Test Pit and Soil Borings

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INTRODUCTION: Under an Interagency Agreement, the U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) is providing support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBA) Program. As part of this effort, a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) that includes a requirement for the advancement of test pits and soil borings will be conducted at the Royal Electric Yard (the Site) located at 7512 Main St, Sykesville, Maryland 21784. A 2026 Phase I ESA conducted at the Site identified historic automotive junking activities and small, partially buried piles of automotive debris in the northern, wooded portion of the property. It was determined that there is a likely presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products associated with former automotive operations including used oils, brake and hydraulic fluids, gasoline and diesel fuels, mercury switches, asbestos brake parts, refrigerants, metals, batteries, and antifreezes. A Phase II ESA was recommended to determine if these historical activities have impacted the Site. As part of this Phase II ESA, test pits and soil borings will be collected to assess any impacts from potential contaminants of concern. The property is an approximately 4.1-acre parcel (Maryland Tax Account Number #05- 072190) located adjacent to Sykesville’s historic main street district. Sykesville is located within Carroll County. Major features at the property include a warehouse, gravel parking lot, and access road in the southern portion, and an unmaintained wooded area in the northern portion. Due to a pending sale of the Site, the primary area of interest is limited to the northern half of the property. The site generally slopes to the south, with the wooded area alternating between relatively flat terraces and steeper slopes. A review of the Natural Resources Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey shows that the Site’s soil primarily consists of silt-loam, loam, and complexes. The area just south of the warehouse is underlain by Glenville-urban land-Udorthents complex, which indicates possible presence of fill. The Site location and the boundaries of the investigation are included in the Field Sampling Plan, provided as SOW Attachment 1. TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: The Contractor must be a Maryland licensed driller and shall conduct all work in accordance with Federal, State and local requirements as well as applicable Volpe Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs, see SOW Attachment VII). Where inconsistencies exist, the Contractor shall follow the most stringent requirement. A schedule for these tasks is provided in Section 4. a) Work Plan The Contractor shall attend a kickoff meeting with Volpe Center representatives within five (5) business days of the contract award. During the meeting, Contractor tasks and schedules will be discussed. Prior to the meeting, the contractor shall thoroughly review any Government-furnished information provided to them. Within ten (10) business days of the kickoff meeting, the Contractor shall submit the following in writing to the Volpe Center as part of a brief Work Plan: A description of Contractor’s approach to the tasks as outlined in the following subsections, including the personnel, machinery, and other equipment that is planned to be used. Due to terrain and vegetation conditions at the site, the government prefers that the smallest equipment capable of completing the tasks be used. The Contractor is responsible for the security of equipment staged onsite, if applicable. A proposed schedule of the remaining Contractor tasks as outlined in the following subsections. A description of any required permits needed to perform the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying and obtaining those permits. Copies of the permits shall be submitted to the Volpe Center prior to the start of Site work. If no permits are required, justification for this should be…