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Council approves excavation contract for remediation at 450 Pascack Road, funded from escrow
Summary
The council authorized a contract to excavate and backfill contaminated soil at 450 Pascack Road to Renova/Renewba (transcript uses multiple spellings) for $28,960.04, with the work overseen by LISCO (LSRP) and paid from seller escrow funds; overall remediation budget cited ≈ $83,457.66.
The Township of Washington council approved a non fair-and-open contract for soil excavation and backfilling at 450 Pascack Road to Renewba Environmental Company for a contract amount not to exceed $28,960.04, with remediation costs to be paid from the seller’s escrow account rather than township operating funds.
Administration said LISCO (the project's licensed site remediation professional) obtained quotes, recommended the lowest responsible bidder and will manage the work. Council members asked whether the selected contract covered all required tasks (utility mark-outs, certified DGA clean fill, portable toilets, and erosion control) and sought assurance from the LISCO oversight that tasks not listed in the winning bidder’s bid would be addressed if required. The administrator replied that the escrow was sufficient and that work would not be paid until compliance and DEP sign-off were in place.
A budget sheet cited in the record lists total remediation line items totaling $83,457.66; the transcript shows Renova (alternate spellings in the record) was selected to perform a subset of the work and would receive $28,009.64 for its portion.
The council recorded roll-call votes approving the award; the administration and council clarified that payment will come out of the escrow established by the seller rather than township funds. "It's a total of 83,000," one council member said referring to the full remediation budget, and the administration confirmed "it comes out of the escrow." The council also discussed oversight and whether LISCO would provide the required DEP response/action letter before payment.
What’s next: LISCO will continue to manage the remediation, submit required documentation to NJDEP, and the township will pay contractors from escrow upon completion and verification of requirements. The transcript indicates the contract award motion and approval by roll call.
(Reporting note: firm name appears in multiple spellings in the transcript; the article uses Renewba Environmental Company as presented in the resolution text read at the meeting.)
