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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE HANDLING AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-RELATED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
ACTION: AUTHORIZE FULL FUNDING OF EN077 CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE EXERCISE OF OPTION YEAR ONE
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION:
A. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to continue issuing task orders within the previously Board approved total contract not-to-exceed amount of $38,000,000 for Contract EN077, with ARCADIS U.S., Inc., for the life of the contract, of which only $21,200,000 the Board had authorized for expenditure in FY12 through FY14; and
B. authorizing the CEO to exercise Option Year One for FY16.
Issue
ISSUE
Our capital projects and many ongoing facilities maintenance or restoration activities require evaluation and, as necessary, removal or treatment of hazardous or contaminated substances. Our agency must be able to do so expeditiously in order to avoid any delays in construction or to protect human health and the environment, wherever necessary. Compliance with all environmental laws under such circumstances is paramount to avoid fines, and civil or criminal liability. In order to ensure that MTA appropriately meets all of these constraints, our agency has solicited and awarded contracts for environmental services.
Under Contract No. EN077, ARCADIS U.S., Inc. currently assists with the proper clean-up, abating, managing, transporting, and disposing of contaminated or hazardous materials at various MTA construction and operating facilities; and sampling and testing at various locations for contaminated and hazardous soils and water. ARCADIS U.S., Inc. also performs, under this contract, construction services that require environmental contractor specialization.
Examples of services which have been performed under the Contract are the following:
* Emergency response to and remediation of ...
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