This Professional Services Contract provides environmental and engineering resources to support projects within the Environmental Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for contaminated soil and groundwater remediation. Professional services will enhance existing Staff resources to evaluate soil and groundwater contamination on public properties located throughout the City. Fort Worth has a rich history, and unintended residual environmental pollutants from past land uses do exist in soil and groundwater systems. When responsible parties cannot be identified, remediation efforts must be taken by property owners and/or government agencies. Staff has identified public projects that require environmental pollutants to be remediated. Third-party professional services are used to evaluate site contamination and to prepare any site-specific subsequent design for environmental cleanup. Professional services provided under this contract will include the design of strategic remediation activities at each project site in accordance with state and federal environmental compliance to include the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This Professional Services Contract is a new contract and has not been awarded in previous years. Capital projects which are supported by this professional services contract to begin in Fiscal Year 2016, in accordance with the Environmental CIP, include: 1. Brennan Avenue Groundwater Remediation Project
2. Fort Worth Rifle and Pistol Club Soil Remediation Project
3. Greenbriar Park Soil Remediation Project
4. Victory Forest Recreation Center Soil Remediation Project
5. Environmental Resource Center Leaking Underground Storage Tank Mitigation Project
6. Downtown Service Center Asbestos Abatement/Leaking Underground Storage Tank Mitigation
Project A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for professional services to offer third-party evaluation and any subsequent engineering plan design was advertised on March 9, 2016. Responsive submittals were received from the following 13 firms on April 14, 2016: 1. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
2. Apex Geoscience
3. Enercon Services, Inc.
4. ECS Texas, LP
5. Kleinfelder, Inc.
6. Legette, Brashears, and Graham, Inc.
7. Modern Geosciences
8. SCS Engineers.
9. Terracon Consultants, Inc.
10. TRC Environmental Corp.
11. Vertex Companies, Inc.
12. W&M Environmental Group
13. Weston Solutions, Inc. The submittals from each of the 13 firms were reviewed and rated, by committee, based on the published weighted selection criteria. Enercon Services, Inc. was selected as the most highly qualified respondent, based on demonstrated competence and qualifications provided in the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to perform the services in accordance with Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code. These environmental and engineering services are one component of the overall project that includes design, project management, remediation, inspection and contingencies.
Upon completion of the whole project there is no anticipated impact to the Environmental Protection Fund operating budget.
M/WBE OFFICE: Enercon Services, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 14 percent SBE (Small Business Enterprise) participation. The City's SBE goal on this project is 14 percent. This contract serves the entire city.
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