REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: March 6, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-006
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Budget Approval and Award of Construction Contract for the Project - Remediation, Esquimalt Town Square
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council:
1. Grant early budget approval of $2,813,000 for the Esquimalt Town Square Remediation Project in the 2017-2021 Financial Plan;
2. Direct Staff to prepare a bylaw to initiate the transfer of $2,813,000 from the Infrastructure and Revitalization Reserve Fund to the Capital Project Reserve Fund; and
3. Approve the awarding of the Esquimalt Town Square Remediation Project at a cost of $2,222,512.94 to Tervita.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Resilient and Diverse Economy - Continue with development of the Esquimalt Town Square and implementation of the remediation plan
BACKGROUND:
Over the past several years, the Township has monitored and begun the remediation process of the Esquimalt Town Square (ETS) site. The remediation is needed due to historical activities that occurred on the site. The two forms of contamination that exist are:
* Type 1
o Considered a surface contamination
o Composed of metals/chlorides/polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)/petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC)
o Remediation works are focused on removal and disposal
o See Attached plan areas of type 1(areas A1, A2, B1,B2, C1, C2, E1, E2, and F)
* Type 2
o Located substantially below the surface contamination
o Composed of chlorides
o Remediation works will be focused on risk management and the materials will be left on site
In order to comply with the requirements of the Ministry of Environment (MOE) Certificate of Completion (CoC) process, the Township has undertaken:
* Drilling and testing of the site to determine:
o Horizontal delineation of the contamination
o Partial vertical delineation of the contamination
o ...
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