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Council OKs $445,899 Stantec contract to resume brownfields assessments
Summary
The Dalles City Council authorized a contract with Stantec Consulting Services to perform EPA-funded brownfields assessment work in the city, using a $500,000 EPA assessment grant; council approved the procurement unanimously.
The Dalles City Council on March 10 authorized the city manager to enter into a contract with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfields assessment consulting services in an amount not to exceed $445,899.
The action implements a U.S. EPA assessment grant awarded to the city to continue environmental assessment work begun under an earlier coalition grant. Dan Spotts, joining the meeting from Washington, D.C., said the city previously received a $600,000 coalition grant and has since been awarded a $500,000 EPA assessment grant focused on The Dalles. "This was a coalition among the port, the city, and Wasco County for assessment of various brownfields across Wasco County, particularly in the city of The Dalles," Spotts said.
The contract with Stantec follows a competitive procurement. Spotts told council three proposals were received and a panel that included Wasco County and Port of The Dalles staff recommended Stantec, which conducted earlier coalition work. He said the scope centers on locating and assessing likely contaminated sites (phase I and phase II environmental assessments) and preparing sites for remediation or redevelopment.
Councilor Richardson moved the contract authorization; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The council recorded the motion as an authorization for the city manager to sign a contract with Stantec under contract 24-011 not to exceed $445,899.
During discussion, Spotts described how assessment funding normally covers the technical assessment work while mitigation and cleanup costs can require additional funding or landowner contribution. He said mitigation funding is often limited and that some sites cannot receive mitigation assistance if a continuous chain of ownership ties the current owner to the contamination. Spotts also noted coordination with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and with local partners on potential state funds for cleanup of asbestos and other hazards.
The council approved the contract unanimously. Staff noted additional sites in the community remain to be assessed and that selected sites would proceed to technical investigations, such as ground-penetrating radar and targeted sampling, once the QEP (qualified environmental professional) is on contract.
