vvEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
Publication 9200.5-2151
December 1989
Superfund Design and
Construction Update
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Hazardous Site Control Division OS - 220
Intermittent Bulletin
Volumes Numbers
FINAL RA COUNT IS 178 SITES
The EPA has exceeded a congressionally
set target in the Superfund program by
commencing first start remedial actions
(RA) at 178 sites. The Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
required that EPA start "substantial and
continuous physical onsite remedial ac-
tion" at not fewer than 175 hazardous
waste sites during the first 36-month pe-
riod after enactment. That deadline passed
on October 17,1989.
"The Superfund program is making sig-
nificant progress," stated EPA Adminis-
trator William K. Reilly. "These accom-
plishments are results oriented. They
reflect my management initiatives, which
make cleaning up sites, by both EPA and
responsible parties, our highest Super-
fund priority. EPA will continue to ad-
dress the worst environmental and
public-health problems at Superfund
sites as expeditiously as we can."
32
30
10
Remedies implemented are varied and
include the following:
TYPE OF REMEDY
NUMBER
OF SITES
Treatment
Offsite disposal
Landfill cap
Water line
Resident relocation
Other
49
37
21
4
20
Note: The total exceeds the number of sites because
some sites selected more than one type of remedy.
Pennsylvania leads the list of states with
the most post-SARA RA first starts. The
top 10 states are:
STATE
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Florida
New York
Texas
California
Minnesota
Colorado
Indiana
Michigan
NUMBER
OF SITES
19
14
12
12
9
8
7
6
6
6
Figure 1. Commencement of Remedial Action by Region
continued on p. 2
Printed on Recycled Paper
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH GUIDANCE
The Design and Construction Manage-
ment Branch (DCMB) of the Hazardous
Site Control Division (HSCD) is in the
process of revisingthe existing Remedial
Design and Remedial Action (RD/RA)
guidance. This is an enormous undertak-
ing considering the complexity of the
subject. The guidance will focus on the
following RD/RA scenarios:
• An enforcement response action where
the potentially responsible party (PRP)
does the RD/RA and oversight is pro-
vided by the State or EPA.
• Afund-financed response with theState
as the lead agency.
• A fund-financed response with EPA as
the lead agency. Under this scenario,
the RD and RA could be done by EPA.
EPA using an Alternative Remedial
Contracting Strategy (ARCS) contrac-
tor, or another federal agency (for
example, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers [USAGE]).
Portions of this guidance are currently
being written and will be incorporated into
the overall guidance. Most of this guid-
ance will be issued as fact sheet direc-
tives as they are completed. The current
guidance directives under development
are:
• Value Engineering
• Pre-Design Technical Summary
• Remedial Management Strategy
• USAGE Preplaced and Rapid
Response Contracts
• Expediting Remedial Construction
• ARCS Construction Contract
Modification Procedures
• Pre-Final Design Reviews
• Real Estate Procedures for USAGE
RD/RA Projects
For any additional information, please
contact DCMB at FTS 475-6707, or
commercially at (202) 475-6707."
FINAL RA COUNT IS 178 SITES
(continued from p. 1)
Thirty-one (31) other states have from
one to five sites, with only nine states
having no sites.
All of the Regions contributed toward the
goal of 175 remedial actions.Region 3
has the most sites, followed closely
by Region 5. The breakout is shown in
Figure 1.
EPA has had considerable success in
achieving potentially responsible party
(PRP) financed remedial action. Over
half of the sites are enforcement lead.
The breakout by lead is shown in
Figure 2.
Of the 87 fund lead sites, most of the RA
contracts were awarded by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USAGE). The con-
tract vehicles used for fund lead sites
were:
VEHICLE
NUMBER
OF SUES
USAGE
State
ERGS
REM
ARCS
'BUREC
FEMA
29
17
16
14
7
2
2
EPA has also started 318 remedial inves-
tigations and feasibility studies (RI/FSs)
against a SARA mandate of 275 RI/FS
starts. EPA counted a total of 254 first
and subsequent remedial action starts
within that same time period.
EPA is very pleased about exceeding the the efforts of all players who were in-
SARA mandates goal and appreciates volved. Congratulations!"
S PRP PS SR MR FF
Lead Definitions
Federally Financed by
EPA
Federally Financed by
State
Potentially
Responsible Party
under Federal Order
PRP under State
Order with EPA
oversight
PRP under State
Order with no EPA
oversight
Mixed Funding
Federal Facility
Figure 2. Commencement of Post-SARA Remedial Actions by Lead
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KANE AND LOMBARD BID TABULATION
The Kane and Lombard site is an 8.4-
acre parcel of undeveloped land in Balti-
more, Maryland. Bid items focus on re-
mediation of soil at a construction debris
landfill contaminated with metals and
solvents, such as benzene and toluene.
Major bid items include:
• Excavation and offsite disposal of 350
tons of contaminated materials
• Construction of a slurry wall with dewa-
tering of the perched zone with dis-
charge to a POTW
• Construction of a RCRA cap
Sealed bids were solicited by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha Dis-
trict, on May 16, 1989. One bid was
received and opened on August 23,1989.
Geo-Con, Inc., the lone bidder submitted
a bid of $4,542,501. The contract was
awarded to Geo-Con, Inc. on August 31,
1989. The government estimate and
Geo-Con, Inc.'s bid are tabulated below:
BID TABULATION
Engineer's Estimate Geo-Con, Inc.
Description of Offered Item
Miscellaneous
Site Clearing
Site Preparation/Erosion Control/
Decontamination
Surface Water Management
Excavation and Offsite Disposal
First 50 Tons
Over 50 Tons
Slurry Wall
Slurry Wall, Level C
Slurry Wall, Level D
RCRA Cap Construction
Dewatering System/Wells/Vautts/
Appurtenances
Electrical
Gas Vents
Clear Drain Swale/Remove
and Dispose Pipe
Analytical Testing - Soils
First 125 Test Samples
Over 125 Test Samples
Analytical Testing - Water
First 50 Samples
Over 50 Samples
Monitoring Wells
Site Maintenance
Estimated
Quantity Unit
LS
LS
LS
50 Ton
300 Ton
30,000 SF
20,000 SF
LS
LS
LS
LS
LS
125 EA
50 EA
50 EA
25 EA
LS
LS
Total
Unit Estimated Unit
Price Amount Price
64,391.00
38,562.00
34,405.00
25,286.00
1,555.00 77,750.00 405.00
1,064.00 319,200.00 325.00
12.50 375,000.00 12.19 '
6.25 125,000.00 6.09
1,257,846.00
54,533.00
30,552.00
5,270.00
23,743.00
1,968.00 246,000.00 1,450.00
1,802.00 90,100.00 1,450.00
1,846.00 92,300.00 1,250.00
1,680.00 42,000.00 1,250.00
106,121.00
86,245.00
3,989,304.00
Estimated
Amount
1,497,271.00
28,697.00
469,375.00
63,399.00
20,250.00
97,500.00
365,700.00
121,800.00
1,247,589.00
95,261.00
56,750.00
9,131.00
15,494.00
181,250.00
72,500.00
62,500.00
31,250.00
88,178.00
1 8,606.00
4,542,501.00
COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUCCEEDS
In August, crews began loading tons of
radium-contaminated soil from the Den-
ver Radium sites into rail cars bound for
Utah. This milestone marked an end to
EPA's search for a suitable permanent
offsite disposal facility for the radioactive
waste. The Denver Radium sites were
placed on the NPL in 1982, but plans to
implement the preferred cleanup rem-
edy, offsite disposal, were postponed as
EPA searched for an appropriate dis-
posal site. Interim onsite disposal reme-
dies were selected by EPA until the per-
manent site could be designed.
The transportation of the radioactive
material was well accepted by the com-
munities through which the material was
to be transported. They expressed virtu-
ally no concern about the transportation
and disposal process. Region VIII attrib-
utes this success to a proactive commu-
nications strategy. Itfocused on ensuring
that these communities, located in Colo-
rado, Wyoming, and Utah, understood
the nature of the material and the risks
associated with it. More than 100 city
managers, emergency responders, and
media in the three states, were person-
ally contacted by the project team. Fact
sheets were mailed to more than 750
persons, news releases were distributed,
press briefings were conducted, and town
meetings were held. Region VIII will
continue to keep communities along the
transportation route informed of transpor-
tation activities.
While none of this community outreach
work is required by statute or regulation,
it has helped expedite site cleanup activi-
ties. For additional information on Region
VIM's communication strategy, contact
John Brink, the Denver Radium RPM, at
FTS 564-1529, or commercially at (303)
293-1529.
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ARCS NATIONAL PROGRAM MEETING:
EPA and contractor personnel gathered
for the second annual ARCS National
Program Meeting in Dallas, Texas, the
week of October 23,1989. Discussion of
the following topics highlighted the 4-day
event:
Analysis of ARCS Program Manage-
ment Operations—overview of ARCS
program management expenditures in
first year of contract operation.
Use of ARCS Performance Evaluation
Process—calculation of available
award fees, and regional administra-
tion of the award fee process.
t
Limitation of Future Contracting and
Organizational Conflict of Interest
(OCI)—EPA planned response to con-
cerns regarding OCI, and discussion of
the Hazardous Waste Action Coali-
tion's comments regarding the Agency
Task Force's final report on Conflict of
Interest.
National Workload Distribution/COE,
ARCS, BUREC-^orecasts of HSCD
budget for FY'90, and resulting distri-
bution of remedial workload.
Indemnification of Superfund Response
Action Contractors—Discussion of
Agency's interim guidance on Indem-
nification of Response Action Contrac-
tors, and the current market for pollu-
tion liability insurance.
Additional items that were discussed in-
clude: prompt payment of contractor in-
voicing, standard invoicing procedures,
annual cost allocation requirements, use
of key contractor personnel, procedures
for processing change orders and contin-
gent liabilities, prequalified listing of treata-
bility vendors, and use of CLP laborato-
ries, and procurement of glassware.
Should you need additional information
regarding any of the topics listed above,
please contact Ben Hamm at FTS 382-
7906, or commercially at (202)382-7906,
or Robert Heff ernan at FTS 475-9751, or
commercially at (202) 382-7906.°
UPCOMING TRAINING
Course Title and Number
Hazardous Materials Treatment
Technologies (165.3)
Sampling for Hazardous Materials (165.9)
Advanced Air Sampling for
Hazardous Materials (165.15)
Emergency Response to Hazardous
Material Incidents (165.15)
Personnel Protection & Safety (165.5)
Hazardous Materials Incident Response
Operations (165.5)
Hazardous Materials Incident Response
Operations (165.5)
Introduction to Groundwater
Investigations (165.7)
Emergency Response to Hazardous
Material Incidents (165.15)
Hazardous Materials Incident Response
Operations (165.5)
Personnel Protection & Safety (165.5)
Safety and Health Compliance
for Managers (165.8)
Advanced Air Sampling for
Hazardous Materials (165.15)
Emergency Response to Hazardous
Material Incidents (165.5)
Hazardous Materials Incident Response
Operations (165.5)
Personnel Protection & Safety (165.5)
Risk Assessment Guidance for
Superfund (165.6)
Introduction to Groundwater
Investigations (165.7)
Safety and Health Compliance
for Managers (165.8)
Dates
01/16/90-01/19/90
01/17/90-01/19/90
01/22/90 - 01/26/90
01/22/90-01/26/90
01/22/90 - 01/26/90
01/29/90 - 03/02/90
01/29/90-02/02/90
01/30/90 - 02/01/90
02/05/90 - 02/09/90
02/05/90 - 02/09/90
02/05/90 - 02/OE '90
02/05/90 - 02/09/90
02/1 2/90- 02/1 6/SO
02/12/90-02/16/9)
02/12/90-02/16/90
02/12/90-02/16/90
02/12/90-02/16/90
02/13/90-02/15/90
02/13/90-02/16/90
Location
Region 1
Region VII
Edison, NJ
Cincinnati. OH
Region VI
Edison, NJ
Cincinnati, OH
Region II
Region IX
Edison, NJ
Region X
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Edison, NJ
Cincinnati, OH
Region V
Region VI
Region III
Region VIII
For additional information, contact your Superfund Training Coordinator
RD/RA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
The following individuals in the Hazardous Site Control Division's Design Con-
struction and Management Branch are available to assist the Regions in the
remedial design and remedial action phase of the Superfnnd project.
Region I—Jo Ann Griffith
FTS 475-6704 or (202) 475-6704
Region II—Jack Taylor
FTS 475-8246 or (202) 475-8246
Region III—Bill Zobel
FTS 382-2347 or (202) 382-2347
Region IV—Mike Peterson
FTS 382-2457 or (202) 382-2457
Region V—Tracy Loy
FTS 382-7997 or (202) 382-7997
Region VI—Ed Hanlon
FTS 475-9753 or (202) 475-9753
Region VII—Mike Peterson
FTS 382-2457 or (202) 382-2457
Region VIII—Ben Hamm
FTS 382-7998 or (202) 382-7998
Region IX—Ed Hanlon
FTS 475-9753 or (202) 475-9753
Region X—Ed Hanlon
FTS 475-9753 or (202) 475-9753
ABOUT THE UPDATE
For comments, ideas, submissions, or questions about the Update, please contact Jo Ann Griffith, Design and Construction Management
Branch, at FTS 475-6704 or commercially at (202) 475-6704. For copies, contact EPA's Public Information Center at FTS 8-382-2080 or (202)
382-2080, or write to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.
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