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EXHIBIT 1
<br />Services Provided and Implementation Schedule/Proposed Work Plan
<br />For this contract, Rincon will perform Phase I ESAs in accordance with ASTM E1527-13, Standard Practice for
<br />Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, but using strategic
<br />approaches tailored to meeting the City's needs. Phase I ESAs will be performed by support staff under the
<br />supervision or responsible charge of a qualified Environmental Professional as defined in ASTM E1527-13. The
<br />scope of work for a Phase I ESAs is detailed in ASTM E1527-13 and consists of the following tasks:
<br />• Record Review. A records review will be conducted to help identify potential environmental liabilities
<br />associated with current and past uses of the project site. The review will include both environmental
<br />information and historical use information readily available in public records and the records maintained by
<br />the City, as well as performing a computer database records search in accordance with minimum search
<br />distances and required database specified in ASTM E1527-13. Environmental agency file reviews will be
<br />conducted for unauthorized release sites that fall within a project site, adjacent properties, or nearby
<br />properties that would be expected to impact the site. Applicable historical use information will also be
<br />assessed by a review of two or more of the following: Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, city directory listings,
<br />USGS topographic maps, aerial photographs, and building permit files. In addition, property tax records,
<br />chain of title reports, or lien search reports, will be reviewed, if provided by the City.
<br />• Site Reconnaissance. Rincon will coordinate with the City to appropriately access a site and conduct a
<br />reconnaissance to identify obvious potential environmental liabilities. Immediately adjacent properties (as
<br />accessible) will be visually inspected from public thoroughfares. Site use practices that may have impacted
<br />the property will be reviewed (e.g., storage tanks, drums and containers, chemical/waste storage).
<br />• Interviews. In coordination with the City, and upon authorization, Rincon will conduct interviews with site
<br />owners, or a designated representative of a site owner, past site owners, and occupants/tenants to obtain
<br />additional information regarding past and present site uses as they may have affected the property.
<br />• Reports. Rincon will prepare reports in accordance with the requirements of ASTM E1527-13 and will
<br />document the information and findings of the research and reconnaissance, include a series of maps
<br />identifying existing site and nearby land uses, and provide conclusions regarding the potential presence and
<br />impact of environmental site conditions. The Phase I ESA report will be signed by the Environmental
<br />Professional and will include the required declaration statement.
<br />Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
<br />The objective of a Phase II ESA is to evaluate the nature and extent of contamination and to assess the
<br />significance of the contamination relative to established threshold levels or some other risk -based criteria. Phase
<br />II ESAs will be developed by the Phase II ESA TA Manager in coordination with the project manager, who is a
<br />California -licensed Professional Engineer, and the Principal -in -Charge, who is a California -licensed Professional
<br />Geologist and Certified Hydrogeologist. We understand that a Phase II ESA project under this contract may
<br />involve assessment of soil, groundwater, soil vapor, water pipelines and related infrastructure materials, and/or
<br />building materials.
<br />Assessment is typically conducted in phases, which may include a preliminary site assessment, one or more
<br />subsequent phases of assessment, periodic monitoring, risk assessment, and an evaluation of risk -based
<br />cleanup levels. The assessments also involve working within established regulatory agency guidelines for
<br />assessment and reporting. That said, Rincon approaches Phase II ESAs holistically; we balance the benefits of a
<br />phased approach with the benefits of optimizing data collection during a single mobilization to meet project
<br />deadlines. While each project will be scoped, developed, and implemented consistent with the City's needs and
<br />relevant site -specific information, our approach to Phase II site investigations will include the following tasks:
<br />• Work Plan. After the initial kick-off meeting with the City (and potentially a regulatory oversight agency, if
<br />applicable), Rincon will develop a work scope to achieve the established assessment goals. A work plan will
<br />be prepared that details project objectives; site history and background; regulatory framework; pre -field work
<br />tasks (e.g., permitting, notifications, utility clearance); site assessment tasks; methodology and procedures;
<br />laboratory analysis; quality assurance/quality control; reporting; and project schedule.
<br />• Health and Safety Plan. Prior to commencement of an assessment, a site -specific health and safety plan
<br />(HSP) will be prepared. For complicated sites or site with high levels of contamination, an additional review
<br />may be performed by Rincon's Health and Safety Officer pending site conditions. A site safety meeting will
<br />be held whereby all field personnel will be informed of possible site conditions and provided with a copy of
<br />the HSP. During the field work, daily tailgate meetings will be held prior to the commencement of each day's
<br />activities and a copy of the HSP will be on -site at all times. All site personnel, subcontractors, and visitors
<br />who enter the exclusion zone will be required to sign the HSP form daily.
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