PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DESCRIPTION FOR THE POSITION OF: Paulsboro Marine Terminal Sediment Sampling Survey of Mitigation Site

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1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DESCRIPTION FOR THE POSITION OF: Paulsboro Marine Terminal Sediment Sampling Survey of Mitigation Site SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 9, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. FAIR AND OPEN PUBLIC SOLICITATION PROCESS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 109 BUDD BOULEVARD WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY P age

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4 Through this Request for Qualifications Proposals, the Authority, on behalf of the South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) seeks to engage a specialty consultant for the term from the date the successful contractor is issued a notice to proceed letter until completion of the work on or before December 31, This contract will be awarded through a fair and open process pursuant to N.J.S.A.. 19:44A-20.4 et seq. The Specialty Consultant s Standard Requirements of Technical Proposal (items A thru M) and Cost Proposal must be received and will be publicly opened and read aloud on July 9, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the GCIA administrative office located at 109 Budd Boulevard, Woodbury, New Jersey. Each specialty consultant is advised that compliance with the Fair and Open Standardized Submission Requirements and Selection Criteria is required. Incomplete proposals will be rejected from further consideration. The Fair and Open Standardized Submission Requirements and Selection Criteria must be obtained by contacting Danae Ciociola or Megan Kerr of the GCIA at The following is a description of the professional services needed including, where appropriate, a brief description of the tasks involved: SCOPE OF SERVICES In support of the Paulsboro Marine Terminal development program, the scope of work for sediment sampling and characterization includes, but is not necessarily limited to (a) obtaining the necessary NJDEP Coastal Zone Program Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:7 & 7:7E) permit approvals for work within the Waterfront Development limit of Raccoon Creek and any Nation-wide permit approvals required by the USACOE; (b) mobilization of the necessary equipment to the project site; (c) drilling a series of sediment cores adjacent to and within the Raccoon Creek; (d) on-site project supervision and field sampling as indicated in Table 1; (e) coordinating as required with the GCIA s Geomorphologist and Archeologist throughout the planning and implementation of the sediment sampling effort to ensure that cultural resource requirements are achieved in compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements (f) performing a series of laboratory testing and analysis of the sediment cores, collection of sediment samples from the intertidal zone; analysis of intertidal zone samples to characterize the benthic macroinvertebrate present and (g) reporting the findings of the drilling, sampling, testing and analysis activities within a report titled, Paulsboro Marine Terminal Sediment and Benthic Sampling and Characterization Report for the DREAM Park Mitigation Site. This report will be used by the Paulsboro Marine Terminal s final designer to create the project s Wetland Mitigation Final Design and by the project team to respond to questions regarding existing habitat quantity and quality. Toward this objective, the Sediment and Benthic Sampling and Characterization Report will document the actual physical location (coordinates) and identifying number of each sediment core and sample per reach or sub-reach, the number and grouping of each composite core sample including the sediment s silt sand/clay strata interface and the identification and location of each bottom core sample. All sediment sampling and analysis shall meet the requirements of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Dredge Material Management Manual for testing of sediments for upland and aquatic disposal. In support of the Paulsboro Marine Terminal development program and based upon the proposed conceptual wetland mitigation plan (see Sheets 2 of 3 and 2 of 4), an estimated 215,000 cubic yards of 2 P age

5 material from a portion of the Gloucester County s Delaware River Equestrian and Marine Park (i.e. the DREAM Park site) will be excavated from its current location to restore, enhance and create a new tidal wetland area. The proposed wetland site is located within the current confines of an earthen berm that was placed to retain historic dredge disposal material. Three (3) areas of the site shall be investigated: (i) the previously deposited dredged material located to the west of the earthen berm; (ii) the earthen berm (reported to be constructed from dredged material); and (iii) the future EAV locations (identified as SAV on the plan) to the east of the earthen berm. All material removed during the construction of the wetland areas will be placed elsewhere on the property in preparation for subsequent beneficial reuse purposes. Beneficial Reuse Sampling and Analysis As per N.J.A.C. 7:26E-6.2(c) et seq., in order for the excavated material to be reused onsite, a soil reuse plan is required by the NJDEP. In order to determine the waste classification of the material to be excavated, soil borings need to be installed throughout the project area. Specific coordinates of NJDEP approved locations will be provided to the successful bidder although approximate locations are provided in Sheet 2 of 4. Detail regarding sampling techniques and analytical parameters is provided in the following sections. Deposited Dredged Material Area Retention of a New Jersey licensed driller is required. The New Jersey licensed driller shall install twenty-four (24) soil borings to the west of the earthen berm utilizing a Geoprobe direct-push drill rig that will collect continuous undisturbed soil cores. The soil boring locations are identified as B-1 through B-24. Fourteen (14) of the samples are located in an area that will become uplands and seventeen (17) of the boring locations are located in an area that will be excavated to elevation 0.0 (i.e., water) or less following the creation of the mitigation area. Soil logs are to be recorded with descriptions of soil type (color, texture, etc.). Due to a vertical profile of approximately fifteen (15) feet throughout the majority of the Project area, two (2) composite soil samples from each soil boring location will be collected for analysis, with each sample representing half of the vertical soil profile, at soil boring locations B-1 through B-12. Soil boring locations B-13 through B-24 require one (1) composite soil sample. Refer to Table 1 at the end of this section for additional information regarding core lengths and sample elevations. Based on the historic use of the site as a location for multiple dredged material deposition events, it is anticipated that separate and distinct strata will be encountered during soil boring activities. If distinct strata greater than two (2) feet in length are encountered, an additional sample is to be collected from the strata for laboratory analysis. It is anticipated that a minimum of two (2) additional samples will be required in each boring location as a result of separate and distinct strata. In addition, four (4) soil borings will be advanced through the earthen berm using directional drilling techniques. Access issues, i.e., vegetation and width, prevent vertical boring through the berm. Clearance of a five (5) foot wide path through the vegetation to access boring 3 P age

6 locations will not be permitted, as trees on the earthen berm may be providing structural support. Refer to Table 1 at the end of this section for additional information regarding core lengths and sample elevations. The material retrieved from each boring is to be composited, placed into laboratory prepared glassware, and placed in a cooler with ice. Upon completion of the daily soil boring activities, the coolers are to be transported under chain of custody to a NJDEP Certified laboratory for the following analyses: Target Contaminant List Semi-Volatile Organics with a forward library search ( TCL BN+20 ) using USEPA Method 8270C; TCL Pesticides using USEPA Method 8081A; Polychlorinated Biphenyls ( PCBs ) using USEPA Method 8082; TCL Herbicides using USEPA Method 8151A; and Target Analyte List ( TAL ) Metals using USEPA Methods 6010B and In addition to the above identified analyses, PCB congener analyses via USEPA Method 1668B are to be completed on 10% of future upland samples collected (14 upland samples total) and on 20% of the samples collected from future water areas (17 total), as requested by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( USFWS ). The contingency analyses shall be completed on samples exhibiting concentrations of PCBs above laboratory method detection limits ( MDLs ) and shall be biased towards samples exhibiting the highest concentrations of PCBs. If PCBs are not detected above laboratory MDLs, a random number generator shall be used to determine which samples are additionally analyzed for the contingencies. The NJDEP has requested that twelve (12) additional cores be advanced to the west of the earthern berm to evaluate the homogeneity of the deposited dredged material. The additional cores shall be advanced as described above and soil logs shall be recorded. The successful bidder will be directed to collect samples for analysis as described above for soil borings B-1 through B-12, but shall direct the laboratory to hold the analyses in the event additional data is required. Bidders are advised to include costs for the preparation and extraction of targeted parameters as appropriate. Refer to Table 1 at the end of this section for additional information regarding core lengths and sample elevations. EAV Locations The soil borings to the east of the earthen berm shall be advanced via a hand held direct push boring apparatus that will be decontaminated in accordance with the NJDEP Field Sampling Procedures Manual, dated August Soil logs shall be recorded with descriptions of soil type (color, texture, etc.). Soil samples shall be collected from the 0-6-inch interval above the soil/water interface. The material retrieved from each boring shall be composited, placed into laboratory prepared glassware, and placed in a cooler with ice. Upon completion of the daily soil boring activities, the coolers shall be transported under chain of custody to a NJDEP Certified laboratory for the following analyses: 4 P age

7 TCL BN+20 using USEPA Method 8270C; TCL Pesticides using USEPA Method 8081A; PCBs using USEPA Method 8082; TCL Herbicides using USEPA Method 8151A; and TAL Metals using USEPA Methods 6010B and In addition to the above identified analyses, PCB congener analyses via USEPA Method 1668B shall be completed on 20% of the samples collected, as requested by the USFWS. The contingency analyses shall be completed on samples exhibiting concentrations of PCBs above laboratory MDLs and shall be biased towards samples exhibiting the highest concentrations of PCBs. If PCBs are not detected above laboratory MDLs, a random number generator shall be used to determine which samples are additionally analyzed for the contingencies. Modified elutriate testing on the sediment samples is not required at this time. However, the collection of two (2) surface water samples within the construction areas at low and high tide for analyses is required to determine if there are contaminants in the water column that may be a source for contaminants in the tidal flowed areas. The surface water samples shall be analyzed by a NJDEP Certified laboratory for total and dissolved concentrations of those compounds specified above. Additionally, surface water samples will be laboratory analyzed for inorganic compounds (metals), total Kjeldahl nitrogen, chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, phenolic compounds, soluble reactive phosphates, extractable organic compounds, volatile organic compounds, total phosphorus, total solids, volatile solids, and sulfides. Bioavailability Investigation In order to evaluate the potential for contamination to be exposed during the construction of the wetland areas, additional soil samples shall be collected from each soil boring location performed via the Geoprobe direct-push drill rig described above. Soil samples are to be collected in each soil boring from the 0-6-inch interval below the proposed final elevation. Upon collection, the soil samples shall be containerized in laboratory prepared glassware and placed in a cooler with ice. Upon completion of the daily soil boring activities, the coolers will be transported under chain of custody to a NJDEP Certified laboratory for the following analyses. Assume that the samples will be less than 90% sand. If the samples are greater than 90%, as measured through grain size analysis, no additional analyses will be necessary, as per the Dredging Manual. TCL BN+20 using USEPA Method 8270C; TCL Pesticides using USEPA Method 8081A; PCBs using USEPA Method 8082; TCL Herbicides using USEPA Method 8151A; TAL Metals using USEPA Methods 6010B and 7471; Cyanide using SM 4500 CN E; Sulfide using USEPA Method 9034; Grain size (sieve and hydrometer); Percent moisture; Chemical oxygen demand using USEPA 410.4; 5 P age

8 Total solids using SM 2540B; Total volatile solids using USEPA Method 160.4; Total organic carbon using Lloyd Kahn; Phosphorus using SM 4500 P E; and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen using USEPA In addition to the above identified analyses, PCB congener analyses via USEPA Method 1668B shall be completed on 10% of the future upland samples collected (14 upland samples total) and on 20% of the samples collected from future water areas (17 total), as requested by the USFWS. The contingency analyses shall be completed on samples exhibiting concentrations of PCBs above laboratory MDLs and shall be biased towards samples exhibiting the highest concentrations of PCBs. If PCBs are not detected above laboratory MDLs, a random number generator shall be used to determine which samples are additionally analyzed for the contingencies. Table 1: Proposed Borings and Sample Cores Location Boring ID Existing Grade Previously Deposited Dredged Material Proposed Final Grade B B B B B B B Sample ID Core Length Sample Elevation B-1A B-1B B-1C B-2A B-2B B-2C B-3A B-3B B-3C B-4A B-4B B-4C (0.5) B-5A B-5B B-5C B-6A B-6B 5-0 B-6C (0.5) B-7A B-7B B-7C B B-8A P age

9 B-8B B-8C B-9A B B-9B B-9C B-10A B B-10B B-10C (0.5) B-11A B B-11B B-11C (0.5) B-12A B B-12B B-12C (0.5) B B-17A B B-18A B B-19A B B-20A B B-21A B B-22A B B-23A B B-24A B-25A B B-25B B-25C B-26A B B-26B B-26C B-27A B B-27B B-27C B-28A B B-28B B-28C B-29A B B-29B B-29C P age

10 B B B B B B B B-30A B-30B B-30C B-31A B-31B B-31C B-32A B-32B 8-6 B-32C B-33A B-33B B-33C B-34A B-34B B-34C B-35A B-35B 5-0 B-35C (0.50) B-36A B-36B B-36C B B-13-7 BERM B B B B B B SED SED (0.5) Proposed EAV Areas SED SED (0.5) SED SED (0.5) SED SED (0.5) * Samples identified as B-#A and B-#B will be composite samples + Samples identified as B-#C will be discrete samples Additional composite samples will be collected as necessary if separate and distinct strata greater than two (2) feet in length are encountered. 8 P age

11 Due to the remote nature of the site, electrical service, potable water or other infrastructure is not available on-site therefore Specialty Consultant is to incorporate needs within its scope of work. Once the results of the laboratory testing are available, the Specialty Consultant is to submit a comprehensive Sediment Sampling and Characterization Report that includes an Executive Summary of the activities, findings, and laboratory results. The comprehensive report will also include daily core logs, core location coordinates and graphics, physical and geotechnical characteristics analysis and chemical and analytical composition analysis. The submitted data must include summary tables providing a comparison of the NJDEP s Non-Residential and Residential Soil Remediation Standards (for bulk parameters). The submittal data must be provided in an electronic format such as Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet on CD along with the standard hard-copy submission. PERMITS The Specialty Consultant is required to obtain and submit to the Authority all necessary Federal and State environmental permits required prior to the commencement of field activities. SCHEDULE Upon receipt of a Notice-To-Proceed, the Specialty Consultant shall commence the work within a period of 10 business days. A notice to proceed is targeted for late July The Specialty Consultant is to include a bar chart schedule that depicts the time frame required to complete the scope of services indicated above. INSURANCE Consultant is to include a copy of proposed insurance coverage with the technical proposal documents. In addition to the Gloucester County Improvement Authority, the South Jersey Port Corporation is to be included as additional insured. DELIVERABLES Prior to the commencement of field work, submit copies of permit approvals necessary to conduct the scope of services. Complete core logs, indicating at a minimum, the location and depth of each core, sample location, depositional characteristics / descriptions of the contents throughout each of the cores, depth of each sample (composite or discreet) and elevation water readings. Brief but detailed Sediment Sampling and Characterization report that shall include the following: Figure showing the location of all borings and samples collected, geo-referenced and generated by Arcview (or equivalent); A CD with an Excel database of all results geo-referenced by location; An Appendix with all raw tabularized results by sample; Summary tables for the parameters identified above; 9 P age

12 A written summary of introduction, methodology, results and discussion of findings. Provide six (6) full size paper and electronic versions of the Sediment and Benthic Sampling and Characterization Report. COST PROPOSAL FORMAT The Authority requires that the proposer provide a lump sum price for the scope of services. The lump sum price shall include all labor and materials to complete the scope of services, categorized as outlined on pages 11 thru 15: 10 P age

13 Sediment Sampling Survey of Mitigation Site Cost Proposal No. Description Boring Location or Unit No. 1 Geoprobe Drilling B-1 2 Geoprobe Drilling B-2 3 Geoprobe Drilling B-3 4 Geoprobe Drilling B-4 5 Geoprobe Drilling B-5 6 Geoprobe Drilling B-6 7 Geoprobe Drilling B-7 8 Geoprobe Drilling B-8 9 Geoprobe Drilling B-9 10 Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Directional Drilling B Directional Drilling B Directional Drilling B Directional Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B-31 Lump Sum ($) 11 P age

14 No. Description Boring Location or Unit No. 32 Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Geoprobe Drilling B Hand held Drilling SED-1 38 Hand held Drilling SED-2 39 Hand held Drilling SED-3 40 Hand held Drilling SED-4 41 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-1A 42 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-1B 43 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-1C 44 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-2A 45 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-2B 46 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-2C 47 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-3A 48 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-3B 49 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-3C 50 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-4A 51 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-4B 52 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-4C 53 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-5A 54 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-5B 55 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-5C 56 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-6A 57 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-6B 58 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-6C 59 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-7A 60 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-7B 61 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-7C 62 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-8A 63 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-8B 64 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-8C 65 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-9A 66 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-9B Lump Sum ($) 12 P age

15 No. Description Boring Location or Unit No. 67 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-9C 68 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-10A 69 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-10B 70 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-10C 71 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-11A 72 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-11B 73 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-11C 74 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-12A 75 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-12B 76 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-12C 77 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-13A 78 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-13B 79 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-13C 80 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-14A 81 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-14B 82 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-14C 83 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-15A 84 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-15B 85 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-15C 86 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-16A 87 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-16B 88 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-16C 89 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-17A 90 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-18A 91 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-19A 92 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-20A 93 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-21A 94 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-22A 95 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-23A 96 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-24A 97 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-25A 98 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-25B 99 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-25C 100 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-26A 101 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-26B Lump Sum ($) 13 P age

16 No. Description Boring Location or Unit No. 102 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-26C 103 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-27A 104 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-27B 105 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-27C 106 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-28A 107 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-28B 108 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-28C 109 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-29A 110 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-29B 111 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-29C 112 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-30A 113 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-30B 114 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-30C 115 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-31A 116 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-31B 117 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-31C 118 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-32A 119 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-32B 120 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-32C 121 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-33A 122 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-33B 123 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-33C 124 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-34A 125 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-34B 126 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-34C 127 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-35A 128 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-35B 129 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-35C 130 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-36A 131 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-36B 132 Sampling & Laboratory Testing B-36C 133 Sampling & Laboratory Testing SED Sampling & Laboratory Testing SED Sampling & Laboratory Testing SED Sampling & Laboratory Testing SED-4 Lump Sum ($) 14 P age

17 No. Description Boring Location or Unit No. Sediment Sampling & Characterization Report 138 Permits & Project Management 1 Lump Sum ($) TOTAL $ TOTAL COST PROPOSAL (in words) 15 P age