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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—March 27, 2014 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) B. Airport Economic Development Area (1) Proposal for Comfort Letter, Indiana Brownfield Program Letter and Associated Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Soil and Groundwater Sampling (Union Station Technology Center project) Mr. Dressel noted that staff solicited a proposal from Weaver Boos Consultants for environmental services related to the Union Station Technology Center project. The scope of services includes (1)Completion of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for the Millennium site at 604 S. Scott Street and preparation of an application to the Indiana Brownfield Program for a Comfort/Site Status Letter. This scope also includes preparation of a draft Environmental Restrictive Covenant for the site. (2)Completion of a Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment for the Ivy Tower property and preparation of an application for either(depending on the outcome of the Phase II assessment) a letter from the Indiana Finance Authority Brownfields Program("Brownfields")regarding the status of the site and any applicable liability exemptions, a No Further Action Letter or an application to the Voluntary Remediation Program. The scope also includes preparation of a draft Environmental Restrictive Covenant for the site that will be submitted to the Brownfields or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management("IDEM"). The Phase II work will include soil and groundwater sampling both north and south of the buildings and in the vicinity of Transformer Room#3. Mr. Dressel noted that the schedule for completion is to have the Phase I investigations done within four weeks and the Phase II investigation complete within approximately eight weeks. Some of the work is dependent on the groundwater sampling in the area being conducted by Hull &Associates and also by the cleanup work required at Transformer Room#3. It is estimated that the Comfort/Site Status letters could take an additional 120 days or longer, depending on the complexity of the PCB remediation. Total cost of this contract is not to exceed $43,394. The work has been anticipated for some time as part of our partnership on the USTC project. Staff recommends approval. Mr. Inks asked why a Phase I assessment is necessary on the Millennium site, since we have already done so much environmental assessment on the site, including the state cleanup. Ms. Kolata noted that a Comfort Letter is not transferable. The Commission had a Phase I assessment done and received a Comfort Letter before it acquired the Millennium property, but the same steps need to be gone through within six months of Union Station's taking title to the property. Also,the Comfort Letter that the Commission received was prior to the cleanup work the state did. So, some of the restrictions on the Commission's Comfort Letter are expected to be lifted for Union Station Technologies. Ms. Jones asked if the budget for this work was included in the project budget. Ms. Kolata responded that it was. 3