HomeMy Public PortalAbout200-2018 - Engineering - Ramboll US Corp - Environmental Testing for Armstrong CleanersSITE ACCESS AGREEMENT
This Site Access Agreement ("Agreement") is executed by and among the City of Richmond, Indiana
("City"), Armstrong Cleaners, Inc., d/b/a Armstrong Cleaners & Formal Wear ("Armstrong"), and Ramboll
US Corporation ("Ramboll"):
1. As part of environmental related investigations under the guidance of the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management ("IDEM") at the Armstrong Cleaners and Formal Wear facility
located at 1019 North A Street ("Site"), Armstrong needs to conduct subsurface environmental
investigations at the City -owned property located at 33 North loth Street in Richmond, Indiana (Parcel
#89-16-33-330-915.000-030) (the "Property"), which is a City -owned parking lot. Armstrong has retained
the services of Ramboll, an environmental consulting firm, to conduct the Work.
2. The City hereby authorizes Armstrong and its consultant, Ramboll (also including any
subcontractors of Ramboll), to enter upon the Property during the period of December 11, 2018 through
and including the date on which the IDEM provides written notice to Armstrong that no further activities
at the Property are necessary, or at such other dates as the parties may mutually agree in writing, for the
purpose of performing environmental and engineering investigations and/or remediation, including but
not limited to one or more of the following activities (hereafter referred to as "the Work"):
A.) drilling of soil test borings and/or probes;
B.) collection of soil samples from soil borings and/or probes;
C.) installation of groundwater monitoring wells;
D.) performing measurements of groundwater elevation, flow rates, hydraulic conductivity,
and related hydrogeologic parameters; and
E.) collection of groundwater samples from groundwater monitoring wells and/or boring
locations.
If Armstrong proposes invasive activities substantially different in nature from the Work, the City
will be given advanced notice under paragraph 7 below.
3. Ramboll will conduct the Work in accordance with all applicable federal and state safety
requirements. When Ramboll is finished with the soil boring activities, it shall plug the entire soil boring
with bentonite clay'and restore the area to its condition existing prior to the installation of the soil boring.
4. If groundwater monitoring wells are installed on the Property, Ramboll will install the
wells flush with the ground surface, will have locked caps, and will be abandoned by Ramboll pursuant to
all applicable rules of IDEM and/or the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and any other applicable
regulatory authority. Upon abandonment of the wells, the ground surface will be restored to the
condition encountered before the installation of the monitoring wells.
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5. Ramboll will properly characterize, store, and dispose of any potentially contaminated
soils or groundwater that it removes from the Property. Also, Ramboll will properly characterize, store
and dispose of all soil cutting, purge water or other potentially contaminated media brought to the surface
by it or its subcontractors, and will not deposit or dispose of such contaminated media on the Property.
6. Armstrong will be solely responsible for the cost of the Work performed by Ramboll under
the terms of this Agreement.
7. The City of Richmond will be notified at least 48 hours in advance of the commencement
of any of the Work and/or of any deviation of the Work schedule.
8. The granting of this permission by the City is not intended, nor should it be construed, as
an admission of liability on the part of the City or the City's successors or assigns for any contamination
discovered on the Property.
9. Armstrong and Ramboll (including Ramboll's subcontractors) shall enter the Property at
their own risk, and City shall not be held responsible or liable for injury, death, or loss incurred arising out
of or in connection with the Work or any activities conducted under this Site Access Agreement, except
to the extent any injury is caused due to the acts or omissions of the City, any lessee of the Property, or
any employee or agent of the City.
10. Ramboll agrees to procure and pay for, during the term of this Agreement and any
extension thereof, standard fire and extended coverage insurance in an amount fully covering any
improvements constructed on, over, or below said Property. Ramboll shall also maintain and provide
general liability insurance for the benefit of both the City in a sum of at least $1,000,000.00 dollars per
person and $2,000,000 dollars per occurrence, during the term of this Agreement and extension thereof,
covering any acts of operation by Ramboll or its respective agents/subcontractors.
11. Ramboll shall timely supply to City all data derived from the Work conducted or the
environmental investigation and/or remediation activities conducted at the Property, including a finalized
report that reports the data to IDEM.
12. In exercising its access privileges, Ramboll shall take reasonable steps not to interfere with
the City's operations on the Property.
13. Any party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement by giving two (2) months
advanced written notice to all other parties, or all parties may terminate the Agreement at any time by
written agreement.
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14. Any person executing this Agreement in a representative capacity hereby warrants that
he or she has been duly authorized by his or her principal to execute this Agreement.
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