($ 305,841.92)
Final Construction Contract $ 4,709,592.08
Design $ 1,521,309.00
Construction Management $ 250,000.00
Agency and Other Fees $ 212,036.00
Total Final Project Cost $ 6,692,937.00
The original total project budget was $7,650,642.00 and the final total project cost at the time of acceptance is $6,692,937.00, resulting in a variance of ($1,257,062.75). The variance is attributable to management of soil removal and favorable soil testing results.
This action accepts the completed construction work performed by Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc. and authorizes administrative close-out of that construction agreement. There are no outstanding liens, stop notices, claims, disputes, or unresolved contract issues. Record drawings and close-out documentation have been received.
Project reporting to the Department of Toxic Substances Control is ongoing through the City’s environmental oversight process.
City staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to accept the Boorman Park Site Remediation Project as complete and authorize the administrative actions necessary to finalize project close-out with Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc (Attachment 3).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Project Location
Attachment 2 – Construction Agreement
Attachment 3 – Resolution