Scenario_3_SOW__ESA_Conveyance_Stanislaus_CCC.pdf

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SITE SCENARIO 3

STATEMENT OF WORK

ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT

CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY

STANISLAUS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTER

Stanislaus National Forest

Tuolumne County, California

Scope. This case is a land exchange in which the United States through the managing agency, the Forest Service, proposes to convey approximately 40 acre(s) of land with improvements to Tuolumne County to be used as a parks and recreation facility. The United States is seeking to convey the 40 acre Stanislaus Civilian Conservation Center out of Federal ownership. The improvements located on the property were constructed between 1949 and 1950.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, permits, testing and incidentals necessary for the performance of the work specified in this Statement of Work.

The work consists of the following tasks:

(1) Conduct an “expanded” environmental site assessment in accordance with 40 CFR 312 and

33 CFR 137 on the parcel listed in the Location section of this Statement of Work. The overall purpose of the “expanded” environmental site assessment is to satisfy the requirement for identification of hazardous substance activity on federal real property that is being sold or transferred. The assessment shall be conducted using ASTM 1527-13 which the United States EPA has formally stated will satisfy the statutory requirements for the conduct of all appropriate inquiries. (Note: The Forest Service uses ASTM 1527-13 to prepare expanded environmental site assessments for conveyance of improved and unimproved federal property).

The “expanded” Phase I Site Assessment is also intended to fulfill the Forest Service’s obligations under Section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), for real property conveyances that involve the Termination of Federal Government Operations (TFGO). This includes, but is not limited to the following:

The identification of areas of the property where any hazardous substance was stored for one year or more (CERCLA 120(h) (3)).

The identification of areas of the property where hazardous substances are known to have been released, or disposed of (CERCLA 120(h) (3)).

The identification of uncontaminated portions of the property (CERCLA 120(h) (4)).

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The Forest Service requires identification of the full range of environmental issues and liabilities with the parcel beyond those associated with Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) liabilities and petroleum products. These environmental issues and liabilities include, but are not limited to, those issues and liabilities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). These issues and liabilities include, but are not limited to, asbestos containing material, radon, lead-based paint, non-hazardous solid waste disposal areas, waste water disposal systems, drinking water systems, drinking water and/or other wells.

The contractor shall evaluate the potential for the occurrence of vapor intrusion at the property using the approach described in EPA’s June 2015 Technical Guides for: 1) Assessing and Mitigating the Vapor Intrusion Pathway from Subsurface Vapor Sources to Indoor Air and 2) Addressing Petroleum Vapor Intrusion at Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites and/or ASTM E2600-15 Standard Guide for Vapor Encroachment Screening on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions. The potential for vapors to migrate through pathways from onsite and offsite sources must be identified as a Recognized Environmental Condition (REC).

The contractor shall review recorded land title records and judicial records for environmental liens and Activity and Use Limitations (AULs).

In conducting the “expanded” environmental site assessment, the Contractor shall identify all “de minimis” issues/liabilities for the SCCC.

(2) Complete the attached Land Acquisition Screening Process Worksheets (1, 2, and 3).

Instructions for completing these worksheets can be found in the attached February 9, 2009 Pre-Acquisition Environmental Assessment Guidance for Federal Land Transactions. The completed worksheets as well as any documentation used to complete the assessment shall be included in the final report.

(3) The Forest Service will be identified as the user in the User Reliance section of the environmental site assessment report. As such, the Forest Service will review and approve all work plans and reports prepared for the environmental site assessment.

(4) This work will be performed in accordance with Activity 7, Task 4 of the Region 5 CERCLA Environmental Response Contract. The Contractor must follow the instructions in this statement of work and the instructions provided in the regional contract.

Location. The property is located in portions of Lot 13, Section 2, and Lot 4, Section 11, and the W1/2NW1/4NW1/4SW1/4SW1/4, Section 1, Township 1 South, Range 19 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, Stanislaus National Forest. The overall site is approximately 40 acres.

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Background. The lands identified as the Stanislaus Civilian Conservation Center, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California.

The Stanislaus Civilian Conservation Center (SCCC) was established in 1965 and is located on 40 acres of the Stanislaus National Forest. The Center, located in Mather, California is in the process of closing. The decision to close the SCCC went into effect July 1, 2016. The closure was completed in December, 2016.

The 40 acre site contains 50 buildings with a gross square footage (GSF) of approximately 150,000 square feet. The buildings on the site include a lodge, education building, office, dining hall, dormitories, gymnasium, administration, laundry-canteen, health care, vocational storage buildings, and several vocational buildings. In addition, there are several smaller portable buildings used for storage. A swimming pool, a baseball field, basketball court, amphitheater, l gazebos and concrete pads are present on the property. Two sewage ponds for treating effluent generated by the SCCC is also present on the property. Asphalt and gravel roads as well as several paved parking lots are included in the property to be conveyed. (A partial site map of the SCCC is shown below).

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Fees. The Contractor shall, without expense to the Government, pay all Federal, State, County and Municipal fees applicable to the performance of the work (i.e. completion of the environmental site assessment).

Submittals. Draft and final work plans and draft and final reports shall be submitted as follows:

-- Draft work plan -- One electronic copy -- Final work plan -- One electronic copy -- Draft report – One electronic copy -- Final report – One hard copy (duplexed, to reduce size); one electronic copy (searchable PDF); three (3) CDs containing the entire final ESA. The final work plan and report shall also be submitted electronically in MS Word format and as a searchable Adobe Acrobat file.

The work plan shall contain the following information:

Procedure for conducting the “expanded” environmental site assessment

Quality assurance/quality control used in the review of the “expanded” environmental site assessment prior to its submittal for Forest Service review and comment

Contractor’s internal risk management program to manage the risk associated with the conduct of the “expanded” environmental site assessment

Firm’s standard terms and conditions including any limitations to liability

Firm’s errors and omissions professional liability insurance policy

Resume of personnel conducting the “expanded” environmental site assessment

The report shall follow the table of contents and report format included as an attachment at the end of this Statement of Work. The report shall include a description of all services performed in sufficient detail to permit another party to reconstruct the work performed. All of the documentation relied upon to complete the assessment shall be included in the report.

The Environmental Professional and others who conducted the site reconnaissance and interviews shall be identified in the report.

The environmental professional’s rationale for concluding that a condition is or is not currently a recognized environmental condition shall be included in the report.

The conclusions section of the report shall summarize all recognized environmental conditions (including controlled recognized environmental conditions) connected with the property. De minimis conditions shall also be included in the report. The report shall include a statement substantially similar to one of the following statements:

“We have performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527 of [insert address or legal description], the property. Any exceptions to, or deletions from, this practice are described in Section [ ] of this report. This assessment has revealed no evidence of

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“We have performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527 of [insert address or legal description], the property. Any exceptions to, or deletions from, this practice are described in Section [ ] of this report. This assessment has revealed no evidence of recognized environmental conditions, historic recognized environmental conditions or controlled recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property except for the following: (list).”

Schedule of Work. The Contractor is required to conduct field visits to the parcel(s) identified in this Statement of Work as a component of conducting the “expanded” environmental site assessment.

The Contractor shall submit a work plan within 30 days of the receipt of this Statement of Work. The Forest Service will provide review and written comments on the work plan within 7 days of receipt of the work plan.

The Contractor shall submit a draft report within 30 days of their field visit. The Forest Service will review and provide comments within 10 days of the receipt of the draft report. The Contractor will revise the draft report and prepare a final report for the Forest Service within 10 days of receipt of the Forest Service’s comments on the draft report.

Search Distances. Search distances that are modified because of property-specific and region-specific conditions must be documented. Rationale must be provided to support modifying the search distances as well as assurance that the modification will meet the objective of 40 CFR 312 and 33 CFR 137.

Search distances for local records must be documented if they are different from the minimum search distances specified in 40 CFR 312 and 33 CFR 137.

Records Review. The Environmental Professional shall review all records to determine if Activity and Use Limitations exist for the property. All information contained in data base searches that is more than 4 months old must be verified independently by contacting the source of the information. If the property or adjoining property is identified in the database search, the Environmental Professional shall review pertinent regulatory files and/or records associated with the listing. The records review shall include a review of a current USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Map (or equivalent) showing the area on which the property is located.

Historical Information. If historical documents and records are available more frequently than 5 year intervals, all of the historical information shall be reviewed and summarized in the

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Site Reconnaissance. If structures are present on the property, the Environmental Professional shall observe and document the condition of the interior of the structures. The environmental professional must be involved in planning the site reconnaissance.

Interviews. Occupants interviewed as part of the environmental site assessment and each occupant’s duration of occupancy must be included in the final report. Information obtained through interviews must be verified using external sources of data. The environmental professional must be involved in planning the interviews.

Data Gaps. Data gaps must be identified. The significance of data gaps must be documented in the final report. The Forest Service will determine if sampling and analysis is necessary to address data gaps.

Applicable Codes. The environmental site assessment shall be conducted in accordance with the following documents:

40 CFR Part 312

33 CFR Part 137

Applicable Associated Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations

Government Provided Materials. All of the records associated with the property were stored at an off-site location that burned in a recent wildfire.

Site Access. The contractor shall contact the representative of the Forest Service to schedule a site visit. The contractor shall be accompanied by a Forest Service employee.

Physical Access to the Site: The site is located north of Groveland, California.

Points of Contact. Not applicable for this scenario.

Contractor Qualifications. The Contractor must employ professional personnel to perform the work required under this Statement of Work. Work performed under this Statement of Work shall be conducted by an environmental professional, or by persons under the responsible charge of an environmental professional as defined in 40 CFR 312 and 33 CFR 137.

The environmental professional conducting the work or supervising the work of person(s) working under their responsible charge is required under this Statement of Work to be experienced in performing all Phase I ESA activities. The Environmental Professional shall be involved in planning site reconnaissance and interview activities. Resumes documenting the environmental professional’s qualifications and demonstrating the environmental professional’s experience for assessing commercial, urban forest land and rural forest land

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Site Scenario Deliverables. For this scenario, please submit the following:

Technical and price proposal.

Sample work plan for this scenario or a work plan from another project. If a work plan from another project is used, the work plan must address all of the items included in this (the Site Scenario 3) statement of work.

An example report (can be redacted) for a conveyance (preferable) or acquisition Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.

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Table of Contents and Report Format

1 Summary

2 Introduction

2.1 Purpose

2.2 Detailed Scope-of-Services

2.3 Significant Assumptions

2.4 Limitations and Exceptions

2.5 Special Terms and Conditions

2.6 User Reliance

3 Site Description

3.1 Location and Legal Description

3.2 Site and Vicinity General Characteristics

3.3 Current Use of the Property

3.4 Descriptions of Structures, Roads, Other Improvements on the Site (including heating/cooling system, sewage disposal, source of potable water)

3.5 Current Uses of the Adjoining Properties

4 User Provided Information

4.1 Title Records

4.2 Environmental Liens or Activity and Use Limitations

4.3 Specialized Knowledge

4.4 Commonly Known or Reasonably Ascertainable Information

4.5 Valuation Reduction for Environmental Issues

4.6 Owner, Property Manager, and Occupant Information

4.7 Reason for Performing Assessment

4.8 Other

5 Records Review

5.1 Standard Environmental Record Sources

5.2 Additional Environmental Record Sources

5.3 Physical Setting Source(s)

5.4 Historical Use Information on the Property

5.5 Historical Use Information on Adjoining Properties

6 Site Reconnaissance

6.1 Methodology and Limiting Conditions

6.2 General Site Setting

6.3 Exterior Observations

6.4 Interior Observations

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7 Interviews

7.1 Interview with Owner

7.2 Interview with Site Manager

7.3 Interviews with Occupants

7.4 Interviews with Local Government Officials

7.5 Interviews with Others

8 Additional Services/Non Scope Considerations

9 Evaluation

9.1 Findings

9.2 Opinion

Include the following statement:

I offer the following opinion as to whether the all appropriate inquiry conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 312 has identified conditions indicative of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum and petroleum products, and controlled substances on, at, in, or to the subject property…

9.2.1 Additional Investigations (if recommended)

9.3 Data Gaps

Include the following statement as part of the discussion on data gaps

I am identifying the following data gaps (as defined in 40 CFR Part 312.10) in the information developed as part of the all appropriate inquiry that affects my ability as an environmental professional to identify conditions indicative of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum and petroleum products, and controlled substances on, at, in, or to the subject property. I am also including comments regarding the significance of said data gaps on my ability as an environmental professional to provide an opinion as to whether the all appropriate inquiry has identified conditions indicative of releases and threatened releases.

9.4 Conclusions

9.5 Limiting Conditions, Deletions and Deviations

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9.6 References

9.7 Signature(s) and Qualification(s) of Environmental Professional(s)

The environmental professional must place the following statements in the report

[I, We] declare that, to the best of [my, our] professional knowledge and belief, [I, we] meet the definition of Environmental Professional as defined in § 312.10 of 40CFR Part 312.

[I, We] declare that, to the best of [my, our] professional knowledge and belief, [I, we] meet the requirements under 33 CFR 137.25 for an environmental professional.

[I, We] have the specific qualifications based on education, training, and experience to assess a property of the nature, history, and setting of the subject property. [I, We] have developed and performed the all appropriate inquiries in conformance with the standards and practices set forth in 40 CFR Part 312.

[I, We] have the specific qualifications based on education, training, and experience to assess the nature, history, and setting of a facility and the real property on which it is located .

[I, We] have developed and conducted all appropriate inquiries according to the standards and practices in 33 CFR part 137.

10 Appendices

10.1 Site (Vicinity) Map

10.2 Site Plan

10.3 Site Photographs

10.4 Record Search Documentation

10.4. a. Historical Research Documentation (aerial photographs, fire insurance maps, historical topographical maps, etc.)

10.4. b. Regulatory Records Documentation

10.4. c. Land Acquisition Screening Worksheet 1: RECORDS SEARCH

10.5 Interview Documentation

16.5. a. Worksheet 2: INTERVIEWS WITH PAST and PRESENT OWNERS, OPERATORS, and OCCUPANTS

10.6 Site Reconnaissance Documentation

16.6. a. Worksheet 3: SITE VISIT SURVEY-VISUAL ON-SITE INSPECTION OF THE

PROPERTY AND OF ADJOINING PROPERTIES

10.7 Special Contractual Conditions between User and Environmental Professional

10.8 Qualification(s) of the Environmental Professional(s)