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Geosyntec ' consultants 6770 South Washington Avenue, Suite 3 Titusville, Florida 32780 P1-1 321.269.5880 FAX 321.269.5813 www geosyntec.com 7 July 2014 Mr. Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E. Managing Director Solid Waste Disposal District Indian River County 1325 74th Avenue SW Vero Beach, Florida 32968 Subject: Proposal for Additional Site Redevelopment Assessment Activities Former South Gifford Road Landfill Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida Dear Mr. Mehta: Geosyntec Consultants (Geosyntec) is pleased to submit this letter proposal to the Indian River County (IRC) Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) to provide professional services for additional assessment activities associated with the ongoing redevelopment evaluation of the Former South Gifford Road Landfill located in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida (Site). The scope is intended to expand and build on the preliminary activities completed through the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant. The assessment activities are focused on evaluation of direct exposure/human health concerns in support of planning for redevelopment of the Site. As requested by IRC, this fee proposal includes budget to prepare for and attend meetings, complete assessment activities on the County -owned portion of the Site (southwestern 25 acres) that was not assessed as part of the preliminary work, and prepare a report of the findings. This 25 -acre portion of the property is described herein as the assessment area. Geosyntec has prepared this proposal (professional services as Exhibit 1) as Work Order No. 10 for the Continuing Contract Agreement for Professional Services between IRC SWDD and Geosyntec, dated 18 June 2013. The remainder of this letter provides an overview of the project background, a description of the proposed scope of work, a budget estimate, and a discussion of the schedule for accomplishment of the work described herein. PROJECT BACKGROUND Geosyntec conducted brownfields site assessment activities for the Site in March through June 2014. TCRPC funded these activities with a USEPA Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant for evaluation of eligible properties within areas that may ultimately be designated for brownfields redevelopment. The overall former landfill property is a 115 -acre former trench - and -fill landfill. The northern portion (approximately 55 acres) of the property is owned by Indian River County (IRC) and the southern portion (approximately 60 acres) is owned by the City of Vero Beach. The 30 acres adjacent to 41st Street within the IRC -owned portion of the XR 14094\XR14053-REV.docx engineers 1 scientists I innovators