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August 30, 2011 <br />City of South Bend <br />Community and Economic Development <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Attention: Mr. David Relos, Economic Development Planner <br />RE: PROPOSAL FOR PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT FOR THE <br />FORMER TROEGER SHEET METAL SITE, NILES AVENUE AND WASHINGTON <br />STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PROPOSAL NUMBER WP 11 -040 <br />Dear Mr. Relos: <br />Wightman Petrie is pleased to provide the following Proposal for Phase II Environmental Site Assessment <br />Services associated with the area historically identified as the Troeger Sheet Metal property. The <br />following presents a review of the background information. as well as the proposed scope of such <br />recommended services, project schedule and estimate of costs. <br />PROJECT INFORMATION <br />The Former Andrew Troeger and Company lots (subject site), consist of eight (8) contiguous land <br />parcels, all of which are located along S. Niles Avenue (which serves as the western property boundary), <br />between E. Washington Avenue to the north, and E. Jefferson Boulevard to the south, with the eastern <br />property boundary being the north /south alleyway present between S. Niles Avenue and S. Hill Street, to <br />the east. The subject site currently serves as a parking lot (portions paved and portions gravel covered) <br />for area businesses and weekend recreational events associated with the East River Race. More recent <br />structures on the subject property were demolished as of 2003/2004. Such structures included a small <br />retail store (bagel shop) at 511 E. Jefferson Blvd., and a warehouse and sheet metal fabrication shop <br />( Troeger Sheet Metal), with an office fronting S. Niles Avenue, at 122 S. Niles Ave. <br />A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment performed in 2010 by Phifer Environmental Services, LLC for <br />the City of South Bend identified the following Recognized Environmental Condition: <br />1) The historical removal (2003) of a 6,000- gallon heating oil UST system for which post <br />excavation samples were analyzed and revealed TPH (2,200 ppm) and Benzo (a) pyrene (590 <br />ppb) concentrations in excess of applicable state guidelines (RISC Residential) is identified as a <br />Historical Recognized Environmental Condition. We note that a subsequent site screening <br />investigation (2003) involving the collection of 30 soil samples did not reveal the presence of TPH <br />w� <br />WIGHTMA ETRIE <br />SURVEYING ENGINEERING FNVIRONMFNTAL LANDSCAPF ARCHITECTURE <br />112 S. Lafayette Blvd. ° South Bend IN 46601 p: 574.232.4388 E 574.232.4333 <br />