REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: AHMAD ALKHAYYAT, PE, MBA, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Solid Waste Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Second Amendment to the consultant services agreement with CDM Smith, Inc., to expand the scope of services and increase the contract amount by $85,200 for to a total amount of $745,650, for groundwater investigation and remedial action at the City of Fresno Sanitary Landfill (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Second Amendment to the consultant services agreement (Agreement) with CDM Smith, Inc. (CDM), to expand the scope of services and increase the original contract amount of $660,450 by $85,200 for the total amount of $745,650, for groundwater investigation and remedial action at the City of Fresno Sanitary Landfill (FSL), and authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee to sign the Second Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ongoing investigative studies at the FSL require a second round of vapor intrusion sampling. The intent is to evaluate whether there are seasonal variations of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) constituent concentrations and to assess the risk to human health in compliance with United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On December 20, 2022, Council approved the First Amendment to Agreement, which covers the calendar year 2023 to perform monitoring program, system operations assistance, ongoing reporting required for the FSL and the ongoing groundwater remediation. The Second Amendment to the Agreement with CDM expands scope and fee to perform the second round of vapor intrusion sampling. Council approval of this Second Amendment should not be delayed. The due date required by EPA to complete this task is March 31, 2023.
BACKGROUND
Since 1998 the City has undertaken ongoing cleanup of the FSL ...
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