Request for Qualification for Environmental Consultant Services for Environmental Assessment of Hazardous Materials Brownfields and Petroleum Brownfields Sites
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The Yreka, California Brownfield Coalition (Coalition) in coordination with the Siskiyou Economic Development Council (SEDC), as project manager, is requesting proposals for a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) to conduct brownfields environmental assessment reports for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfield Cleanup Grant, agreement BF-99T61601-0. The grant proposal was submitted to EPA in December 2016 in the name of the Yreka Coalition, comprising the City of Yreka, the City of Weed and Siskiyou County. The City of Yreka, as lead agency in the Coalition, was awarded the $600,000.00 grant in June of 2017. The approved Work Plan is attached to this RFP in its entirety (Attachment 2). The goal of this Coalition is to complete a brownfield inventory for our communities, assess priority brownfields sites, and begin redevelopment planning to create an environmentally sustainable and healthy local economy. The Brownfield sites for assessment by the QEP will be identified by the Coalition Advisory Board with preference placed on the sites with the greatest potential to promote economic, social, and environmental health. Sites will be selected for Phase I and/or Phase II assessments. Prospective sites include a decommissioned airport, several properties destroyed by the 2014 Boles fire in Weed, and distressed properties in the City of Yreka. While the geographic extent of the project extends to the boundaries of Siskiyou County, preliminary sites are located near the town of Montague and within the City limits of Weed and Yreka; along the Interstate 5 corridor. Qualified firms will complete Quality Assurance, Phase I assessments (maximum of fifteen (15) sites), Phase II assessments (maximum of eight (8) sites) and recommend cleanup or remediation plans (maximum of fifteen (15)). Deliverables will be submitted to SEDC and forwarded for oversight agency approval. Consulting firms will need to meet the SEDC and EPA requirements for consultant services. While the selected consultant will contract directly with the SEDC, the City will be an active participant in the project.
