shc latest statement of qualifications

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONSINTRODUCTION

SHC offers a variety of remediation and disposal services for commercial business, private residences, and government

SHC

is fully insured and will provide the necessary remediationand disposal documentation to satisfy requirements from local, state, and federal government agencies. The fullrange of environmental contracting services offered by

SHC

includes:

FIRM ESTAbLIShMENT

SHC was founded in 1982 by Gerald J. Karches and Chrisann Karches. Mr. Karches retired in 1999 and the company is now solely managed by Chrisann Karches making SHC a woman owned enterprise. It is the oldest, continuously operating asbestos abatement company in Arizona. SHC established itself as a hazardous materials remediation company in 1985 and began lead and mold abatement services in 1991.

• Asbestos Abatement

• Cleanup of Chemical & Industrial Spills

• lnterior & Structural Demolition

• Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal

• Petroleum Contaminated Soil (PCS) Remediation

• Blood Borne Pathogens & Bio-Hazard Cleanup

• Packaging & Disposal of

Unused Chemicals (Lab Pack)

• Hazardous Waste Disposal

• Disposal of Used Oil

• Confined Space Entries

• Lead & Lead-based Paint Removal

• Storage Tank Cleaning

• Abandoned Waste Cleanup & Disposal

• Homeless Camp Cleanups

• Lighting & Ballast Disposal

• Environmental Sampling & Analysis

• Bioremediation

• Mold Abatement

• Animal Feces Cleanup

• Lab Dismantling & Cleanup

• Hazardous Materials Transportation

• Sewage Spill Cleanup

• Roll-off Service

2416 West Campus Drive • Tempe, AZ 85282480.517.9040 • Fax 480.517.9140 • 1.866.794.9040

250 17th St, Suite B • Las Cruces, NM 88001575.541.5586 • Fax 575.647.8333

1953 West Grant Road • Tucson, AZ 85745520.622.3607 • Fax 520.622.3643 • 1.800.279.5266

9112 Susan SE • Albuquerque, NM 87123505.298.6930 • Fax 505.298.7142 • 1.800.279.5268

1278 Chara Lane • Sparks, NV 89441775.200.0593

712 Whitney Street • San Leandro, CA 94577510.352.5152 • Fax 510.352.5155 • 1.800.326.8558

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Southwest HAZARD CONTROL, Inc. (SHC) is a woman owned small business concern that is a financially sound, environmental remediation company. Our team applies innovative procedures to solve environmental problems for our cus- tomers. Our team members strive to be the best at solving environmental issues in a safe and effective manner. Our goal is to do the job right the frst time, on time and within budget. is a certified

• Mercury Cleanup & Disposal

DUNS Number: 112809959 NAICS Code: 562910

agencies. With offices in Arizona, New Mexico, and California is ideally suited to provide environmental remediation SHCUnited States.services throughout the Southwestern

Business Enterprise (SBE), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).SHC Women's Business Enterprise (WBE), Small

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

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CONTACTS

Chrisann Karches, President/[email protected]

Mike Hegarty, CA/Nevada Division [email protected]

Mike Armendariz, Las Cruces Division [email protected]

Rick Garcia, Albuquerque Division [email protected]

Bruce Drath, Tucson Division [email protected]

Virginia Rush, Phoenix Division [email protected]

LICENSES

Arizona • General Commercial Contractor 79036 B-1 • Asbestos Abatement, Hazardous Waste Remediation & Lead Abatement (Com) 104551 BE • Asbestos Abatement, Hazardous Waste Remediation & Lead Abatement (Res) 116401 C-5 • Wrecking 215888 K-57 • Underground Storage Tank Removal 092741 L-5

New Mexico • Asbestos Abatement 25562 GB98 GS29 • Commercial Hauler Registration #000102

California • Asbestos Abatement & Containment 515656 C-2 Asb

Nevada • Asbestos Abatement C-173 • General Contractor 0023810 A13 & A23

Transportation • EPA ID# AZR000507152 (Tucson) • ADEQ Special Waste ID# 302576 (Tucson) • EPA ID# AZD982463101 (Phoenix) • ADEQ Special Waste ID# 320254 (Tempe) • US DOT Hazardous Materials Certificate of Registration No. 112211 550 012TV • EPA ID# NMR000017681 (New Mexico)

Certification • US EPA - Lead-Safe EPA Certified Firm #NAT-34460-1 • (All EPA Administered States, Tribes and Territories)

MEMbER:

Arizona Builders AllianceTucson Metropolitan Chamber of CommerceSouthern Arizona Environmental Management SocietyArizona Association of IndustriesNew Mexico Hazardous Materials Management SocietyAmerican Industrial Hygiene AssociationArizona Claims AssociationNew Mexico Claims AssociationAssociated General Contractors of America

• Roofing Contractor C-39

Jeffrey Zenan, HAZMAT Division [email protected]

Graham Fraser, General [email protected]

Texas • Certificate of Filing #801799713

- Regulated Asbestos Waste - 3

• Hazardous Substance Removal


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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: WOOLF hOUSE AT hOWARD STREET - San Francisco, CA

California Division-Project OverviewComplete interior renovation of 189 occupied retirement residential units and common areas at the Woolf House Apartments in downtown San Francisco.

The Challenge:There were a number of both logistical and operational challenges involved with this project. Such as:• Working downtown in a highly congested area of the city. • Working in an occupied apartment complex in sync with other trades and minimizing

disturbance to elderly retired tenants. • Performing asbestos abatement and soft demolition work in full dust tight negative air

containments at 24 units per floor of a 9 story building. • Planning deliveries of materials to the site, the removal of all the waste from the site and

the planned use of strictly controlled street parking. • Working to a tight schedule for each phase of the project.

The Solution:• Plan with the building owner, building management, tenants and the general contractor to establish a safe, viable schedule for

all phases of the work. • Set up a site meeting place for pre work safety meetings and site specific safety requirements for involved parties.• Posted a job site board with all project information sheets. This ensured seamless communication between all parties.• All workers wore SHC site safety equipment at all times. • Installation and implementation of full Class 1 negative air containment at all units and corridors on each floor with regulatory

warning and safety signs. • Dust control sticky mats installed at each entry and exit location. • All asbestos abatement and soft demolition work was performed using wet methods to minimize dust generation. • All wastes are put in secure containers and labeled where required. They are then loaded into rolling carts with secure lids and

removed from the floor off hours to minimize delays to residents while using the building elevators. • Load out and transport of the wastes are performed by SHC, using our closed hazardous waste truck, load out performed off

hours due to street parking restrictions. • Successful independent air clearance performed by the owner at the completion of each phase of abatement and soft demolition. • By using fully trained and experienced work crews, we ensured a safe and viable schedule, allowing for efficient work progress

and ensured quality results for the owner and of course, happy tenants.

The Result:• Each phase was performed on time, within budget and exceeded the client’s

expectations. • SHC successfully executed a multi stakeholder project in a narrow time line. • The tenants were very happy as any disruption to their daily routine was minimal;

this was one of our top priorities at the start of this project.• Minimal disruption to the surrounding tenants.

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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: UP IN FIRE - Phoenix, AZ

Responding to a structure fire is always a difficult and sensitive situation. From obtaining the emergency permits, developing the scope, taking inventory of personal belongings and working with the tenants who are not allowed back in their homes.

After performing the physical inventory of contents, SHC crews removed all burned and damaged materials as asbestos material, packaged and disposed of them as such. Contents, wall systems and floor coverings were removed as asbestos containing materials. Using boom lifts and alternative ways of performing the roof demolition were required due to the instability of the areas

SHC returned to the owner, a safe clean structure for rebuild. We noticed we were under the close watch of the media and the tenants which presented even more of a challenge. With that in mind, the SHC work crew provided a professional job to the end users which exceeded their expectations.This project spanned over the course of 2 weeks and at the end the property was clean, safe and ready to be made home again for 12 families.


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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: CLEANINg UP ThE TUNNELS - Phoenix, AZ

The discovery of significant amounts of rat feces put an urgent project of retrofitting a building’s IT system to a delicate standstill.

Mobilizing on an emergency basis, SHC responded within 24 hours prepared to complete this project as quickly as possible. The ability to get the building up and running again depended on SHC’s ability to react quickly.

This project was located 300 miles from the home office and being prepared and equipped to handle an unseen site was critical.

SHC assessed the situation and the plan was rolled out to the owners for approval. All of the crawlspace area of the 8,000 sf building was to be HEPA vacuumed to remove rat and other feces. Asbestos debris was also found in the crawlspace, again confirming the importance of being prepared for everything. Carcasses of dead animals were also found and removed and handled properly.

As a proactive solution to the owners, SHC brought in a certified pest control expert to permanently eradicate the problem of rats, cats and other pests getting into this crawlspace and damaging the building’s pipes and wiring.

Humane traps were set out to remove live animals from the space. Installation of screens at entry points and backfill was performed at openings into the crawlspace to reduce the ability of the pests reoccupying the clean space.

SHC was able to complete this task on short notice in a matter of 3 days. The owners were happy that we successfully completed a day early and allowed them to become operational again.


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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO gENERAL hOSPITAL - San Francisco, CA

Asbestos Abatement & Soft Demolition in Operating Theater

The Challenge:• Working in an active hospital operating theater undergoing upgrades

alongside 3 fully functioning operating theaters.• All the asbestos abatement work to be performed in full Class 1 negative air

containments, full Level 2 infection control protocols, strictly enforced by the hospital environmental control team.

• Performing the removal work off hours to minimize disturbance to normal hospital activities.

• Staging supplies, safety materials and haul out of the generated wastes.• Working to a very tight schedule for each phase of the project.

The Solution:• Met with the hospital administrators in advance, planned the work layout and schedule of work to allow adjacent operating

theaters to operate during the abatement activities.• Set up specialized negative air containment with full infections control protocols.• The containment required 24 hours per day constant monitoring by trained

personnel during the entire abatement cycle.• Held daily update site meetings with the university Health and Safety

representatives to review work progress and any potential problems.• Used specially trained worker teams for the installation of specialized above

ceiling containments to protect the HVAC supply and return air to the active operating theaters.

• Working in close agreement with all parties involved in the project ensured smooth progress and completion on time and within budget for the client.

The Result:• Passed a thorough Independent post project air quality test first time.• This high profile project was completed to and exceeded the client’s expectations.• SHC’s infection and dust control expertise was fully tested and exceeded all expectations.• The general contractor, James R. Griffin, was delighted with SHC’s

level of performance.• Project led to future opportunities to work with this important client.• Ensured project finished on time and on budget, keeping the level of

disturbance to a minimum.


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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: SATELLITE CENTRAL APARTMENT bUILDINg, Oakland, CA

Asbestos/Lead Abatement plus soft demolition for renovation and seismic strengthening in a fully occupied 145 Unit, 10 Floor elderly residential apartment building

The Challenge:To abate and provide soft demolition work for a major interior and exterior renovation of Satellite Central Apartment building in Oakland, CA. The work had to be performed in a building fully occupied by elderly residents, many of which, had disabilities. This required careful planning and coordination with the owner and tenants to minimize disturbing the residents during the abatement activities and also to ensure that they had full access to all entry and exit routes at all times. This meant that the work had to be performed to a very tight schedule during all phases of the project.

The Solution:We coordinated in advance with and had meetings with all the relevant stake holders, such as; the building owner, regulatory agencies, building management, tenants, the general contractor and the other service providers. This helped to establish a smooth viable schedule for all phases of the work. It made getting all required permits and insurances in place before the start of the project less of a challenge due to prior planning and coordinating with the stake holders. SHC worked with their partners to have a central place for pre work safety meetings and site specific safety requirements, this was done to minimize disruption to the tenants (which was our top priority.) We Posted a job site board with all project

information sheets, again, this was done to ensure safety and also, to ensure proper lines of communication from all parties. All workers of course, wore SHC site safety jackets. All asbestos abatement and soft demolition work was performed in full containment negative work zones to minimize dust within the work area. All the generated wastes are labeled where required; the waste was then loaded into rolling carts with secure lids and removed from the floors off hours. Independent air clearance was performed by the owner at the completion of the abatement and soft demolition scope of work to release the areas back to the owner for other renovation work.

The Result:The project was completed on time, on budget and met the client’s expectations.

The successful completion of this project led to happy and satisfied tenants.

SHC’s seismic strengthening services expertise met and exceeded all stake holders’ expectations.

By using fully trained and experienced work crews, we executed a safe, on schedule work strategy.


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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: bREAkINg DOWN ThE WALLS - Phoenix, AZ

Selective demolition of block walls containing asbestos containing vermiculite. Working side by side with a General contractor on an active public library.If the efforts by City agencies to improve the local public buildings, they ran across unexpected hurdles and expenditures.With little wiggle room in the schedule or budget, the agency worked with SHC to develop the methods, time tables and required safety precautions that were developed with the public in mind.

Daily safety meetings were held to review and assess the safety and ever changing. SHC performed saw cutting on pre marked sections to allow for new doorways. In other areas, complete demolition of selected walls was performed to allow for expansion of the building.All materials were handled as asbestos containing materials and kept wet, labeled and wrapped as needed. Performing demolition from scaffold in a safe and quiet manner is difficult in any situation, however doing it in suits and respirators make this task more challenging in the heat of the Arizona sun.

This abatement project was completed in approximately 4 weeks from when the appropriate permits were valid and completion. We removed 80 cubic yards of asbestos waste from the site.Upon substantial completion of the project third party air sampling verified the ability to deregulate the area and return the areas to the owner.During the course of this project the regulatory agency inspected the area two times and found no items of violation. SHC had no safety violations and completed this project on time.


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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: ADOA I-19, INTERSTATE 19 KILOMETER POST 16.5 MEDIAN

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:At the request of the Arizona Department of Transportation, SHC responded to a tanker truck accident on I-19. The tanker truck was hauling up to 7800-gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel. The accident resulted in the release of several hundred gallons of fuel onto the soil in the median, some of which also passed into a stormwater drainage canal. The spill was of particular concern due to the proximity of the Santa Cruz River and the fact that the groundwater levels in the area ranged between 15 and 60 feet below ground surface. SHC set up the necessary traffic control, installed stormwater controls, obtained clearance from Blue Stake, and obtained the necessary permits to complete the remediation. Petroleum contaminated soil (pcs) was removed from the stormwater drainage canal and the median and was loaded into end dump trucks to be hauled off to the Cactus Landfill for disposal. Approximately 3,069 tons of pcs was hauled offsite and disposed of. SHC completed confirmation sampling throughout the remediation project to ensure that contaminant levels were below the applicable Arizona Residential Soil Remediation Levels and Groundwater Protection Levels. Following confirmation that the remediation was complete, SHC backfilled the excavation and returned the site to pre-spill conditions.

Total Cost of the Project: $331,972.09(T&M Contract)Completion Date: July 2010 (Project Duration: 2 months)

PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: SUNDT hISTORIC LANDFILL REMEDIATION - Tucson, AZ

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:SHC was contracted to remediate a historic landfill that had been in operation during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Scrapers, front loaders, bull dozers, an excavator, a blade, dump trucks, a water pull, and a water truck were some of the equipment used to remediate the landfill that was located on a site that encompassed an area less than 10 acres. SHC was responsible for removing and stockpiling the overburden soil covering the top of the landfill, constructing engineered benched side walls and entrance ramps, and removing and disposing of all of the landfill waste. SHC’s responsibilities also included environmental overview of the project to include Air Quality Permit and SWPPP implementation, dust control, odor control, and environmental sample collection and analysis. This remediation project was completed in approximately 3-months from initial site preparation to collection of over 125 confirmation soil samples. At the completion of the project, over 35,000 cubic yards of overburden soil had been removed and stockpiled and over 31,500 cubic yards of landfill waste was removed and disposed of. This included over 47,600 tons of municipal solid waste hauled offsite in over 2300 truckloads, disposal of approximately 100 cubic yards of tires, 800 tons of concrete, and 32 tons of hazardous waste. At the successful completion of the project, SHC secured for the client a “No Further Action” determination from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Voluntary Remediation Program for the soils remediation on the site.

Total Cost of the Project: $1,743,224.00(Fixed & Unit Rate Contract)Completion Date: March 2011

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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: FREEPORT TANKS - Near Silver City, NM

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:Removal of product and cleanout of over 100, fuel, oil, and corrosive material storage tanks at the Freeport McMoRan Cobre Operations Mine and Tyrone Operations Mines in New Mexico. Several of these tanks required confined space entries to complete the scope of work.

Total Cost of the Project: $111,863.94(Fixed Contract)Completion Date: December 2010

PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: TEP bUNKER OIL TANK - Tucson, AZ

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:SHC won a contract to clean out a 10,000,000 gallon bunker oil tank at the Tucson Electric Power Plant in preparation for demolition. After cutting an 8x8 foot doorway through the 1 3/8” thick steel sidewalls, SHC began the process of cleaning the tank. This opening allowed us to drive a man lift into the tank so personnel could power wash the 48 foot walls. Due to the extreme temperatures of August in Tucson, the work was completed at night. This physically demanding, confined space operation took SHC 19 working days to complete.

Total Cost of the Project: $110,085.67(Fixed Contract)Completion Date: August 2011

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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: MT. GRAhAM - Mt. Graham Observatory, AZ

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:At the request of the University of Arizona, SHC responded to a large diesel spill from an above ground storage tank at the Mount Graham Observatory. After working with University of Arizona personnel to work out a plan of action, SHC personnel mobilized to the Observatory on two occasions to provide bioremediation services to areas around the observatory where soil excavation was not feasible. SHC collected and analyzed initial samples and final samples of the bioremediation areas to confirm that bioremediation efforts were successful. SHC also collected and analyzed confirmation soil samples from the excavation areas. The University of Arizona excavated the pcs from other areas around the Observatory and transported the wastes to the base station at the base of the mountain. SHC provided transportation of the wastes from that point to the Los Reales landfill in Tucson, AZ. A total of 1,515 tons of pcs were removed and disposed of as a result of the spill. SHC also provided transportation of clean backfill back to the base station to be used by Universitypersonnel for backfilling.

Total Cost of the Project: $87,819.57(T&M Contract)Completion Date: October 2011

PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: DM ShOOTING RANGE – Davis Monthan Air Force base

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:SHC was contracted to alter the design of an existing small arms shooting range contaminated with lead at the Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ. Using a bull dozer, excavator, and loader moved a berm meant to trap lead shot to extend out the length of the range. Once the berm was moved, SHC had to install new drainage culverts and ensure that pooling of rainwater would not occur crating a ricochet hazard.

Total Cost of the Project: $34,165.00(Fixed Contract)Completion Date: September 2011

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PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: FM NAhS TANK – Freeport McMoRan Sierrita Mine

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:SHC was contracted to perform a confined space entry and clean out a sodium hydrosulfide tank in preparation for demolition. SHC pumped the corrosive, toxic, and potentially flammable chemical out of the tank, removed the liner, washed the tank, and applied a hydrogen peroxide solution to neutralize any hydrogen sulfide producing residues. SHC also neutralized and decontaminated all wastes produced during the clean out.

Total Cost of the Project: $43,975.91(T&M Contract)Completion Date: December 2011

PROjECT NAME & LOCATION: TMC DIESEL FUEL SPILL ER – Tucson Medical Center

Nature of SHC’s Responsibility:SHC responded to an emergency response request from TMC after a 1500+ gallon diesel fuel spill occurred on a Saturday evening. The spill traveled over a public walking path and traveled into a wash with a concrete floor. SHC removed all pooled liquids, excavated contaminated soil and asphalt, and removed sections of the concrete floor from the wash and removed contaminated soil from the wash. SHC disposed of 35 roll-offs filled with petroleum contaminated soil.

Total Cost of the Project: $121,683.33(T&M Contract)Completion Date: February 2012

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