91-25 Exhibit A - Soil Pile Proposal-Litigation.pdf

Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C. 26 Columbia Turnpike Florham Park, NJ 07932 973.240.1800 Fax 973.240.1818 www.mnwe.com Via Email August 7, 2024 91-25 Ms. Zayibeth Carballo Township of West Orange 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Re: PROPOSAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES – SAMPLING OF SOIL PILE AND LITIGATION 55 LAKESIDE AVENUE BLOCK 115, LOTS 15 & 17 WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY MATRIX NO. 21-1041 Dear Ms. Carballo: As requested, Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying, and Landscape Architecture, P.C. (Matrix) is pleased to provide this proposal to reflect cost incurred by Matrix for the Barton Press property. Barton Press This proposal reflects the cost incurred by Matrix for sampling activities previously completed on the existing stockpiled soils on the Former Barton Press property, located at 55 Lakeside Avenue (Block 115, Lots 15 and 17) in the Township of West Orange (Township), New Jersey. The activities summarized below were a result of on-going litigation between the Township of West Orange and Prism, was time sensitive, and was approved by the Township for Matrix to complete prior to sale of the property/closing date of February 29, 2022. SCOPE OF WORK This scope of work was completed in compliance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Technical Requirements for Site Remediation (TRSR), the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA), the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites (ARRCS), and the NJDEP’s applicable guidance documents. Barton Press The scope of services and associated fees described below were completed on an emergent timeline due to the litigation between the Township and Prism and the need to have the analytical data available for the court conferences in February 2022. In addition, this work had to be completed prior to the sale of the property/closing date of February 29, 2022. Matrix provided the original proposal for the completion of the soil sampling of stockpile soils on December 29, 2021. Task 1: Soil Sampling of Stockpile Soils Based on aerial measurements, approximately 15,000-tons of material is associated with the soil piles on the Site. Based on the February 2022 soil pile investigation conducted by Matrix, four distinct soil piles were identified on the Site and measurements were collected to determine

th the soil piles on the Site. Based on the February 2022 soil pile investigation conducted by Matrix, four distinct soil piles were identified on the Site and measurements were collected to determine an approximate volume. Based on the field measurements, the volume of material existing in the four F:\2021\21-1041 - Township of West Orange Phase I ESAs Downtown Corridor\Proposal\Phase II\Phase II ESA_55 Lakeside\Soil Pile Sampling\Revisions_7.30.2024\Soil Pile Proposal_Litigation_55 Lakeside Avenue_ REV.docx 1