SOW Environmental Site Assessment.pdf

ATTACHMENT 1: STATEMENT OF WORK FOR

PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT

for

Demolish Buildings 4, 5, 6, and 10 – James E Van Zandt VAMC

1. GENERAL INTENTION AND REQUIREMENTS:

A. Purpose: To prepare a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical campus at Altoona, PA. The purpose of the assessment is to satisfy the following objectives:

(1) Identify potential liability and risk associated with environmental and public health considerations concerning a property

(2) Provides for a due diligence or appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of a property

(3) Identify whether a reasonable possibility exists that hazardous waste or hazardous materials or substances were either disposed or released to the environment on or in the vicinity of the property.

(4) Reviews commonly known information about the property and investigates by obvious inspection.

B. A Phase I Site Assessment is conducted to determine or discover the obvious presence or likely presence of a hazardous material which has been released or is likely to be released on the site. The range of contaminants considered should be consistent with the scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and should include petroleum products.

C. Proposed Action: VA proposes to demolish buildings 4, 5, 6, and 10 and return the ground to greenfield. The long term goal is to construct a new Dental and Ambulatory Surgery Center in this location.

2. TASKS, DELIVERABLES, AND SCHEDULE:

A. General Format: The format of the Phase I Site Assessment will be developed according to requirements set forth in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments:

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, E 1527-00. The ASTM

Practice consists of the following four components: records review, site reconnaissance, interviews, and report.

B. Report Description: The Consultant shall follow the recommended report format described in Appendix X2, Recommended Table of Contents and Report Format, of the ASTM Practice.

C. Deliverables: The Consultant shall prepare a draft and final Phase I Site Assessment for VA review. These reports shall present the information required above and be written in layman’s language with limited technical terminology.

Statistical or scientific terminology should not be used without providing explanatory information. A glossary of terms or explanations must be provided.

(1) The Consultant shall incorporate any revisions identified by VA prior to the final report. The timeframe of each review submission and number of printed copies shall be as follows:

SUBMISSION DELIVERY QUANTITY

Draft Review 45 calendar days after issue of NTP 1 hard copy

Final Review 75 calendar days after issue of NTP 1 hard copy

Final Report 15 calendar days after receipt of VA comments

1 hard copy

(2) A CD with all electronic files of the report shall be provided at each

Review submission in original format (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) as well as searchable PDF format. The Final Report shall have the required printed copies as well as 2 CD(s) with original format (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) as well as searchable PDF format.

(3) All submissions are to be forwarded to:

James E Van Zandt VAMC Attn: Zachariah Wasser, Facilities Service 10F 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd Altoona, PA 16602-4377

3. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

A. Personnel: Identify the key personnel to be committed to this work.

Provide title, educational background, work experience, and as directed in Credentials, ASTM Practice 1527-00, §11.12.

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