PPM_Consultants_2C_Inc._RFQ_21-020-EN-FC_Library_of_Engineering_Services_for_Continuing_Contracts_(Cat_3).pdf

2020December 10, PPM Consultants, Inc.

750 South Northlake Boulevard, Suite 1012

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 tel 407.240.1127

RFQ 21-020EN-FC

750 South Northlake Blvd, Suite 1012 • Altamonte, Springs, FL 32701 • tel 407.240.1127 • www.ppmco.com

December 10, 2020

W.A. “Buddy” Storey, Jr.

Procurement Manager City of Plant City Purchasing Department 302 West Reynolds Street Plant City, Florida 33563

Re: Letter of Interest for Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts Solicitation Number RFQ 21-020EN-FC

Dear Mr. Storey:

PPM Consultants, Inc. (PPM) appreciates the opportunity to present our environmental engineering services (Category 3) to Plant City as requested in Solicitation number RFQ 21-020EN-FC. PPM is confident that we have the management and technical expertise needed by Plant City for successful execution of the contract.

Our firm was founded in 1994 as an environmental and engineering consulting firm specializing in assessment and remediation of soil and groundwater contamination sites. PPM, a Subchapter S corporation, has a flat and efficient organizational structure consisting of principals, office managers, project managers, geologists, engineers, field staff, and support personnel. This approach ensures minimal overhead and allows for more efficient operations while accomplishing the firm’s mission of “simplifying the complex.”

We believe our achievements are based on our unwavering commitment to exceed client expectations in every facet of service that we offer, and we recognize that the success of PPM is inherently tied to the success of our clients.

PPM’s steady growth and success has been fueled by providing common-sense and cost-conscious solutions to our clients’ environmental issues. PPM currently employs over 100 engineers, geologists, toxicologists, biologists, and environmental scientists in seven offices throughout the southeast. Work under this contract will be conducted out of our Altamonte Springs, Florida office.

PPM has matured into the ranks of one of the 200 largest environmental firms in the country according to Engineering News Record (ENR 200) and has been repeatedly named one of the 50 fastest growing engineering and environmental firms in the country by ZweigWhite Associates. In addition, Inc. Magazine has named PPM to the list of 500 fastest-growing companies in the country.

The assessment and remediation experience of PPM's team encompasses gas stations, dry cleaning facilities, industrial and government sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents, petroleum, pipelines, refineries, bulk fuel terminals, chemical plants, and various commercial and industrial sites. The PPM project team approach utilizes the individual technical talents of engineers, geologists, and environmental scientists to enhance remedial design efforts, streamline project efforts, and shorten the time required to complete cleanup.

SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEX

750 South Northlake Blvd, Suite 1012 • Altamonte, Springs, FL 32701 • tel 407.240.1127 • www.ppmco.com

750 South Northlake Blvd, Suite 1012 • Altamonte, Springs, FL 32701 • tel 407.240.1127 • www.ppmco.com

PPM is uniquely qualified to provide services to Plant City for the following reasons:

· PPM has extensive ASTM Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment experience: PPM has conducted thousands of site assessments for due diligence, petroleum cleanups, and hazardous waste cleanups. These assessments have been conducted for private clients, government clients, and under brownfield grants.

· PPM has assessment and remediation experience with a wide-variety of contaminants: PPM is one of the most experienced firms in the southeast when remediating contaminants in terms of the sheer volume of projects. PPM has assessment and remediation experience with almost every conceivable geologic environment throughout the southeast including karst, fractured bedrock, swamps, interbedded sand, silt, clay, gravel, and petroleum mixed with deposited waste material.

· PPM has extensive assessment and remediation experience with hazardous chemicals: The PPM team has assessment and remediation experience at sites contaminated with metals, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, and other hazardous chemicals. This includes one of the largest designated brownfields sites in Florida where PPM was on a team that successfully remediated a chlorinated solvent plume at the U.S. Department of Energy Young-Rainey STAR Center in Largo, Florida in 10 months of system operation. The plume was over one acre in size and 40 feet deep and included dissolved and non-aqueous phase liquids.

· PPM has an excellent track record of achieving site closure: Many consultants have remediation experience, but what is more important is the number of sites that are brought to closure while gaining this experience. PPM has received “No Further Action” status for hundreds of sites that have been impacted by various contaminants. We have technical specialists who understand the relationship between environmental and economic issues. Our team has brought these sites to closure using common sense solutions that are also the most economical solutions. Many regulatory personnel have stated we have one of the best track records of achieving closure.

· PPM has been assisting clients with EPA Brownfields assessment grants since 1997 when the initial EPA brownfields pilot grant program was established. PPM has experience working with over 200 cities and municipalities in developing brownfields programs and we are confident that our knowledge and capabilities will be an asset to Plant City.

· PPM has the experience to provide all services required under Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Grants including all management tasks. PPM is prepared to meet all federal requirements for work funded under the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

The PPM personnel assigned to this contract have more than 100 years of experience delivering environmental consulting services in and around the central Florida area. That depth of local knowledge combined with decades of project management experience across disciplines has allowed PPM to build a project team capable of delivering to Plant City a full range of environmental and engineering services.

PPM is confident that our proficiency in providing past and current successful environmental and engineering support will be beneficial to Plant City for your environmental service needs. Please feel free to contact me with any questions at 407.240.1127.

Sincerely, Amy L. Guilfoyle District Manager

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Environmental Engineering (Category 3) PPM Consultants, Inc. is an environmental and engineering consulting firm comprised of professionals with diverse areas of expertise who are dedicated to providing clients with innovative and cost-effective solutions to their environmental and engineering needs.

Founded in 1994, PPM has completed over 27,000 projects for over 3,500 clients in 26 States, with 95% of clients providing repeat business. With 7 offices in 4 states (and 34 Service Centers), PPM currently operates 107 active remediation sites and to date has received 850 Letters of “No Further Action.”

Markets PPM offers turnkey environmental solutions in the following sectors:

1. Government: Solid foundation with State agencies to support local municipalities’ environmental programs.

2. Underground Storage Tanks (UST): Helping petroleum marketers manage compliance, spill prevention, emergency response, and remediation.

3. Commercial: Helping companies manage existing compliance and cost issues, while planning business strategy.

4. Energy: Remediation, Regulatory Compliance, and Risk Management for clients in the Oil and Gas Industries.

5. Manufacturing: Providing industry with practical solutions to address air, water and solid/hazardous waste issues.

Services PPM is a leader in providing the services required by Plant City as listed below:

ü Environmental & Site Remediation Assessment ü Soil Testing ü Groundwater and Surface Water Testing ü Phase I & II Environmental Assessment Reports ü Environmental Compliance and Permitting ü EPC Conditional No Further Action Proposals (CNFAP) ü EPA Brownfield Grant Preparation & Management ü Asbestos Surveys ü Wetland Delineation Surveys and Permits

Awards and Recognition PPM is consistently noted in ENR Magazine’s “Top 200” Environmental firms for over 14 years.

PPM has been named three times since 1999 in Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing private firms in the United States.

PPM is a multi-year winner of the ZweigWhite “Hot Firms” award.

Amy Guilfoyle (PPM’s Orlando District Manager/Plant City Project Manager) – 2015 Women to Watch – Women Who Mean Business Award from the Orlando Business Journal

Locations Since its founding in 1994 in Monroe, Louisiana, PPM has grown to seven offices in the Southeast. Our Orlando office has served the State of Florida for over 20 years.

Supporting the Orlando Office (at Altamonte Springs) are the following:

1. Altamonte Springs, FL (Orlando)

2. Pensacola, FL

3. Mobile, AL

4. Birmingham, AL

5. Jackson, MS

6. Baton Rouge, LA

7. Monroe, LA

Additionally, PPM uses local subcontractors to augment services as required by specific scope items—many of whom are located in Central Florida and in Hillsborough County.

Less than 1.5 hours from Plant City

Mission: PPM’s mission is to consistently exceed our clients’ expectations on every project. We strive to achieve this outcome by gaining a clear understanding of clients’ goals, developing concise and cost-effective solutions, adhering to agreed-upon schedules, consistently communicating progress, and producing high-quality deliverables.

Plant City, FL

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Professional Personnel & Staff Experience PPM has a robust staff of environmental professionals both in the Altamonte Springs/Orlando office (specifically servicing Central Florida), as well as throughout the company. The table below accounts for the available personnel, by discipline, that are available to support Plant City Environmental Engineering Requirements.

PPM Employees by Discipline

Discipline Number of Employees

Orlando Total Administrative 1 20 CADD Technician 1 2 Chemical Engineer 2 Civil Engineer 4 Construction Manager 2 Environmental Engineer 1 7 Environmental Scientist 4 12 Geologist 2 30 Mechanical Engineer 1 Project Manager 3 11 Risk Assessor 3 Technician/Analyst 1 14 Toxicologist 2

Relevant Project Experience PPM has over 25 years of experience performing environmental projects in the State of Florida. Our diverse client base ranges from large petroleum retail facilities to Florida Municipalities and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and features all of the services required in the scope of Plant City’s Environmental Engineering requirements.

Similar Contracts with Government Agencies In the past five years, PPM has held similar contracts with 23 Government Agencies and provided services to over 315 sites for these municipalities. This includes eight entities in Florida:

Eustis, Fort Myers, Orlando, Pahokee, Pensacola, Sanford, Plant City, and Brevard County.

PPM’s services included EPA Brownfields contracts, Remedial Action Plans, Remedial Action Implementation, Lead Paint Evaluations, permitting, and UST Compliance/Closure—in addition to all of the services required by Plant City under Category 3, Environmental Engineering Services.

Safety PPM Strives to develop and ensure safe, secure, and healthful working conditions for all of its personnel and contractors. The Safety and health of all employees continues to be the first consideration in the operation of our business.

Experience Modification Rate (EMR): 0.87 Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR): 1.01 Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR): 0.00 à 6 + years without a lost time injury

PPM’s health and safety program consists of:

· Comprehensive Written Program—conforms to the requirements of OSHA’s General Industry (1910) and Construction (1926) standards.

· Medical Surveillance Program—establishes worker baseline in which to monitor occupational exposures to ensure employee health is maintained, and meets the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120.

· Training—conforms to the state and federal requirements and is refreshed on an annual basis.

· Site Specific Health & Safety Plans—meet the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, are generated for all projects, and are reviewed with all field personnel and subcontractors prior to the start of the project.

· Recordkeeping— OSHA-required recordkeeping such as OSHA 300 Log, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Management, medical and training records, chemical inventories, and inspections/audits are maintained in accordance with federal requirements.

· Inspections/Audits—scheduled and unscheduled site health and safety inspections are conducted to ensure safety policies/procedures are uniformly implemented throughout the company.

Capacity to Take on New Work PPM Consultants has had a sustainable workload over the past five years averaging from $19 Million to $23.5 Million per year, and averages approximately 60% utilization.

PPM’s Altamonte Springs (Orlando) office currently has 70 open environmental projects—ranging in magnitude from $4,000-$250,000—and has the time and resources available, with similar utilization rates, to dedicate to Plant City’s environmental engineering needs.

With 110 employees company-wide, PPM has the ability to augment the lead office with specified expertise or additional personnel to take on Plant City’s environmental engineering needs.

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Use of Innovative Technology PPM is a leader in using the newest technologies to achieve results. The following list is a sample of those available for use to support Plant City’s Environmental Engineering needs, and significantly reduce remediation time:

Ø Early Adopter of Dual Phase Vacuum Extraction technology

Ø Ozone Sparging/Ozone Injection Ø Hollow Stem Auger Technology Ø Direct-push Technology Ø Geographic Information System Technology Ø Non-invasive methods for data collection Ø Membrane Interface Probe Ø Laser-induced Florescence Ø Enhanced Bioremediation

PPM also uses traditional methods to achieve the desired results, and will always consider cost, risks (to health and otherwise), and effectiveness in order to select the best remedial alternative.

DBE Participation PPM encourages participation from diverse organizations and collaborates with many small, minority-owned, or Disadvantaged Business Entities to achieve both our own goals and the goals of our clients. We do this by providing subcontracting opportunities.

PPM will utilize at least two (2) Florida certified Small Businesses in the execution of Plant City’s Environmental Engineering contract:

1. Clark Environmental, Inc., is a registered Small Business Enterprise as well as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise.

Located in Mulberry, FL, Clarke Environmental is close in proximity to Plant City and will provide waste removal services under this contract.

2. Faller, Davis & Associates, Inc. is a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise with many agencies and municipalities across the state of Florida. Faller, Davis, & Associates will assist with wetland delineations and permitting services from either of their two offices in Maitland, FL (minutes from PPM’s Altamonte Springs office) or Tampa, providing quicker access to Plant City.

Giving Back PPM understands the importance of giving, and is an avid supporter of several charities, both local and international.

Here are a few of the organizations that PPM supports through gifts of time and financial:

Ø Florida Association of Environmental Professionals—A nonprofit, multidisciplinary professional association of Environmental Professionals who connect for networking opportunities and professional development. Our project team is heavily involved with this organization and our proposed Project Manager is the Past President.

Ø Florida Brownfields Association—A non-profit, volunteer, service organization dedicated to advancing the cleanup and redevelopment of Brownfield sites in Florida.

Ø Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge—Their mission is to rescue, raise, rehabilitate and release injured or orphaned Florida Native species and provide education about respecting and preserving the natural environment.

Ø Royal Hope Children’s Center—Orphanage and school in Kenya; gifts provide the opportunity to provide land, food, and a water well for the orphanage and surrounding community.

Ø NeverThirst—Provides drinking water wells across Africa and India and other parts of Asia, providing fresh drinking water to millions of people, to include a well in India dedicated in honor of PPM.

Ø Samaritan’s Purse—International relief, most recently associated with disaster assistance/ hospitals related to the COVID-19 response.

“SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEX”

A ABILITY OF PROFESSIOINAL PERSONNEL AND STAFF……..………….....................…

B RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ………………………………………………………………………………….………… 12

C LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY ………………………………………………………………………………… 27

D VOLUME OF SIMILAR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS……………………………………………..……… 29

E CURRENT AND PROJECTED WORKLOAD…………………………………………………………………….. 31

F CERTIFIED MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE…………………………………………………………...… 32

G LOCAL PREFERENCE………………………………………………………………………………………………....… 33

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A - Required Forms Appendix B - Florida Business License Appendix C - Certificate of Insurance Appendix D - Resumes Appendix E - Professional Registrations

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Company Overview PPM is an environmental and engineering consulting firm comprised of professionals dedicated to providing our clients with innovative and cost-effective solutions to their environmental and engineering needs. PPM was started with five employees in 1994 in Monroe, Louisiana. Since that time, PPM has grown to a firm of over 110 employees having seven offices across the southeast. Now, PPM is one of the leading environmental firms in the Southeast and has matured into the ranks of the 200 largest environmental firms in the country according to Engineering News Record (ENR 200). Inc.

Magazine has named PPM to the list of 500 fastest-growing companies in the country. PPM has repeatedly been named one of the 50 fastest-growing engineering and environmental firms in the country by ZweigWhite Associates, Inc.

Since our inception in 1994, PPM has achieved a steady growth by providing common sense and cost-effective solutions to environmental regulatory needs while at the same time producing a high quality work product. PPM has also gained a good reputation as an environmental science and engineering consulting firm for exceeding our clients’ expectations of our specialized environmental services provided. While the growth and experience of our staff are among our strongest assets, we believe our real strength lies in our commitment to apply uncompromising ethics and integrity to all of our business practices.

The PPM Difference PPM is unique among most of the firms in our industry. We focus solely on your environmental issues. Therefore, we do not try to provide every service imaginable without building specialized experience in none. That is why PPM has so many personnel that really know their subject well, as it relates to your environmental needs. Our company is filled with experts who have 20 or more years of environmental consulting experience.

Whether it is concerning underground storage tanks (USTs), air permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), due diligence, or any regulatory compliance issue, we have the resources to assist you with your environmental needs. There are several other factors that differentiate PPM from your typical environmental firm. These include:

· Our company always strives to put principal over profit. Profit to us is meaningless unless we have brought value to our clients for the services we have provided and we have provided that services with integrity.

· Our firm focuses only on providing environmental services. Because we focus only on this services, our personnel have become very knowledgeable specialists that know how to manage your environmental issues.

· PPM has built a strong and lasting relationship with federal state and local environmental regulatory agencies based upon trust and high quality work. That is one of the reasons that many of the states that we work in hire us directly for manage their environmental projects. We have been performing work for some of these state agencies for almost 20 years.

· PPM has an excellent track record of bringing closure to environmental projects. For example, PPM has closed over 800 sites that have required some form of assessment and remediation.

Comparatively, this is a huge number considering the size and age of our firm.

City of Plant City, Florida

a) Organizational Chart

City of Plant City, Florida

b) Proposed Staff Project-Related Capabilities, Training, and Experience &

c) Capabilities of PPM Staff PPM has assembled a highly-skilled and experienced project team committed to providing excellence to Plant City under this contract. Our proposed team, shown below, includes a range of licensed engineers, licensed geologists, environmental scientists, economic development professionals, and support staff. Our team members have extensive knowledge of and experience with a wide range of brownfield sites. Our working knowledge includes program management, technical competency, and regulatory affairs. PPM’s team also has a thorough understanding of the technical, managerial, and health and safety aspects of environmental projects. We have provided environmental services to commercial, industrial, governmental, and private clients throughout the Southeast.

The team has an abundance of personnel incorporated into key positions to ensure that projects can be delegated among qualified members of our team, thereby preventing personnel from becoming overloaded with tasks under this contract. In total, our team is comprised of over 100 employees who can assist with tasks associated with this contract. The experience of key assembled personnel is described below:

Management Staff Keith Pyron I FL PG No. 1594 I keith.pyron@ppmco.com I

251.990.9000 Keith Pyron, P.G., will serve as the Principal in Charge. Mr. Pyron has a B.S. in Geology from the University of South Alabama and is a professionally registered geologist in eight states. Mr. Pyron has 31 years of environmental consulting experience in the areas of brownfield program management, Phase I/II ESAs contaminant assessment, remediation, and client and regulatory liaison. Mr. Pyron will have overall responsibility for ensuring that the technical and administrative aspects of this contract are met and are in compliance with applicable requirements.

Amy Guilfoyle I amy.guilfoyle@ppmco.com I 407.240.1127 Amy Guilfoyle will serve as Project Manager, the primary point of contact for this project and will oversee all field activities, scheduling, and regulatory communication. Ms. Guilfoyle will also be responsible for change order negotiations, claims management, cost control, cost estimating of the guaranteed maximum price, life cycle cost analysis, and project closeout. Ms. Guilfoyle is the District Manager and a Senior Scientist for PPM’s Altamonte Springs, Florida office. She has a B.S. in Biology with 19 years of professional experience. Ms. Guilfoyle’s site experience has included petroleum and hazardous waste site assessments; Phase I/II ESAs; remedial system installation/operation; National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting and compliance; and field sampling per FDEP Standard Operating Procedures. Ms.

Guilfoyle has also been involved in preparing field training manuals and implementing the associated training to in-house personnel. Ms. Guilfoyle reports directly to Mr. Pyron to allow for seamless communication under this contract. She will ensure outstanding project performance and client satisfaction and act as the primary point of contact for Plant City. She has acted in a similar capacity for previous contracts with the Cities of Eustis, Plant City, Orlando, Sanford, Pahokee and Brevard County.

Technical Staff Greg Stover I FL PG No. 509 I greg.stover@ppmco.com I

251.990.9000 Greg Stover, P.G., will serve as the Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Team Lead. He is a Senior Geologist for PPM’s Mobile office and a Florida-registered Professional Geologist. Mr. Stover has a B.S. in Geology from Auburn University and is a professionally registered geologist in five states.

Mr. Stover has 39 years of experience as a geologist and 32 years of experience as an environmental consultant. Mr. Stover has performed, managed, or provided technical oversight for thousands of environmental projects involving contamination assessments, risk assessments, corrective actions, and Phase I and Phase II ESAs. He has been responsible for personnel training and quality control/senior review for Phase I and II ESAs, NEPA assessments, contamination assessments, and risk assessments.

Jeri Thrasher I CSP No. 24066 I jeri.thrasher@ppmco.com I 318.323.7270

Jeri Thrasher will serve as the Health and Safety Team Lead. Ms. Thrasher has 23 years of experience in the environmental field, a B.S.

in Toxicology and a MBA. She currently serves as PPM’s Corporate Health and Safety (H&S) Officer at the Corporate Office. She is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of our personnel on environmental restoration projects throughout the United States. Ms. Thrasher has five years of hands-on field and management experience conducting soil and groundwater contamination investigation and remediation projects prior to moving into safety management. This experience takes her far beyond theory and gives her insight on how to establish H&S programs that are field tested and proven.

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City of Plant City, Florida

Roy Therrien I FL PG No. 1119 I roy.therrien@ppmco.com I 407.240.1127

Roy Therrien, P.G., will serve as Senior Geologist on the Assessment Team, and the Compliance/ Permitting Team Lead. Mr.

Therrien has a B.S. in Geology from Edinboro University and is a Florida-registered P.G. in PPM’s Altamonte Springs office. Mr. Therrien has over 30 years of professional experience as a geologist, land surveyor, and educator. Mr. Therrien’s geology background includes six years in oil and gas exploration and 24 years in environmental consulting. His environmental experience has included petroleum and hazardous waste site assessments, Phase I/II/III ESAs, and permitting (NPDES, dewatering). He has been responsible for site investigations at gas station facilities, bulk petroleum terminals, commercial/ industrial businesses, agricultural properties, an abandoned manufactured gas plant, and asphalt batching plants. Mr.

Therrien is an expert on environmental databases and has developed a propriety database used for due diligence and site research projects.

Ben Clabaugh I FL PG No. 1804 I ben.clabaugh@ppmco.com I 850.898.1320

Ben Clabaugh, P.G., will serve on the Assessment Team. Mr. Clabaugh has over a decade of environmental assessment and remediation experience. He also has years of experience as a real estate entrepreneur in Florida which provides him with keen insight and a unique perspective of Brownfields sites in the area. Mr. Clabaugh has an excellent working relationship with the FDEP from years of interfacing on complex environmental issues. Mr. Clabaugh’s experience also includes: 16 years of EPA brownfields experience, project manager for four EPA brownfield grants, and 25 years of assessment experience.

Kevin Grosjean I kevin.grosjean@ppmco.com I 407.240.1127

Kevin Grosjean will serve on the Assessment Team and the Environmental Sampling Team and will be responsible for Phase I/II ESAs and environmental sampling under this contract.

Grosjean has over 2 years of professional experience and serves as a Field Geologist in PPM’s Altamonte Springs office. Mr. Grosjean earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from the University of Florida in 2017 and has performed Phase I/II ESAs and site assessments at a variety of facilities. His duties included site review, report preparation, analysis of ground penetrating radar surveys, monitoring well installation, advancement of soil borings, soil/groundwater sampling, dewatering baseline sampling, oversight of excavation/construction contractor, and well abandonment. Mr. Grosjean has experience in assessment and remediation of petroleum products and hazardous substances including gasoline, diesel, oil, and solvents.

Greg Sattler I FL PE No. 76934 I greg.sattler@ppmco.com I 407.240.1127

Greg Sattler, P.E., will serve on the Remediation Team as Senior Engineer and on the Compliance/Permitting Team and will lead the remediation efforts conducted under this contract. In addition, Mr. Sattler will also be responsible for constructability analysis and design. Mr. Sattler is PPM’s Senior Engineer for the Altamonte Springs office and has 18 years of environmental experience. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and has managed, reviewed, and prepared remediation work plans and reports for numerous sites with petroleum and hazardous substance contamination. He has managed projects consisting of dual-phase vacuum extraction, air sparge, soil vapor extraction, ozone injection, pump and treat, excavation, bioremediation, and chemical oxidation. Mr. Sattler was previously the Senior Engineer providing remediation technical expertise for a 240,000-acre former Lockheed Martin testing facility. He is also skilled at preparing SPCC plans and permit applications.

Michael Ellison I michael.ellison@ppmco.com I 205.836.5650

Michael Ellison, will serve on the Remediation Team. Mr. Ellison earned a Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama and he is a professionally licensed engineer in three states. Mr. Ellison has 26 years of UST assessment and remediation experience. He has been designing and managing soil and groundwater related projects for more than 23 years. He will assist with the development of remedial alternatives and remedial design as needed; provide senior engineering review and support on engineering-related tasks and remediation projects.

Zane Hood I zanehood@ppmco.com I 205.836.5650 Zane Hood will serve on the Remediation Team. Mr. Hood earned a Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama.

Mr. Hood has 27 years of remediation experience and has spent his career involved in the remediation and assessment of contaminated sites for retail petroleum, pipeline terminal, chemical, government, manufacturing and dry cleaning facilities. He has overseen and/or been ultimately responsible for hundreds of projects across the southeast in various geologic and hydrogeological settings.

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City of Plant City, Florida

Ben Gregory I ben.gregory@ppmco.com I 407.240.1127 Ben Gregory will serve on the Environmental Sampling Team has 2 years of professional experience as a field technician. Mr. Gregory earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida in 2019 and conducts soil, groundwater, and surface water sampling. He has experience with advancement of soil borings, tank and spill bucket closure activities, dewatering sampling, and well abandonment.

Chad Diamond I chad.diamond@ppmco.com I 251.990.9000 Chad Diamond will serve on the Environmental Sampling Team and has 7 years of professional experience as a field technician. Mr. Diamond’s field experience includes UST system component closure oversight and assessment sampling; performing Air Sparging/Soil Vapor Extraction, Multi-

Phase Extraction, and Ozone Sparge pilot tests and maintenance; remediation system installation and start-up. Mr.

Diamond also acts as Site Health and Safety Supervisor, coordinates with project managers and engineers; and collects groundwater, surface water, and soil samples in accordance with in FDEP Standard Operating Procedures for Field Activities (DEP-SOP-001/01) and Chapter 62-780 FAC protocols.

Support Staff Charles Ray I charles.ray@ppmco.com I 407.240.1127

Charles Ray will assist serve on the Brownfield Grant Management Team. Mr. Ray earned a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration at Albany State University. Much of Mr. Ray’s experience was gained in his 23 years of experience as the City of St. Petersburg’s Economic Development Coordinator. His years of experience have proven invaluable to our clients who are first-time EPA brownfield grant recipients. With over 22 years of EPA brownfields experience, Mr. Ray has a keen understanding of the entire brownfields program including directing Phase I and Phase II ESAs, CAPs/RAPs, grant preparation, work plan preparation, quarterly reporting, ACRES Database reporting, community involvement, and filing of site eligibility forms. Mr. Ray managed an EPA Cleanup Grant for the City of St. Petersburg from 2007 to 2010 at the Atherton Oil Site.

Melissa Schick I Melissa.schick@ppmco.com I 251.990.9000 Melissa Schick will serve on the Brownfield Grant Management Team as the Grant Specialist and principal researcher and will assist with technical issues, particularly related to online submittals, and EPA forms. Ms. Schick has 10 years of experience in grant writing and university curriculum development and serves as a Grant Writer with PPM. She has written numerous grant proposals and has been instrumental in the development of over 10 successful brownfield grant proposals. She is an active, invaluable participant and leader of community outreach initiatives. Ms.

Schick also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Brownfield Association as the President.

Subcontractors PPM focuses on not only encouraging participation from diverse organizations, but strives to build lasting relationships with individuals so that true collaboration and communication occurs from conception to completion of a project.

Although PPM is not a small business enterprise (SBE), minority business enterprise (MBE), disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), or woman-owned business enterprise (WBE), we always strive to team with SBE/MBE/DBE/WBE’s whenever possible, pledging that we do our part in ensuring inclusion and support of business opportunities for these firms in the procurement process. The following companies are approved certified subcontractors with PPM, and whom we propose to utilize for this contract:

• Laboratory Pace Analytical Services, LLC, is a full service laboratory located in Ormond Beach, Volusia County. Founded in 1978, Pace has 2,500 employees and 32 environmental labs across two countries. PPM will utilize Pace for laboratory analysis of air, soil, and groundwater in accordance with the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (#E83079) procedures. We will continue to work directly with Mr. Tommy Carr for all lab kits and data reports. PPM has been working with Pace since they acquired the lab located in Ormond Beach from ELAB.

• Drilling Preferred Drilling Solutions (PDS) will provide drilling and direct push technology services from their office locations in Pinellas Park and Lakeland. Founded in 2001, PPM may utilize PDS for monitoring, recovery, air sparge, soil vapor extraction well installation and soil mailto:ben.gregory@ppmco.com mailto:chad.diamond@ppmco.com mailto:charles.ray@ppmco.com

City of Plant City, Florida sampling/soil boring advancement using sonic technology, hollow stem auger, mud rotary, and direct push methods.

PPM will work directly with Mr. Gregory Campbell who holds the Florida Water Well Contractor licenses (#2613) for PDS. PPM and PDS have installed hundreds of wells and collected associated soil and groundwater samples together on projects throughout Florida.

• Remediation Support Central Florida Environmental Services, Inc. Central Florida Environmental Services, Inc. (CFES) was founded in 1999 as a provider of remediation services. Our point of contact will be Allen Brackner, Owner. PPM will utilize CFES for tank removals, soil excavation, vacuum extraction events, and related services.

• Waste Removal Clark Environmental, Inc., (Clark) transports, processes, and disposes of non-hazardous and hazardous soil, sludge, and liquid wastes, in both drum and bulk quantities. In 2020, Clark celebrated 30 years in the environmental industry. PPM will utilize Clark for soil and water disposal under this contract. Our point of contact will be Ms. Beth Clark, President. As such, Clark is a registered SBE as well as a WBE.

• Asbestos G&S Good Environmental, Inc. (G&S) was founded by Bill W. Good, P.G., a professional geologist with over 17 years’ experience. PPM will utilize G&S expertise for asbestos sampling and reporting. PPM has worked with G&S on many asbestos projects over the past 10 years.

• Wetland Surveys and Permits Faller, Davis & Associates, Inc. is a consulting civil engineering firm providing wetland mitigation and restoration; mitigation monitoring; wildlife surveys;

environmental permitting, and construction management for the past 35 years. FDA is a certified WBE with many agencies and municipalities across the state of Florida. Our point of contact will be Mr. Bruce Hasbrouck, Vice President and Environmental Services Director.

d) Project Experience Overview PPM has served as the lead consultant for many programs similar to Plant City’s “Category 3- Environmental Engineering” scope for government/municipalities and industrial clients. Our relevant experience as related to the project type and owner/agency points of contact are outlined in Tab B (Relevant Project Experience). The table on the following pages describes the involvement of key PPM project staff allocated to support Plant City’s environmental engineering needs, cross referenced with relevant projects that PPM has executed in the State of Florida.

The table below provides the project scope items associated with each of the projects for which PPM served as the lead entity, along with percentages of work subcontracted under each project. A thorough description of each Plant City team member’s actual involvement in each of the project is also provided.

City of Plant City, Florida

Project Name

Lead Entity

Percentage of Work

Subcontracted

PPM

Personnel Involved

Actual Project Involvement

FDEP PPM 25%

Amy Guilfoyle

Project Manager and District Manager responsible for petroleum contamination assessments and remediation at multiple sites throughout Florida under the state funded Petroleum Restoration Program. All reports were prepared and submitted to the FDEP or local entities. Work was governed by Chapter 62-780 Florida Administrative Code.

Keith Pyron, P.G.

Contract Manager responsible for corporate allocation of resources for all sites under this contract.

Jeri Thrasher Corporate Health and Safety Manager for all Florida projects.

Greg Sattler, P.E.

Senior Engineer responsible for contamination assessments and remediation with tasks to include free product recovery, installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater/air samples, oversight of air sparge/ soil vapor extraction remediation system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, site restoration, well abandonment, and reporting.

Roy Therrien, P.G.

Senior Geologist responsible for the installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater/air samples, oversight of remediation system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, site restoration, well abandonment, and reporting.

Ben Clabaugh, P.G.

Senior Hydrogeologist responsible for the installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater/air samples, oversight of remediation system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, site restoration, well abandonment, and reporting.

Kevin Grosjean

Field Geologist responsible for onsite work including installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Ben Gregory

Field Technician responsible for onsite work including advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Chad Diamond

Field Technician responsible for onsite work including advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Greg Stover, P.G.

QC Manager and Technical Advisor under this contract.

FDEP Project Scope Items:

Environmental & Site Remediation Assessment; Soil Testing; Groundwater and Surface Water Testing; EPC Conditional No Further Action Proposals (CNFAP)

Murphy USA PPM 15% Amy

Guilfoyle

Project Manager and District Manager responsible for petroleum contamination assessments and remediation at multiple Murphy Oil USA retail facilities and the Tampa Terminal. Various projects included free product recovery, emergency spill response, contamination assessments, and remedial implementations, including sites within the former preapproval program/current petroleum restoration program. Tasks for projects included the installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, oversight of remediation

City of Plant City, Florida system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, dewatering baseline sampling, tank removal, sump/spill bucket closure, site restoration, well abandonment, system demobilization, and reporting. All reports were prepared and submitted to the FDEP or local entities. Work was governed by Chapter 62-780 Florida Administrative Code.

Keith Pyron, P.G.

Contract Manager responsible for corporate allocation of resources for all sites under this contract.

Jeri Thrasher Corporate Health and Safety Manager for all Florida projects.

Greg Sattler, P.E.

Senior Engineer responsible for contamination assessments and remediation at multiple gasoline stations throughout Florida. Various projects included free product recovery, emergency spill response, contamination assessments, and remedial implementations. Tasks for projects included the installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, oversight of remediation system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, dewatering baseline sampling, site restoration, well abandonment, system demobilization, and reporting.

Roy Therrien, P.G.

Senior Geologist responsible for the installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater/air samples, oversight of remediation system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, site restoration, Phase I/II ESAs, dewatering permitting, well abandonment, and reporting.

Ben Clabaugh, P.G.

Senior Hydrogeologist responsible for the installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater/air samples, oversight of remediation system installation, maintenance of active remediation systems, excavation of source area, site restoration, well abandonment, and reporting.

Kevin Grosjean

Field Geologist responsible for onsite work including installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Ben Gregory

Field Technician responsible for onsite work including advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Chad Diamond

Field Technician responsible for onsite work including advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Greg Stover QC Manager and Technical Advisor under this contract.

Murphy USA Project Scope Items:

Environmental & Site Remediation Assessment; Soil Testing; Groundwater and Surface Water Testing; EPC Conditional No Further Action Proposals (CNFAP); Phase I Environmental Assessment Reports; Phase II Environmental Assessment Reports

City of Orlando PPM 30%

Amy Guilfoyle

District Manager overseeing various Phase I/II ESAs, contamination assessments, asbestos surveys, excavation of impacted soil, well abandonment, and restoration activities. Contamination assessment included installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, groundwater/soil sampling, GPR surveys, and reporting.

Keith Pyron, P.G.

Contract Manager responsible for corporate allocation of resources for all sites under this contract.

City of Plant City, Florida

Jeri Thrasher Corporate Health and Safety Manager for all Florida projects.

Greg Sattler, P.E.

Senior Engineer for Phase II ESA and contamination assessment that included installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, groundwater/soil sampling, reporting, and remedial planning.

Roy Therrien, P.G.

Senior Geologist responsible for Phase I/II ESAs, contamination assessments, asbestos surveys, installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, excavation of source area, site restoration, Phase I/II ESAs, dewatering permitting, well abandonment, and reporting.

Kevin Grosjean

Field Geologist responsible for onsite work including installation of monitoring wells, advancement of soil borings, and collection of soil/groundwater samples.

Ben Gregory

Field Technician responsible for onsite work including advancement of soil borings and collection of soil/groundwater samples.

Greg Stover, P.G.

QC Manager and Technical Advisor under this contract.

Orlando Project Scope Items:

Environmental & Site Remediation Assessment; Soil Testing; Groundwater and Surface Water Testing;

Phase I Environmental Assessment Reports; Phase II Environmental Assessment Reports

City of Pensacola PPM 25%

Ben Clabaugh, P.G.

Project Manager for the City of Pensacola Brownfields Program responsible for coordinating with City personnel, updating site inventory, conducting public outreach, development of the Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), quarterly reporting, and oversight of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs).

Keith Pyron, P.G.

Program Manager. Specific tasks included assessment grant preparation, coordinating community outreach events, performing inventory of sites and supervision of Phase I, Phase II and Phase III ESAs, and assisting with project meetings with EPA.

Jeri Thrasher Corporate Health and Safety Manager for all Florida projects.

Greg Stover, P.G.

QC Manager and Technical Advisor under this contract.

Chad Diamond

Field Technician responsible for onsite work including advancement of soil borings, collection of soil/groundwater samples, well abandonment, and site restoration.

Charles Ray

Assisted with community outreach and planning under the Brownfields Program.

Melissa Schick

Produced Brownfields flyers and materials for distribution at community events.

Pensacola Project Scope Items:

Environmental & Site Remediation Assessment; Soil Testing; Groundwater and Surface Water Testing;

Phase I Environmental Assessment Reports; Phase II Environmental Assessment Reports; EPA Brownfields Grant Preparation; Asbestos Surveys

City of Plant City PPM 35%

Amy Guilfoyle

Technical Advisor for three City of Plant City, Florida, Brownfield Cleanup Grants. Duties included community engagement, oversight of collection of confirmatory soil samples; preparation and review of remedial bid specifications; dewatering system installation; excavation oversight;

communication with the City, County, and EPA; and report preparation. In addition, the local revolving loan fund grant was used on all three sites.

Keith Pyron, P.G.

Program Manager. Specific tasks included assessment and cleanup grant preparation, coordinating community outreach events, performing inventory of sites, preparing work plan, assisting in quarterly reporting and

City of Plant City, Florida

ACRES database reporting, supervision of Phase I, Phase II and Phase III ESAs, and supervision of remediation of three EPA Cleanup Grants.

Provided coordination between Plant City, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the EPA.

Jeri Thrasher Corporate Health and Safety Manager for all Florida projects.

Greg Stover, P.G.

QC Manager for the 2009 assessment grant. Outputs included the Generic QAPP, 5 Phase I ESAs, 5 site specific QAPPs, 3 Phase II ESAs, 2 UST closure assessments, 3 ABCAs, and 2 Remedial Action Plans. In 2012, Project Manager for the remediation activities at the Gro-Mor Fertilizer and Stock Lumber sites under the EPA Cleanup Grant. The COCs in soil at both sites were benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and arsenic. The purpose of the cleanup was to remove all onsite soil impacted with arsenic or BaP above SCTLs to a minimum depth of the water table interface, which ranged from 2.0 to 3.0 feet BGS. Totals of 2,442 and 542 tons of impacted soil, respectively, were excavated and transported to a landfill in Bartow for disposal. The excavations were backfilled and compacted with clean, pre-screened soil.

The exposed surface areas were restored by sowing with grass seed and covering with straw. Mr. Stover also prepared the remedial action reports.

Roy Therrien, P.G.

Project Manager. The work was initially conducted under a…