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Contractor recommends third‑party environmental testing after county sampling; board to seek Alliance Environmental quote
Summary
Renewal Restoration reported more widespread—but not rampant—environmental concerns in unoccupied parts of a county building and recommended hiring an indoor environmental testing firm (Alliance Environmental) to produce a scope of work; the board directed staff to prepare a resolution to engage the vendor.
A remediation contractor who performed initial sampling in a county building recommended the board hire a specialized indoor environmental testing firm to produce an independent scope of work ahead of any remediation.
Pat Riley of Renewal Restoration told the board that testing identified issues that were more widespread than expected, particularly in unoccupied spaces, and recommended Alliance Environmental perform formal indoor testing and write a scope of work. Riley said Alliance provided a quote of $2,800 for that testing. "We think a better solution for the county is to bring in a third party, an indoor environmental professional to do the testing," Riley said. He added that Renewal Restoration would not charge the county for their initial testing invoice so the county could use funds toward independent testing.
The board discussed options for how to proceed, and the chair said staff would put a resolution on a future agenda to hire Alliance Environmental to produce the formal testing and scope. The stated rationale was to avoid a potential conflict of interest (a firm that both tests and remediates) and to produce a transparent record to inform bidding of remedial work.
Why it matters: Independent testing can clarify the extent of contamination or indoor environmental issues, inform whether remediation or demolition is required, and create a defensible scope for solicitation of remediation bids. The recommended $2,800 test is intended to provide data that staff can use to prepare a scope for competitive bids.
Next steps: Staff will prepare a resolution to engage Alliance Environmental for testing and a scope of work, and if approved the county will solicit remediation bids based on that scope.
