CN-370000-GC652-T59A.pdf

This document comprises a Site Characterization Screening Task Assignment for Rising Star Farms (Facility ID: 42/9402045) located at 12801 NW 35th Street, Ocala, Marion County, Florida. The task assignment was issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Division of Waste Management, Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems, under FDEP Contract Number GC652. The contractor is Golder Associates, Inc., with Jesse Brown serving as the Contractor Representative. The FDEP/LP Site Manager is Roberta L. Dusky. This task assignment encompasses environmental assessment activities related to a former 550-gallon heating oil underground storage tank that was previously removed in October 1994, following a discharge of unknown quantity reported on October 10, 1994.

The task assignment is structured as a fixed-price contract totaling $26,897.90 (including 10% retainage of $2,689.79) for two primary events: soil and groundwater sampling (Event 1) and monitoring well abandonment activities (Event 2). Event 1 includes installation of up to 10 soil borings to 30 feet depth with field screening and laboratory analysis for volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons, and chromium; installation of three monitoring wells; and collection of groundwater samples. Event 2 involves abandonment of the three monitoring wells if analytical results indicate no further action is needed. Deliverables include a Site Characterization Screening Report due November 15, 2012, and a Letter Report due January 25, 2013. The contract period extends from the task assignment date through July 24, 2013, with no cost-plus or retainage modifications authorized after that date.