HomeMy WebLinkAboutProfessional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech, South Wallace Avenue_8 Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Dustin Johnson, Project Engineer
Craig Woolard, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech Inc. for sidewalk removal and asbestos remediation along South Wallace Ave.
MEETING DATE: July 7, 2014
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Ratify City Manager’s signature.
BACKGROUND: The property in which the Bozeman Public Library is built on was once a
depot for the Chicago Milwaukee Railroad, and was contaminated with asbestos and other heavy metals in the soil. Since 2001 the City has worked to address the contamination. In October 2003, the City owned property was remediated and the library was constructed. Upon further
investigation, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) determined that additional
asbestos contamination existed in neighboring properties. The City was required to act as the
lead party to remediate these neighboring parties as part of the entire contamination. In 2009 asbestos was removed from several neighboring properties. Yet, as of today there
remains areas in which existing structures, public streets, and sidewalks have not been cleaned of
buried asbestos. The DEQ has determined there are no threats to public health or safety since the
remaining asbestos is encapsulated. In the spring of 2014 the sidewalk abutting Heebs Grocery was found to have significant
cracking that could pose a risk to exposing buried asbestos. The City worked with the DEQ and
the property owner to come up with a cleanup plan. Due to the potential health risk to the public,
City staff needed to fast track the project. Two separate bids were received from abatement contractors that have experience with this
specific site. The low bid was received from Tetra Tech for $34,659. Both bids assumed there
would be six inches of material to be removed. Since the material is buried it is unclear exactly
how much material will be removed from the site. At this time the project is still active.
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FISCAL EFFECTS: With the original cleanup the City entered into a stipulated
agreement in which 79% of all costs attributed to the cleanup of
this asbestos contamination is eligible for reimbursement through
the Controlled Allocation of Liability Act (CALA).
The street reconstruction fund will front the costs for the cleanup,
but will be reimbursed 79% of the costs from CALA.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Cost estimate from Tetra Tech
Cost estimate from Resource Technologies, Inc.
Report compiled on: 6/18/14
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