HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-118AWORK ORDER 16
SOUTH GIFFORD ROAD LANDFILL
This Work Order Number 16 is entered into as of this 14 day of June_, 2022 , pursuant to that
certain Continuing Consulting Engineering Services Agreement dated April 17, 2018, renewed and amended as
of May 18, 2021, (collectively referred to as the "Agreement"), by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a
political subdivision of the State of Florida ("COUNTY") and Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. ("Consultant").
The COUNTY has selected the Consultant to perform the professional services set forth on
Exhibit A (Scope of Work), attached to this Work Order and made part hereof by this reference. The
professional services will be performed by the Consultant for the fee schedule set forth in Exhibit B
(Fee Schedule), attached to this Work Order and made a part hereof by this reference. The Consultant
will perform the professional services within the timeframe more particularly set forth in Exhibit C
(Time Schedule), attached to this Work Order and made a part hereof by this reference all in
accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the Agreement. Pursuant to paragraph 1.4 of
the Agreement, nothing contained in any Work Order shall conflict with the terms of the Agreement
and the terms of the Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated in each individual Work Order as
if fully set forth herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Work Or `as he d 6ifirst
written above.
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CONSULTANT: BOARD OF COUNTY CONI RS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUN1�/''-=a
By: qLAW,��
Print Name: Joseph Applegate
Title: Senior Principal
By:..
Peter D. O'Bryan, Ch rman
BCC Approved Date: June 14, 2022
Attest: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Court and Comptroller
By: �e/t/u� C • ���
Deputy Clerk
Approved:^
Jason . Br wn, County Administrator
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
D Ian T. Reingold, County Attorney
EXHIBIT A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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Mr. Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E.
Managing Director
Solid Waste Disposal District
Indian River County
1325 74t" Avenue SW
Vero Beach, Florida 32968
6770 South Washington Avenue, Suite 3
Titusville, Florida 32780
PH 321.269.5880
FAX 321.269.5813
www.geosyntec.com
2 June 2022
Subject: Proposal to Provide One Year of Groundwater Monitoring/Reporting and Related
Consulting Services
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 Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (FDEP)-required activities associated with continued implementation of
the groundwater monitoring for the chlorinated volatile organic compound (CVOC) plume at the
Former South Gifford Road Landfill located in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida (Site). This
fee proposal is based on correspondence with the FDEP and discussions with IRC. As requested by
IRC, this fee proposal includes budget to complete two semi-annual monitoring and reporting events
for the plume monitoring well network, as well as related consulting services to prepare an annual
pollution liabilities evaluation report for identified IRC -owned environmental liabilities and represent
IRC during interactions with regulatory agencies. Geosyntec has prepared this proposal (professional
services as Exhibit A) as Work Order No. 16 for the Continuing Contract Agreement for Professional
Services between IRC SWDD and Geosyntec. 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
As part of the long-term monitoring activities for the identified CVOC plume associated with the South
Gifford Road Landfill, a network of monitoring wells will require sampling on an annual or semi-
annual basis to: (i) confirm that the CVOC plume is not migrating by monitoring the lateral and vertical
extent; (ii) evaluate the impact of source and dissolved plume bioremediation to assess CVOC plume
centerline concentrations over time; and (iii) assess the impact of biological and physical natural
attenuation processes on CVOC plume degradation.
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In consideration of the ongoing natural attenuation processes occurring at the site, the enhancement of
these biological processes via the injection of an electron donor was proposed and agreed to in concept
by the FDEP in correspondence dated 2 August 2006. In response to FDEP's request and supported
by groundwater monitoring results, Geosyntec conducted an injection event in 2017 [Remedial Action
Plan Modification Addendum No. 3 (RAPM 3)] to remediate recalcitrant CVOC groundwater impacts
in the former source area. Semi-annual performance monitoring associated with bioremediation
implementation was conducted from 2017 to 2020. In April 2021, FDEP approved to discontinue
performance monitoring associated with RAPM 3 and to discontinue CVOC sample collection at five
monitoring well locations where CVOCs had not been detected for at least three consecutive sampling
events. Semi-annual groundwater monitoring for CVOCs at 42 monitoring well locations will be
conducted in 2022, as well as semi-annual reporting.
PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK
The proposed scope of work consists of semi-annual groundwater monitoring and reporting and related
activities to be performed on behalf of IRC SWDD at the Former South Gifford Road Landfill. For the
purpose of budgeting, the scope of work has been divided into the following phases:
• Phase 1 — Project Management;
• Phase 2 — Meetings/Regulatory Interaction;
• Phase 3 — Annual Pollution Remediation Liabilities Evaluation;
• Phase 4 — Semi -Annual Sampling Activities; and
• Phase 5 — Data Evaluation and Semi -Annual Reporting.
The remainder of this section presents a general description of the activities to be performed in each
phase.
Phase 1 — Proiect Management: Under this phase, Geosyntec will perform project planning and
management responsibilities, such as correspondence with IRC SWDD and FDEP, invoice review,
project coordination, and project administration. The budget includes five hours per sampling/reporting
event and one hour per month for the project manager (22 hours total), one hour for the senior principal -
in -charge, and one hour per month (12 hours total) for the administrative assistant.
Phase 2 — Meetings/Re2ulatory Interaction: Under this phase, Geosyntec will prepare for and attend
up to one meeting, with IRC SWDD, FDEP, and/or IRC Board of County Commission, as necessary.
It has been assumed that this meeting will be in person. Also, under this phase, four hours has been
included for the senior principal -in -charge to provide ongoing support to IRC SWDD related to
interaction and negotiation with FDEP.
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Phase 3 — Annual Pollution Remediation Liabilities Evaluation: As requested by IRC SWDD, under
this phase, Geosyntec will prepare the annual environmental liability evaluation. This document is
prepared annually in response to Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 49 (GASB
No. 49), Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation Obligations, which requires
the inclusion and calculation of pollution remediation obligations. The objective of GASB No. 49 is to
enhance the usefulness and comparability of pollution remediation obligation information reported by
state and local governments. It has been assumed that the report will include evaluation of two sites,
including South Gifford Road Closed Landfill (4701 41St Street) and Former Premier Citrus Property
(375 82nd Street). In addition, two hours have been included for a Florida registered professional
engineer to conduct an independent review of the liability evaluation.
Phase 4 — Semi -Annual Sampling Activities: Under this phase, Geosyntec will perform 2022 field
activities related to the performance monitoring and plume groundwater monitoring. The semi-annual
activities will include field preparation, groundwater sampling, and water level measurements. Field
preparation activities will include scheduling and staffing, subcontracting, coordination with the
analytical laboratory, field equipment preparation, procurement of Passive Diffusion Bag (PDB)
samplers, and notifying FDEP and Vero Beach Municipal Airport of the field schedule.
Geosyntec will perform the groundwater sampling activities associated with the CVOC plume
monitoring well network. Sampling activities in 2022 will be completed with a combination of PDB
samplers, as a cost -savings measure, and traditional low -flow sampling techniques, to evaluate
groundwater quality and the occurrence of intrinsic biodegradation. PDBs are anticipated to be
purchased from EON Products, one of the few suppliers of this type of passive sampling device.
Groundwater sampling activities will be executed using a two -person sampling crew and will be
performed in general accordance with the FDEP Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
The proposed summer 2022 field event (tentatively scheduled for the week of 27 June 2022) will
include sampling and analyses of groundwater from nine monitoring wells. The summer 2022 field
event is budgeted to include one day for groundwater sampling activities and one day for PDB
deployment for the next sampling event (total of two [2] field days each with two persons). The
proposed winter 2022 field event (tentatively scheduled for December 2022) will include sampling of
42 monitoring wells (31 using PDBs and 11 wells via traditional purging techniques) to collect field
water quality parameters. The winter 2022 field event is budgeted to include a total of two (2) days
(with two persons) for groundwater sampling activities and PDB deployment for the summer 2023
field event. Consistent field documentation and field protocols will be utilized to develop reliable data
to support the natural attenuation evaluation for the groundwater plume. The groundwater samples will
be analyzed in accordance with the sampling plan summarized in the 2021 Annual Groundwater
Monitoring Report. Quality control samples are proposed to be collected at a rate of 5% of total samples
as required by the most recent FDEP SOPs.
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Geosyntec will conduct a complete round of groundwater level measurements concurrent with each
semi-annual groundwater sampling event (budgeted for one day with two -person field team for each
event). Depth to groundwater measurements will be recorded to the nearest 0.01 -ft in each monitoring
well, including existing monitoring wells and applicable City of Vero Beach wells (assumed up to 95
wells per event). Due to wet site conditions and difficult access to certain well clusters, costs for rental
of a utility phase vehicle are included for one day of groundwater level measurements and one day of
sampling per event (4 total days).
It is anticipated that purge water (investigation -derived waste [IDW]) will be containerized in 55 -gallon
polyethylene drums and temporarily staged on Site for characterization prior to removal and disposal.
Costs are included herein for purchase of one 55 -gallon polyethylene drum and for one-half day of
drum disposal oversight for one person.
Overall, for field activities, budget has been included for six field days with two persons, mobilization
time for field personnel, and associated field expenses for sampling.
Geosyntec will provide oversight for a contractor to clear brush in an approximate 6 feet radius around
select well clusters in conjunction with the winter 2022 groundwater sampling event to maintain access
to well clusters. Costs are included for one day oversight (with one person) and for subcontractor costs.
Phase 5 — Data Evaluation and Semi -Annual Reporting: Under this phase, Geosyntec will perform
data evaluation activities and reporting. The reporting includes preparation of one summer 2022 report
(simplified format) and one winter 2022 report for submittal to FDEP.
The summer 2022 report will be a letter report with attachments, including a monitoring well location
map and tables of the field and laboratory results. Data evaluation activities for the summer 2022 report
will include database management, screening results against applicable regulatory criteria, and
summary data table preparation. This report is due to FDEP by 31 July 2022.
The winter 2022 report will be consistent with the groundwater monitoring reports historically
submitted to FDEP for this Site and the data evaluation activities will include database management,
screening results against applicable regulatory criteria, GIS figure preparation, time trend analyses,
and/or statistical data analyses. The winter 2022 annual report will be supported by attachments
containing Chain -of -Custody sheets, field notes and observations, water sampling logs, maps, graphs,
analytical results, quantitative statistical evaluation, and other applicable materials. As part of the
statistical analysis, trend analysis graphs showing temporal concentrations of constituents and a
summary of the Mann -Kendall statistics will be included to identify increasing, decreasing, or no trends
in groundwater constituent concentrations. Historical data summaries will be included for monitoring
wells recommended for removal from the monitoring plan.
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The draft summer and winter 2022 reports will be submitted to IRC SWDD for review prior to submittal
to FDEP. Each final report will be signed and sealed by a Florida registered professional engineer or
geologist.
SCHEDULE
The semi-annual groundwater sampling events will be tentatively conducted in June and December
2022 as described herein. Reports will be submitted to FDEP to meet required deadlines.
BUDGET ESTIMATE
A budget estimate for the scope of work outlined in Phases 1 through 6 of this proposal is summarized
in the following table, and a detailed budget estimate is provided as Attachment A. The budget estimate
presented in this proposal is based on Geosyntec's understanding of the project requirements, our
experience gained from executing similar phases for SWDD since 2002 at the Site, and experience with
groundwater monitoring and reporting activities at similar facilities. The estimated budget for 2022
compared to 2021 is approximately 7% less due to efficiencies gained from previous field and reporting
events. Geosyntec will not exceed the budget estimate without prior approval and written authorization
from IRC SWDD.
Phase 1 —Project
Management
$6,431
Phase 2 —
Meetings/Regulatory Interaction
$4,651
Phase 3 —
Annual Pollution Remediation Liabilities Evaluation
$5,960
Phase 4 — Semi -Annual Sampling Activities
$46,186
Phase 5 —
Data Evaluation and Semi -Annual Reporting
$15,093
TOTAL
$78,321
CLOSURE
Geosyntec appreciates this opportunity to offer our services. If this proposal is acceptable, please
indicate your agreement by signing the attached work authorization, which references this proposal.
Please return one signed work authorization. Please call Crystal Wilson at 850.483.5102 with questions
you may have as you review this proposal.
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Crystal Wilson, P.G.
Project Geologist
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Joseph Applegate, P.G.
Senior Principal Geologist
ATTACHMENT A
BUDGET ESTIMATE
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PHASE 1: Project Management
2022 BUDGET ESTIMATE
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BASIS
RATE
QUANTITY
ESTIMATED
BUDGET
A. Professional Services
Senior Principal hr $260 2
$520
Project Professional hr $203 24
$4,872
Subtotal Professional Services
$5,392
B. Technical/Administrative Services
Project Administrator lu 1 $71
1 12
$852
Subtotal Technical/Administrative Services
$852
C. Reimbursables
Communications Fec
3% labor 1 0.03 6,244
$187
Subtotal Reimbursables
$187
TOTALESTIMATED BUDGET : PHASE 1
$6,431
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PHASE 2: Meetings/Regulatory Interaction
2022 BUDGET ESTIMATE
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ITEM'
BASIS
RATE
QUANTITY
ESTIMATED
BUDGET
A. Professional Services
Senior Principal
hr $260 8
$2,080
Project Professional
hr $203 12
$2,436
Subtotal Professional Services
$4,516
C. Reimbursables
Communications Fee
3"o labor 0.03
1 4,516
$135
Subtotal Reimbursables
$135
TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET: PHASE 2
$4,651
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PHASE 3: Annual Pollution Remediation Liabilities Evaluation
2022 BUDGET ESTIMATE
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ITEM
BASIS RATE QUANTITY
ESTIMATED
BUDGET
A. Professional Services
Senior Principal
hr $260 6
$1,560
Project Professional
hr $203 8
$1,624
Senior Staff Professional
hr $154 16
$2,464
Subtotal Professional Services
$5,648
B. Technical/Administrative Services
Project Administrator
hr
1 $71 1 2
$142
Subtotal Technical/Administrative Services
$142
C. 'Reimbursables
Communications Fee
3�lo tabor 0.03 1 5,790
$174
Subtotal Reimbursables
$174
TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET: PHASE 3
$5,960
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PHASE 4: Semi -Annual Sampling Activities
2022 BUDGET ESTIMATE
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ITEM
BASIS
RATE
QUANTITY
ESTIMATED
BUDGET
A.. Professional Services .
Senior Principal
hr
$260
2
$520
Project Professional
hr
$203
14
$2,842
Senior Staff Professional
hr
$154
112
$17,248
Staff Professional
hr
$132
88
$11,616
Subtotal Professional Services
$32,226
B. Techncal/Administrative Services
Project Administrator
hr
$71
2
$142
Subtotal Technical/Administrative Services
$142
C. Subcontractors
Drum Transport/Disposal
each
$276
1
$276
Laboratory Analysis for VOCs
each
$64
54
$3,456
Brush Clearing Contractor
each
$2,035
1
$2,035
Subtotal Subcontractor Services
$3,732
D. Reimbursables'
Communications Fee
3% labor
0.03
$32,368
$971
Miscellaneous Supplies - Summer (3), Winter (3), IDW (1), Brush Clearing (1) day
$50
8
$400
PDBs for Winter 2022 event (includes shipping)
quote
$33
33
$1,089
PDBs for Summer 2023 event (includes shipping)
quote
$33
11
$363
Drum for Purge Water
each
$50
1
$50
Lodging - Summer (3x2), Winter (3x2)
day
$164
12
$1,968
Per Diem - Summer (3x2), Winter (3x2), IDW (1), Brush Clearing (1)
day
$59
14
$826
Utility Task Vehicle Rental (daily rate plus delivery fee)
day
$210
4
$840
Field Vehicle - Summer (3x2), Winter (3x2), IDW (1), Brush Clearing (1)
day
$80
14
$1,120
Overnight Cooler -Test America - Summer (1), Winter (2)
each
$95
3
$285
Groundwater Sampling Kit - (per sampler) Summer (1x2), Winter (2x2)
day
$300
6
$1,800
Water Level Measurement Kit - Summer (1), Winter (1)
day
$60
1 2
$120
PDB Deployment Kit - Summer (1), Winter (1)
day
$100
2
$200
Equipment Shipping - Winter (1)
each
$54
1
$54
Subtotal Reimbursables
$10,086
TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET : PHASE 4
$46 186
Notes:
1. Lodging rates were taken from the GSA website for the Vero Beach area (haps://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/).
2. Groundwater Sampling Kit includes two sets of the following: water level indicator, peristaltic pump, water quality meter (pH,
temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and oxidation reduction potential), turbidity meter, tubing, and miscellaneous field supplies.
3. Water Level Measurement Kit includes: water level indicator and miscellaneous field supplies.
4. PDB Deployment Kit includes: miscellaneous field supplies necessary to suspend and deploy PDBs.
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PHASE 5: Data Evaluation and Semi -Annual Reporting
2022 BUDGET ESTIMATE
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ITEM
BASIS
RATE
QUANTITY
ESTIMATED
BUDGET
A. Professional Services
Senior Principal
hr
$260
5
$1,300
Project Professional
hr
$203
28
$5,684
Senior Staff Professional
hr
$154
32
$4,928
Subtotal Professional Services
$11,912
B. Technical/Administrative Services
Designer
hr
$143 16
$2,288
Clerical
hr
$55 4
$220
Subtotal Technical/Administrative Services
$2,508
C. Reimbursables
Communications Fee
3% labor
0.03 $14,420
$433
Specialized Computer Applications
hr
$15 16
$240
Subtotal Reimbursables
$673
TOTAL ESTIMATED
BUDGET: PHASE 5
$15,093
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