Qualitative determination of ecological receptors
The City of Ashland is seeking proposals for professional environmental assessment services to provide an Ecological Risk Assessment for a complete Level I Site Scoping Report and as necessary a follow-on complete Level II Site Screening Report for three adjacent parcels owned by the City of Ashland on Emigrant Creek Road. The selected consultant(s) will demonstrate their capabilities to perform the required assessments and will be responsible for the following per Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Guidance for Ecological Risk Assessment: Levels I, II, III, IV (1998 or most current version):
Level I
o Perform qualitative determination of ecological receptors and/or exposure pathways through data search, site visit, field investigation and initial assessment of present and historical users of the sites;
o Identify contaminates of interest and evaluate preliminary receptor-pathway interactions
o Completely document all information in the Site Ecology Scoping Report providing a final technical memorandum and all attachments per ODEQ guidance document(s).
Level II ** as needed**
o Perform detailed site description, additional qualitative site survey data collection, and site specific concerns, effects and risk evaluation;
o Complete site specific receptor-pathway interactions for soil, habitat, aquatic and historic impacts including endpoint receptors;
o Identify known ecological effects and contaminants of ecological concerns and develop ecological risk assessment and define needed remedial action plan;
o Complete documentation for Level II Site Screening Report providing a final technical memorandum and all attachments per ODEQ guidance document(s);
Develop Best Management Practices for continued site operations that will meet EPA and ODEQ guidelines (www.epa.gov/region2/waste/leadshot).
Proposals must be received by 2:00 PM, April 10, 2009, in the City of Ashland Engineering Office located at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland OR 97520; mailing address: 20 E. Main Street Ashland OR 97520. For further information, contact Michael Faught, Public Works Director, or James Olson, Engineering Services Manager at 541 488-5347.
A pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 am on March 19, 2009 in the Siskiyou Room at the City of Ashland Community Development and Engineering Services Building, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland Oregon. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory.
Consultant selection is anticipated to result in City Council approval for the issuance of a contract as shown in the RFP. Proposal documents are available upon request at the above address or by calling 541 488-5347. All proposals must be in the same format as presented in the RFP and are limited to 6 pages. Consultant selection will be based upon weighted criteria as cited in the Request for Proposal document. Standard selection criteria include, but are not limited to: experience, availability, schedule, response time and cost. The City of Ashland reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities or to accept any proposal which appears to serve the best interest of the City of Ashland.
