ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS CONTRACTORS€¦ · 06/09/2016 · Fully integrated consulting and...

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS

statement of qualifications

environmental consulting investigation, remediation, closure

earthwork construction site works & heavy civil

creeks & wetlands permitting

Water Rock Consulting and Construction Statement of Qualifications

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about us...

WRC delivers seamless turnkey consultation through construction solutions designed for clients who must resolve environmental contamination before building.

Consulting services emphasize rapid site assessment, risk assessment, remediation, and closure.

Our technical and regulatory experience ranges from military bases to mines to landfills to Ports to the corner gas station and dry cleaner.

Construction services focus on environmental cleanup, earthwork (excavation, slope stabilization), creek and wetland restoration, levee repair, site works (underground utilities, grading), and demolition.

Consulting expertise includes professional engineers (civil, remediation), and scientists (geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, geochemistry), historians, and GIS analysts.

Construction expertise includes estimators, project managers, superintendents, foremen, heavy equipment operators, and variously skilled labor. We are signatory to the Operators and Laborers Unions.

Dredging experience in the Delta and SF Bay, includes assessment, design, permitting, and sediment reuse for ports, marinas, Corps, and DWR.

Our consulting services began in 1997 and our construction services began in 2010. We are certified small business located in the San Francisco Bay area.


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our approach…our philosophy …for our developer clients …

WRC pursues a “hit it hard” and “get it done” approach.

We understand that the cost to resolve the environmental liability include the carrying cost, opportunity costs, and delay to project occupancy.

Candid communication, honesty, and trust are vitally important to us, our clients, and those regulating our work.

Success for our clients means success for us, too.

Fully integrated consulting and construction operations allows our consulting staff to think practically, and our construction staff to think technically.

Creative and practical solutions that are more time and cost effective.

Our seasoned scientists and engineers efficiently evaluate and develop solutions without meandering into the typical stream of studies and reports.

After all, we are also a construction company and want to move the earth, not just study it.


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consulting services …

WRC implements Phase I straight through to remediation and closure.

From military bases to gas stations to Ports to mines:

Phase I and Phase II assessments

Contaminant investigations, source delineation, and risk assessment (RI/FS)

Creative solutions that leverage your project’s design, and minimize risk and disposal costs

Real estate portfolio assessment to identify valuable environmental benefits and liabilities

Contaminant experience includes petroleum, chlorinated solvents, metals, pesticides, manufactured gas plants wastes, low level radiation

Remediation designs for soil, soil gas, and water - from excavation to vapor extraction to enhanced biological degradation

Soil Management Plans that minimize disposal

Graphic Information Systems (GIS) and large data management

Ground water, surface water, chemistry modeling

Human health and ecological risk assessment

Dredging design, permitting, and sediment management

Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)


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remediation system design & construction …

WRC designs and constructs environmental remediation systems

Our consulting geologists and engineers design the remedy and we will then build it

Soil vapor extraction systems

Slab sealing, passive sub slab venting, and active sub slab depressurization systems beneath existing buildings

Vapor liners beneath new buildings

Dual phase ground water and soil vapor extraction systems

Ground water extraction & treatment

Enhance natural biological degradation of ground water contamination in situ

Soil stabilization to minimize leaching, dust migration, and exposure

Waste capping, encapsulation, isolation

Contaminant and source removal


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environmental construction …

WRC provides remediation to site grading and installing underground utilities

Our environmental construction experience includes:

Exploratory trenching and large scale excavations

Underground storage tank (UST) removal

Pipeline removal, including product and transite

Dewatering contaminated ground wate

Free product removal

Sub-slab depressurization systems

Hazardous waste excavation, transport, and disposal

Soil vapor extraction

Dual phase extraction (water and soil gas)

Chemical oxidation to destroy organics

Metals fixation to reduce leaching

Land farming to reduce petroleum and solvent concentrations

Landfill caps and similar to reduce exposure and infiltration

Unit price incentives to reduce off haul to landfills

Dredging and closure of industrial ponds

Dust and vapor suppression


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civil and site works …

WRC provides Site works following, or as part of, the remediation.

Grading, including ADA compliance. foundation excavations, parking lots

Slope stabilization using methods such as soldier beam and soldier pile, gabions, concrete crib walls

Construction dewatering

Underground pipelines, water, sanitary, and storm sewers

Bioswales

Culvert repair and installation

Levee construction and riprap

Boat ramps and bike lanes

Heavy civil and bridge construction


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dewatering and in-water work …

WRC brings a deep understanding of ground and surface water, tides, sediment transport, and ground water hydrology and movement.

Using our technical understanding, we have designed and implemented dewatering systems to support:

Environmental cleanup – ground water dewatering for excavations

Tide management for culverts, road repairs, and trail construction

stream banks, riparian corridors

Culvert repair and installation

Surface water diversion

Control tidal influx

Dredging of sediments and removal of contaminants from soil and waterways

Levees and boat ramps

Coffer dams, bladder dams (aquadams), water-filled walls (muscle walls), interlocking sheet piles, and pumps and pipelines


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habitat restoration …

WRC restores creeks, wetlands, and riparian corridors.

Many of our projects are focused on habitat restoration to improve fish passage, increase habitat value, and ecological productivity.

Wetlands – creation and enhancement

Creeks – enhancement, including dramatically improved hydraulic regimes for migrating fish, spawning gravels, and shaded pools

Riparian corridors – including willow groves, removal of invasive species, slope stabilization

Creek restoration and re-alignment

Upland revegetation

Enhancement of natural landscapes for parks and universities, recreation areas, flood control projects, mitigation banks, scientific studies, and community gardens


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management and bonds…

Senior Personnel

WRC’s senior personnel possess strong technical and project management skills in both

environmental consulting and construction. This combination means that WRC delivers to our

clients an unparalleled ability to solve problems in practical ways, and interface effectively with

architects and regulatory agencies. The principal of WRC, and our chief of operations, and

construction superintendent each possess 30+ years of hands on experience.

Project Management

Our senior construction project manager began as an environmental consultant, holds a

geology degree, and then worked as a construction laborer and operator for several years. All

project managers are senior persons within WRC, thereby enabling contractual and other issues

to be promptly resolved. Our senior consulting project manager is a CA professional geologist

with 10+ years’ experience. Resumes for key management/construction personnel follow.

Bonds and Insurance

WRC is financially stable, has construction bonds brokered by Wells Fargo, and a substantial line

of credit funded by Chase. Our accounting is performed by the construction accounting firm

Galina. Our insurance policy provides $5M in general liability with a separate professional E&O.


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technology and equipment …

WRC is a technologically advanced construction company.

Our field personnel utilize the power of the cloud to report

daily from job sites, which informs project managers in

real-time the status, production, and costs. As a result, we

can assess productivity and correct job related issues as

they occur. We use:

AgTek for take-off

TopCon for GPS control

HCSS for construction estimation and project management

ArcGIS by ESRI for geographic mapping, imaging, and conceptual site models

WRC owns a small fleet of

construction equipment,

including excavators, loaders,

skid steers, and water trucks.

Combining our fleet with our

positive business relationships

allows us to self-perform the

majority of the work using

trained and experienced

personnel and Tier 3 and 4

model heavy equipment from

Caterpillar, John Deere, Hyundai, Takeuchi, and others. In

addition, we have excellent relationships with many specialty

subcontractors, which allow us to provide high quality complete

comprehensive services to our clients.


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client list (partial)…

Alameda County Conservation District

Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Contra Costa Counties

Barrick Gold and Homestake Mining

California Coastal Conservancy

Barg, Coffin, Lewis, & Trapp LLP

Campbell, George, and Strong, LLC

Chevron, Unocal, Exxon, Texaco, Shell

Department of Water Resources

Levin Richmond Terminal

Briscoe, Ivestor, & Bazel LLP

Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District

East Bay Regional Parks District

Napa Sanitation District

Santa Clara Valley, Alameda, Contra Costa Water Districts

Dolinger, Buttner, Pacific, Carmel Partners, Devcon, among other developers

New York Life

McMorgan Property Management

Carpenters and Operators Union – Real Estate portfolio

Ports of San Francisco, Levin Richmond, Stockton, Sacramento

Sherman, Twitchell, and Brannan Andrus Reclamation Districts

Fremont, Daly City, Concord, Suisun, Hillsborough, San Carlos, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Lodi, San Ramon, Dublin, San Leandro

San Francisco International Airport

St. Francis Yacht Club, Stockton Sailing Club

Tesla Motors, Ford Motor Company

U.S. Navy - Rough and Ready Island

SRM Development, LLC

Intel, Flextronics, Univar

West Valley College

West Contra Costa Unified School District

URS Corporation

US Army Corps of Engineers


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key senior personnel…

Steven I. Michelson, PG CEO, Geologist

Steve brings over 30 years of technical, economic, and regulatory strategies to the management and closure of environmental liabilities at industrial and DoD facilities. He has particular expertise supporting dredging projects, redeveloping contaminated properties, remediating soil and ground water contamination, , and resolving NRDA liabilities.

Geology and Civil Engineering, Lehigh University

Dan Mularoni, PE (MN) Project Estimator and Manager, Construction

Dan brings over 8 years estimating and management of earth and site works construction projects. His experience ranges from private developer sub divisions to public bridges, parks, habitat restoration. As a professional engineer, Dan brings considerable technical expertise to the practical aspects of construction.

Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota

Ken Price, PG, CEG, REA Project Director, Consulting

Ken brings over 30 years in the environmental consulting arena. He has particular expertise assisting commercial real estate brokers and developers with property transactions, and expedited investigation through remediation. Geology, San Jose State University

Tyson Fulmer, PG

Project Manager, Project Geologist - Consulting

Tyson brings over 10 years’ experience leading a variety of field investigations at military bases, landfills, port facilities, dredge sites, and gas stations. Tyson is a hands-on, solutions oriented project geologist.

Earth Sciences, University of CA, Santa Cruz


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example projects …

Broadway SRM Development Phase I, complete site investigation, remedial design, and site closure within 5 months, in advance of complete redevelopment for a 24 Hour Fitness building in Burlingame. Contaminants included petroleum, heavy metals, and solvents. Remediation included excavation, shoring, dewatering, offhaul, and site grading.

Coronado School West Contra Costa Unified School District Scoped to identify, remediate, and close all environmental issues within 4 months prior to school reconstruction. The Phase I identified a circa 1900s tank, 1940s National Guard armory, among other issues. Phase II included a full site geophysical survey, exploratory trenching, and sampling. Remediation removed utilities, transite pipe, tanks, and contaminated soil. We then sampled soil, ground water, and soil gas and demonstrated no significant residual risk. The County, Water Board, and DTSC provided No Further Action in time for school construction.

Rough and Ready Island Port of Stockton Transferred this 70 year old 1,500 acre Navy facility in the Delta to the Port of Stockton under the Base Realignment and Closure program (BRAC). Initial services included negotiations with the DoD, State, and insurance companies. After transfer, contracted to complete the investigations and remediation of the Navy’s remaining environmental liabilities ranging from landfills to pesticide laden soil stockpiles to arsenic rich soil at rail sidings to lead at a shooting range to contaminated sediment in drainage ditches and the Navy docks. Port then engaged us to permit and implement maintenance

dredging at their main docks and resolve disputes with the Regional Water Board regarding risks to human health and ground water from dredged sediment. We successfully demonstrated to the Water Board that the dredged sediments pose no risk, and then permitted the reuse of over 1 million cubic yards.


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Shoreline School Ave Santa Cruz Remediated a school site originally used to manufacture the large concrete tetrapods that are now installed at the Santa Cruz breakwater. Site was contaminated with petroleum that required extensive surgical excavation designed to correspond with the new building footprint. In this way, we minimized remediation costs and the excavation facilitated the building of a new structure.

Guadalupe Santa Clara Valley Water District At a city block, demolished buildings, removed underground storage tanks, and remediated soil in advance of a flood control project. Contaminants included petroleum, metals, solvents, and pesticides. Excavations extended to 20 feet and utilized slide rail shoring.

Chicago Drum confidential Characterized the environmental conditions at an 80+ year old highly contaminated drum recycling facility. Site is located in a residential/commercial area undergoing intense revitalization including schools and health care facilities. We performed extensive site investigation, evaluation of preferential pathways via underground utilities, and human health risk analyses. Remediation alternatives ranged from in situ chemical oxidation to on site thermal treatment to deep excavation into ground water.

Telegraph and Grand Ave, Oakland Buttner Properties Excavated petroleum contaminated soil to 20 feet in downtown Oakland. Excavation required construction dewatering and disposal and slide rail shoring. The UST Fund reimbursed the client 98% of all project design, remediation, monitoring, and reporting costs. Site was successfully closed within 8 months.


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Gompers High School West Contra Costa Unified School District Remediated a school site in advance of reconstruction. Project included a 25 foot deep excavation, shoring along public road, offhaul of 2000 tons of lead hazardous soil, and 2500 tons of petroleum contaminated soil, excavation dewatering and site grading.

Vasona Creek West Valley College Removed overgrown vegetation and channelized about 1,000 feet of creek bed to restore fish passage and native riparian habitat and construct a wetland. Project exceeded expectations and college decided to install an informational trail and signs. We are directly invited to perform Phase 2.

Arroyo Mocho Alameda County Zone 7 Water District On about 1 mile of channel, installed cofferdam, demolished old erosion control features including large dragon tooth structure, rebuilt channel, installed hexagonal fish passages and stilling pools consisting of 1 to 4 ton rock set with vertical control to within 0.1 foot, and revegetated riparian corridor.

Rodeo Ave Santa Cruz County Stabilized a landslide by installing 300+ feet of soldier beam and lagging with tieback system on a 30–45 degree slope down to creek. Several erosion control features were also constructed to control runoff off the hillside. Rebuilt roadway and revegetated

the riparian corridor. Bair Island Trail Redwood City Rebuilt several thousand feet of dirt trail into a walking and bike trail within a tidal zone. Work required tide control, dewatering, and construction within sensitive marsh habitat.


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a california corporation www.waterk.net contractor license 983523 ~ a, b, c21, c57, asb, haz 510 671 2095 2363 Mariner Square Drive, Suite 243, Alameda, CA 94501 [email protected]

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