Finance Committee - 7/5/2018 Page 9
Mr. LaFleur
Yes sir. The ChemServe goes around to all our closed landfills and our landfill at 840 West Hollis Street, they
test all our groundwater and make sure we are within compliance and see if there are any anomalies. Itis a
little bit higher this year because we have to start doing the PFAS and PFOAS, the chemical that was found
throughout the State now, we are having to test for that. So that is a little bit higher testing rate; 3 year contract
it just makes it easier on all of us. | have to do the testing yearly so | figured let’s go out for a 3 year contract
so we don’t have to come back yearly to bother you nice folks at night
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you Mr. Mayor. Does extending it for 3 years give us any savings by locking in a certain rate with them?
Mr. LaFleur
Typically yes, but again with dealing with DES if any changes happen, | have to do a change order to it. It
hasn’t happened in a few years, but like | said, we had the PFAS and the PFOAS come in and | have to expect
that. But yes, typically 3 year contracts | get better pricing on all that.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: 3 Year Air Quality and Landfill Gas Testing Shady Lane Landfill & New Searles School Contract
Award (Value: Not-To-Exceed $53,433)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND, CONTINGENT UPON BOARD
OF ALDERMEN APPROVAL, AWARD THE CONTRACT TO TRC ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION IN
AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $53,433. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 168, SOLID WASTE
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Questions or comments?
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you. | seem to remember this was a big hot button issue with the people of Ward 9 several years ago.
So to follow up on that, | imagine that you share the results of this testing with the school department, correct?
That they know exactly, if anybody at home, they know the school department is on top of it as well and
knowing the air quality for the New Searles is adequate.
Mr. LaFleur
Yes all the records are all open to the public, in fact when we download it to DES it is on one stop so anyone in
the US can go on there and bring it up and take a look at it.
MOTION CARRIED
