HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESPONSE - RFP - 8047 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (2)COMPLIANCE / ENGINEERING / REMEDIATION LT Environmental Inc.
4600 West 60th Avenue
Arvada, Colorado 80003
T 303.433.9788 / F 303.433.1432
January 20, 2015
Mr. Matt Zoccali
City of Fort Collins - Purchasing Division
215 North Madison Street - 2nd Floor
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
RE: Proposal for Environmental Services #8047
City of Fort Collins
Dear Mr. Zoccali:
LT Environmental, Inc. (LTE) appreciates the opportunity to submit this Proposal to the City of
Fort Collins (the City) in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) Number 8047 for
Environmental Services.
LTE has more than 23 years of experience in partnering with our clients for environmental
services. The large amount of repeat business we receive from our clients is testimony to our
commitment to provide high quality, technically feasible solutions. LTE and our subconsultants
offer a team uniquely qualified to perform the required services for the City.
LTE closely reviewed the RFP, and we are very excited about the possibilities of creating a
partnership that could benefit both the City and the people of the community. LTE is committed
to managing the technical, regulatory, and policy needs of the City with a balanced, innovative,
and straightforward approach.
We would relish a chance to be a vendor for the City because we believe our experience and
values make LTE uniquely qualified to do the work outlined in the RFP. We hope the attached
proposal justifies that belief.
As President of LTE, I am fully committed to dedicating the necessary resources to complete
City of Fort Collins projects. If you have any questions or require additional information, please
contact me at 303-962-5560.
Sincerely,
LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Thomas M. Murphy, P.G.
President
PROPOSAL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
January 20,
2015 8047 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Proposal for Environmental Services to the City of Fort
Collins Purchasing Division in response to the Request for
Proposal 8047
PROPOSAL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Proposal Number 8047
Submitted by:
LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
4075 Camelot Circle
Longmont, Colorado 80504
Prepared for:
City of Fort Collins
Purchasing Division
215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
a. Environmental Assessment and Investigation .................................................. 10
b. Remedial Technology Selection and Implementation ...................................... 15
c. Ecological Assessment and Permitting .............................................................. 20
d. Voluntary Cleanup ............................................................................................. 22
e. Environmental Auditing ..................................................................................... 24
f. Human Health Risk Assessment ........................................................................ 26
g. Air Permitting, Monitoring, Modeling, and Compliance ................................... 27
h. Litigation Support/Expert Technical Analysis .................................................... 28
SCENARIO A ............................................................................................................. 32
SCENARIO B ............................................................................................................. 34
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A EXHIBIT A: PROPOSAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
APPENDIX B DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND TABLE OF PROJECT EXPERIENCE
APPENDIX C KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES AND TABLE OF TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
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A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LT Environmental, Inc. (LTE) is pleased to submit this response to the Request for Proposal (RFP)
for Environmental Services – RFP Number 8047 from the City of Fort Collins (City) Purchasing
Division. LTE will meet or exceed the City’s four primary objectives of:
Providing the City with the appropriate environmental services in a timely and competent
manner while being flexible and providing options to the ever changing conditions that
occur during implementation of such a diverse program;
Develop a long lasting partnership between the City’s environmental management staff
and LTE that focuses on effective management and identifying cost effective state‐of‐the‐
art solutions to manage the City’s environmental issues and assets while reducing the
potential liabilities that result in long‐term cost savings and reduction in City’s
environmental expenditures;
Support the City’s staff in proactively addressing it’s environmental responsibilities in a
high quality, integrated and proactive manner that protect human health and the
environment while complying with the applicable regulatory requirements; and
Help the City to achieve a better environment for its citizens by becoming a leader in
developing long term sustainable and compliant environmental practices that also result
in lower overall cost to the City.
LTE proposes to accomplish these objectives through five approaches that are at the core of LTE
values: conducting projects safety; being responsive and taking
care to meet the City’s requirements; remaining flexible and
providing appropriate alternatives; develop long‐term
sustainable practices; and being cost conscious. Our objective
is to become the City’s primary long‐term environmental
services partner.
This response follows the outline provided in the RFP. Section B
provides details of LTE business and corporate structure along
with an organization chart for our partnership with the City. As
described in Section C, LTE understands and agrees to all of the
conditions associated with the Work Order contract as
described in the RFP and example contract. We have presented
LTE’s extensive project and staff experience in conducting the
eight primary services and subtasks requested in the RFP. We
provide detailed task by task breakdown and considerations for
the two scenarios presented in the RFP.
In Section D and throughout this response to the City’s RFP, we
outline the capabilities and qualifications of LTE staff and
Why LTE?
We complete the project,
no excuses!
Our values drive us
We have a strong desire
for a long term relationship
with the City
We have the technical
expertise to complete the
work
LTE has long been
recognized for our
achievements in the
industry
We are responsive and
care for our clients
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subconsultants, our directly applicable project experience, and our extensive use of technology
and evaluation tools to increase efficiency and decrease cost. Our competitive labor fees and
subconsultants’ costs are included in Section E. The appendices provided in Section F include the
Proposal Acknowledgement and receipt of the Question and Answers addenda, resumes, and
additional project descriptions. We have included additional information in Section G to support
the City’s review and assessment process following the rating scale provided in the RFP. Section H
describes LTE’s corporate sustainability program.
Throughout this response to the City’s RFP, we have demonstrated why it will be beneficial for
the City to partner with LTE. The following highlights summarize “Why LTE?”:
Our values are what drives us. The first value is Working Safely. In 2014, LTE surpassed
1,000 days of field work without a reportable incident. Working safely is part of our
culture;
We care for our clients. We have demonstrated a complete understanding of the City’s
four primary objectives as outlined in the scope of the RFP, the contracting and Work
Order methodology, and requested results to provide cost‐effective, viable options to the
environmental and compliance challenges facing the City;
We know environmental regulations and over
our 23 years of business, we have established
relationships with the regulatory community.
This allows us to have frank dialogues with
them on behalf of our clients. This is clearly
evident in the new asbestos in soil regulations.
Two of the proposed members of our team,
Ms. Susan Borden and Ms. Alexis Fricke,
supported the cities and development industry
in having the state agency develop sensible
approaches to this regulation;
We have no exceptions to the specifications outlined, Scope of Work, or contract terms
and conditions;
The assigned personnel, in particular, Ms. Borden, the Program Manager and client
representative for LTE, is uniquely qualified to partner with the City. Her 29 plus years of
direct applicable technical experience; her management skills to cost‐effectively
implement the program; and, most importantly, her ability to collect and synthesize large
volumes of information from a variety of sources to develop long‐term, cost‐effective
options which eliminate liability and create value is a rare combination that will service
the City well;
LTE’s Technical Managers have the technical skills, maturity, and qualifications to support
Ms. Borden in partnering with the City, developing alternatives, and to successfully
achieve the City’s objectives in each of the categories described in the RFP. Our support
staff of over 120 professionals have the necessary breadth of experience to support the
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Technical Managers to successfully complete each Work Order in a high quality, cost‐
effective, and timely manner;
We are a local company. An ideal‐sized consultant that provides highly‐technical and
innovative environmental engineering solutions without the high cost of overhead and
slow response times of a large firm;
LTE has been selected as a top engineering firm by the Denver Business Journal in May
2014 and in other previous years. In 2012, LTE was selected as a Colorado Company to
Watch and a Top Service Company by ColoradoBiz magazine based on our financial
growth, stability, and community involvement;
We protect the environment. LTE has demonstrated a commitment to Sustainable
Purchasing both for materials and activities throughout our company and for work
conducted for our clients. LTE was recently named a 2015 finalist for the prestigious
“Excellence in Environmental Stewardship” Award for the Rocky Mountain Region by the
oil and gas community;
We have a strong desire to be a long‐term partner with the City of Fort Collins; and
Our Mission is to complete the job – no excuses!
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B. CONSULTANT INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE
CONTACT INFORMATION
Company Name: LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Contact Person: Thomas M. Murphy, P.G.
Title: President
Direct Phone 303‐962‐5560
E‐mail: tmm@ltenv.com
Corporate
Headquarters:
4600 West 60th Avenue
Arvada, Colorado 80003
Phone: 303‐433‐9788
Fax: 303‐433‐1432
Website www.ltenv.com
COMPANY BUSINESS
LTE is a full service, environmental and engineering firm,
headquartered in Arvada, Colorado, with regional offices in Longmont
(Mead), Durango, and Rifle, Colorado; Cheyenne and Rock Springs,
Wyoming; Roosevelt, Utah; Victor and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Williston,
North Dakota; and Gainesville, Florida. LTE is a recognized consultant
in engineering, environmental, compliance, health and safety, and
construction management for a wide variety of projects for state, city
and regional public organizations, transportation,
commercial/residential development, oil and gas industry, and
manufacturing sectors.
LTE was a woman‐owned disadvantaged business enterprise (WBE/DBE) from inception in 1992
until 2008. Because of our success, LTE graduated from the DBE program and is now considered
a small business enterprise under the environmental remediation category by the Small Business
Administration. LTE is an S Corporation registered with the Secretary of the State of Colorado.
The president and one of the founders of LTE is Mr. Thomas Murphy, P.G. His direct reports are
an Executive Vice President, Health and Safety Director, Chief Engineer, and Marketing Director.
In addition, all client managers have direct access to the president and executive vice president.
LTE is proud of our flat matrix organization that allows our senior staff, who are experts in their
respective disciplines, to partner closely with our clients. Our matrix structure provides the Client
Manager assigned to a particular client to be a voice for their client at our organization meetings
ensuring that the client’s needs are supported to the fullest.
Currently, LTE has a professional staff of more than 120 full time employees: 22 engineers, 33
geologists/hydrogeologists, 32 environmental scientists, 10 air scientists/biologists, 2 data
managers, a risk assessor, 7 technicians, 2 construction managers, 4 computer‐aided design and
LTE was established in 1992
with the corporate mission
of safely providing high‐
quality, cost‐effective
engineering and
environmental services to
our clients.
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drafting (CADD)/ geographic information system (GIS) designers, and 8 administrative and
support personnel.
LTE has been in the business of environmental consulting, testing, abatement, remediation, and
hazardous materials management for 23 years. The primary types of work LTE conducts include
providing environmental engineering and consulting services for hazardous and non‐hazardous
materials in the areas of investigative services, remediation services, construction management,
environmental management, and regulatory compliance to public and private entities.
COMPANY STRUCTURE FOR THE FORT COLLINS PROJECT
Per the RFP, LTE has prepared a Project Organization Chart illustrating the key personnel
anticipated for involvement under this contract. The importance of this organization is that LTE
provides a single point of contact for our clients no matter what services are requested. This
facilitates an ease of communication and allows for the development of a trusting partnership
between LTE and our clients. The Project Organization Chart is included as Figure 1 below.
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C. SCOPE OF PROPOSAL
LTE is pleased to submit to the City this proposal in response to RFP 8047 for Environmental
Services, dated November 7, 2014.
PROPOSAL UNDERSTANDING
LTE understands that the City is requesting responses to RFP 8047 Environmental Services from
qualified environmental consultants to conduct general environmental consulting services as
may be required by the City via a Work Order contract. LTE is a qualified environmental
consultant having successfully completed similar task order programs for both public and private
entities.
LTE understands the City has identified four primary objectives they wish to accomplish with this
selection process:
To provide the City with an environmental services consultant with the depth of
experience, staff capabilities, materials, and equipment required to address in a timely
and competent manner the diverse environmental issues that face the City.
This response to the RFP will demonstrate that LTE exceeds this objective. For the past
23 years, LTE has developed the experience and staff capabilities to address the wide
variety of issues that can be expected under this contract. One of LTE’s primary values
is “Caring for our Client” by working safely, being responsive, flexible, and—because
of our depth of experience—provide the appropriate alternatives to solve an
environmental or compliance issue.
To develop a partnership between the City’s environmental management staff and the
environmental services vendor(s), focused on long‐term cost savings and reduction in City
expenditures through state‐of‐the‐art approaches to compliance; effective management
of environmental issues, assets, and liabilities; and use of competitive, cost‐effective
service providers.
Our business model is to be a cost conscious, long‐term partner with our clients. LTE
understands that if our client is successful, we will be successful. For example, since
1992, we have effectively managed a wide variety of environmental projects for the
Regional Transportation District (RTD) via a work order process. For the last 8 years,
LTE has partnered with the RTD to provide consulting/engineering services on the
FasTracks project with the primary objective of controlling environmental costs,
maintaining regulatory compliance, and reducing long‐term environmental liabilities.
LTE’s experience enables us to quickly identify which “tried and true” remedies may
be applicable, including management of impacted materials over costly and time‐
consuming remediation, when possible. At the same time, LTE actively pursues new
solutions or technologies that can provide alternatives to these known remedies. To
keep us up to date, LTE has an Innovation Manager whose primary responsibility is to
identify and bring new state‐of‐the‐art ideas and processes to LTE. The key, and why
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we are successful, is our continuous improvement culture to identify new alternatives
and determine if they are cost effective and solves the problem permanently.
To support City staff and contractors in assuring that the City is proactively addressing its
environmental responsibilities in a high‐quality, integrated approach, protecting human
health and the environment, cost‐effectively complying with regulatory requirements,
preventing pollution, and integrating environmentally sustainable practices.
LTE knows the regulatory environment and has, over the years, developed
relationships with individuals in the various state agencies. This enables us to provide
unique insight and perspective as to how to cost effectively address the City’s
regulatory responsibilities. We know there is not just one way to protect Fort Collins
residents. We take an integrated approach to solving these sometimes complex
issues. This can be demonstrated by our recent success in supporting a client who had
been misinformed by others that they were responsible for significant polychlorinated
biphenyl (PCB) impacts on a property that they wanted to purchase. Our client had
leased the land and had an option to buy. The then‐owner of the property had agreed
to pay $20,000 toward what would become a multi‐million dollar cleanup for the true
responsible party. LTE developed a strategy to get the property entered into the
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emergency response program as opposed
to the EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) program. In association with the
EPA’s Brownfields division, the city’s redevelopment organization, the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Voluntary Cleanup Program
(VCUP), and the true responsible party, LTE was able to negotiate a remediation
program that significantly reduced our client’s remediation responsibility (to under
$50,000) and provide our client with long‐term relief of the environmental liability
associated with the PCBs at the site.
To help make the City a leader in sustainability, environmental management, quality, and
compliance, resulting in the achievement of a better environment for the citizens of Fort
Collins at a lower overall cost.
LTE understands that as environmental consultants, we
have a responsibility to develop long‐term sustainable
environmental management practices; not only to our
clients, but to the community in which we all work and live.
LTE has developed a robust sustainability program. For
example in 2013, we voluntarily began to convert our field
vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) which not
only supports Front Range air quality but reduced our fuel costs by 30 percent (%).
LTE will constantly look to apply similar responsible approaches to the environmental
management program under this contract. We will support the goal of environmental
stewardship and conduct our work with this objective in mind, while providing
effective, sustainable alternatives that will reduce overall environmental costs.
LTE is driven by nine values
which dictate how we run
our business. One of them
is “Protection of the
Environment”.
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LTE understands that the consultant services under this contract could be applicable to City
properties, operations, and/or related services and that the contracting mechanism will be made
available to all City departments, local government agencies, political subdivisions, and school
districts. There is no obligation from the various City departments or groups to use the awarded
contract(s). LTE acknowledges that the services will be conducted on a Work Order basis and that
a wide range of services, as required to meet the City's needs must be provided. The general
environmental services requested in the RFP, but are not necessarily limited to, are:
A. Environmental Assessment and Investigation;
B. Remedial Technology Selection and Implementation;
C. Ecological Assessment and Permitting;
D. Voluntary Cleanup;
E. Environmental Auditing;
F. Human Health Risk Assessment;
G. Air Quality Permitting, Monitoring, Modeling, and Compliance; and
H. Litigation Support/Expert Technical Analysis.
LTE is a full service environmental consulting and engineering firm that has expertise in each of
these areas. Our experience in each of the areas and how we will support the City is discussed in
Section C –Scope of Proposal, subsections 2 and 3. LTE will also provide an overview of our
sustainability program and how we have incorporated our company program into conducting
services for our clients.
In submitting this written proposal, LTE acknowledges the proposed project schedule and the
potential for the City to interview LTE, as well as have LTE conduct an oral presentation about
our company and our approach to the environmental services requested. LTE has provided a list
in this proposal of items that may be submitted for reimbursement and we have reviewed and
accept the City’s guidelines for reasonable expenses that can be reimbursed as outlined in
Exhibit C of the RFP.
LTE understands and accepts that, if selected, we will be expected to sign the City’s Professional
Services Agreement (Agreement) without revision prior to commencing Services; that the
Agreement will be effective for a period of one year from the date of the completed Agreement;
and renewable for two (2) additional one‐year terms (one at a time), at the option of the City.
LTE also understands that services performed under this contract will be authorized by Work
Order, issued by the appropriate department(s) or agencies and that no Work Order shall exceed
$75,000. During the progress of any Work Order, the Consultant shall confer with the City as
necessary and meet at intervals to review the progress with the City’s designated Project
Manager for that Work Order. Documentation of the work will be through brief monthly progress
reports to the Project Manager.
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We acknowledge that the contract is not exclusive and the City retains the right to independently
seek proposals/quotes on any project, rather than issuing a Work Order to the Consultant. LTE is
prepared to provide all personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to complete the
professional services set forth in the general scope of services listed in the RFP. Total project
time, any retainage clause, and any applicable liquidated damages clause will be determined as
part of each individual project Work Order.
LTE acknowledges that the City may choose to enter into more than one contract for the general
scope of services as presented in the RFP and that the highest‐ranked Consultant will be
considered first for any Work Order. The City retains the option, for whatever reason, to give any
Work Order to the second‐highest‐ranked Consultant with whom the City has contracted. LTE
also acknowledges that CGRS is under contract for any project Work Orders issued by the City
associated with the City’s above ground storage tank (AST) and underground storage tank (UST)
program.
LTE acknowledges that we have read and agree to be fully bound by all of the terms, conditions,
and other provisions and processes set forth in the RFP. We have included a signed copy of
Exhibit A: Proposal Acknowledgement as Appendix A per the instructions in the RFP.
As indicated throughout this section, LTE understands
the City’s objectives since we have successfully
achieved similar goals for other clients. We will cost
effectively provide practical alternatives to
environmental and compliance issues while
remaining flexible to ever changing conditions. We
will commit to developing sustainable solutions that
lowers the City’s long‐term costs and environmental
liability. Our objective is to become the City’s primary
long‐term environmental partner.
Photo by Haley Lange
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SPECIFIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
The sections below highlight our understanding and experience in the 8 specific service areas
listed in Section II of the RFP. LTE has provided information about our expertise as well as specific
project examples for each of the 8 service areas including the 35 subtasks of service. A project
bubble chart listing additional projects LTE has proficiently completed based
on the list of services detailed in the RFP is included as Appendix B.
a. Environmental Assessment and Investigation
a.1 ASTM Phase I and Phase II ESAs: LTE has conducted literally thousands of
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESAs) and Phase II ESAs for
our clients in rural and urban locations, including retail, commercial, and
industrial properties. Mr. Chris Purcell, an experienced geologist assigned to
the project team directed many of the investigations. Much of our Phase I ESA
work is completed in accordance with either American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Method E1527‐13 or the Federal All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Final Rule, but we are also capable
of tailoring the scope of the investigation to meet specific client needs. LTE has conducted
extensive Phase II ESAs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Colorado
VCUP at sites where petroleum products or hazardous substances such as chlorinated solvents
have been released to soil, surface water, and groundwater. In many situations, LTE was able to
offer multiple options for site assessments, remediation, development, and site closure to reduce
costs and to streamline projects.
LTE performed 37 Phase I ESAs for the RTD in conjunction with
the Denver Office of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as part of the
RTD FasTracks East Corridor project for due diligence
assessments of property that may be acquired by the City and
County of Denver (CCD). The 37 parcels of land were to be
partitioned from existing easements and larger land parcels
and conveyed to the CCD. Included in the partitioning, LTE
provided recommendations regarding potential liability
associated with the property. The DEQ required that Phase I
ESAs be conducted on each parcel to be conveyed in
accordance with ASTM‐E1527‐05 and AAI (whichever was more
stringent) in accordance with DEQ policy.
a.2 Phase II Investigations: Depending on the complexity of a
Phase II investigation, LTE’s procedure is to prepare a Sampling
and Analysis Plan (SAP) designed to assess the unique
challenges of the site, ensure appropriate field measurements, sampling, and analytical
procedures are conducted, and, if previously conducted, investigate the findings of the Phase I
ESA. The amount of detail included in any specific SAP is tailored to meet the needs of the site
and to ensure compliance with the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP, if any). Typical guidance
Environmental Assessment and
Investigation Highlights:
ASTM, AAI, or custom
scopes of work
Experienced with a variety
of geologic/hydrogeologic
settings
Diverse array of
constituents of concern
(COCs), including liquid
phase
Assessment with solutions
in mind
d
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documents LTE uses to develop the most appropriate work scope field measurements, sampling,
and analytical procedures include:
LTE’s Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans (project specific);
CDPHE Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division (HMWMD)6 Code of
Colorado Regulations (CCR) 1007‐2 Part 1, Section 5, Asbestos Waste Management
(2014);
CDPHE HMWMD 6 CCR 1007‐2 Part 1, Section 8, Recycling (for the beneficial reuse of
impacted soil, 2013);
CDPHE, Water Quality Control Commission, 5 CCR 1002‐41, The Basic Standards for
Ground Water; Colorado VCUP (1994)
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes (SW 846) (EPA, 1990);
RCRA Groundwater Monitoring Technical Enforcement Guidance Document (TEGD) (EPA,
1986); and
Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA, 1979);
During the Phase II ESA associated with the RTD property transfers discussed above, LTE closely
examined historical assessment information when developing the scope of work. When cost
effective, laboratory work was accelerated so, as the investigation progresses, analytical work
could be accomplished and further investigation be completed, as necessary. Direct‐push
methods and small diameter auger drilling were used to minimize waste and optimize results.
The drilling program was flexible enough to allow for placement of additional wells as determined
in the field resulting in a comprehensive site assessment suitable for evaluating appropriate
remediation alternatives.
a.3 Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Interpretation: Since 1998, LTE has designed and
performed subsurface soil and groundwater investigations and waste characterization studies for
the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) leaking above ground and
underground storage tank (LAUST) program. While LTE understands that UST work for the City
will not be performed under this contract, this project demonstrates our ability to conduct
extensive environmental sampling, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of contaminated
media.
The initial Southwest Cheyenne Remediation Project consisted of 29
sites in and around Cheyenne, Wyoming. LTE conducted detailed
hydrogeologic investigations in the alluvium and Ogallala Formation to
characterize the subsurface geologic conditions. The scope of work
included more than 200 soil borings and 75 monitoring wells to
characterize the subsurface geology and hydrogeology. LTE also
performed aquifer testing across the region to further define the hydrogeologic setting. With the
collected hydrogeologic information and additional pilot testing, LTE completed Remedial Action
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Plans (RAPs), conducted engineering design, prepared construction drawings, and installed 18
engineered remediation systems.
During the project, LTE was requested to design and develop a GIS application to allow WDEQ
Project Managers the ability to access the complete range of analytical data, water quality maps,
operational information, and periodic reports for the 29 sites in the project. Using a Microsoft
Access® database, LTE developed a robust GIS application for the project. A key component of
the application was to make it user‐friendly to allow the WDEQ Project Managers, who are not
experienced in GIS software, to query the application and generate a variety of maps, tables, and
reports. As an additional benefit, LTE designed the application to allow submittal of quarterly
updates electronically, saving significant time and cost for the WDEQ.
a.4 Soil and Groundwater Investigations/Waste Characterization: LTE has performed thousands
of site characterizations across the United States using a variety of methods to address a broad
range of purposes. LTE is experienced in investigating releases of petroleum hydrocarbons,
chlorinated hydrocarbons, radioactive elements, heavy
metals, and biogenic and thermogenic methane in a variety
of media such as soil, bedrock, groundwater, surface water,
and air. Several specific site characterization projects
recently completed by LTE are discussed below.
LTE was retained to characterize impacts to soil and surface
water as a result of a release of approximately 340 barrels
of produced water onto private property in La Plata County,
Colorado. The produced water flowed along a sandstone
bedrock outcrop where it entered a small natural drainage
with shallow soils and hydrophytic vegetation, down a
steep slope and eventually entered a perennial stream. LTE
collected 20 soil samples from 12 locations at depths
varying from ground surface to 18 inches below ground
surface. Additionally, LTE collected a total of 8 water samples from a seep and a perennial stream.
Soil sample results indicated soil in the spill path up to a depth of 18 inches below ground surface
were impacted by elevated concentrations of sodium and pH. A survey of vegetation along the
spill path indicated the potential for impact to hydrophytic vegetation.
a.5 Contaminant Transport and Exposure Assessment: At the Gates Development Company
Brownfield redevelopment site in Denver, LTE performed contaminant fate and transport
analysis to support an exposure assessment and determine risks to offsite receptors and
receptors that may be present during future development. The primary concern was vapor
intrusion from subsurface impacts to groundwater resulting from releases of trichloroethylene
(TCE) as the result of luggage manufacturing operations conducted from 1923 to 1971.
The presence and extent of TCE impacts were determined based on results for continuously‐
sampled soil borings and groundwater samples collected from a network of locations. LTE
completed a detailed site characterization to determine the geometry of a groundwater plume
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which covered approximately 100,000 square feet across two parcels (north parcel and south
parcel). Substantial dense non‐aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) was observed in the tank source
area (south parcel) and dissolved‐phase TCE was observed at concentrations up to 1,200 parts
per million. Using direct‐push technology, LTE determined the concentration of chlorinated
solvents both spatially and vertically throughout the site.
Groundwater fate and transport modeling and soil vapor intrusion modeling, calibrated based on
soil vapor sampling, were used to determine groundwater cleanup target concentrations to
protect offsite and future receptors.
a.6 Superfund, State Cleanups, VCUP, USTS, SPCC: The LTE team is familiar with mandated
cleanup under both state and federal programs. Our expertise in VCUPs will be described in
Section 2d below.
LTE team members have conducted evaluations under Superfund,
RCRA Corrective Action Sites, VCUP properties, and other UST
remediation sites for clients including CDPHE, the Brownfield
Redevelopment Corporation, LLC, Shell Oil, City of Lakewood, the
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and others. For
example, LTE successfully closed a waste disposal facility near Fort
Lupton, Colorado. The facility accepted waste from a variety of entities
including the CCD, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, and a number of industrial
organizations. The result was a significant plume of petroleum
hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, and salts migrating off the
property. LTE negotiated with the EPA, CDPHE, and Tri‐County health
department to remove the surface infrastructure and waste products
including 8,000 barrels of waste oil, 30 million gallons of waste water,
and 26,000 cubic yards of impacted soil. Subsurface investigations and
historical research demonstrated that portions of the waste products were the results of previous
activities at the site resulting in the EPA conducting an emergency response action under
Superfund to remove subsurface impacts. LTE also supported the negotiation for an
environmental covenant to be placed on the property to restrict future use of the property.
LTE has prepared thousands of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans in
accordance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 112 for facilities located throughout
the United States. For CDOT, National Oilwell Varco, Complete Production Services, and many
other clients, SPCC plans were developed to include an inventory of all oil‐filled containers; spill
history at the site; actions to be taken in the event of a reportable spill; a discussion of discharge
prevention, control, and response; and disposal determination of contaminated media. All SPCC
plans included certification by a Professional Engineer. LTE also develops and maintains
databases with inspection and repair information for clients with multiple facilities.
a.7 Spills, Petroleum, Chlorinates, PCBs, Metals: The LTE team is familiar with a wide variety of
pollutant releases and subsequent response. For example, LTE conducted a site assessment to
understand a release of an undetermined volume of PCBs, petroleum hydrocarbons, and metals
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that had been reported beneath the western portion of a site building at a plastics recycling
operation in Aurora, Colorado. To determine an appropriate scope of work, LTE reviewed the
multiple Phase I and Phase II ESAs, a VCUP application, and other subsurface investigation
reports. Based on review of these documents, it appeared that soil, groundwater, and concrete
at the site building was impacted by PCBs, petroleum hydrocarbons, and metals. However, the
existing data was insufficient to determine the volume and total concentrations of the
contaminants present, and consequently, the true cost to manage or remediate the impacted
materials could not be calculated. LTE concluded that in this case, project money would be better
spent up‐front, so decisions regarding manage versus remediate could be better determined.
Specifically, in order to advise our client on the best method to address the impacts, it was
important to have a higher level of understanding of the potential volumes of impacted materials.
Based on the data generated, and during subsequent discussions with federal and state
regulators, LTE was able to negotiate a far less costly strategy that included limited source
reduction coupled with long‐term materials management. At the end of the project, our client
ended up spending less than $50,000, as opposed to the multi‐million dollar remediation that
had originally been planned.
a.8 Hazardous Waste Characterization Studies: For a former refinery located in western
Colorado that is scheduled to be redeveloped as an industrial property for the City of Fruita, LTE
performed waste characterization studies for potential and known hazardous material as
required under a RCRA Consent Order. Unknown wastes were present in tanks and in historical
buildings and containment areas. The wastes were profiled for recycling or disposal. In some
cases, historical information indicted that the material was listed hazardous waste and required
specific handling and disposal.
a.9 Asbestos & Lead‐Based Paint Inspections & Management: In support of RTD’s multiple
asbestos abatement projects related to the construction of the RTD FasTracks Project, LTE was
involved in the months‐long negotiation, preparation, and implementation of the RTD Statewide
Asbestos‐Containing Soil Management Standard Operating Procedure (ACSM SOP). The ACSM
SOP was agreed to and signed by both RTD and the CDPHE in December 2009 and was considered
a major accomplishment by both RTD and the CDPHE in that no other environmental consultants
formerly working on the state‐wide SOP in the preceding twelve months had been able to
successfully maneuver the document through the State. Since December 2009, LTE has been
responsible for the successful implementation of the ACSM SOP, including the removal and
proposed removal of over 50,000 cubic yards of asbestos containing soil (ACS) at various RTD
construction sites. As part of the ACSM SOP implementation, LTE was required to act as a go‐
between for RTD, CDPHE, city and county jurisdictions, RTD subcontractors, and local community
groups, while at the same time ensuring that the complex cost, scheduling, public relations,
permitting, and regulatory requirements of each party were being met. A large part of LTE’s
success in keeping what could have been project‐stalling competing interests satisfied, is LTE’s
ability to respond to the ever‐changing needs of each party, while keeping everyone in the
communication loop. LTE continues to meet daily, weekly, and monthly with the involved parties
and is immediately available when and if an asbestos emergency situation arises.
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LTE performed asbestos and lead‐based paint (LBP) inspections for demolition at the former Paco
Sanchez Park and the Federal Boulevard bridge location, Denver, Colorado, during the
construction of the RTD West Corridor. The project consisted of inspecting and sampling the
Federal Boulevard bridge for LBP prior to demolition. Additionally, LTE worked with both CCD
and CDPHE for the delineation, demolition, renovation, and ongoing management of asbestos‐
containing material (ACM) present within an old landfill underneath Paco Sanchez Park.
a.10 Solid Waste Management and Disposal: LTE played a critical role in addressing solid waste
management and disposal issues, including regulated ACS (RACS) identified at the Commerce City
Dog Track Redevelopment project. Working for the Commerce City Urban Renewal Authority
(CCURA), LTE was able to develop a plan for remediating asbestos impacted soil that met the
requirements and timelines of the CCURA, site developers, and the CCURA’s insurance company.
Working under the jurisdiction of the CDPHE, LTE developed the Asbestos Contaminated Soil
Management Plan (ACSMP), a RAP, and a sampling plan that would ultimately provide CCURA
with a CDPHE HMWMD No Further Action (NFA) Determination following remediation of the
impacted soil. The plans developed were approved by the CDPHE and implemented by LTE and
included the excavation of approximately 47,000 cubic yards of RACS.
The ACSMP was prepared in order to manage RACS and the remaining soil mixed with non‐ACM.
Among other procedures, the plan proposed to assume that all non‐native fill contained asbestos
and to excavate the fill material in these areas until native soils were encountered, as determined
by a Colorado Professional Geologist. According to CDPHE HMWMD, an NFA had never been
issued based on visual inspection without confirmation sampling. The CDPHE HMWMD’s regard
for LTE’s judgment, however, persuaded CDPHE HMWMD management to permit closure based
solely on LTE’s experience, reputation, and professionalism.
b. Remedial Technology Selection and Implementation
LTE has extensive expertise in evaluating and implementing appropriate remedies to address a
variety of contaminants encountered in soil and groundwater conditions. We have conducted
these services for public and private entities including the WDEQ, the Colorado Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission (COGCC), RTD, privately and publicly owned retail gasoline fueling
facilities, industrial manufacturing facilities, Air Force bases, and oil and gas production
companies. LTE has extensive experience in conducting feasibility evaluations, selecting the most
appropriate remedy to fit the site‐specific situation including practicality and cost requirements,
managing the construction and operation and maintenance (O&M) process and completing site
closure.
b.1 Soil and Groundwater Remediation of Hazardous Substances: Each environmental release
requires an accurate evaluation of conditions that affect the fate and transport of the release,
including soil and hydrogeologic properties, soil and groundwater contaminants, and soil vapor
conditions. These data are used to evaluate the project goals that are usually quite dependent
on surface use, surface structures, and goals for the site future use. LTE is adept in evaluating the
environmental release conditions and evaluating appropriate remedies to bring these sites to
closure. Often the geologic/hydrogeologic properties dictate the remedy. An injection program
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for an activated carbon slurry product distributes more readily in finer grained soil, where as an
active air sparging/soil vapor extraction (AS/SVE) system is more readily effective in coarse
grained soil conditions.
An example includes the work for FasTracks LTE completed for
RTD. Each of these projects was typically on a tight schedule and
only remedies that meet the schedule for construction such as
excavation or capping the impact and conducting a natural
attenuation monitoring program are considered. When time is
not the controlling factor, such as the UST work for Shell Oil and
the WDEQ, a more complete evaluation includes the feasibility of
natural attenuation, active systems such as AS, SVE, dual‐phase
recovery, excavation and disposal, reactive barrier installations,
and in‐situ injection technologies.
b.2 Remedial Technology Feasibility Study: In addition to site
conditions, the type of material released often dictates the
appropriate response and remedy. A release of petroleum
hydrocarbons will require a system to address the volatile
components which are the most volatile and toxic. Systems such
as AS/SVE or excavation are often the most efficient in this case.
A chlorinated hydrocarbon release such as tetrachloroethylene
(PCE) from a dry cleaner will often require a more involved site
assessment and remedy evaluation as these compounds tend to
sink beneath the groundwater and are more difficult to address. LTE has implemented successful
programs to address these impacts such as the BOS‐100® activated carbon/iron reducing
injectate. At a former industrial manufacturing facility at the Gates Rubber Company facility in
Denver, LTE implemented a successful application of injection technologies where DNAPL
contamination was reduced to cleanup goals under a VCUP. As with other sites, a combination
of efforts was employed including detailed vertical and lateral soil investigations, excavation of
source areas, application of injection technologies including varied application techniques using
high flow pumps, and low‐flow application of biological degradation methods to polish areas of
impact.
Depending on the situation, several options involving these technologies or combinations of
these technologies may prove appropriate. For a remote oil and gas compressor station where a
release to the subsurface resulted in petroleum impact to a creek, LTE implemented a combined
remedy approach that included an interceptor low‐permeability trench, an interim groundwater
recovery and disposal system, and a groundwater recovery and treatment system, followed by
implementing AS/SVE. LTE has expertise in a multitude of remediation options and has the
experience to implement the most appropriate solution for the varied conditions encountered.
b.3 ACS Management Plan Preparation and Oversight: LTE has been preparing ACSMPs since
2006, when the first ACS regulations were passed. Clients have included the RTD, for which LTE
Remediation Technology Selection
and Implementation Highlights:
Variety of solutions based
on multi‐faceted
perspectives
Industry leader in in‐situ
remediation via TerraCert®
Mastery in management of
ACS
Expert in developing water
management solutions for
construction dewatering
Experienced and willing to
implement pay‐for‐
performance solutions
with or without insurance
support
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wrote the first CDPHE‐approved state‐wide ACSMP. Other ACSMP clients have included the City
of Lakewood, a Brownfields redeveloper with a 200‐acre industrial property impacted by RACS,
and multiple Brownfields redevelopers for residential and commercial industries. For LTE’s 200‐
acre redevelopment client, LTE wrote a comprehensive ACSMP that allowed for multiple options
for RACS management on a parcel by parcel basis, as opposed to managing the site as a whole.
In this way, RACS can be managed as it best suits site development for future site owners as they
develop individual parcels.
Since 2012, LTE has been involved with stakeholders regarding practical ramifications of revisions
to CDPHE HMWMD 6 CCR 1007‐2 Part 1, Section 5, Asbestos Waste Management (2014). For
many projects, LTE would recommend that no ACSMP be prepared, as the new regulations have
essentially embedded an ACSMP. However, when opting to just rely on the newly‐passed
regulations, it is important for clients to retain consultants who understand the new law, and
specifically, what is in the new regulations and what is not. LTE understands the difference
regarding what the statute requires and what has just become non‐required industry standard.
While LTE is prepared to write site‐specific ACSMPs if it is in the best interest of our client, our
experience and involvement in the process allows us to fully implement the new regulations
without incurring additional and unnecessary costs and schedule delays.
b.4 Excavation Oversight and Materials Management: Excavation is often a quick, efficient
approach to removing the impact from a site location. Excavation is typically employed where
time or other constraints limit application of alternative methods, or where the volume and
disposal options make it cost effective. LTE has designed and implemented complex excavation
programs for RTD FasTracks including the Paco Sanchez Park. The light rail alignment required
cutting into a former closed landfill where impacts including RACS were identified. LTE developed
appropriate plans, obtained contractor bids, and implemented excavation and offsite disposal of
the RACS in accordance with regulatory requirements
under a VCUP. The work was accomplished on schedule
and budget to meet light rail construction schedule
requirements. LTE has completed numerous excavation
oversight projects involving contractor bidding and
oversight of contractors directly contracted to the client
in cities of similar size to Fort Collins. For Shell Oil, LTE
completed UST removal, excavation oversight, and
dewatering oversight including discharge permitting
within Fort Collins. For Halliburton in Wyoming, a
combined methanol and petroleum hydrocarbon plume
in soil and groundwater was addressed by LTE under the
Wyoming VRP through excavation and land treatment of the excavated soil, following return of
the treated soil to the excavation. Groundwater impact that was limited in depth but extensive
in areas downgradient of the excavation was addressed through an injection application. The
work was accomplished over two summers in a remote area where trucking and disposal of the
soil would be cost prohibitive.
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b.5 Remedial Design, Implementation, and Management: LTE has completed design, installation,
and operation of remediation programs for a variety of contaminated properties primarily
focused on addressing soil and groundwater impacts resulting from the release of petroleum
hydrocarbons or chlorinated solvents. The three city‐wide projects for the WDEQ in Rock Springs
and Cheyenne, Wyoming, included preparing RAPs for public notice, followed by obtaining air
and water discharge permits, and completing design and specifications for contractor bidding of
work including AS/SVE, dual phase extraction systems, excavation, and in‐situ degradation
through injection technologies. LTE has designed and operated numerous AS/SVE systems under
the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS) program including abiding by reimbursement
programs requirements for Shell Oil, Sinclair, RTD, and others. Each of these projects required
evaluation of air emissions and in several cases control technologies including activated carbon
treatment and catalytic oxidation were permitted and implemented.
LTE has applied for water discharge permits and obtained construction permits from local
building and planning departments to allow implementing a variety of remediation methods. LTE
is currently operating a groundwater recovery and treatment system associated with the T‐Rex
project in Denver that intersected a historical PCE plume on behalf of RTD and currently in the
final stages of construction of a chemical oxidation drip system located in Denver designed to
address deep, source area PCE impact resulting from dry cleaner operations. For the former
Lowry Air Force Base, LTE conducted bench scale and pilot testing, obtained an Underground
Injection Control (UIC) permit and implemented a subsurface injection program that successfully
treated a carbon tetrachloride plume located coincident with a 3‐mile long TCE plume. LTE also
conducted oversight and ongoing groundwater monitoring of implementation of a potassium
permanganate injection program within the TCE plume. The work was accomplished throughout
neighborhoods under approvals from CDPHE and local government agencies including the CCD
and City of Aurora.
b.6 Prepare Reports and Submittals: Each remediation program includes varied requirements
for completion of a Correction Action Plan (CAP), RAP, or similar document to present site
conditions, describe the remedies evaluated, support the selected remedy, and describe the
remedy. LTE has extensive experience in preparing these documents as well as monitoring
reports and remediation progress reports for OPS, CDPHE, COGCC, and other regulatory entities
and similar agencies in neighboring states. Our approach is to complete a comprehensive
document that succinctly describes the work accomplished and presents the data in readily
understandable presentation. LTE controls the data from the projects using state‐of‐the‐art
database management tools including Access and SQL Servers. This presentation typically
includes transferring the data to GIS based maps depicting contaminant concentrations spatially
to allow for a quick understanding of site contaminant conditions. These reports provide the City
as well as the applicable regulatory agency, if any, with the information necessary to support the
selected remedy and monitoring results. Routine reporting includes updated concentration maps
and historical data to support remediation progress toward closure. LTE routinely completes
groundwater monitoring reports for approximately 50 UST facilities for the OPS and the WDEQ.
As well as hundreds of groundwater monitoring reports for oil and gas facilities. Costs for these
reports is significantly reduced as a result of our already developed database management tools.
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b.7 Hazardous / Non‐Hazardous Materials Management: Often during a construction project
unanticipated or anticipated impacted material can be encountered that requires containment
and treatment. LTE has conducted materials management for our work with RTD and CDOT
subcontractors during construction projects. These programs often require developing storage
areas for contaminated media, which may include lined containment berms for sludge or fluids.
LTE has reliable excavation contractors to complete these services and in‐house excavation
capabilities for smaller spills. LTE excavation personnel recently completed an excavation of
approximately 30 cubic yards of petroleum impacted soil relating to a release of diesel fuel at an
industrial facility. The work was completed within one week of notification, after completing all
required utility location requests and completing other clearance requirements by the property
owner. LTE has a rigorous utility notification/clearance requirement designed to ensure safe
excavation under any circumstance. For CDOT, LTE responded to a reported spill following a truck
accident. LTE conducted an evaluation of site conditions, contained free fluid encountered,
conducted a limited site investigation using hand borings, then completed excavation and
disposal of the impacted media.
LTE has implemented soil excavation and treatment using a soil shredding/chemical oxidation
process. The process treats the soil on contact, limiting the time required compared to a
land/biological treatment process. LTE managed excavation oversight and soil treatment
processing at numerous oil and gas production sites. Excavation quantities ranged from 25 to
20,000 cubic yards, and all soil was treated during a single pass with concentration reductions as
high as 2,330 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) total petroleum hydrocarbons and 35 mg/kg
benzene reduced to less than detection limits. With these technologies, soil can be returned to
the excavation in a matter of days eliminating trucking, disposal, and backfill costs.
b.8 Contaminated Water Treatment and Management: LTE has designed and installed a variety
of systems to address surface water and groundwater impact by collecting and treating the
water. For numerous construction projects relating to utility installations or building
construction, LTE provided dewatering and collection/treatment of the water recovered. These
projects included direction to on‐site contractors for current construction of an apartment
complex in Lakewood. For a storm sewer construction installation project in north Denver, LTE
designed a dewatering and water treatment system to treat pentachlorophenol (PCP)
contaminated water associated with a former wood treatment facility. The project included
obtaining discharge permits, design and operation of a carbon treatment system, and sampling
and reporting under the Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) permit. For two different UST
replacement projects in Fort Collins for Shell Oil Products (Taft Hill Road and Harmony Road
projects), LTE obtained a discharge permit to surface water and another to the sanitary sewer.
LTE managed collection and treatment of the groundwater and water disposal, including
scheduling discharge to limit the flow affecting the sanitary sewer system. Appropriate permits
for groundwater recovery are obtained from the State Engineer and augmentation programs are
implemented when required.
b.9 Post‐Closure Site Assessment and Site Closure: LTE has completed site remediation via a
variety of remedies and focused monitoring efforts to optimize site remediation progress.
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Typically, soil vapor surveys and soil sampling are completed to verify remediation progress in
these media. At the conclusion of excavation activity, confirmation samples are collected,
typically on a quick laboratory turnaround time to allow for backfilling the excavation as soon as
practical. LTE abides by Colorado State Engineer regulations regarding closure of monitoring wells
including appropriate abandonment procedures. For some VCUP programs, LTE provides
required public notices and completes a summary of remedy implementation as part of the site
closure process.
c. Ecological Assessment and Permitting
LTE’s team of biologists, horticulturists, and compliance specialists have conducted
environmental assessment and permitting projects throughout Colorado and surrounding states.
Our team is familiar with species and habitats along the Front Range, including threatened and
endangered species, wetlands and terrestrial habitats, revegetation requirements with native
plants, and special problems with noxious plant species. In addition, LTE compliance specialists
are familiar with 404 permitting requirements and construction dewatering permits. The sections
below highlight our experience with these types of projects.
c.1 Ecological Assessments: LTE personnel have completed numerous assessments of ecological
receptors such as riverine, wetland, and terrestrial habitats in relation to linear construction
projects. LTE personnel have completed projects throughout the western United States and
within Larimer County. LTE personnel would be available to City officials during the initial
planning of linear construction projects (i.e., road construction, water, wastewater, or
stormwater systems piping) as well as potential stormwater channel improvements to provide
early assessment of potential wetlands and Waters of the United States in which the United
States Army Corps of Engineers may place jurisdiction over. By participating in the early stages of
project planning and completing the assessment prior to full design, LTE personnel would be able
to provide recommendations regarding impacts to wetlands
and Waters of the United States prior to the completion of
significant design efforts. The assessment of potential
wetlands and Waters of the United States would include both
a web‐based review of various maps and an on‐site
assessment of potential areas of effect to wetlands or Waters
of the United States. The on‐site assessment of potential
wetlands will include delineation activities in accordance with
the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland
Delineation Manual, Great Plains Region. The assessment of
potential wetlands will be based on a three factor approach
involving indicators of hydrophilic vegetation, hydric soil, and
wetland hydrology. Those areas identified by the assessment
which meet the classifications of a wetland will be surveyed utilizing a Global Positioning System
unit with sub‐meter accuracy and presented on design drawings.
c.2 404 Dewatering Permit Preparation and Submittal: LTE personnel have experience with
assisting various clients with obtaining environmental permits from local, state, and federal
Ecological Assessment and
Permitting Highlights:
Biologists and
horticulturists on staff
Experienced in
implementing creative
solutions
Expert in SW management
40,000 inspections per
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agencies. These various permits include Construction Dewatering (COG07000), Remediation
Activities Discharging to Surface Water (COG3150000) or to groundwater (COG316000),
Stormwater Management Plan permits (COR03000), and 404 permits.
For the purpose of obtaining construction dewatering permits as well as remediation activities
discharging to surface water or groundwater, LTE personnel work with our clients to obtain the
initial groundwater sample(s) for analysis and completing and submitting permit applications to
the CDPHE.
LTE has assisted oil and gas and commercial and residential developers in the process of obtaining
stormwater management permits from the CDPHE and various Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
Systems (MS4s). LTE assists our clients in the development of Stormwater Management Plans
(SWMPs) which in many cases are reviewed by MS4s prior to issuing grading permits.
LTE personnel, using field assessment results from the delineation of wetlands, have assisted
clients in obtaining various Army Corp of Engineers Nationwide Permits 12 and 14 for linear
construction projects (i.e., utility crossings and linear transportation projects). LTE staff have
experience filling Preconstruction Notifications in accordance with the nationwide permits and
developing mitigation plans in accordance with the April 10, 2008, Final Mitigation Rule and
District Guidelines.
c.3 Habitat Management, Improvement, and Development: LTE understands the City maintains
natural areas that include aquatic, wetland and wet meadow, native grassland, riparian forest
urban plains forest, riparian and foothill shrub land, and foothills forest. Related to these habitats
within the City, there are various species which inhabit these areas. LTE anticipates it would assist
the City with natural habitat management such as grassland restoration projects and assisting
with identifying suitable habitat for reintroduction of native wildlife. LTE personnel could
potentially assist the City with the execution of the Natural Areas Master Plan which, beyond the
points above, also includes the development and eventual management of urban natural areas.
LTE understands that the City may have natural areas in
varying stages of maturity. There are likely areas with very
mature ecosystems and areas that are less mature and
would need to be managed more closely to ensure the site
is remediated and established at an appropriate rate to
allow for succession. Succession is a fundamental concept
in ecology and is the process by which disturbed or
simpler level of organization move to a more complex
community. LTE personnel understand that when
developing urban habitat it is important to consider
conductivity of each urban habitat with each other. This
conductivity allows for species with paths for migration,
hunting, safety, and breeding.
c. 4 Site Revegetation and Restoration: LTE staff includes horticulturists and biologists who
assist oil and gas companies, municipalities, construction contractors, and commercial and
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residential developers with revegetation and restoration projects. LTE personnel have been
involved in all phases of revegetation, from initial site preparation, evaluation of seed application,
erosion control, and continued observation until project goals have been achieved. As part of the
our continued observations, LTE has in several instances evaluated site revegetation and
restoration sites for the presence and/ or absence of noxious weeds and made various
recommendations for the treatment of noxious weeds. LTE personnel are working currently with
an oil and gas company to complete a field pilot test to evaluate how the use of four different
soil amendment chemicals affect revegetation. LTE anticipates that design of revegetation and
restoration for the City would be associated with the revegetation in relation to linear
construction, mitigation of wetlands, and restoration of habitat.
c.5 Threatened and Endangered Species Assessments: LTE personnel have experience with
conducting assessments for state and federally listed threatened and endangered species. LTE
personnel have completed assessments of threatened and endangered species in Colorado,
Wyoming, and specifically along the Front Range. These assessments have evolved from
evaluating for the presence or absence of listed threatened and endangered species to critical
habitat suitable for the listed threatened and endangered species. It is anticipated that
assessments for threatened and endangered species for the City would be associated primarily
with linear construction projects as well as stormwater channel improvements. LTE personnel
will be available to City officials early in the design process, so assessment results could be
obtained prior to full‐scale design. This would allow for designs to limit impacts to potential
critical habitat.
Beyond assessment for those state and federally listed species, LTE personnel have completed
assessments for raptors and migratory birds. LTE personnel have made routine observations of
proposed action areas to verify compliance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
d. Voluntary Cleanup
LTE has written and implemented VCUPs on sites located throughout Colorado that often require
a multi‐technical approach to assessment, remediation, subsurface investigation, risk
assessment, interagency and private‐entity interaction and negotiation, funding procurement,
and, in Colorado, the renewed tax credit procurement. LTE VCUP projects have comprised an
enormous range of types of sites, including vacant land, multi‐family residential complexes, office
complexes, retail stores, strip malls, dry‐cleaning operations, daycare centers, agricultural and
farmland, agrichemical facilities, railroads, airports, mixed‐use transportation corridors, chemical
manufacturers, abandoned landfills, military installations, coal‐ash disposal sites, waste transit
sites, industrial manufacturing plants, petroleum storage tanks sites, and municipal, state, and
federal right‐of‐ways (ROWs).
Often VCUPs prepared by LTE begin with a Phase I ESA during which environmental concerns are
identified. While additional Phase II ESAs may appear warranted, LTE has been immensely
successful in preparing VCUPs built around the idea of materials management, as opposed to full‐
scope remediation. LTE materials management VCUPs provide the protocols for managing
impacted fill, soil, or groundwater by all contractors working at a site before those materials are
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intercepted. In this way, the client is spared the cost of upfront Phase II ESA, ensures that the
client is not “chasing” contamination for which they may not be responsible, allows the ongoing
redevelopment of a property to continue once impacted materials are intercepted (i.e., no down
times), and still fully complies with applicable regulations.
When Phase II ESA is warranted, LTE takes great care in designing
additional assessment that provides the client with a wide range
of options based on the needs of the unique project. LTE
understands that each redevelopment of a VCUP property should
be managed as a distinct site; that the forces influencing a VCUP‐
controlled project can be numerous; can include state and
federal regulations, municipalities, private developers, site
neighbors, and the local community; may have specific grant
and/or loan provisions; and may involve legal counsel for all of
the stakeholders. LTE is sensitive to these sometimes conflicting
needs and can generate VCUPs that work to bring the parties of a project together, with the goal
of No Action Determination (NAD) and the cost‐efficient redevelopment of impacted land.
LTE VCUP expertise has been acknowledged by the State of Colorado, and LTE staff have been
identified by the Colorado court system as an expert witness on state and federal VCUP
regulations, as well as how other regulations (e.g., RCRA; CERCLA; and Small Business
Administration Brownfields legislation) interrelate with the CDPHE VCUP.
LTE’s experience with VCUP projects includes:
LTE was retained to aid a Colorado Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (CBRLF) recipient
during the redevelopment of a non‐permitted historical landfill located along Dry Gulch,
Lakewood, Colorado. The CBRLF recipient was in the process of developing a multi‐family
residential complex on the site. Known landfill contaminants included RACS, metals,
petroleum hydrocarbons including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and
industrial solvents. Initially, LTE was asked to develop a SAP for review by the EPA in
accordance with the CBRLF’s provision. The SAP was to be followed by full‐site
remediation. However, during LTE’s review of existing data, LTE concluded that much of
the original excavation and “contaminant chasing” work planned for the site by others
was unnecessary and contaminants could be addressed through the CDPHE VCUP.
Consequently, LTE prepared and submitted a VCUP application on behalf of the CBRLF
recipient. The VCUP included implementation of a materials management plan (MMP),
risk assessment, engineered cap design, and the placement of an environmental
covenant.
Voluntary Cleanup Highlights:
Court certified Expert
Witness for VCUP
applicability and
implementation
Exceptional reputation
among CDPHE VCUP staff
LTE achieves NADs in VCUP
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LTE has been retained by a non‐profit organization that has been identified as a potential
Responsible Party of a release of chlorinated solvents to area groundwater at
concentrations above state and federal regulatory limits. Our client was in the process of
selling their property and wished to obtain a NAD through the VCUP. Based on the advice
of others, our client was prepared to conduct an expensive, complicated Phase II ESA to
“prove” to CDPHE that they were not the source. On the recommendation of the City of
Lakewood, our client interviewed and ultimately retained LTE to provide additional options
that did not include obtaining inconclusive data that would likely just confirm that impact
had occurred, as opposed to proving the source and Responsible Party. LTE designed,
wrote, and submitted a VCUP based solely on existing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
data that indicated the source of the chlorinated solvents was
the neighboring upgradient property. LTE is currently
negotiating a NAD based on the VCUP application. The LTE
VCUP application cost our client approximately $8,000, as
compared to the costs proposed by other environmental
consultants for a Phase II ESA and a VCUP application
estimated at over $30,000.
LTE designed, implemented, and submitted for NADs for multiple VCUP applications for
the RTD 18‐mile long West Corridor, as well as along North Metro Corridor, East Corridor,
and Denver’s Burnham Yard Lead. Prior to generating the VCUP applications, LTE
conducted individual Phase I ESAs investigations at hundreds sites that were being
assessed for inclusion as part of the FasTracks program.
During the implementation of the VCUP application, and due to the geographical length of
the projects, LTE was asked to interact and coordinate with the complex and seemingly
conflicting needs of RTD construction activities, local communities, environmental
organizations, city agencies, and CDPHE, as well as previously agreed to Inter‐Agency
Government Agreements (IGAs), Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs), and contract
documents between RTD and the RTD subcontractors.
Final VCUP reporting in pursuit of the NADs was a significant challenge. LTE was faced with
compiling thousands of data points, years of field notes, dozens of different field and
laboratory sampling protocols and methods, and hundreds of event maps and locations.
LTE worked closely with VCUP staff to develop a report format that would be concise and
complete, but also user‐friendly. As a result, the LTE‐developed report format for RTD
FasTracks completion reporting has become the preferred format by both RTD and VCUP.
e. Environmental Auditing
LTE has developed auditing protocol and conducted audits for a wide variety of health, safety,
and environmental issues. Our project team is familiar with local, state, and federal regulations
pertaining to various laws and related regulations.
This experience, coupled with experience in evaluating and implementing programs to comply
with the International Standards Organization’s Environmental Management System Standard
(ISO 14001) and experience in developing audit protocols for international corporations, makes
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LTE uniquely qualified to assist the City in evaluating health, safety, and environmental
compliance and management programs.
e.1 Audit Program Design and Oversight: The scope of audit programs varies widely. We
anticipate that audit programs for the City would be limited to assessment of specific prioritized
activities and services to ensure compliance with selected regulations. The LTE team has designed
and conducted a wide variety of auditing programs ranging
from comprehensive audits of environmental management
systems to auditing compliance with a specific environmental
regulation. For example, LTE conducted an internal audit of the
Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality Management System
(HSEQMS) for Rio Tinto Minerals, evaluating conformance to
minimum policy standards relevant to health, safety, and
environment. LTE also conducted compliance audits for
conformance to specific environmental, heath, and safety
regulations for transmission and power generating facilities, oil
field service companies, exploration and production
companies, an airplane maintenance facility, an oil refinery,
and compressor stations.
During the audit design process, elements to be evaluated are identified and a set of checklist
questions is developed to evaluate conformance to the applicable standards for the identified
elements. The audit consists of document review, field observations, and interviews with key
personnel. Results of the audit culminate in preparation of gap analysis, correction action
requirements, a schedule for implementation, and a process for seeing the corrective actions
through to completion.
e.2 Develop HSE Auditing Protocols: LTE has developed audit protocols for several large
international corporations such as Spectra Energy and BP. In general, auditing protocols address
four focus areas: procedures and processes; roles and responsibilities; monitoring; and corrective
action. LTE’s experience in developing audit protocols ranges from auditing environmental
management systems to evaluating compliance within targeted program areas.
LTE has prepared audit handbooks for auditors to include modules for each element to be
evaluated. The handbooks include the scope of the audit, a summary of requirements for each
element, the standard against which conformance is evaluated, questions to consider in
evaluating conformance, and observation and assessment forms.
e.3 HSE Compliance Assessment Reporting: LTE believes the purpose of auditing is to provide
an opportunity for learning and improvement. Therefore, reports on compliance assessment
must be presented in such a way as to allow management to prioritize projects and allocate
funding. A simple tool for reporting results of audits can range from simple tables listing the non‐
conformance, the corrective action to be taken, the schedule for implementing the corrective
Environmental Auditing Highlights:
Compliance is in our
tagline – we understand
the difference between
compliance and best
management practice
Sophisticated Data
Management Group for
tracking Environmental
Management Systems
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action, and the person responsible for seeing the corrective action
to completion. For more complex audits, LTE has developed a gap
assessment tool which allows for prioritized ranking of non‐
conformances by element, and visual presentation of the ranked
information in graphs or charts to facilitate management decision
making.
e.4 Environmental Management Systems: LTE has conducted
audits of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for Rio Tinto Minerals and Ball Aerospace
and Technologies Corporation. LTE conducted a review and analysis of the EMS to determine
gaps between the existing EMS and the ISO 14001 specifications standard for EMS. The scope of
the analysis included evaluations of company environmental policies, procedures and work
instructions, memorandum, and other related documents and records. The deliverables included
a gap analysis report that provided findings, conclusions, and recommendations to key managers
regarding the current status of their EMS/program, its strengths and weaknesses, and
recommendations for improvement to more closely align the program with the ISO 14001
standard.
Design of a comprehensive environmental management system conforming to the ISO 14001
standard is a large undertaking. However, if ISO 14001 certification is not required, an
environmental management system can be designed to conform to substantive requirements of
ISO 14001, but tailored to specific applicable sections.
f. Human Health Risk Assessment
LTE personnel have been active in performing risk assessments since the first guidance was
developed by the EPA in early 1986. LTE personnel have traced the evolution of risk assessment
methodology throughout its development and understand the issues involved in making
appropriate remedial action decisions. LTE personnel are experienced in several broad categories
of risk assessment. These include risk assessments in support of industrial CERCLA projects, RCRA
projects, and VCUPs. Risk assessments may vary tremendously in scope and level of
sophistication, depending on the complexity of the site and the
governing legislation. LTE personnel have used risk assessment
methodology to guide remedial actions at hundreds of sites
ranging from confined spills, to sites with complex migration of
chemicals to exposure points in high‐density populations. LTE’s
experienced risk assessment specialists can provide the City
with efficient evaluation of sampling plans, site‐specific risk
assessments, and appropriate remedial action alternatives.
Human health risk assessments evaluate the potential adverse effects of chemical agents on
human receptors. The key element of this procedure is a pathway analysis. If the pathway from
a source to a point of exposure is not complete, there is no risk. If an exposure pathway is
complete, and chemical concentrations in environmental media pose a health threat,
remediation measures can be initiated to either inhibit pathway completion or reduce chemical
Risk Assessment Highlights:
Experts who have trained
others in how to review
and conduct risk
assessments
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concentrations. In many cases, source control, engineering controls, or institutional controls may
be the most sensible alternative for protecting public health. Removal is not always necessary,
desirable, or practical.
Ecological risk assessments are similar to human health evaluations, but are performed on
ecological receptors rather than humans. In many ways, ecological risk assessments are more
complex than human health evaluations because they deal with risks to a wide variety of plant
and animal species rather than a single species (humans). The initial step is identification of the
types of species and environments effected. Some environments are more sensitive than others
(e.g., wetlands), and some species populations are of more inherent concern than others (e.g.,
threatened or endangered species). For some urban sites, very little habitat exists so effects from
chemicals are minimal. For other sites, chemicals may migrate to important surface water bodies
and affect a wide variety of species. For sites with incomplete or insignificant ecological exposure
pathways, the ecological risk assessment may not proceed beyond this initial evaluation. Where
critical habitats are affected, a detailed ecological risk assessment is conducted and may require
techniques such as bioassays.
g. Air Permitting, Monitoring, Modeling, and Compliance
The LTE team has completed thousands of air permit applications on time and under budget for
various industries throughout the United States. In addition, LTE closely follows evolving air
quality regulations for industry in Colorado and is experienced in ensuring compliance for specific
operations.
g.1 Air Permitting, Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting:
LTE is experienced in preparation of air permits. For example,
LTE completed an air quality evaluation of paint booths for an
industrial facility in Boulder. We determined the paint booth
was exempt from all federal regulations, but was required to
file the appropriate paperwork with the CDPHE. We prepared
the required paperwork, submitted it to the state, and
followed through to issuance of the permit.
For an oil and gas client in the state of Washington, LTE
provided air modeling to determine permitting requirements
for engines required in drilling operations in a sensitive,
wooded area. To assist the oil and gas industry in achieving and
maintaining compliance with Colorado’s air quality regulations,
LTE conducts monitoring of valves and connections using state‐
of‐the‐art equipment to ensure leaks are not present such as a
FLIR camera.
Documentation is an important aspect of compliance. LTE has
assisted companies in recordkeeping and reporting requirements by exploring various options
and implementing the client‐preferred plan through a tracking system. This allows clients to
Air Permitting, Monitoring, Modeling,
and Compliance Highlights:
10 air quality professionals
on staff
Knowledgeable or
regulations and capable of
presenting alternative
compliance options
Capable of providing
technical review and
advisement on all air quality
compliance projects
Plume disbursement
modelling
Owns and operates a FLIR
camera for leak detection
surveys
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maintain compliance with periodic monitoring requirements for state and federal obligations and
generate reports on an annual or rolling 12‐month basis.
g.2 Regulatory Compliance: LTE maintains an active part in pending or proposed regulations
through participation in local trade and lobbying groups, reading of local newspapers and
national magazines, and electronic mailing lists. When opportunities arise, we attend
conferences or meetings to discuss the various potential changes affecting our clients.
For a company in the Front Range, LTE evaluated welding operations. This included review of all
potentially applicable regulations to determine necessary permits and facilitated the required
periodic monitoring.
g. 3 Risk Management Plans: LTE has reviewed and developed risk management plans (RMP) for
various clients in Wyoming, Colorado, and Illinois. For a local company with a soon‐to‐expire
RMP, LTE provided a formal budget and schedule, reviewed the existing RMP, and prepared a list
of questions and changes to the original preparation. We completed the project on time and
under budget. The RMP was updated to the new online version and re‐assessed based on
changes to the operations, including reduced throughput and storage capacity and changes in
the chemical composition.
g. 4 Air Hazard Assessments: LTE assisted a company operating a bulk terminal facility in North
Carolina to analyze impacts due to a planned expansion resulting in a potential increase in
emissions. While working with the client to identify liquid throughput limits, we determined the
resulting impacts could potentially exceed specific hazardous air pollutant (HAP) standards.
Mitigation was possible by reducing the number of turnovers in the storage vessels to limit any
potential impact to the surrounding community.
h. Litigation Support/Expert Technical Analysis
LTE staff has experience in providing expert witness testimony and litigation support for public
hearings, meetings, and judicial proceedings in civil and criminal investigations and insurance
industry cases.
Expert witness testimony has included experience in contaminant release mechanisms and
compliance, environmental assessment and remediation, soil and groundwater contamination
assessment, fate and transport modeling, hydrogeological impact analysis, environmental and
public health risk assessment, remediation strategies and costs, responsible party
determinations, and the rules and regulations that govern these activities.
LTE’s large staff of highly trained experts in a wide array of disciplines affords us the opportunity
to provide training on an extensive list of topics. LTE has provided training to our clients on
worker safety matters, technical analysis of data, regulatory compliance (SPCC, stormwater,
Phase I ESAs/AAI, CERCLA liability), and preparation of purchasing contracts for environmental
services.
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LTE has provided extensive support for litigation without actual
testimony, whether it be preparing supporting documentation,
technical or forensic evaluations of chemical data, risk assessment,
or providing expert opinions for arbitration meetings. Our team of
highly experienced professionals can provide the City with the
resources necessary to support legal teams in their resolutions of
legal matters.
h.1 Testifying and Non‐Testifying Experts: LTE provided expert
witness testimony in an eminent domain trial at which complex
environmental and engineering issues were in play. The National
Priority List‐listed property had significant contamination resulting
from its historical use as a solvent storage and distribution center.
The expert witness testimony provided by LTE in regards to the
extent of contamination, time and costs to remediate the
contamination, and final suitability of the land to be used for
residential purposes without harm to human health was used by
the court and jury during the year‐long proceedings to award our
client a significant victory in determining the actual value of the
site. Other representative projects include (listed on attached project description summary table)
oil production site responsible party determination, former dry cleaner responsible party
determination, and historical oil production site human health impact determination.
h.2 Regulatory and Technology Training: Recently, LTE provided the technical content for a full‐
day training retreat attended by environmental professionals employed by the various business
entities of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The content included Phase I ESA/AAI, Due Diligence,
Phase II ESAs, remediation, and insurance coverage strategies for managing liability risk. Other
representative training projects (listed on the attached project description summary table)
include our Safeland® training program, SPCC training for compliance inspections by tank owners,
and O&M training for owner maintained active remediation systems.
In addition, LTE was recently asked to present at Vibrant Colorado Downtown’s annual meeting
held in September 2014, Fort Collins, Colorado. At that meeting, LTE provided a presentation on
Brownfields redevelopment projects; how to choose sites, investigate and prioritize sites, obtain
funding, apply for tax credits, and respond to the variety and needs of project stakeholder.
h.3 Expert Evaluations: LTE provided technical support for industry during the recent CDPHE
rulemaking activities for ACM and solid waste management activities in Colorado. LTE was the
only consulting firm actively participating in the rulemaking process on behalf of both cities, RTD
and industry. LTE’s experience in implementing existing asbestos in soil regulations assisted in
steering the stakeholder discussions in a direction that would provide relief to the regulated
community while still protecting public health and the environment. LTE participated in
subcommittee meetings with the CCD, the City, the City of Colorado Springs, and RTD to prepare
a unified approach to alternative regulations.
Litigation Support/Expert Technical
Analysis Highlights:
Superior sensitivity to
confidentiality and
privileged information
Variety of experts to
support legal teams
Experienced in deposition,
cross examination, and
testimony
Skilled trainers to make
understanding regulations
easier
Expertise to review and
develop technical
arguments
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RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
This section presents several summary descriptions of projects that relate to the scopes of work
provided in Section 3a and 3b of the RFP. The specific scenarios 3a and 3b are discussed in detail
following the project descriptions.
South Platte River and Lower Downtown Redevelopment Area, Denver, Colorado
LTE has conducted over 25 Phase I and Phase II ESAs, remedial corrective actions, and health and
safety and compliance projects throughout the South Platte River Valley and Lower Downtown
(LoDo) Brownfields redevelopment area. The properties included printing shops, a tire
distribution center, restaurants/bars, former foundries, boiler sales and storage facilities, a scrap
metal yard, retail and commercial high‐rise historic buildings, vacant parcels, residential
buildings, former oil storage and vehicle maintenance facilities, machine shops, chemical
manufacturing and distribution facilities, railroad depot yards and corridors, retail gas stations,
ROW dedication, and bus maintenance facilities.
Assessment and remedial activities on these properties
associated with historical contamination (metals, petroleum
hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi‐
volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), ACM, RACS, and PCBs
have included Phase I/II ESAs, soil and groundwater
remediation, UST removals, geophysical surveys, coal ash
management, asbestos surveys and abatement, radon
surveys, indoor air quality surveys, LBP surveys, MMP
preparation and implementation, CDPHE VCUP application,
beneficial use determinations, chemical inventories, SPCC
plans, and waste and waste water management plans and removal.
LTE’s South Platte River Valley and LoDo projects have been conducted through compliance and
in cooperation with regulatory agencies including multiple divisions of the CCD, the OPS, and the
CDPHE. LTE has prepared a multitude of MMPs, VCUP applications, UST reimbursement
applications, asbestos demolition permits, assessment reports, and miscellaneous plans which
have been successfully approved by and resulted in NFA determinations from these entities. The
Brownfields work has supported redevelopment of the area resulting in increased property
values of over 100 million dollars.
Vacant Commercial Complex, Lakewood, Colorado
LTE was retained to conduct a Phase II ESA of chlorinated solvent vapors intruding into a
commercial warehouse in Lakewood, Colorado. The vapors were being generated by a
chlorinated solvent plume that had migrated onto the subject site from a RCRA facility located
immediately upgradient of the site. Even though the subject site had been identified as a CERCLA
facility by CDPHE, LTE’s client asked LTE to design and install a vapor mitigation system beneath
the existing site building as a way to sell the property more quickly.
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LTE assessed vapor intrusion and indoor air quality within the building through air sampling, soil
boring and testing, and groundwater well installation and testing. LTE subsequently designed and
installed a vapor mitigation system beneath the building’s concrete slab. The latest round of
confirmation indoor air sampling indicates that no chlorinated solvent vapor concentrations exist
inside the site building. LTE is preparing a CDPHE VCUP application in pursuit of a NAD for the site
based on the installation of the vapor mitigation system.
RTD FasTracks – Tunnel 16 Groundwater Treatment Facility, Denver, Colorado
Since 2007, LTE has assisted RTD with the O&M of a groundwater treatment facility constructed
as part of the Southeast Corridor Project. During construction, a Remediation Activities for
Discharge to Surface Water permit was obtained associated with construction of a tunnel that
runs under Colorado Boulevard to Evans Avenue along Interstate 25 (I‐25). The project required
that the permit be obtained as a result of historical uses adjacent to the tunnel project. Adjacent
historical uses included drycleaners and other recognized environmental concerns (RECs) which
historically had released chlorinated solvents to the subsurface and were present in
groundwater. Due to these impacts to groundwater, water collected during construction was
treated and tested prior to discharge to surface water. Final construction of the tunnel includes
a drain system which collects groundwater preventing inflow into the tunnel and relieving
hydrostatic pressure against the tunnel foundation. As part of typical construction practice, once
the tunnel construction was completed the drain system would be connected to stormwater
outfall, however since the collected groundwater historically has been impacted, treatment of
the collected groundwater prior to the discharge to surface water was required and is ongoing.
Metro West Housing Solutions – City Scape at Belmar, Lakewood, Colorado
As part of construction of the Metro West Housing Solutions City Scape at Belmar facility, LTE
personnel assisted with initial sampling of groundwater which would be encountered during the
construction of an assisted living facility with subgrade parking. Upon receiving the analytical
results for the sampling, LTE personnel assisted the contractor in obtaining a remediation
activities discharging to surface water. LTE completed sampling of effluent weekly as needed and
completed DMRs. LTE personnel are also serving as the certified operator in charge.
In addition, to assisting with the remediation activities
discharging to surface water, LTE personnel assisted with the
design of the permanent sump pit and sump pump design
related to the underdrain system. LTE personnel helped to
evaluate the residence time required for various particles in the
collected groundwater to settle and then provided
recommendation regarding the pump‐on and pump‐off float
elevations within the sump pit. This engineering evaluation was
conducted so a permanent particulate treatment system would
not be needed for groundwater collected within the underdrain system over the life of the
building and thus saving Metro West Housing Solutions future operational and maintenance cost
related to a permanent treatment system.
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amount of data at the least cost, types of contaminants and appropriate laboratory analysis,
redevelopment and construction schedule, regulatory oversight, and reporting. In designing
appropriate Phase II ESA options, consideration should be given to the overall costs of conducting
a minimal “just the information needed” type of Phase II ESA, or, if there would be cost savings
over the life of the project if a more comprehensive Phase II ESA were conducted at the beginning
with remediation in mind. As an example, it may be prudent to install groundwater wells and
obtain groundwater samples during an initial Phase II ESA, even though groundwater assessment
may not be needed for a HMWMD NFA or VCUP NAD. If planned development of the site will
require dewatering (e.g., a subgrade basement is planned), and if groundwater is impacted, the
costs during construction for managing that water (treatment, containment, disposal) could be
significant. Again, while groundwater may not be an issue in terms of the CDPHE programs,
planning for dewatering costs in the construction budgets could be extremely helpful. LTE clients
have often decided to revise construction plans so dewatering is not necessary, to avoid costly
management of impacted groundwater.
If it appears that mass excavation of impacted fill or soil will be required for site development,
consideration should be given to ensuring that enough data is obtained for the purposes of
transporting and final disposal at a permitted landfill.
If any of the known impact from the former landfill, industrial chemicals, or stained soil is to be
left in place, consideration should also be given to obtaining the data necessary for design of site
engineering or institutional controls in the future.
3. Conduct the Phase II ESA, if necessary. For the scenario given, the Phase II ESA would
likely include six soil borings, monitoring well installation, and assessment of asbestos,
other landfill waste, petroleum hydrocarbons (including VOCs, SVOCs), metals, PCBs, and
pesticides.
Considerations: LTE would evaluate the pros and cons of having a Certified Asbestos Building
Inspector (CABI) on site during all disturbance of landfill material to access the potential presence
of RACS or training on‐site workers to know when to call a CABI if suspect material is
encountered. Other considerations would be for strong field management, especially ensuring
that the appropriate field data and documentation was obtained to support a HWMWD NFA or
VCUP NAD.
The assumptions in Scenario A include the following:
The three properties are contiguous, and can be managed as one site for the purposes of
data gathering;
Six soil borings will be drilled to approximately 20 feet below ground surface. Convert
borings to groundwater wells, if necessary, to address the potential for impacts to
groundwater prior to acquisition of the property;
One soil sample and one groundwater sample from each boring will be obtained for
analysis of TPH, VOCs, SVOCs, RCRA 8 metals, and pesticides;
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Field work can be completed in one 10‐hour day;
A geologist who is also a CABI will log the borings and inspect the material encountered
for potential RACS; and
One report will be prepared.
The costs to conduct a Phase II ESA such as the one described above would be billed on a time
and materials basis, as presented in the following table.
SCENARIO B
For the City’s anticipated construction/maintenance/upgrade of a section of wastewater
collection system infrastructure, LTE would recommend the following:
Required Tasks/Scope of Services:
1. Investigate local groundwater levels in the area to determine if construction dewatering
may be needed.
Considerations: Are there monitoring wells in the area or nearby? Has there been any recent
construction activity or any deep excavations or trenching where investigative borings or test
pits were done? Are there subsurface underdrain systems near structures, indicating a
relatively high groundwater table and the need for dewatering? If this data is unavailable,
ESTIMATED COST TABLE
SCENARIO A
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
LABOR PRINCIPAL SR. PROJECT STAFF CADD/ CLERICAL
SCI/ENG II SCI/ENG I SCI/ENG II DRAFTING
TASK 1 PROJECT PLANNING 4
TASK 2- SITE ACCESS 2 1 1
TASK 3 -CONDUCT THE PHASE II ESA 2 12
TASK 4 -REPORTING 1482042
TOTAL HOURS 1 12 8 32 5 3
RATE ($) $140.00 $120.00 $100.00 $83.00 $64.00 $55.00
LABOR COST $140.00 $1,440.00 $800.00 $2,656.00 $320.00 $165.00
SUBTOTAL $5,521
SUBCONSULTANTS UNIT PRICE COST
DRILLING (6 borings to 20 ft w/ MW install, if needed) 1 LS $5,500.00 $5,500.00
SUBTOTAL $5,500
LABORATORY (1 soil and 1 gw per boring)
TPH, VOCs, SVOCs, RCRA metals, PCBs/pesticides 12 ea 485 $5,820.00
SUBTOTAL $5,820
Fee (10%) $1,132
SUBTOTAL $12,452
OTHER DIRECT COSTS UNIT PRICE COST
Truck 1 DAYS $110.00 $110.00
Sampling Kit 1 DAYS $23.00 $23.00
PID 1 DAYS $50.00 $50.00
ph, temp, cond meter 1 DAYS $35.00 $35.00
WL meter 1 DAYS $25.00 $25.00
Report 1 LS $150.00 $150.00
SUBTOTAL $393
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $18,366
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inconsistent or inconclusive, test pits or soil borings would be recommended to make the
determination if construction dewatering will be necessary or likely, the anticipated flow rate
of groundwater seepage based on water table depths and cross‐sectional area of
excavation/trench wall seepage.
2. Assess/determine whether the stormwater discharge permit is adequate for dewatering
operations or if (separate) dewatering permit is necessary. If the flow rate is low,
retention of pumped water may be possible under the Construction Discharge Permitting
System (CDPS) Construction Stormwater Discharge permit (COR‐030000). This task
includes updating the SWMP as needed.
Considerations: The viability of this option often depends on the availability of land for
excavating retention basins. Part I.D.3.d) of the stormwater discharge permit allows for
construction dewatering under these four conditions (verbatim, from permit):
a. The source is groundwater and/or groundwater combined with stormwater that does
not contain pollutants in concentrations exceeding the State groundwater standards
in Regulations 5 CCR 1002‐41 and 42;
b. The source is identified in the SWMP;
c. BMPs are included in the SWMP, as required by Part I.C.3(c)(8); and
d. These discharges do not leave the site as surface runoff or to surface waters.
In such a case where land application is planned, a determination will also be made on
whether the State Engineers Office (SEO) needs to be notified to ensure that material injury
of a water right will not occur from dewatering activities. Said determination and notification
is included in this task.
3. Research/assess the type of state dewatering permit that will be required. If anticipated
flow rates are high enough that there is a chance 100% retention is not possible, then LTE
would begin the process of applying for a construction dewatering permit by first
evaluating the type of dewatering permit that would be required – a Construction
Dewatering permit (COG070000), Remediation Activities Discharging to Surface Water
permit (COG315000), or a Remediation Activities Discharging to Groundwater permit
(COG316000).
Considerations: To investigate potential contamination of the groundwater, historical data
would be researched via five separate sources, as recommended by the CDPHE WQCD:
a. Leaking USTs (LUSTs): Colorado OPS – Storage Tank Information System
(“COSTIS”);
b. Voluntary Cleanup Sites (VCUPs): CDPHE HMWMD;
c. Environmental Covenants (CDPHE website);
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d. Superfund Sites (CDPHE website); and
e. RCRA Corrective Action (RCRA) Sites (EPA website).
It is also possible that the sewer system itself may be a contributing source of contamination
(thus the reason for maintenance/upgrades). Evaluation of the sewer system integrity will be
discussed with the Utility Department to address this potential.
4. Sample groundwater and test for required analytical data. If the anticipated dewatering
location lies within the stated distances of a known contamination source, the
groundwater would be sampled and tested. Groundwater will be sampled and tested per
the Required Analytical Data for Dewatering and/or Remediation Projects Located Within
the Vicinity of Known Sources of Groundwater Contamination table attached to the back
of the permit application, titled “Attachment 1”.
Considerations: LTE will research any available reports and public data to anticipate other
additional potential contaminants that CDPHE may require analytical data for, above and
beyond Attachment 1 of the permit application; these potential contaminants will be tested
for as well. Per CDPHE, if any of the parameters are above half of the stated limits, the
contaminant is considered a concern and must be monitored, meaning one of the two
remediation permits (COG315000 or COG316000) will be required.
5. Prepare CDPHE permit application. If there are no nearby sources of potential
groundwater contamination (per the distances specified in the permit application), then
the standard Construction Dewatering permit application should be completed and
submitted to the CDPHE without any groundwater sampling/testing. (The CDPHE will
review the application and reserves the right to request analytical data).
Considerations: For the purposes of this proposal, and per our interpretation of the City’s
intent in the RFP, it is assumed the test results will indicate that the parameters were less
than half of the required limits, and thus only the standard construction dewatering permit
(COG070000) is required. LTE will work with the City and/or their contractors to fill out the
permit application, including a determination of how many outfalls are prudent and whether
each are defined or undefined.
6. Conduct engineering, evaluation, and design of treatment system (assuming non‐
remediation permit is obtained).
Considerations: LTE will review anticipated flow rates, construction schedule, construction
plans, details of construction operations, soil data, analytical data, topography, and outfall
locations to determine the appropriate treatment system.
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7. Monitor discharges, sample/test/report effluent per
the permit; terminate the permit upon completion of
dewatering activities and submittal of final DMR.
Considerations: To ensure compliance with discharge
limitations, LTE would monitor the effluent as required by
Table B.1 or B.2 of the permit, as applicable to the outfall(s).
A discharge log would be maintained for each permitted
outfall per Part I.C.1. of the permit. Samples would be
obtained downstream of the final treatment process and
prior to discharging to state waters; sampling methods
would follow Part I.E. of the permit. DMRs will be submitted
to the CDPHE on a monthly basis for each outfall location.
Upon completion of dewatering activities, and the
fulfillment of all reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
the permit termination application will be prepared by LTE
for submittal to the CDPHE.
The assumptions in Scenario B include the following:
Costs associated with test pits or soil borings are not
included with this task since we have assumed that
dewatering is required at the site based on available
data;
The sewer system has not contributed to groundwater
impacts at the dewatering site;
LTE will not provide equipment nor
install/maintain/operate the dewatering system; and
Project duration is 1 year.
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7. Monitor discharges, sample/test/report effluent per
the permit; terminate the permit upon completion of
dewatering activities and submittal of final DMR.
Considerations: To ensure compliance with discharge
limitations, LTE would monitor the effluent as required by
Table B.1 or B.2 of the permit, as applicable to the outfall(s).
A discharge log would be maintained for each permitted
outfall per Part I.C.1. of the permit. Samples would be
obtained downstream of the final treatment process and
prior to discharging to state waters; sampling methods
would follow Part I.E. of the permit. DMRs will be submitted
to the CDPHE on a monthly basis for each outfall location.
Upon completion of dewatering activities, and the
fulfillment of all reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
the permit termination application will be prepared by LTE
for submittal to the CDPHE.
The assumptions in Scenario B include the following:
Costs associated with test pits or soil borings are not
included with this task since we have assumed that
dewatering is required at the site based on available
data;
The sewer system has not contributed to groundwater
impacts at the dewatering site;
LTE will not provide equipment nor
install/maintain/operate the dewatering system; and
Project duration is 1 year.
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D. CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
CAPABILITIES
LTE prides itself on our diverse and experienced array of professionals who provide solutions to
our clients. LTE has exceptionally qualified and capable staff to address each of the performance
areas anticipated under this Environmental Services contract for the City. Aside from the key
individuals specified for this project and described in the following section, LTE can pull in
additional resources from any of our nine offices to address specific concerns under this contract
if necessary. A chart summarizing the experience and capabilities of each employee in our
Colorado Front Range offices is included in Appendix C. This chart compares the areas of expertise
as defined in Section II of the RFP and our available staff.
LTE’s headquarters are located in Arvada, Colorado. For this contract, LTE anticipates utilizing our
Northern Colorado (NORCO) office and our Cheyenne, Wyoming, office which are in close
proximity to Fort Collins. While we recognize that we don’t have an office in Fort Collins and that
this is a key component under consideration for this contract, LTE is prepared to offer the
following dispensation:
LTE will utilize staff from the NORCO or
Cheyenne offices whenever appropriate;
LTE has staff who currently live in the Fort
Collins, Windsor, Loveland, and Longmont areas
who can be utilized to meet the needs of this
contract;
LTE has at least 35 field staff operating in
Laramie and Weld counties on a daily basis who
can be utilized to support this contract;
All travel time for project work on this contract
will be based out of our NORCO or Cheyenne
offices at a maximum; milk run tasks (such as
routine, ongoing sampling) will be cost shared
with other projects in the vicinity; and
LTE will not charge travel time to the Fort Collins area for the labor categories Senior and
higher throughout the duration of the contract.
STAFF
The following LTE staff are the key project members, with length of experience, specific area of
expertise, and billing category. A list of LTE staff with technical experience related to each type
of service is provided on the following pages. Resumes of the below‐listed LTE staff are presented
as Appendix C.
Additional Similar and Related LTE Services:
SARA Title III Compliance
Safety Training and Audits
FLIR Inspection Surveys
Fugitive Methane Gas Assessment and
Mitigation
Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Construction Management
Construction and Industrial Stormwater
Inspection, Permitting & Management
Relational Database Development and
Management
GIS/CADD
Asbestos Awareness Training
DOT & PHMSA Compliance
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PROGRAM MANAGER
Susan Borden
Time Commitment: 60%
Billing Category: Senior Scientist I
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• More than 29 years of professional experience as a Geologist, with an emphasis in working
with government entities as well as the real estate development and transportation
industries.
• Demonstrated expertise in providing the desired cost control/budget tracking as well as
technical competency necessary to successfully conduct City projects. Extensive experience
in implementing cost control and budget tracking mechanisms to ensure projects ranging
from $2,500 to $8 Million are completed on time and within budget.
• Routinely coordinates, offers an array of solutions, and balances the needs of clients,
regulatory agencies, and subcontractors, as well as municipal authorities and third‐party
stakeholders. Effectively transmits needed project goals and procedures to the field staff and
construction subcontractors.
• Worked with the City regarding practical ramifications of revisions to CDPHE HMWMD 6 CCR
1007‐2 Part 1, Section 5, Asbestos Waste Management (2014). Presented data to CDPHE and
the Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission on behalf of the regulated community.
• Oversight of the design and abatement of buildings and soil impacted by asbestos throughout
Colorado. To date, Ms. Borden, a certified P.D., has overseen the excavation of over 75,000
cubic yards of asbestos‐impacted soil in accordance with existing state and federal
regulations and site‐specific management plans negotiated with the CDPHE.
• Wrote, negotiated, and/or implemented dozens of CDPHE VCUP applications, including
obtaining notices of NAD. NAD completion report templates designed by Ms. Borden have
become the preferred format for large‐scale transportation projects within the VCUP.
TECHNICAL MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND
INVESTIGATIONS
Chris Purcell, C.P.G., CABI
Time Commitment: 25%
Billing Category: Project Scientist I
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• Has 13 years in Phase I and Phase II ESAs, including soil investigations, soil gas investigations,
groundwater investigations, asbestos‐contaminated materials and soils inspections, and
landfill delineation and excavation with Superfund, RCRA, and CERCLA regulated projects
under city, state, and federal jurisdictions.
• Soil boring management includes hand auger, hollow‐stem auger, direct‐push, air rotary, and
mud rotary drilling technologies including well designs, installation, surveying, and sampling.
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• Extensive experience in laboratory management
including methods and protocols.
• Experienced in mass excavation management,
including permitted and unpermitted landfills and
dumps. Understands the need and protocols for
monitoring landfills and dumps for explosive
gases, hazardous materials and waste, infectious
waste, and asbestos
• Expert at ensuring that the requirements of
VCUPSs, QAPPs, SAPS, CAPs, Corrective Measures
Plans (CMPs), MMPs are correctly implemented in
the field and at the laboratory. Extremely effective at communicating needs of VCUPs, QAPPs,
SAPs, CAPs, CMPs, and other field protocol documents to the technical field staff, drilling
subcontractors, and field technicians.
TECHNICAL MANAGER FOR REMEDIAL TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND
IMPLEMENTATION and ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND PERMITTING
Nick Talocco, Professional Engineer (P.E.), P.D., Certified Air Monitoring Specialist
(AMS), and CABI
Time Commitment: 25%
Billing Category: Senior Engineer II
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• More than 15 years of experience in the management of all phases of hundreds of
remediation projects (including MNA, groundwater pump and treat, AS and SVE, DPE,
chemical oxidation, sub‐slab depressurization systems, excavations, in‐situ bioremediation,
etc.), groundwater monitoring and O&M reporting, site closure, and decommissioning.
• Ten years of experience related to developing SWMPs, stormwater permitting, construction
dewatering permitting, and dewatering engineering for commercial properties.
• Has over 15 years of environmental experience in wildlife and biological surveys, National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) investigations, CDPHE VCUP applications, and MMPs.
• Has prepared various permits including construction/building permits, surface water,
stormwater, construction dewatering permits, and sanitary sewer discharge permits, air
permits, UST/AST removal permits, Rule Authorization permits, and ROW permits.
• Conducted numerous wetlands and threatened and endangered observations throughout
Denver and the Front Range area.
• Water resources, watershed management, and pollution control expertise. Lead staff during
the biological evaluation of a commercial development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
• Prepared Categorical Exclusions for the Town of Snowmass proposed Transit Station located
within Snowmass Village. Conducted the site visits, attended public meetings, conducted
noise and vibration evaluations, and prepared the written report for various agency reviews
prior to final submission to the Federal Highway Administration.
Assigned Personnel:
Our key personnel bring specific relevant
expertise to the City
The size of our company allows for
virtually limitless reinforcement of
resources yet with the responsiveness of
a small company
Our Staff are available to meet the needs
of this contract and our experience
demonstrates success with other clients
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• Other NEPA experience includes projects with BP America, the RTD, the CDOT, and other
public and private clients throughout Colorado and Wyoming.
• Experience in conducting asbestos and lead surveys and asbestos mitigation in soils and
facilities throughout the United States in commercial and public buildings.
• Past President of the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
TECHNICAL MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING AND HUMAN HEALTH
RISK ASSESSMENT
Alexis Fricke, P.E. , Certified Wildlife Biologist
Time Commitment: 20%
Billing Category: Senior QA Engineer
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• Has 37 years of experience in the interpretation and implementation of environmental
regulations and conducting and managing site investigations compliance audits, remediation,
and risk assessment.
• Participated in the stakeholder process for drafting revised asbestos in soil regulations for
Colorado.
• Was requested by clients to participate in the stakeholder process for drafting the revised oil
and gas regulations for Colorado in 2010.
• Assisted in developing systems management guides and standards for performance
assurance at several international corporations. The guides included asbestos management
modules with information on controlling asbestos exposures and air monitoring.
• Developed guidance modules for over 30 environmental and safety topics including asbestos.
The modules included: regulatory highlights; compliance checklists; and links to tools and
guidance.
• Developed MMPs for regulated ACM (RACM)/RACS removal along RTD FasTracks light rail
lines. The plans included instructions for worker protection, monitoring, staging, and
disposal.
• Conducted risk assessment training for over 500 Air Force personnel, including public health
officers, physicians, and engineers, at locations across the United States.
TECHNICAL MANAGER FOR AIR PERMITTING, MONITORING, MODELING, AND
COMPLIANCE
Chad Powell
Time Commitment: 20%
Billing Category: Project Engineer I
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• Has 15 years of experience in the interpretation of air permitting regulations, evaluation of
facilities, and management of air permitting actions.
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• Evaluated applicability of federal air regulations, including the New Source Performance
Standards (NSPS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs),
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting, and various other regulations.
• Evaluated applicability of state air regulations throughout the United States, including
Colorado.
• Completed air permitting audits through field visits and review of applicable recordkeeping,
monitoring, and reporting.
• Calculated air emissions for paint booths, engines, roadways, boilers, incinerators, printing
presses, and other emission sources.
• Created tracking spreadsheets for compliance with applicable air permits or specific
regulations.
• Performed air quality modeling using SCREEN3 and AERMOD modeling software to show
compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and state air quality
requirements.
• Managed all of the above tasks for timely submittals and specified budget.
TECHNICAL MANAGER FOR LITIGATION SERVICES/EXPERT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF LTE
John Peterson, P.G.
Time Commitment: 25%
Billing Category: Principal
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• Provided litigation support and expert witness testimony and deposition as part of an
eminent domain case against the property owner of a former Superfund site in Denver,
Colorado, which required months of evaluation of complex fate and transport, hydrogeologic
regimes, remedial technologies, and constituents of concern.
• Provided litigation support and expert witness testimony and deposition for a major oil
company against a small independent oil company to resolve issues surrounding responsible
party liability for historical impacts to soil and groundwater at site in eastern Colorado
including forensic evaluations and remedial alternative evaluations.
• Has prepared and presented testimony during public and private hearings on eight occasions
for the COGCC regarding methane seepage from coal beds in the San Juan Basin and Raton
Basin of Colorado.
• Has 20 years of technical expertise and has managed various CDPHE VCUP projects for the
world’s largest oil field services company and RTD.
• Has extensive experience with managing and directing action and resolution to matters
involving risk management, confidentiality, attorney‐client privilege, corporate liability,
insurance claims, regulatory compliance, employment law, tax liabilities, procurement, and
dispute resolution.
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• Executive Vice President of LTE with desire and authority to commit all the necessary
resources under this contract.
HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE
Patrick Garland, P.G.
Time Commitment: 15%
Billing Category: Principal
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• Has 27 years of environmental, health, and safety program implementation and
environmental consulting.
• Provided training at various levels of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) 40‐hour, 24‐
hour, and 8‐hour refresher certifications. He presents various annual safety trainings to LTE
Staff on topics such as: Process Safety Management, Hazard Communication,
Lockout/Tagout, Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness and, personal protection equipment (PPE), Job
Safety Analysis/Job Hazard Assessments, and OSHA compliance.
• Certified Safeland USA/Safe Gulf Instructor. Participated in preparation, updating and
maintenance of OSHA required Process Safety Management Plans and other OSHA required
plan and programs, EPA required Risk Management Programs and other EPA required plan
and programs and DOT required plans and programs.
SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR
Justin Solomon, Senior Environmental Scientist
Time Commitment: 10%
Billing Category: Senior Scientist II
Unique Knowledge and Experience
• Serves as LTE Sustainability Director since 2012, responsible for auditing facilities and
operations and identifying sustainable and environmentally friendly practices for company‐
wide implementation. Introduces and trains new employees on LTE sustainability practices.
• Oversight of LTE’s purchase of maintenance fleet of compressed‐natural gas (CNG) vehicles.
To date, LTE maintains a fleet of 19 CNG trucks.
• Responsible for designing and implementing LTE’s recycling program, including outreach and
education to LTE staff and LTE subcontractors regarding recycling programs.
• Experience working closely with non‐profit conservation groups and programs, including
Boulder County Energy Smart Services, Environment Colorado, The Nature Conservancy CO,
Pheasants Forever, Wetland Reserve Program, Conservation Reserve Program, and Forest
Stewardship Council.
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REFERENCES
a. City of Lakewood
Brian Nielsen, Environmental Services Manager
480 South Allison Parkway
Lakewood, Colorado 80226‐3127
(303) 987‐7192 / brinie@lakewood.org
b. Colorado Department of Transportation
Theresa Santangelo‐Dreiling, Property Management Section
Hazardous Waste Unit
15285 South Golden Road, Building 47
Golden, Colorado 80401
(303) 512‐5524 / Theresa.Santangelo@dot.state.co.us
c. Regional Transportation District
David Genova
Assistant General Manager, Safety, Security & Facilities
1600 Blake Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 299‐4038 / david.genova@rtd‐denver.com
d. Brownfield Restoration Group, LLC
Grant Cushing, President
23 Coach Street
Canandaigua, New York 14424
(585) 393‐9300 / gcushing@brownfieldrestorationgroup.com
e. Tomkins Corporate Development
Thomas C. Reeve, Executive Vice President
1551 Wewatta Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 744‐5059 / treeve@tomkins.co.uk
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SUBCONSULTANTS
Many of our subconsultant teaming partners have worked with LTE on past projects. Since LTE was born out of and graduated from a DBE, LTE makes every effort to
find and utilize high quality DBEs on all of our projects. For this project, LTE anticipates utilizing the following subconsultants:
Subconsultant Address &
Phone Number
DBE
Status
Key
Contribution
Experience
as a Team Relevant Experience
Castle Rock, CO
(720) 299‐0343
DBE
WBE
Regulatory
Database
Provider
10 years Phase I ESAs for RTD, many industrial sites, real estate transactions,
and oil and gas facilities.
1309 Duff Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
(970) 484‐5183
Drilling
services
Though LTE has not utilized Drilling Engineers on a project to date,
they are a Fort Collins‐based company with a diverse set of drilling
equipment and experienced drilling capabilities.
P.O. Box 440216
Aurora, CO 80044‐0216
(303) 748‐1090
Drilling
services 20 years
The owner of Elite has been working with LTE since he opened his
doors on his previous company and continues to today. Elite’s
ownership has drilled more than 5,000 boreholes on LTE projects.
Skilled drillers and redundant equipment limits delays.
225 Commerce Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
(970) 490 1511
Laboratory
testing 10 years
ALS is a Fort Collins‐based company has provided lab services to LTE
on large projects such as RTD FasTracks, CDOT UST work, many
industrial sites, and hundreds of oil and gas release facilities.
5801 Logan Street #100
Denver, CO 80216
(303) 964‐1986
Asbestos
laboratory
testing
20 years
Reservoirs has provided asbestos lab services to LTE for RTD projects,
CDOT projects, and oil and gas projects. Specializes in quick
turnarounds.
4775 S. Santa Fe Circle,
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 791‐5562
SBE Abatement
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COMMUNICATION AND TOOLS
Communication is a critical component of any successful partnership. LTE prides itself on our
ability to avoid surprising our clients. This is accomplished with periodic status updates, clear and
concise project reporting, invoicing summaries, and vigilant documentation of changes in
conditions. LTE assigns a senior staff member to each project or program to be the primary
interface with the client. In this way communication
with our client is focused. It does not mean that only
one professional interacts with our clients. It means
that one individual knows what is going on in every
aspect of the projects so that communication does
not break down. It becomes their responsibility to
ensure that the client’s needs are being meet. This is
a key component of LTE’s corporate structure. Ms.
Susan Borden has been proposed as the primary
communicator (Client Manager) with the City.
LTE utilizes Deltek Vision® Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to track costs and activity
for every project. The ERP is complemented with the Microsoft Office® Suite of products for
preparation of deliverables. Particularly, LTE has a data management group capable of custom
development of databases and deployment via the web‐based Microsoft Sharepoint®. In
addition, LTE utilizes Microsoft Project®, ESRI ArcGIS, AutoCad, Rockware, SQL Server, and
various other software tools to complete projects efficiently and in a manner that can be
explained clearly and concisely.
Competitive bidding, contracting controls, audits, and documentation are also of paramount
importance when working on government contracts. LTE has extensive experience in complying
with contract requirements for RTD, the City of Lakewood, Aurora, Durango, the State of
Colorado (CDOT, COGCC, DNR), the State of Nebraska, the State of Wyoming, State of Florida,
and the EPA under the START contract. We understand how to prepare equipment bid packages,
execute contracting, oversee construction contractors, and manage complex assessment and
remediation activities. Key components of this work include:
Cooperative Purchasing. We have developed preferred pricing with vendors to maintain
cost effectiveness through high volume contracts;
Working within Public‐Private Partnership arrangements. We understand how public
agencies leverage cost structures with private entities to make public dollars go further;
We maintain rigorous Vendor Performance Management systems that include safety
requirements, insurance certification, liability requirements, indemnity, retainage, and
performance measurement and utilize a contract database to manage compliance; and
Our contracting procedures always call for competitive bidding to increase cost
effectiveness and contractor safety questionnaires with monitoring and audits ensure LTE
is limiting liabilities for itself and its clients.
Firm Capability:
$23M+ in annual gross revenues
demonstrate our strength and stability in
the market place
$2M business line of credit ensures
viability on a day to day basis
120+ professionals all driven to “delight
our clients”
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E. FEES AND COSTS
GENERAL LABOR AND DIRECT COSTS
LTE has a wide range of staff to support this contract.
We focus on matching the technical area and
complexity of the work to the individual assigned. For
example, boring installation in a shallow alluvial
aquifer with homogeneous soils may be logged by a
Staff Scientist III (a staff‐level geologist) whereas deep
well installation in a confined bedrock aquifer may be
logged by a Senior Scientist II (a project‐level
geologist). LTE is especially sensitive to cost‐effective
work strategies but our business model allows highly experienced and specialized individuals to
conduct work through more junior staff at a more cost efficient rate. LTE’s rates for general labor
when billing on a time and materials basis on this contract will be as follows:
LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
2015 STANDARD SCHEDULE OF RATES
LABOR CATEGORY LABOR
RATE
Principal $140.00
Senior Certified Industrial Hygienist /QA Engineer $145.00
Senior Engineer/Scientist I $130.00
Senior Engineer/Scientist II (Asbestos Project Designer) $120.00
Project Engineer/Scientist I $110.00
Project Engineer/Scientist II $100.00
Staff Engineer/Scientist I $93.00
Staff Engineer/Scientist II $83.00
Staff Engineer/Scientist III (Air Monitoring Specialist) $72.00
Construction Manager I $94.00
Construction Manager II $81.00
Technician I $70.00
Technician II (Certified Asbestos Building Inspector) $60.00
CADD/Designer $64.00
Admin/Clerical $55.00
Notes:
The above schedule of rates includes salary costs, general overhead, and profit. Applicable other direct
costs including subcontractors, field equipment, and other out-of-pocket costs are reimbursable at 10
percent above invoice cost. These rates are applicable for calendar year 2015.
LTE owns and operates an extensive catalog of equipment which will be billed at unit rates per
the attached schedule for other equipment costs.
Cost and Work Hours:
LTE’s rates are highly competitive in the
market place
LTE has offered pricing incentives to the
City for certain aspects of the contract
Our subcontractor costs are responsive
and our history working with them proves
that they can deliver
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SPECIFIC SCOPE OF SERVICES COSTS
LTE has secured various unit rates from a variety of our team members anticipated under this
contract. The schedule of rates for Drilling Engineers, ALS Laboratory, Elite Drilling Services,
GeoSearch, Iron Woman, and Hudspeth & Associates have been provided below. These rates will
be utilized to develop project costs when specific scopes of work have been established.
Subcontractors will be billed under this contract at cost plus 10%.
Unit # Rate
01000 Health and Safety Equipment 1 2
0102 Organic Vapor Meter (MiniRae) $50/day $200/wk.
0104 Q Rae+ LEL Meter $35/day $140/wk.
0111 Misc. H&S Equipment $20/day
0109 Level C PPE $20/day
02000 Water Sampling Equipment 1 2
0201 Water Level Indicator $25/day $100/wk.
0201 Oil/Water Interface Probe $60/day $240/wk.
0203 Temp/pH/Cond. Meter $35/day $140/wk.
0204 2" Electric Submersible Pump $45/day $180/wk.
0205 Peristaltic Pump $45/day $180/wk.
0206 HDPE disposable bailers $7/ea.
0214 Dissolved Oxygen Meter $35/day
0217 Surgical Tubing $3.75/ft.
0218 Kuri-tec Tubing $0.30/ft.
0219 Data Logger $70/day $350/wk.
0223 YSI 556 Multi-parameter Meter $110/day $350/wk
03000 Soil Sampling Equipment 1 2
0301 Hand Auger $15/day $60/wk.
04000 Transportation 1 2
0401 Vehicle Use Daily Rate $110/day
05000 Miscellaneous Equipment 1 2
0506 Field Book $20/ea.
0510 Measuring Wheel $5/day $20/wk.
0529 Trimble GEOXT GPS $60/day $240/week
0532 Survey Level $25/day
99999 Miscellaneous Field Supplies $23/day
0515 Petro Flag Test Kit $20/ea.
0516 Generator $100/day $400/wk
0524 Metal Detector $50/day
0525 Survey Equipment $25/day
0527 Tedlar Bags $20.00/ea
0528 Isotube $32.75/ea
0530 Isotech - 1L poly $15.00/ea.
0532 Calibond Bag $64/ea
0570 Air Compressor $15/day $60/wk.
0571 Thermo-Anemometer $15/day $60/wk.
0573 Slide Hammer $20/day $80/wk.
0574 Portable Gas Flux Meter $500/day $2,500/wk.
0575 MSA Explosimeter $35/day $140/wk.
0576 HDPE Fusion Machine $200/day $600/wk.
06000 Feasibility Testing Equipment 1 2
0601 SVE Test Equipment $275/day $1000/wk.
0602 Bioslurping Test Equipment $275/day $1000/wk.
0603 Air Sparge Test Equipment $275/day $1000/wk.
0604 Pilot Test Equipment $250/day
0605 Water Treatment System $350/day $1000/wk.
0606 Flow Meter $75/day $300/wk.
0607 Dewatering Pump $50/day $200/wk.
0608 Pressure Washer $30/day $120/wk.
0609 Fuel Tank & Pump $50/day $200/wk.
LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
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OTHER COSTS
EHS Documents will provide Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH) and Industrial Hygienist
technician services at a rate of $150/hour and $100/hour, respectively.
F. APPENDICES
Per the RFP, the following appendices have been included following the proposal.
EXHIBIT “A” OF THE RFP – PROPOSAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The signed Exhibit A: Proposal Acknowledgement as requested in the RFP is presented in
Appendix A.
DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
A project bubble chart listing additional projects LTE has proficiently completed based on this list
of services as detailed in the RFP is included as Appendix B with detailed project descriptions for
the references provided in Section D.3.
RESUMES
The half‐page LTE resumes for Key Personnel detailed in Section D and a table of Technical
Expertise of LTE staff are presented as Appendix C.
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G. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In this section we will provide the City’s reviewers with additional information in accordance with
the rating scale provided in the RFP for the review and assessment of LTE’s qualifications and
expertise to partner with the City on this Environmental Services contract. LTE is a full service
engineering and consultant firm. Section C2 of this response to the RFP consists of an explicit and
detailed description of the understanding, expertise, and experience we have in the eight areas
identified in Section II of the RFP. Section C3 provides the reviewers with summary descriptions
of projects that demonstrate our capabilities within the scope of the two scenarios (Section III, C
3a and 3b) identified in the RFP.
We have demonstrated a complete understanding of the City’s four primary objectives as
outlined in the scope of the RFP, the contracting and Work Order methodology, and requested
results to provide cost‐effective, viable options to the environmental and compliance challenges
facing the City. We have no exceptions to the specifications outlined, Scope of Work, or contract
terms and conditions.
The assigned personnel, in particular, Ms. Borden, the program manager and client
representative for LTE, is uniquely qualified to partner with the City. Her 29 plus years of direct
applicable technical experience is a rare combination that will service the City well. Her
management skills to cost‐effectively implement the program and, most importantly, her ability
to collect and synthesize large volumes of information from a variety of sources to develop long‐
term, cost‐effective options which eliminate liability and create value are the cornerstones of
that experience. LTE’s Technical Managers have the technical skills, maturity, and qualifications
to support Ms. Borden in partnering with the City, developing
alternatives, and to successfully achieve the City’s objectives in
each of the categories described in the RFP. Our support staff of
over 120 professionals have the necessary breadth of experience
to support the Technical Managers to successfully complete each
Work Order in a high quality, cost‐effective, and timely manner.
LTE has committed that the management and staff will be
available to the City. Each Work Order will establish a project
scope of work, budget, target start and completion date, and
meeting schedule that meets the City’s timetable. Ms. Borden and
the Technical Managers will ensure that the appropriate level of
personnel are assigned to and complete the specific Work Order
in a timely manner. As our Mission Statement states “We will
complete the project – No Excuses.”
LTE has demonstrated a commitment to Sustainable Purchasing both for materials and activities
throughout our company and for work conducted for our clients. Our approach and corporate
philosophy is outlined in Section H of this response to the RFP. LTE was recently named a 2015
finalist for the prestigious “Excellence in Environmental Stewardship” Award for the Rocky
Mountain Region by the oil and gas community.
Business Interference Minimization
Program:
LTE is sensitive to public
concerns
Involve stakeholders in the
planning of the project.
Reduce or minimize the
impact of our activities on
the site operations
Minimize the disruption of
ongoing business
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Our response to this RFP outlines two detailed cost breakdowns, line items and work hours for
the two specific example projects as requested. We have also included LTE labor and equipment
rates and line by line costs items for our subcontractors.
LTE has demonstrated that we have the resources to complete this Work Order contract. The
level of effort at any one time for the Work Orders will not overburden the company resources,
finances or capacity. As indicated in the RFP the maximum Work Order value is estimated to be
$75,000. This level of effort is less than 1% of LTE’s 2014 total revenue. Work Order contracts are
a staple for LTE. We presently have over 20 Master Service Agreements with both government
agencies (RTD, CDOT, and COGCC) and private companies in which environmental, compliance,
and construction management activities are conducted as individual Work Orders. The scope of
services varies widely in each agreement similar to that described in the RFP.
LTE’s TerraCert® program, focusing on injection technologies and
treatment, is the next generation of remediation techniques
capable of achieving rapid closure with minimal impact to facility
operations. LTE’s years of experience establish us as a leading
expert in in‐situ remediation. We realize there is no one silver
bullet, injectate, or process that guarantees successful remediation and closure at every site,
every time. Smart evaluations that determine each project’s unique solution are the key to
success. Our methodical TerraCert® engineered approach provides a detailed understanding of
contaminant distribution and geologic conditions, enabling us to develop accurate, realistic site
models. The result is a more cost‐effective and timely remedial solution.
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H. SUSTAINABILITY
LTE shares a strong commitment for sustainability with the City. “Care for the Environment” is
one of the nine core corporate values by which LTE operates. LTE continually strives to lower the
environmental impact of our business practices. To further that goal, LTE created the in‐house
position of Sustainability Director in 2012, empowered to assess all business practices and
identify actionable ways to lessen our environmental impact and improve sustainability practices.
Purchasing ‐ LTE is committed to purchasing the products needed to conduct our work from
manufacturers that share our commitment to sustainable practices. Whenever possible, LTE
purchases products and services from local manufacturers and companies. LTE also attempts to
purchase non‐toxic products or low‐toxicity alternatives.
Deliverables ‐ In 2011, LTE went exclusively to an
electronic filing system, converted all paper files to
electronic files, and recycled the obsolete paper files.
Unless a paper copy is requested by the client, LTE
provides all deliverables to the client in an electronic
format. When requested by the client, hard copy
reports are printed double‐sided on recycled paper.
Analytical data is delivered electronically from the
contract laboratory and typically provided to the client
on a compact disc to further reduce paper consumption.
Transportation ‐ LTE purchased its first CNG powered truck in early 2013 and currently has 19
CNG powered trucks in our fleet. The CNG vehicles emit roughly 20% less GHG pollution as
compared to gasoline. Using locally produced CNG reduces emissions of smog‐forming oxides of
nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and regulated hydrocarbons by as much as 87%. LTE committed to
purchasing the more expensive CNG powered vehicles to support local natural gas producers,
reduce the company’s GHG emissions, and improve air quality in the Front Range and Western
Slope communities of Colorado where LTE operates.
Performance ‐ LTE is dedicated to staying on the forefront of site investigation and remediation
techniques, including the use of green remedial technologies. For example, LTE currently
operates ten solar powered SVE units at remote locations. These micro‐blower units can be
reused at multiple sites and are powered by a bank of 12 volt batteries, which are recharged by
a solar panel.
Prior to conducting excavation operations for contaminated soil, LTE evaluates the feasibility of
all on‐site treatment options, including SVE, soil shredding, on‐site land farming, and remedial
injections. This process eliminates the need to transport and dispose of soil at a landfill and the
need to import clean fill material.
Reducing material consumption and waste generation can be accomplished by reusing and
recycling well and system construction materials, where appropriate, and using passive sampling
Sustainability Highlights:
LTE can incorporate the Triple Bottom
Line into projects
Committed to sustainability initiatives as
evidenced by our own internal operations
and standard practices
Largest CNG fleet of any environmental
consultant in Colorado
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protocols and technologies. LTE successfully recycles remediation system equipment and
buildings, system blowers, motors, and tanks. LTE maintains and re‐uses 12 natural gas powered,
trailer‐mounted remediation systems at multiple sites.
End of Life ‐ LTE collects e‐waste, such as used cell phones, computer monitors, and printers from
our offices, as well as employee e‐waste from home, for recycling. Laptop computers are donated
to non‐profit organizations for reuse. LTE is committed to responsible disposable of hazardous
waste used in the course of our work.
Sustainability Practices ‐ Since 2000, LTE has recycled all paper, cardboard, paperboard, plastic,
aluminum, tin, and glass materials through the Waste Management, Inc. recycling program. Each
employee office and common area has dedicated receptacles for collecting these comingled
recyclables.
In 2012, LTE completed a full facility audit of the corporate office. Facility components, energy
and water use, and facility operations were evaluated with the goals of improving sustainability
and lowering operational costs. The following changes were implemented:
LTE stopped purchasing disposable flatware, silverware and cups for use in kitchen/break
room;
Installation of low‐flow shower heads and dual‐flush toilet adapter kits to reduce water
use;
Upgraded insulation where it was found to be inadequate;
Installation of high‐efficiency hand dryers to replace paper towels in the restrooms; and
Reduced water heating costs through insulation and thermostat modification.
LTE also educated employees on sustainability practices. The behaviors and habits promoted by
the Sustainability Program, include but are not limited to the following:
Eliminate idling of trucks for extended periods;
Driving the speed limit and avoiding aggressive driving that
reduces fuel economy;
Properly maintain vehicles and report issues to fleet manager;
Participate in the recycling program;
Avoid excessive printing, print double‐sided, and use electronic
files whenever possible; and
Salvage and reuse construction materials when feasible.
Energy ‐ In 2008, LTE installed a 10 kilowatt (kW) roof‐top solar system at our corporate office in
Arvada, Colorado. The system has reduced electrical usage by approximately 20%. To date, the
solar system has produced over 122,000 kilowatt hours (kWH) of electricity and eliminated
approximately 25,000 pounds of GHG emissions.
APPENDIX A
EXHIBIT A: PROPOSAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
EXHIBIT A
PROPOSAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Consultant hereby acknowledges receipt of the City of Fort Collins Utilities’ Request for
Proposal and acknowledges that it has read and agrees to be fully bound by all of the
terms, conditions and other provisions set forth in the RFP. Additionally, the Consultant
hereby makes the following representations to Utilities:
a. All of the statements and representations made in this proposal are true to the best
of the Consultant’s knowledge and belief.
b. The Consultant has obtained all necessary authorizations and approvals that will
enable the Consultant to commit to the terms provided in this proposal.
c. This proposal is a firm and binding offer, for a period of 180 days from the date hereof.
d. I further agree that the method of award is acceptable to my company.
e. I also agree to complete the proposed Agreements with the City of Fort Collins within
30 days of notice of award.
f. If contract is not completed and signed within 30 days, City reserves the right to
cancel and award to the next highest rated firm.
g. I acknowledge receipt of 2 addenda.
Consultant Firm Name: LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Physical Address: 4600 West 60th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80003
Remit to Address: 4600 West 60th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80003
Phone: 303‐433‐9788
Authorized Agent of Firm Name: Thomas M. Murphy, C.P.G.
Signature of Authorized Agent:
Primary Contact for Project: Susan Borden
Title: Program Manager Email Address: sborden@ltenv.com
Phone: (303) 962‐5493 Cell Phone: (303) 250‐8514
APPENDIX B
DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND TABLE OF PROJECT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF LAKEWOOD
LTE conducted Phase I/II ESAs for the City of Lakewood followed
by remedial action evaluation and planning along the 15‐mile
Colfax Redevelopment Corridor. LTE is responsible for all
aspects of the Brownfields process, including CDPHE VCUP
preparation and implementation, NAD closure application,
contract management, reconciling multiple regulatory
requirements with the needs of the project, coordinating the
needs of site owners with those of the regulatory authorities,
and for the technical aspects of assessing, investigating,
remediating, and reporting on sites impacted with a wide
variety of contaminants.
LTE completed a
Phase II ESA to
facilitate CDOT improvements in the vicinity of 10th Avenue and
Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood, Colorado. A project‐
specific SAP was developed using applicable elements of the
QAPP prepared for the Colfax Mainstreet Coalition for the
Brownfields Assessment Grant. The QAPP, project‐specific SAP,
CIH‐certified HASP, and project‐specific Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) collectively formed the set of QA/QC
planning documents for this Phase II ESA.
Results indicated that the former use of the property as a
gasoline station resulted in limited hydrocarbon impact to soil
and groundwater. This information was used to present
remedial alternatives and the associated cost analysis to the
EPA, CDOT, and the City of Lakewood to facilitate alignment of
each party’s needs in achieving redevelopment goals for this
property. Additionally, results were used to develop a site‐specific MMP for the handling of impacted
materials during site redevelopment.
Unique Aspects of Project: This was the first General Services Contract issued under the Colfax Mainstreet
Coalition for the Brownfields Assessment Grant. LTE prepared the first SAP under this program which has
become the template used by all consultants on subsequent projects. Preparation of the SAP required
establishing focused Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) and close alignment with the EPA‐approved QAPP.
LTE worked closely with the EPA to get approval of the SAP, including completing the EPA’s crosswalk
review for both the SAP and the QAPP at the EPA’s request. In addition, LTE was selected to coordinate
information from other consultants for other City of Lakewood Brownfields projects and maintains the
information in the ACRES database.
Project Status and Completion Date: Completed (October 2013)
LTE Key Personnel: Susan Borden, Chris Purcell, Alexis Fricke
LTE Team Members: Origins Laboratory, Inc., Hudspeth & Associates, Inc.
Highlights:
• Colfax Redevelopment Corridor
• City of Lakewood, EPA, CDOT
• Colfax Mainstreet Coalition for
the Brownfields Assessment
QAPP
• QA/QC data evaluation in
accordance with QAPP
• EPA SAP and CIH‐certified HASP
• VCUP application preparation
and implementation
• NAD receipt
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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
LTE has worked closely with the CDOT for over 10
years, providing state‐wide environmental services.
Projects involve supporting highway construction,
ensuring compliance, and performing remedial
activities at CDOT maintenance facilities. LTE has
completed complex multi‐phase Phase I/II ESAs, leach
field site investigations, excavation of hydrocarbon‐
impacted soils, and remedial system design,
installation, and O&M for 15 CDOT maintenance
facilities and various highway projects throughout
Colorado. The project activities have included
preparation of scopes of work with detailed cost
estimates, HASPs, SAPs, MMPs, CDOT Permission to
Enter Property forms, certified traffic control plans,
risk assessments including risk‐based corrective
action (RBCA) modeling, CAPS, economic feasibility
studies, bench scale testing and pilot testing, and
engineering designs, plans, and drawings supervised
by a licensed Colorado P.E.
Unique Aspects of Project: Throughout the program,
LTE has supported the CDOT with community and
employee relations informing the public, where necessary, of the potential hazards associated with the
identified environmental issues. Strict budget and schedule controls were required to ensure the CDOT
construction schedules were not impacted.
Project Status and Completion Date: Ongoing
LTE Key Personnel: Chris Purcell, Alexis Fricke, John Peterson
LTE Team Members: Hudspeth & Associates, Inc.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
LTE conducted investigations and remediation of RACS at
the RTD West Corridor Burnham Yard Lead, Paco Sanchez
Landfill, and Denver Federal Center sites. These sites
required remediation to allow for construction of RTD’s
light rail system in accordance with and under the CDPHE
VCUP. During construction, LTE provided oversight by
certified personnel (P.E., P.G., P.D.s, AMS, and CABI) for
the implementation of the project’s MMP. The MMP
addressed both chemical contamination and RACS.
LTE excavated more than 50,000 cubic yards of petroleum
hydrocarbon impacted soil, 10,000 cubic yards of
hazardous waste containing metals, and 20,000 cubic
yards of RACS and ACM debris. All of these remediation
efforts were conducted within the critical timing paths of
Highlights:
• CDOT statewide environmental services
• Phase I/II ESAs
• Complex soil, vapor, and groundwater
assessments
• Petroleum hydrocarbon, metals, and
chlorinated solvent contamination
• Cost estimating
• QAPPs, SAPs, CIH‐certified HASP
• MMPs
• Street occupancy permitting and certified
traffic control plans
• Community outreach and education
• CDOT Permission to Enter Property forms
• RBCA modeling
• CAPs
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corridor construction schedules on time and under budget. Additional project considerations included
obtaining confirmation air and soil samples, and overseeing the transportation and disposal of waste
materials to permitted landfills or as reusable fill at select project locations. As appropriate to the task
being completed, RTD ensured that workers engaged in qualifying work were paid Prevailing Wages in
accordance with the CCD and the Davis Bacon Act. Where applicable, LTE reinstalled landscaping in
accordance with the CCD Parks and Recreation District requirements. LTE was able to exceed RTD’s
contractual DBE goal of 10%, by 23%, thereby obtaining a DBE participation of 33% to date.
Unique Aspects of Project: Due to the geographical length of the project, LTE was asked to interact and
coordinate with the complex and seemingly conflicting needs of RTD construction activities, local
communities, environmental organizations, city agencies, and CDPHE, as well as previously agreed to
Inter‐Agency Government Agreements (IGAs), Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs), and contract
documents between RTD and the RTD subcontractors. Other challenges included the management of
noise, dust, and traffic during mass excavation activities, particularly in residential neighborhoods, which
were successfully met with proactive community outreach programs and accommodations to local
neighborhoods where possible.
Project Status and Completion Date: Completed (April 2014)
LTE Key Personnel: John Peterson, Susan Borden, Chris Purcell, Alexis Fricke
LTE Team Members: Origins Laboratory, Inc., Reservoirs Environmental Inc., Iron Woman Construction
and Environmental Services, Hudspeth & Associates, Inc., GeoSearch
BROWNFIELD RESTORATION GROUP, LLC
LTE implemented portions of the Compliance
Order on Consent for a refinery in Fruita,
Colorado, to assist with redevelopment as an
industrial and rail center. Hydrocarbon
impacts resulting from refinery operations
from 1956 to 1993 were identified in soil and
groundwater. The 200‐acre property has
tanks and ponds considered to be RCRA units
and contain residual RCRA hazardous waste
and remaining refinery equipment requiring
decommissioning. The property contained
two landfills and known RACS.
Characterization activities were timed to
occur as various lots and tracts on the
property are developed. The work plans
included SAPs, QAPPs, and a HASP, which
were submitted to the CDPHE and approved
for implementation.
LTE prepared and implemented another work plan to close 80 ASTs containing refinery waste, some of
which are a listed hazardous waste. Tanks were left in place or removed to be re‐commissioned as the
property is redeveloped.
Highlights:
• Order on Consent implementation and
management
• Renegotiated cleanup schedule with CDPHE that
aligns with development of parcels and not Order
on Consent schedule (saving client over $5M in
redevelopment costs)
• RCRA unit closures
• Historical landfill closure
• RACS characterization, stabilization, remediation
• RACM abatement management of abandoned
refinery buildings
• AST closure and re‐commissioning
• Petroleum contaminated groundwater
assessment and remediation
• Exposure pathway assessment
• Risk‐based remediation
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Historical refinery operations on the property resulted in known RACS contamination. LTE CABIs and
AMSes provided oversight to soil disturbing activities, ensured engineering controls were adequate to
prevent dust generation, and collected air samples for analysis.
Unique Aspects of Project: The RACS component provides complications to closure of RCRA units and site
remediation. In addition, the property has been annexed to the City of Fruita. LTE was able to negotiate
an implementation schedule with CDPHE that aligns with development of lots and tracts within the
property, thus preserving cash flow and allowing development to proceed. In addition, risk‐based
management and closure principals have been used to provide management, remediation, and closure to
be conducted in a practical manner to protect public health and the environment based on identified
exposure pathways.
Project Status and Completion Date: Ongoing
LTE Key Personnel: Susan Borden, Alexis Fricke
LTE Team Members: Reservoirs Environmental, Inc., Hudspeth & Associates, Inc.,
TOMKINS CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Prior to submitting an application to the CDPHE VCUP,
LTE conducted a Phase II ESA in multiple phases to
determine the extent of chemical contamination in soil,
bedrock (claystone), and groundwater present as a
result of the release of the chlorinated solvent TCE
from a former manufacturing facility. Because dense
nonaqueous‐phase liquid (DNAPL) was present in soil
and groundwater, detailed CIH‐certified HASPs and
SAPS were prepared. Because the site is located in the
heart of Denver, LTE interfaced with neighborhood
associations and a variety of government organizations
to assess and remediate the site.
Applying LTE’s TerraCert® program, assessment
activities including detailed subsurface activities, soil
vapor surveys, and pilot tests were conducted to
evaluate the feasibility of applicable remedy options.
The primary remedial option selected was the injection of a carbon‐based slurry (BOS 100®) which is
designed to eliminate the contaminant in place. Accordingly, a VCUP application was prepared for and
approved by the CDPHE for the site. An NFA has been obtained for 95% of the site and portions of the site
have been redeveloped for both residential and commercial use.
Unique Aspects of Project: Primary among the challenges were the extremely complex geologic/matrix
setting and the presence of extensive DNAPL. Extensive soil, groundwater, and soil vapor sampling was
conducted to obtain a high‐resolution data set necessary to fully characterize the geometry and intensity
of the plume(s), design and implement an appropriate and successful remedy, and evaluate and confirm
the effectiveness of the treatment. The project is one of a handful of chlorinated solvent sites of this
magnitude that have been successfully closed, and the property returned to a productive use.
Project Status and Completion Date: Ongoing
LTE Key Personnel: Nick Talocco, Chris Purcell
Highlights:
• QAPPs, SAPs, CIH‐certified HASP
• Federal, state, city, local interface
• VCUP preparation and implementation
• Extensive soil, vapor, and groundwater
characterization to produce high‐
resolution soil and groundwater plume
geometry
• Hand‐auger, hollow‐stem auger, and
direct push drilling technologies
• DNAPL contamination
• Engineered well design
• Remedial option feasibility studies
• Bench scale and pilot testing
• Explosive gas monitoring
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RISK
ASSESSMENT
Project Name # Facilities State
Year
Completed
29th Ave Dry Cleaner Site Litigation Support - Denver 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bayaud Redevelopment 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • •
BP America Biological Assessments 6 CO 2014 • • •
BP Operations Performance Assurance Protocol NA International 2013 • • • •
BRG Brownfields Redevelopment Western Slope, CO 6 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
CDOT Route 36 Project 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • •
CDPHE Asbestos/Solid Waste Rulemaking Support NA CO 2014 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
City of Lakewood 1 CO 2014 • •
City of Lakewood Brownfields Sites 5 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Confidential Bulk Loading Terminal Air Permitting Application and Modeling 2 AK, NC 2012 • • •
Confidential Client Air Quality Compliance Audit 30 CO, KS, UT 2011 • • •
Confidential Client Air Quality Compliance Audit 40 WY 2013 • • •
Confidential Client HSE Compiance Audit 2 CO, GA 2010 • • • • •
Confidential Client, RCRA Corrective Action 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Confidential Client/Manufacturing 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Confidential LPG Distribution Facility Air Permit Application 1 WV 2014 • •
Confidential Natural Gas Processing Plant RMP Updates 5 CO, UT, WY 2014 •
Confidential Oil Refinery HSE Compliance Audit 1 WY 2012 • • • • • •
Confidential Title V Air Permits 3 UT Ongoing • •
Confidential Well Pad Facilities Greenhouse Gas Report 1950 MT, ND 2014 • •
Confidential Well Pad Facility Emissions Inventory 195 CO, MT, ND, UT, WY 2012 • •
Confidential, Metal Fabrication Facility Paint Booth Evaluation 4 CO, NM, TX, WY 2014 • •
DCP Midstream Process Safety Management Audits 2 CO, NM 2014 • • •
Diamond TT Road Crossing 1 CO 2014 • • •
Edwards Community Redevelpoment 1 CO 2014 • • • •
EPA Enforcement Action Defense, Oil Spill to Surface Water - Garfield Co, CO 1 CO 2010 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Facility Sale & Transfer Remediation Project 34 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Former Dry Cleaner Facility Remediation Projects 3 CO ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Gates East 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • •
Gates Manufacturing Facility Chlorinated VOC Remediation 3 CO, IA, SC Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Goose Hollow Estates Risk Assessment Review 1 CO 2010 •
Hi-Tec Plastics 1 CO 2013 • • • •
Lowry Air Force base - Lowry Assumption Corporation 5 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • •
Lowry operational unit 2 1 CO Ongoing • • • •
Lowry operational unit 5 1 CO Ongoing • • •
Lowry Redevelopment Vista Investigation/remediation1 CO 2009 • • • • •
LTE Health and Safety Compliance Program NA CO, UT, WY, FL, ND, ID Ongoing • • • • • •
Metro West Housing - 500 Reed Street 1 CO 2014 •
Midtown Residential Development 1 CO 2015 • •
Miller Bridge Crossing 1 CO 2014 • • • • •
National Oilwell Varco 100+ U.S. Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Oaisis Petroleum Pipeline Biological Assessments 1 ND 2015 • • •
Oil & Gas Production Well Pad Facilities Air Permit Applications 145 CO, UT Ongoing • •
Oil and Gas Production Facility Responsible Party Determination 1 CO 2014 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Oil and Gas Vegetation Assessments 100 CO 2014 •
Petroleum Excavation Soil Shredding Projects 36 CO 2014 • • • • •
Property Value Impact Claim - Larimer Co, CO 1 CO 2010 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Recycling facility 1 CO 2013 • • •
Remediation of Plume Entering Creek 1 UT Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
RIO Tinto Environmental Site Audits and Training 6 CO, UT, WY, CA, NV 2013 • • • • • • • • •
Rio Tinto Minerals EMS Audits 3 CO, TX 2011 • • • •
RTD - Tunnel 16 Groundwater Treatment Facility 1 CO 2015 •
RTD Eminent Domain 3 CO 2013 • • • •
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APPENDIX C
KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES AND TABLE OF TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
SUSAN BORDEN, SENIOR GEOLOGIST
Program Management, Recognized Expert ‐ Colorado VCUP
Colorado Licensed Asbestos Project Designer
Ms. Borden has 31 years of experience as a Geologist with emphasis on the redevelopment and transportation
industries. Demonstrated expertise in providing cost control/budget tracking as well as technical competence of
projects ranging from $2,500 to $8 Million are completed on time and within budget.
Has been recognized as an expert by State of Colorado court systems for the CDPHE VCUP, RCRA; CERCLA; and Small
Business Administration Brownfields. Provides expert witness testimony in court proceedings.
Project Manager for RTD’s FasTracks corridor projects, including Denver Union Station. Responsible for client
communication, liaison between multiple federal, state, and local government agencies, community outreach,
contracts, budgeting, labor compliance (Davis Bacon and Prevailing Wage compliance), DBE communication and
compliance, project scheduling, regulatory negotiation, regulatory compliance, vendor bid preparation, vendor
selection, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), and field operations. Acting liaison between RTD and RTD’s
Transit Oriented Development community. Experienced in community outreach and education, including meeting
with the public to describe planned environmental response, answer questions, and in reducing fear of unknown.
Worked with the City and other stakeholder regarding practical ramifications of revisions to CDPHE Hazardous
Materials and Waste Management Division 6 Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) 1007‐2 Part 1, Section 5, Asbestos
Waste Management (2014). Presented data to CDPHE and the Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission on behalf of
the regulated community.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2008‐Date: LT Environmental, Inc., Senior Geologist
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S. in Geology, 1985, California Lutheran College.
OSHA HAZWOPER, Asbestos Project Designer
PATRICK J. GARLAND, P.G., REA, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE
Health and Safety, Environmental Compliance, Site Investigations
Mr. Garland serves on the LTE Health & Safety Committee. His responsibilities include preparing, reviewing, and
implementing site health and safety plans for hazardous substance investigations and remediation programs at
industrial and commercial facilities.
He provides expertise in environmental health & safety and related expertise to a wide variety of clients. Acts as
liaison between our clients and contracted companies to achieve the highest safety standards for employees. He
has provided training in OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) ‐40
Hour, ‐24 hour, and ‐8 hour refresher certifications. Mr. Garland is a certified Safeland USA/Safe Gulf Instructor. He
conducts annual safety trainings to LTE Staff on safety. Assists clients in identifying areas of potential risk and
discovering effective and efficient plans to reduce those risks. Performed compliance and risk assessments; mock
compliance audits: preparation of environmental, health and safety plans and regulatory and best‐practice required
training.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2000‐Date: LT Environmental,
Inc., Principal Geologist
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.A. Geology, 1993 University of
Colorado
OSHA HAZWOPER, DOT, IH, PEC,
and other Safety Training
REGISTRATIONS
Licensed Professional Geologist,
WY#2630, TX#5260
JUSTIN A. SOLOMON, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST / SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR
Sustainability Expert, Site Investigations, Phase I/II Environmental Assessments
Mr. Solomon has served as the Sustainability Director for LTE since 2012 and is responsible for auditing facilities
and operations and identifying sustainable and environmentally friendly practices for company‐wide
implementation. He introduces and trains new employees on LTE sustainability practices. He assists with LTE’s
purchase of compressed‐natural gas (CNG) vehicles. He manages LTE’s recycling programs, including outreach and
education to LTE staff, and is responsible for consulting clients on green remediation technologies.
In addition, Mr. Solomon has 14 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry. His experience
includes conducting Phase I/II ESAs; project management, sample collection and analysis; technical report
preparation and review, aquifer testing and interpretation of lithology and hydrology. He oversees drilling and
installation off monitoring and remediation wells, groundwater, soil, soil vapor, and air sampling.
Mr. Solomon has performed excavation oversight, soil and groundwater investigations at petroleum hydrocarbon
impacted sites, remediation system design and installation, waste management plans and facility permitting,
remediation design and implementation, proposal and cost estimate preparation, and regulatory compliance.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2008‐Date: LT Environmental Inc., Senior
Environmental Scientist
2000‐2008: RMC Consultants Inc., Staff
Environmental Scientist
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.A. Environmental Studies and B.A. Government,
2000, College of William and Mary
OSHA HAZWOPER
Compliance with NEPA and NHPA Course, 2007
CHRISTOPHER W. PURCELL, C.P.G. ‐ GROUP MANAGER/PROJECT GEOLOGIST
Site Investigations, Phase I/II Environmental Assessments, Environmental Due Diligence, Soil ACM Assessment,
Media Sampling and Analysis Programs, Environmental Compliance
Mr. Purcell has 13 years of experience in field management, project management, sample collecting and analysis;
aquifer testing and interpretation of lithology, hydrology, magnetic properties, and chemistry, developing and
installing groundwater remediation systems, and conducting Phase I and Phase II ESAs nationwide.
Mr. Purcell has extensive experience in management of VCUP, remediation, and drilling projects including oversight
of excavation in known impacted soil/groundwater areas and landfills to observe for potential petroleum impacts
and/or asbestos in soil; implementing HASP throughout VCUP; managing environmental waste based on MMP to
include petroleum hydrocarbon impacts and asbestos in soil; material testing of lead throughout transportation
corridor; auditing subcontractor bids for high profile landfill excavation; conducting soil boring lithologic logging,
soil sampling, monitoring well installation, remediation well installation, groundwater sampling, utility clearances
oversight, subcontractor management, monitoring well development/sampling, preparing well logs, and removal
of USTs and oversight/implementation of landfill surveying, excavation, trenching, and delineation.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2006‐Date: LT Environmental
Inc, Project Geologist
2002‐ 2006: Versar, Inc.
Northglenn, Colorado, Project
Geologist
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.A. Geology, 1993 University of
Colorado
OSHA HAZWOPER, DOT, IH, PEC,
and other Safety Training
REGISTRATIONS
Licensed Professional Geologist,
WY#2630, TX#5260
NICK TALOCCO, P.E. ‐ SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/BIOLOGIST
Ecological Assessments, Wetland Delineation, Threatened and Endangered Species Evaluations,
Groundwater Discharge Permits, Habitat Restoration
Mr. Talocco has over 15 years, conducting a variety of consulting services that has included: Storm Water
Management Plans and inspections, wetland, threatened and endangered species observations, and construction
dewatering.
Mr. Talocco has conducted field work for wetland and threatened and endangered species assessments; obtained
an individual 404 permit for the developer; experience consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, regarding Preble’s
Jumping Mouse; and has experience preparing Categorical Exclusion (CE); obtaining Nationwide Permits for various
clients; with construction dewatering and remediation activities discharge to surface water for RTD, MetroWest
Housing Authority and Simons Contracting; in habitat restoration for CDOT US 36 Mitigation of Preble’s Jumping
Mouse habitat; and completed a CE for the Town of Snowmass proposed Transit Station located within Snowmass
Village.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2011‐Date: LT Environmental
Inc., Senior Engineer/Biologist
2004‐2011: CTL | Thompson,
Inc., Environmental Staff
Engineer/Biologist
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S. Civil Engineering
B.A. in Biology
OSHA HAZWOPER, Asbestos
Project Designer, Building
Inspector, Air Monitoring
Specialist
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer (CO),
Registered Consultant #6104,
with Colorado OPS, and Class D
Industrial Waste Water
Operator
ALEXIS L. FRICKE, P.E. ‐ PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER
Environmental Management Systems, Compliance and Audits, Risk Assessment
Ms. Fricke has 37 years of experience in interpreting and implementing environmental regulations, conducting
audits, and risk assessment. Developed audit protocol, training materials, handbooks, standards, guides,
compliance checklists, and gap assessment tools, for Spectra Energy and BP. Conducted internal audits for an
international company’s facilities, evaluating conformance to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
Standard. Conducted compliance audits of energy transmission facilities in Colorado and Nebraska, Rio Tinto
Minerals facilities in Colorado and California, and for multiple oil field service facilities in the western and southern
United States. Developed corrective actions plans and provided training modules and onsite training.
Conducted risk assessment training for over 500 Air Force personnel, including public health officers, physicians,
and engineers. Completed risk assessments for Superfund and RCRA sites including numerous Air Force installations
and Air National Guard facilities across the United States, and at industrial sites in Colorado, Indiana, Maryland,
Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Reviewed risk assessments for clients in the United States and Canada. Provided
risk communication tools for a World War I munitions discovery in a neighborhood in Maryland, which included
conducting public meetings, developing pamphlets, and manning and on‐site office to provide access to information
for the public.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
1996‐Date: LT Environmental,
Inc., Principal
EDUCATION/TRAINING
M.S. Civil Engineering, 1985,
University of Colorado
B.S. Wildlife Biology, 1977,
Colorado State University
OSHA HAZWOPER
REGISTRATIONS
Certified Wildlife Biologist,
Professional Engineer (CO. GA,
CHAD POWELL, AIR QUALITY MANAGER
Environmental Compliance, Air Quality Modeling
Mr. Powell has 15 years of solid experience in environmental regulatory and policy experience with a focus on air
quality permitting, auditing, calculations and modeling, inspections, and reports. Mr. Powell’s tasks have included
field assessments, completing air emission inventories, auditing of facilities in the energy sector, and federal and
state rule applicability determinations. Permitting includes over 500 boilers, paint spray booths, waste water
incinerators, printing presses, oil and gas facilities, and other emission units of Title V, synthetic minors and true
minor facilities. He has attained over 500 hours of training in inspection techniques and particulate, organic
compound, and nitrogen oxide control.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2011‐Date: LT Environmental, Inc., Air Quality
Manager and Project Air Quality Scientist
2006‐2011: The Kleinfelder Group, Inc., (formerly
Buys & Assoc., Inc), Air Quality Specialist
2000‐2006: Hamilton County Dept. of Environmental
Services, Environmental Compliance Specialist 1&2
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S. 1999, Environmental Science, Miami University,
Oxford, Ohio
OSHA HAZWOPER
JOHN D. PETERSON, P.G, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Corporate Operations, Litigation Support
Mr. Peterson has 20 years of professional experience and is a registered Professional Geologist (P.G.). Responsible
for corporate operations including personnel, quality assurance/quality control, safety compliance, performance
measurement and monitoring, management of 9 satellite offices, process efficiency programs, and business
administration.
Mr. Peterson has extensive experience in conducting expert witness testimony for the remediation of petroleum
hydrocarbons at oil and gas sites in Colorado and to the COGCC regarding fugitive methane assessment. Manages
and performs Phase I and Phase II ESAs; comprehensive site characterizations; RBCA assessments; remediation of
releases to soil and groundwater; asbestos in soil remediation; materials management programs, VCUP sites;
contaminant migratory pathway assessments; soil gas surveys; and fate & transport modeling.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
1996‐Date: LT Environmental,
Inc., Executive Vice President
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S. 1994, Geology/Illinois State
University
OSHA 40‐Hour HAZWOPER, CPR,
First Aid
Various Workshops on Phase I
ESAs, XRF, LBP, RBCA, PM, and
Remediation
REGISTRATIONS
Registered Professional
Geologist IL, WY, KS
Listed Consultant #5711, State
of Colorado, 2001‐2014
F.
RISK
ASSESSMENT
ASTM Phase I & Phase II ESAs
Phase II Investigations
Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Interpretation
Soil and Groundwater Investigations / Waste
Characterization
Contaminant Transport and Exposure Assessment
Superfund, State Cleanups, VCUP, USTs, SPCC
Spills, Petroleum, Chlorinates, PCBs, Metals
Hazardous Waste Characterization Studies
Asbestos & LBP Inspections & Management
Solid Waste Management and Disposal, RACS
Soil and Groundwater Remediation of Hazardous
Substances
Remedial Technology Feasibility Study
ACS Management Plan Preparation and Oversight
Excavation Oversight and Materials Management
Remedial Design, Implementation, and Management
Prepare Reports and Submittals
Hazardous/ Non-Hazardous Materials Management
Contaminated Water Treatment and Management
Post-Cleanup Site Assessment and Site Closure
Ecological Assessments
404 and Dewatering Permit Preparation and Submittal
Habitat Management, Improvement, and Development
Site Revegetation and Restoration
Threatened & Endangered Species Assessments
Regulatory Review
Plan / Application Preparation
Audit Programs Design and Implementation
Develop HSE Auditing Protocols
HSECompliance Assessment Reporting
ISO 14001 EMS Design and Oversight
Design, review, prepare work plans for ecological and
human health risk assessments
Air Permitting, Monitoring, Recordkeeping, & Reporting
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Management Plans
Air Hazard Assessments
Testifying & Non-Testifying Expert
Regulatory & Technology Training
Expert Evaluations
LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. - Arvada Office
Jess Alexander, Project Environmental Scientist 10 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Melissa Anderson, Staff Compliance Specialist 11 H.S. • • • • • • • • •
Samantha August, Staff Engineer 2 B.S. • • • • •
Bill Baldwin, Staff Environmental Scientist 10 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Susan Borden, Senior Geologist 30 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chris Brown, Staff Environmental Scientist 6 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
John Brown, Project Environmental Scientist 13 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dennis Brunner, Staff CADD Technician 9 InProgress • • • • • •
Brian Christopher, Staff Environmental Scientist 4 B.A., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
John Cocroft, Senior Hydrogeologist/Director of Business Development 37 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Adam Daniels, Environmental Technician 1 H.S. • • • • • • •
Andrew DeMichele, Staff Environmental Scientist 4 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ryan Dial, Project Environmental Scientist 10 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • •
Jeremy Espinoza, Staff Geologist 2 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jayson Evangelista, Staff Environmental Scientist 6 H.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
LT Environmental, Inc.
Compliance / Engineering / Remediation
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
4600 West 60th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80003
303‐433‐9788
www.ltenv.com
Bakken
Williston, ND
701‐609‐5436
Florida
Gainesville, FL
352‐371‐1770
Four Corners
Durango, CO
970‐385‐1096
Idaho
Victor, ID
303‐501‐3416
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene, ID
720‐384‐7365
Michigan
Traverse City, MI
303‐829‐8358
Northern Colorado
Mead, CO
970‐344‐7189
Uinta Basin
Roosevelt, UT
435‐725‐8929
Western Slope
Rifle, CO
970‐285‐9985
Wyoming
Cheyenne, WY
307‐635‐4177
Wyoming
Rock Springs, WY
307‐389‐4180
Brandon Finn, Staff Environmental Scientist 3 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Brett Forkner, Project Scientist 6 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Alexis Fricke, Civil/Senior Engineer/Principal 37 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Michael Furtaw, Project Geologist 10 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Pat Garland, Geologist/Principal 27 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Charles Greeson, Staff Environmental Scientist 7 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Tom Harp, Senior Geologist and Engineer/Principal 35 B.S., M.S., M.B.A. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Casey Hensley, Project Engineer 10 B.S, M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Shelly Hoover, Chemical/Senior Engineer 22 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dan Hosler, Staff Geologist 2 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Steve Kahn, Senior Engineer/Principal 17 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kelly Kenyon, Project Geologist 8 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ryan Kritzberger, Environmental Technician 5 A.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Melissa Landolt, Staff Air Quality Specialist 1 B.S. • • • •
Eric Lang, Staff Geologist 9 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Paloma Lang, Project Database Specialist 13 A.T., B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Karen Lim, Senior Geologist/Hydrogeologist/Principal 27 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sterling Loetz, Staff GIS Technician/Geologist 2 B.A. • • • • •
Tanna Lyon, Staff Environmental Scientist 9 B.S., B.S. • • • • • • • • • •
Kathleen Madigan, Staff Engineer/GIS Specialist/Data Group Manager 14 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Erich Matissen, Staff Air Quality Specialist 6 B.A. • • • • • • • •
Liz McNicholas, Staff Engineer 1 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jennifer McQueen, Staff Air Quality Specialist 4 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • •
Dan Moir, Senior Geologist/Group Manager 12 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Gentry Muniz, Staff Environmental Scientist 2 B.A. • • • • • • •
Tom Murphy, President/CPG 41 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Elyse Myers, Staff Environmental Scientist 1 B.A. • • • • • • • •
Ashley Okamoto, Staff Environmental Scientist 1 B.S. • • • • • • •
Heather Otterstetter, Project Engineer/Group Manager 12 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bryan Paraspolo, Staff Environmental Scientist 7 B.A. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
John Peterson, Executive Vice President, Operations/Senior Geologist 20 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chad Powell, Air Quality Manager 14 B.S. • • • • • • • •
Chris Purcell, Project Geologist/Group Manager 13 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kris Rabida, Staff Environmental Scientist 0 B.A., B.A. • • • • • • • • •
Robert Rebel, Project Engineer 9 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chris Rolison, Staff Engineer 2 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chris Roy, Staff Environmental Scientist 9 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Daniel Ryan, EIT, Project Air Quality Engineer 30 BS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jillian Sanders, Staff Environmental Scientist 2 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Lee Schafer, Staff Environmental Scientist 8 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kyle Schildt, Senior Engineer/Group Manager 16 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Anna Schroeder, Staff Geologist 1 B.A., B.A. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Tarah Schultz, Staff Engineer 9 B.S. • • • • • • • • • •
Cindy Scott, Senior Hydrogeologist/Database Manager 33 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chris Shephard, Chief Engineer/Department Manager 30 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jim Short, Geologist/Principal/Science Department Manager 29 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Paul Shumate, Staff Environmental Scientist 5 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Michelle Solari Clark, Staff Air Quality Specialist 3 B.S. • • • • • •
Justin Solomon, Senior Environmental Scientist/Group Manager 14 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
David Stainback, Staff Geologist 1 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rachel Stecklein, Staff Air Quality Engineer 7 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Erich Stremel, Staff Air Quality Scientist 2 B.S. • • • • • •
Sean Strong, Project Environmental Scientist 8 B.A. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Brian Sulzberger, Project Engineer 16 B.S., M.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nick Talocco, Project Engineer/Group Manager 15 B.A., B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chad Terry, Environmental Technician 1 H.S. • • • • • • • • •
Glenn Thompson, Environmental Technician 1 H.S. • • • • • •
Andy Verbonitz, Staff Geologist 4 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rose Waldman, Staff Air Quality Specialist 21 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • •
Alex Watrous, Staff Environmental Scientist 1 B.S. • •
Allison White, Project Engineer 6 M.S., B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Mike Wicker, Staff Geologist 2 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jeremy Wilson, Staff Engineer 3 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Northern Colorado (NORCO) Office
Eric Baum, Construction Manager 18 InProgress • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Stacey Baum, Staff Biologist 2 B.A. • • • • • • • • • •
Chad Buelter, Staff Engineer 0 B.S. • • • • •
Mike Hupp, Construction Manager 18 H.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
John Ragan, Staff Environmental Scientist 7 B.A. • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kristofer Shepherd, Staff Geologist 1 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kay Vollmayer, Project Engineer 14 B.S.E. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ryan Zernis, Staff Geologist 5 B.S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
REMEDIAL TECHNOLOGY SELECTION &
IMPLEMENTATION
B.
ECOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT &
PERMITTING
C.
LITIGATION
SUPPORT &
EXPERT
ANALYSIS
H.
VCUP
D.
ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING
E.
AIR PERMITTING,
MONITORING,
MODELING, &
COMPLIANCE
G.
Years
Experience Degree
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT &
INVESTIGATION
A.
VA, and WY)
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RTD FasTracks Corridor Construction 100+ CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
RTD in conjunction with CCD 1 CO 2014 • •
RTD Indoor Air Quality Work Exposure Evaluation 1 CO 2015 • • • • • • •
RTD Paco Sanchez Redevelopment 1 CO 2012 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
RTD Pine Junction Park-n-Ride 1 CO 2012 • •
RTD Soil Remediation During FasTracks project 5 CO 2013 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
RTD Union Station Development 1 CO 2013 • • • •
RTD Western Corridor Light Rail Develpomnet 14 CO 2012 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Safeland® Training for Oil and Gas Workers (50 events) NA CO 2014 • • • • • •
Saratoga Dewatering 1 CO 2011 • • • •
Shell Exploration and Production Company SPCC Audits 21 CO 2012 • • • •
Shell Retail UST Management 22 CO 2014 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Shell UST Removal/Dewatering Projects in Fort Collins 2 CO 2006 • • • • • • • • • • • •
Silica Sand Exposure Evaluation, Hydraulic Fracturing Site 1 PA 2014 • • • • • • • • • •
SPCC Training Programs for Oil and Gas Clients 15 CO, UT, WY, TX, ND 2014 • • • • •
Spectra Energy EMS Audit Protocol NA U.S. 2013 • • • •
Stormwater Management Permits Oil and Gas 30 CO,WY 2015 •
SUIT EHS Retreat Training for Environmental Professionals NA U.S. 2014 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Tekton Energy Pipeline 1 CO 2014 • •
Thornton Dry Cleaner Site Litigation Support 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Thorton Cleaners 1 CO Ongoing • • • • • • •
TransMontaigne Quebec Terminals Risk Assessment Review 1 Canada 2015 •
Triangle Petroleum EMS Protocol NA CO 2013 • • •
TriState Generation and Transmission HSE Audits 10 CO, NE 2012 • • •
Twin Mall Redevelopment 1 CO 2013 • • • •
US 36 Mitigation Project 1 CO 2015 • •
Water management during Apartment Construction 1 CO 2014 •
Water Management during Utilty Installation 3 CO, WY 2010 • • •
WDEQ STP Central Cheyenne 20 WY Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
WDEQ STP Pilot Butte Avenue Rock Springs 20 WY Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
WDEQ STP Southwest Cheyenne 31 WY Ongoing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Weapkin Fullerton Energy - Road Crossings 2 CO 2014 • • •
LT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
ECOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT &
PERMITTING
C.
LITIGATION
SUPPORT &
EXPERT
ANALYSIS
H.
VCUP
D.
ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING
E.
AIR PERMITTING,
MONITORING,
MODELING, &
COMPLIANCE
G.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT &
INVESTIGATION
A.
REMEDIAL TECHNOLOGY SELECTION &
IMPLEMENTATION
B.
ASTM Phase I & Phase II ESAs
Phase II Investigations
Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Interpretation
Soil and Groundwater Investigations / Waste
Characterization
Contaminant Transport and Exposure Assessment
Superfund, State Cleanups, VCUP, USTs, SPCC
Spills, Petroleum, Chlorinates, PCBs, Metals
Hazardous Waste Characterization Studies
Asbestos & LBP Inspections & Management
Solid Waste Management and Disposal, RACS
Soil and Groundwater Remediation of Hazardous Substances
Remedial Technology Feasibility Study
ACS Management Plan Preparation and Oversight
Excavation Oversight and Materials Management
Remedial Design, Implementation, and Management
Prepare Reports and Submittals
Hazardous/ Non-Hazardous Materials Management
Contaminated Water Treatment and Management
Post-Cleanup Site Assessment and Site Closure
Ecological Assessments
404 and Dewatering Permit Preparation and Submittal
Habitat Management, Improvement, and Development
Site Revegetation and Restoration
Threatened & Endangered Species Assessments
Regulatory Review
Plan / Application Preparation
Audit Programs Design and Implementation
Develop HSE Auditing Protocols
HSECompliance Assessment Reporting
ISO 14001 EMS Design and Oversight
Testifying & Non-Testifying Expert
Regulatory & Technology Training
Expert Evaluations
Design, review, prepare work plans for ecological and
human health risk assessments
Air Permitting, Monitoring, Recordkeeping, & Reporting
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Management Plans
Air Hazard Assessments
• Economic feasibility studies
• Bench Scale Testing Work Plans
• Remediation plans, drawings, and reports
signed by a Colorado P.E.
Highlights:
• VCUP design and implementation
• First ever statewide RACS
management plan approved by
CDPHE
• Characterization and excavation of
50,000 cubic yards of petroleum
hydrocarbon impacted soil; 10,000
cubic yards of hazardous waste and
20,000 cubic yards of ACS and ACM
debris
• Beneficial use permitting and design
• Federal, state, and municipal
regulator interface
• Community outreach and education
Other Equipment Costs
services
10 Hudspeth is experienced in providing all methods of ACM and ACS
abatement and management as well as other excavation and
remediation contractor tasks. LTE has worked successfully with H&As
5680 Emerson Street
Denver, CO 80216
(303) 399‐5534
SBE
M‐WBE
General
contractor and
trucking
5 years
LTE supported Kelley Trucking through excavation oversight of
asbestos contaminated soil on the former Stapleton Airport site and
other industrial sites across the metro area.
Holli Merchant, CIH, CSP
2164 South Parfet Court,
Lakewood, CO 80227
(303) 986‐1067
CIH 12
Supports LTE when a Certified Industrial Hygienist is necessary to
ensure workers protection or develop sampling programs for
complex indoor air investigations.
DBE – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise; HUB – Historically Underutilized Business; M-WBE – Minority or Woman Business Enterprise; SBE – Small Business Enterprise