Regional Solid Waste System
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Gateway Drive Transfer Station, Environmental Site Assessment
Project No. 401-0644-24; Engineering Services Agreement
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SUBJECT
recommendation
Authorization of an engineering services agreement to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and records research for the future site of the Gateway Drive Transfer Station.
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PURPOSE
NTMWD intends to purchase a property located in Frisco, Texas in order to design and construct the Gateway Drive Transfer Station. The results of the environmental site assessment and chain of title review will support the property acquisition recommendation that will be brought to the NTMWD Board of Directors in a future board action.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors authorize the Executive Director to execute an engineering services agreement (ESA) as follows:
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SCS Engineers |
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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and Records Research |
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Project: |
No. 401-0644-24, Gateway Drive Transfer Station Environmental Site Assessment |
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$10,400 |
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1.1 High Quality Services, 1.4 Reliable and Resilient System |
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Committee: |
This was a discussion item at the November 16, 2022, Solid Waste Committee meeting |
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
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☐ Regulatory Compliance |
☐ Asset Condition |
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☒ Capacity |
☒ Redundancy/Resiliency |
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☐ Relocation or External Requests |
☒ Operational Efficiency |
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☐ Safety |
☐ Administrative |
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☐ Policy |
☐ Other _____________ |
BACKGROUND
• The Custer Road Transfer Station, located in the City of Plano, currently processes the most solid waste tonnage from the member cities. The amount of waste brought to the Custer Road Transfer Station, on average, can create long wait times and queues that extend out into the roadway, creating a frequent traffic nuisance and safety issue.
• The site permit at Custer Road limits the daily tonnage to 1,900 tons/day, and once this daily limit is met the facility must close the gate and cease receiving for the day.
• Projections for the growth of solid waste service demands indicate that the situation at Custer Road will move from the current nuisance conditions to a level of regular operational impact within five to ten years. This time frame is within the planning horizon required for site planning, permitting, design, and construction of a new solid waste transfer station.
• The Solid Waste System member cities have requested that NTMWD begin the site planning and permitting activities necessary to construct a fourth system transfer station, which will primarily serve the central and western portions of the City of Frisco.
• The City of Frisco has proposed the property located at Part of Sheet 1, Tract 18, Collin County School Land #10 Survey, Abstract Number 148 as the site of this transfer station.
PROJECT PURPOSE
• Conduct an environmental site assessment of the proposed property as due diligence prior to real estate negotiations and acquisition of said property.
PROJECT COMPONENTS
• Phase I environmental site assessment
• Chain of title review back to 1940
BASIC SERVICES
• Site reconnaissance
• Interviews with past and/or present site owners or managers
• Review of historical site information and records
• Review of federal and state regulatory databases
• Review of prior assessment and survey reports
• Interviews of local regulatory agencies as appropriate
SPECIAL SERVICES
• None
CONSULTANT SELECTION PROCESS
• Three engineering firms, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., Biggs and Mathews Environmental, Inc., and SCS Engineers received and responded to a Request for Qualifications issued by NTMWD for this effort. SCS Engineers was deemed as the most highly qualified firm for this project due primarily to their expertise, applicable experience, and staffing availability to respond immediately.
ENGINEERING SERVICES FEE
Description Amount
Basic Services $10,400
Special Services $0.00
Requested Amount $10,400
FUNDING
FUND(S): Funding in the amount of $10,400.00 to SCS Engineers is to be made available in the Regional Solid Waste System Construction Funds.