A. Project Description
This specification describes the Civil and Environmental Engineering
design associated with the "Brownfields" development of two tracts of industrial
property in Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The Grand
Avenue Development Group is sponsoring a program to develop these two properties
as part of their overall plan for development of Neville Island (Neville
Township) for the joint benefit of the current citizens of the township,
the current owners of property in Neville Township, and the citizens of
Southwestern Pennsylvania.
B. Definitions
For the purpose of this specification the following terms are
defined for
the parties involved:
1. ENGINEER -- The term ENGINEER shall refer to the organization selected to perform the specified work. Three organizations have been "short-listed" to receive this inquiry. They are:
Senior Design Project Team
Room 935
Benedum Hall
The University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh PA 15213
BTG Corporation
1460 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 774 8934
Enviro-Pro, Inc.
Cool Water Lane
Paradise, PA 15220
(412) 654 7245
2. DEVELOPER -- The term DEVELOPER shall refer to the Grand Avenue Development Group, the developer of the project. The Grand Avenue Development Group is a not-for-profit Pennsylvania organization with headquarters at:
1400 Grand Avenue
Neville Island
Pittsburgh, PA 15225
(412) 215-9694
3. CONSULTANT -- The term CONSULTANT shall refer to Oyler Consulting
Services, the consulting firm retained by the DEVELOPER. Their headquarters
is
at:
92 Youngwood Road
Pittsburgh PA 15228-1117
(412) 343 1652
4. TOWNSHIP ENGINEER -- The term TOWNSHIP ENGINEER shall refer to the engineering firm currently engaged by Neville Township as its engineer:
James E. Barrick
1711 Grand Avenue
Neville island
Pittsburgh, PA 15225
(412) 741 1377
5. THE BROWNSFIELDS CENTER -- The term THE BROWNSFIELDS CENTER shall refer to The Brownfields Center (TBC), a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh to satisfy the recognized need to integrate multiple disciplines to realize potential benefits from revitalizing idle industrial sites. TBC brings together a variety of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh to study relationships among Brownfield development, urban infrastructure renewal, economic development and the quality of life, in order to support the process of returning idle industrial sites to productive uses. It is the mission of TBC to become a catalyst for the development of Brownfield sites by facilitating the removal of barriers to market entry for potentially interested parties. Its address is:
Deborah Lange, Executive Director
The Brownfields Center
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268 7121
6. OTHERS -- The term OTHERS shall refer to parties with responsibilities
external to this project, which interface with those assigned to the
ENGINEER.
C. Location of Project
1. The The two properties in question are located on the north shore of Neville Island, close to its eastern end. Their precise location is shown on the enclosed map. They are designated as "the Chevron site" and "the Neville Development site". An existing site adjacent to these sites is the location of an RPS operation; its expansion is a potential use for one or both of the sites.
2. Climatic Conditions
a. Mean Annual Precipitation 40 inches
b. Peak Precipitation per Month 10 inches
c. Mean Annual Temperature 60.0 F
d. Maximum Temperature 100.0 F
e. Minimum Temperature -25.0 F
f. Design Wind Velocity 100 mph
g. Seismic Zone Two
D. DEVELOPER¹S Vision
Thirty years ago Neville Island was a practical combination of heavy industry and middle class residential areas. With the decline of many of the industrial firms and the departure of others, the Island today is a combination of a few prosperous industries, numerous small semi-industrial businesses occupying parts of abandoned facilities, numerous vacant facilities, a potentially successful recreational facility, and the pre-existing residential areas. The Island is served by a moor interchange on Interstate Highway I-79, and has an excellent location relative to the Pittsburgh International Airport and communities in the Southwestern Pennsylvania area. It is a classic "Brownsfields" area with the opportunity to return "idle industrial sites to productive uses" while achieving "urban infrastructure renewal, economic development and the quality of life".
The DEVELOPER plans to use resources like THE BROWNSFIELDS CENTER to influence development of the various brownfield sites in the township in a manner that provides optimum utilization of this valuable land to benefit its current and future stake holders, as well as society in general in the surrounding area. Current development efforts are being performed on a piece-meal basis as each property becomes available. The DEVELOPER believes that its vision can be accomplished, one step at a time.
E. Intent of Specification
It is the intent of this specification that the ENGINEER consider this
document as a functional specification, one that specifies the required
results rather than the specific methods used to obtain them. This
specification is limited to the consideration of the two properties in
question. Five alternative uses for the properties shall be considered
-- expansion of the existing RIPS facility, establishment of a "high-tech"
office/laboratory facility, construction of an environmentally benign ("Green")
industrial facility, introduction of an additional residential complex,
and recreational or "natural" land usage. All alternatives must focus
on the application of the principles of "Green Construction" to maximize
the positive impact of development upon the environment.
This includes data gathering, preliminary design, and economic evaluation of each alternative. The ENGINEER will interface with the TOWNSHIP ENGINEER and THE BROWNSFIELDS CENTER, as required.
E. Applicable Standards
All standards and specifications which are referenced in this
document are
intended to provide an indication of the required level of quality.
It is
also the ENGINEER'S responsibility to conform to building codes and
other
applicable standards which apply to the site in which the system is
installed.
F. Enclosures
1. Topographic Map of General Area
2. Soil Boring Results
3. Standards
a. Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards
Act
(Act 2)
b. American Institute of Steel Construction, "Specification for
the Design,
Fabrication, and Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings"
c. American Concrete Institute, "Building Code Requirements for
Reinforced
Concrete"
II. ENGINEER'S Scope of Work
The ENGINEER shall be responsible for the Civil and Environmental Engineering
necessary to perform the required analyses. This includes:
A. Information gathering to determine the existing state of each of the two properties. This includes an evaluation of existing structures and infrastructure elements, subsurface characteristics including foundation properties and the possible presence of hazardous materials, and the existence of utilities.
B. Interface with typical residents of Neville Township to ascertain their agreement with the DEVELOPER¹S vision and their general reaction to potential uses of the sites.
C. Preliminary design of each of the alternatives, including requirements for infrastructure changes.
D. Assessment of how each of the alternate development schemes fit in the existing social/economic environment of the community
E. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis for each alternative
F. Evaluation of major infrastructural changes required to support expansion of the existing RIPS facility -- specifically a recommendation that would improve truck transportation into downtown Pittsburgh.
G. Design of remediation for any hazardous wastes encountered on the two sites.
H. Budget level estimate of the cost of implementing each of the alternatives.
I. Objective evaluation of the benefits anticipated from each of the alternatives.
J. Identification of areas where additional work should be done to permit
objective decision making by the community
III. Scope of Work by OTHERS
A. Procurement and installation of required equipment and systems
B. Construction of required facilities
C. Construction of infrastructure elements
IV Schedule
The project schedule requires that the civil and environmental engineering
be completed by December 1, 2000, to permit THE BROWNFIELDS CENTER to schedule
a workshop to review these alternatives, in April, 2001. As part
of
this project the ENGINEER will produce a detailed schedule for the
civil and
environmental engineering design work, utilizing the Primavera software
platform, and will issue status reports every two weeks. These
reports will
be the basis for reimbursement on a progress payments basis.
VII Deliverables
A. Preliminary design drawings illustrating each alternative
B. Budget level estimate for each alternative
C. Summary of advantages and disadvantages of each alternative
D. Remediation plans for any hazardous wastes identified
E. Budget estimate for major infrastructure improvement required to provide cost-effective truck access to downtown Pittsburgh.