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(� C ( 0 Community & Economic Development��, 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Phone 574/235 -9371 Fax 574/235 9021 To: Redevelopment Commission From: Ann Kolata Subject: Proposal from Wightman Petrie Phase I Updates and Phase 11 Environmental Site Assessments Date: April 4, 2012 Attached is a proposal from Wightman Petrie for environmental assessment work at property owned by Hamilton Body Shop and Towing (Hamilton). Staff has been in discussion with the owners of Hamilton for several years about the purchase of their property at 802 -812 S. Lafayette, 910 -912 S. Lafayette and 901 -917 S. Lafayette. Recently the owners of Hamilton have indicated their interest in selling the property to the Commission. They are interested in an agreement for all three properties with transfer of title taking place on a staged basis over a two year period. The property at 802 -812 S. Sample is adjacent to the Indiana Michigan Power sub - station and this property will be needed for I & M to expand its sub - station as part of Kevin Smith's Renaissance Project. The other two properties are adjacent to Ignition Park and are included in the master planning for Ignition Park. Phase I Environmental Site Assessments were completed in November 2008 for each of the three properties. They suggested additional environmental testing at each of the three locations. This work includes the use of ground penetrating radar to determine if any Underground Storage Tanks are still located on the properties, soil sampling, groundwater sampling and dye tracing of existing trench drains located in the buildings to determine if they are discharging to the sanitary sewer system. In addition, the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment must be updated within six months of acquiring title to the property. The Wightman Petrie proposal includes Phase I updates for two of the properties as the third property is not expected to be acquired for about two years. The staff recommendation is to approve the proposal from Wightman Petrie in the amount of $20,800. This will allow us to move forward with the Phase II testing as soon as possible to determine if there are any environmental conditions at the properties and to update the Phase I assessments once a purchase agreement is finalized. Please contact me at 235 -9374 or akolata a,southbendin.gov if you have any questions.