Scope of Work: Bhate managed and supervised the excavation, removal and disposal of 21,500 yd3 of PCB, pesticides, and organic contaminated soil, along with a variety of solid waste debris, including empty drums, abandoned cars, scrap steel and concrete debris. As prime contracter, Bhate provided project management, construction QC oversight, project work plan development (for various plans), validation and confirmatory sampling and analysis of soils/sediments, topographical surveys, solid waste management/disposal, site restoration, wetlands restoration, streambank protection through the placement of breakwaters and geo-tubes along the shoreline, and closure report. Sally Smith, CIH, CSP, CHMM, our ERSC Safety and Health Manager, worked closely with the field team, especially in the UXO aspect. As a result, there were no incidents or lost-time accidents during the project.

“The work done by Bhate is not unpredictable—It is always first class. Customer service is their greatest asset. Their ability to provide innovative solutions in the field is a close second.”
–Linda Cole, PE, RPM, NAVFAC/Atlantic Division

Scope of Work:

• Ft. Myer, VA apartment building: Abatement, investigation, implosion and recycling: Abated, imploded and recycled a 13 story, 150,449 square foot apartment building constructed of cast-in-place reinforced concrete with brick veneer. This was the first implosion of a building on an active Army installation. In addition to shaving approximately 4-5 weeks off the schedule, we saved the Government $100,000 over conventional demolition methods. More than 92% of the building was diverted from the landfill, including sheetrock. The installation commander commented that this was the best Corps project they had been involved with at Ft. Myer.
• Radford Army Ammunition Plant, VA: Abatement, demolition, residual explosives and recycling. Bhate conducted asbestos and explosive survey investigations. The SIR was used to develop work/asbestos abatement plans to demolish 13 structures at this active, Government-owned, contractor-operated facility specializing in the manufacture and testing of propellants. Our innovative sampling approach resulted in a 35% savings over conventional sampling. We achieved over 86% waste stream diversion through recycling.
• Multiple locations, NWRO installation work: Demolition and abatement of multiple buildings comprising over 390,670 square feet at 5 MWRO installations including Ft. Riley, Kansas: demolished 12 structures/28,180 square feet, of industrial and paddock area; Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, MO: two-phase project that demolished a 209,441 square foot manufacturing facility, processing and recycling over 2,500 tons of process machinery; and clearing 32 storage and production buildings, returning over 18 acres to grassy fields; Iowa AAP, IA: Demolition of industrial buildings comprising 8,783 square feet and, subsequently, abandoned production lines 5A and 9, totaling 63 structures and berms of 77,769 square feet.
• Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, buildings associated with Aberdeen Chemical Demilitarization Facility: work extended to two parking areas and four Osprey huts.

Scope of Work: Bhate evaluated the operation and maintenance of four failing soil vapor extraction systems (installed by others) associated with the remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils. After initially using a commercial off-site disposal facility, Bhate was able to permit, engineer, build and operate two land farms on the base. Also, with the award of Mod 2, Bhate was tasked to execute the West POL Remedial Action and the SWMU 183 Triad Approach RCRA RFI to identify and delineate releases of hazardous compounds from Holloman’s 22 mies of mixed industrial/sanitary sewer lines. Bhate prepared plans for the characterization and removal of petroleum contaminated soil (PCS) adjacent to four 50,000 gallon JP-8 tanks.

Scope of work: We developed manuals by conducting site visits to obtain site-specific facility equipment inventories, procedures, and personnel responsibilities for each of the 57 facilities in eight weeks. The fuel facilities included:

• Class III facilities (including rail and truck loading and off-loading, transfers from pipeline and between tanks)
• POL Points (including truck loading and off-loading)
• Transportation motor pools (TMPs) (primarily mogas and diesel dispensing facilities)

The OMSI manuals included:

• General and historical site information
• Personnel and organizational responsibilities
• Safety guidelines and MSDSs
• Equipment inventories (including tanks, dispensers/fill stands, oil/water separators)
• Normal operational procedures (including use of the ATG/leak detection systems, Fuel Master systems, corrosion protection systems) including flow diagrams
• Spill response procedures to address pollution prevention (P2) concerns and equipment use (including diagrams showing emergency response equipment and probable flow pathways)

The OMSI manuals for the Class III facilities also included detailed valve tagging and/or inventorying; detailed flow diagrams and inventories for all normal operational pumps, filters, tanks, and valves; and valve alignment charts for normal operations. Bhate also developed a Petroleum Quarterly Maintenance Statement of Work (MSOW) to engage a contractor to perform periodic required maintenance and minor repairs for 31 European facilities located in the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. The MSOW includes a detailed cost estimate (per site and total cost per each Area Support Group) and recommendations to the size/number of maintenance teams.

Scope of Work:

• The project described below was a Firm Fixed Price TOs in which Bhate performed multi-site (Burma Road Landfill LF-01, Industrial Area SS-24, South Gate Fill Site LF-42 and the Vehicle Maintenance Area SS-31) remedial activities of PCE, TCE, DCE, VC, CT, chloroform and benzene plumes covering approximately 47 acres and comprising a significant portion of the SOW proposed for the Louisville ERS. Bhate performed Corrective Action for Burma Road Landfill (LF-01) and the Vehicle Maintenance Area (SS-31). The selected corrective action alternative for SS-31 was Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) for a 4-acre chlorinated solvent GW plume with individual contaminant concentrations slightly above MCLs. At LF-01, we investigated, designed, constructed, installed, and operated a remedial system to address the contaminated GW plume emanating from the Burma Road Landfill without compromising the landfill cover or damaging the nearby wetlands. To achieve project goals, we partnered with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD), MAFB, and the Omaha District to jointly investigate and remediate the GW contamination present at LF-01. The benzene plume at LF-01 extended beyond the Base perimeter and impacted privately held lands; therefore, regulatory support and community concurrence was paramount in achieving the project goals. Bhate’s remedial investigation of the complex hydrogeologic conditions at LF-01 and the off-base impact required pilot testing of innovative technologies to support the remedial design phase and development of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP). A field investigation using Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) technology identified the “hot spot” location and indicated a possible soil-GW interface zone of contamination, in which contamination fluctuates with the rise and fall of GW. To determine the viability of the microbial aerobic biomass, the community structure, and physiological status of the microorganisms at LF-01, Bhate conducted a phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) analysis. Under the direction of Dr. Stapleton, PE, BZ designed, constructed, and implemented the system to inject nutrients and air through a series of 25 optimally placed injection wells distributed among five treatment zones which compensated for future GW plume migration. Bhate developed and submitted a CAP, Corrective Action Design, and O&M Plan for the selected remedial alternative to the GA EPD. LF-01 is the “showcase site” for MAFB and has been used as an educational facility for local area high schools interested in careers in environmental microbiology. On September 27, 2007, LF-01 received recognition and distinction as being the first of the Active Remedial Systems at MAFB to be decommissioned with regulatory concurrence and was subsequently nominated for the prestigious USACE Chief of Engineers Design and Environmental Award for 2008.