Pays Catalyst Environmental up to $343,162 to screen Central region sites for vapor intrusion

Catalyst Environmental will carry out Phase One of the district's Vapor Intrusion Initiative in the Central Region, screening facilities for possible human health risks from vapors entering buildings. The cap of $343,162 includes a $158,162 lump-sum basic cost plus contingency amounts for public participation, monitoring and sampling, and interim mitigation measures. Work was scheduled to start January 1, 2024, before this approval, and last until December 31, 2024.

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Discrepancy from the official text. The title names Catalyst Environmental Services, but the action text names Catalyst Environmental Solutions as the contracting vendor. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: Catalyst Environmental Solutions · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: School buildings & construction
Term: Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
This vote: $343,162
Presented by: General Counsel
File: 24-0322 · agenda T.-39
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 14, 2024

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Services Agreement by and between District and Catalyst Environmental Solutions, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide environmental services associated with Phase One of the District’s Vapor Intrusion Initiative, being implemented to identify potential human health risks at District facilities to vapor intrusion, by screening facilities in the Central Region of the District, as described in the Scope of Work of Work, “OUSD Region - CENTRAL Statement of Qualifications and Proposal for Subsurface Contamination Consulting Services - Vapor Encroachment Condition Screening Evaluation OUSD Project 23125”, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for an amount not to exceed not-to-exceed $343,162.00, which includes: Budget Item Type Cost Basic Cost Lump Sum $158,162 Contingency: Public Participation T&M NTE $20,000 Contingency: Verification Monitoring & Sampling T&M NTE $15,000 Contingency: Interim Mitigation Measures T&M NTE $150,000 with work scheduled to commence on January 1, 2024 and scheduled to last until December 31, 2024.

History

Feb 14, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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