What is the purpose of RFP?
The Borough of Pottstown, PA (hereafter “Borough”) invites the submittal of responses to this Request for Proposals (hereafter “RFP”) from qualified firms interested in providing professional environmental consultant services to oversee execution of the PA DEP-approved soil remediation plan and to organize and oversee drafting and execution of a US EPA-approved soil remediation plan as it relates to PCB’s present in the soil, as herein outlined.
Site Background
Pollock Park is a two (2)-acre municipal park located at 841 Cross Street. The property is owned by the Borough of Pottstown and serves the residents and community members of the borough. The property is bordered by residential neighborhoods to the north and east as well as light industrial properties to the south and west. The park property consists mostly of lawn areas with some paved elements comprising roughly 12,000 ft2. In 2017, the park was identified as needing extensive redevelopment to address aging playground amenities and access infrastructure. Development plans have been created envisioning new playgrounds, athletic fields and a dog park at this location. In 2018, phase II environmental investigations conducted as a park of the master plan process discovered soil contamination throughout the park consisting largely of heavy metals, VOC’s, PCB’s and PAH’s. Ground water contamination was identified consisting primarily of trichloroethene, carbon tretachloride and carborganochlorides. Substances identified as of concern relative to US EPA MSC’s are PCB 125 and PCB 1260. The property has been enrolled in the Commonwealth Act 2 voluntary remediation program since 2019. Throughout subsequent investigations, the park has been signed as closed to the public. Pottstown Borough wishes to remediate the soil and groundwater to the appropriate state and federal standards and reopen the property as a park, seeking to execute master plan redevelopment improvements following contamination remediation.
It is presumed the contamination is attributable to the site’s previous use as a cast iron scrap reclamation yard serviced by rail, operating from 1909 through the 1970’s. Operations employed the use of a massive hydraulic hammer employed in smashing cast iron scrap and other metallic detritus for processing and reuse. Since the identification of contamination, Pottstown Borough has pursued Act 2 voluntary remediation for the property, completed phase II environmental investigations and created a delineation and remediation cleanup plan approved by the PA Department of Environmental Protection. Funding has been secured through the EPA to execute soil and groundwater clean-up. A request for funds to pursue site redevelopment with park improvements has been submitted to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Finance Authority. Pottstown Borough has remained committed to securing the resources to return Pollock Park to operation as a community park and has made frequent updates on the project a part of public outreach to ensure the citizens of Pottstown that remediation and development remains a priority for these outdoor recreation resources.
Vision
The Borough of Pottstown seeks to execute the PA DEP approved cleanup plan and to delineate and remove PCB’s in the soil in order to remediate contaminated soils and groundwater at the Pollock Park property. The property may then be safely redeveloped as an improved community park offering new recreation amenities to park users.
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courtesy of Pottstown Borough.
