EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Program Series: Contaminated Property Buying/Selling Strategies – Part Three – Demolition Phase

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This four-part monthly program, presented by the EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee, will use a MOCK transaction scenario to take you through all the phases of developing a brownfield site in Massachusetts. View the Attendee List

Register for the first three programs and receive free registration for the final program in the series (Part Four). EBC will take care of your registration for Part Four. Contact EBC with any questions.

Our mock case will involve High Tech Industries, Inc., a company that wants to build a new world headquarters on a high value location, and Messy Scrap Yard Incorporated, a property owner that wants to sell a 75-year-old 30-acre family-run scrap yard in the perfect spot.

Part One: January 17 – Transaction, Funding Aids, and Project Set-up
Part Two: February 14 – Development and Build-Out Planning
Part Three: March 17 – Demolition Phase
Part Four: April 12 – Redevelopment Waste Management Considerations

The series will provide an interactive case study of the trials and tribulations of developing an old contaminated industrial property, located in Massachusetts, into a new and vibrant use.  Attendees will observe the interaction between a mock buyer (High Tech Industries, Inc.) and a mock seller (Messy Scrap Yard Incorporated), along with their mock legal counsel, during acquisition negotiations, site assessment, resolution of assessment results, the funding process, final sale, and resolution of several typical development challenges.

The third program in this mock transaction scenario details the considerations, requirements, and design details related to the demolition phase of the project. This program will focus on site management and planning for demolition, hazardous material testing methodology and data evaluation including asbestos, lead paint, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in building materials, inventorying existing tanks, vats and containers for surplus debris/hazardous materials management, Beneficial Use Determination and material management, Bulk Product versus Remediation waste for PCB impacted building materials, Potential Massachusetts Contingency Plan Notification conditions, and Resource Conservation Reauthorization Amendment (RCRA) Considerations and Disposal Issues. In addition, we will present a typical occurrence of unforeseen hazardous materials that is discovered during demolition and a conversation with the prospective purchaser on the impacts of this discovery.

Final Agenda – EBC Site Remediation Program Series – Contaminated Property Buying and Selling Strategies – Part Three – Demolition Phase

Presentations are posted to the Presentations section of the EBC website. Presentations are not available for download.

General Continuing Education Certificates are awarded by the EBC for this program (3.5 training contact hours). Please select this option during registration if you wish to receive a certificate.

Program Chair

• Frank Ricciardi, P.E., LSP, Vice President, Weston & Sampson

Recap of the Case Study Remediation Site

• Evan Cucé, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Strategies & Management, Inc.

Site Design and Soil Management

• Frank Ricciardi, P.E., LSP, Vice President, Weston & Sampson

Site Management Planning – Utilities, Waste Inventory, and Planning of Site Work

• Paul Uzgiris, Demolition Team Leader, Weston & Sampson

 Hazardous Building Material Assessments (Asbestos Lead Paint and PCBs)

• Craig Miner, Hazardous Materials Manager, Weston & Sampson
• Malcolm Beeler, PCB Technical Leader, Weston & Sampson

Potential Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) Notification Conditions During Demolition Phase

• Frank Ricciardi, P.E., LSP, Vice President, Weston & Sampson

 RCRA Considerations and Disposal Profiling

• Steve Cross, Strategic Accounts Manager, Heritage Environmental

“It’s Gone Sidewise”: Recovering from Unforeseen Conditions During Demolition
Mock Interaction between Consultants, Contractors, and Owners

• Michael Barry, Site Demolition Contractor, Costello Dismantling Co., Inc.
• Ross Hartman, Site Demolition Hazardous Materials Subcontractor, Strategic Environmental Services, Inc.
• Malcolm Beeler and Craig Miner – Consultant for the Owner
• Robert Atwood – Site Owner