121-18 Attachment.pdf

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 25 LAKESIDE AVENUE, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 121-18 ROBERT D. PARISI Tel: (973) 325-4160 Mayor Fax: (973) 669-9588 Email: llepore@westorange.org 41,2018 LEONARD R. LEPORE May Director/Municipal Engineer Mayor and Township Council Municipal Building 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 RE: FIRE STATION NO. 4 280 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY BLOCK 152.07, LOT 1 UNDERGROUND STORM TANK REMOVAL & SITE REMEDIATION Mayor Parisi, Council President, McCartney and Council Members: At the Township Council Meeting of January 9, 2018, the Council approved Resolution No. 26-18 for a professional services contract with T&M Associates of Middletown, NJ for environmental and licensed site remediation professional services. These services were associated with the removal of two underground storage tanks at Fire House No. 4 at 280 Pleasant Valley Way and ongoing site remediation associated with other leaking underground storage tanks at that site that were removed. The licensed site remediation professional for this site is Manal Baba, LSRP, and the amount of the contract with TRM Associates was $66,500.00. After this contract award was made, | discovered that T&M Associates did not respond to the Township’s Request for Qualifications for 2018 issued in Fall 2017. Consequently, T&M Associates cannot perform this work for the Township. | will request by Resolution you rescind Resolution No. 26-18 as well as directing the Finance Department and Purchasing Agent, Anne DeSantis, to cancel Purchase Order No. 159293 dated January 11, 2018 and issued to T&M Associates in the amount of $66,500.00. No work was performed by T&M Associates under this contract award and Purchase Order. A Resolution rescinding the award and cancelling the Purchase Order is attached. Effective May 7, 2018, Manal Baba, LSRP will be employed by the Professional Engineering, Land Surveying, Planning and Environmental Firm of CME Associates, 3759 Highway 1 South, Suite 100, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08862. Behram Turan, P.E. of CME submitted a proposal to provide professional engineering and environmental services for the removal of underground storage tanks and continuing site remediation at Fire House No. 4 at 280 Pleasant Valley Way. Attached is a copy of their proposal dated April 18, 2018. CME with Manal Baba as the LSRP will perform the same six

nks and continuing site remediation at Fire House No. 4 at 280 Pleasant Valley Way. Attached is a copy of their proposal dated April 18, 2018. CME with Manal Baba as the LSRP will perform the same six tasks for the same fee as previously awarded to T&M Associates. The six tasks and fees associated with each are as follows: AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER www.westorange.org