Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Pioneer Technologies for Grant Management and Brownfield Consulting Services
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Olympia and Pioneer Technologies for Grant Management and Brownfield Consulting Services.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the professional service agreement with Pioneer Technologies for Grant Management and Brownfield Consulting Services for the amount not to exceed $545,600.
Staff Contact:
Mike Reid, Economic Development Director, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8591
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
On June 5, 2019, the City of Olympia was notified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it had been selected to negotiate the terms of a Brownfield Assessment Grant. On September 30, 2019, the City of Olympia was notified that the submitted cooperative agreement had been accepted by the EPA, and the City would be awarded with the requested $600,000 grant. There are no matching funds required for this grant.
This agreement will provide funding for the City of Olympia to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement-related activities for brownfield sites in Olympia, Washington. The City, in partnership with the Port of Olympia and the Olympia Metropolitan Parks District, will primarily focus on Peninsula and West Bay brownfields: real properties where expansion, development or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
The City issued a Request for Qualifications and Pioneer Technologies was selected as the qualified respondent. The City and Pioneer developed a Professional Service Agreement that will fulfil the EPA-approved work...
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