Biox Bio-Diesel Facility Pier 12,
City of Hamilton
Client: Biox Canada Corporation
Estimated Cost: $2 M
Time Frame: March, 2004 – ongoing

AMEC was retained by Biox to provide Geo-technical and Environmental services in support of their proposed development of a bio-diesel facility located at Pier 12 in the City of Hamilton. The land is owned by the Hamilton Port Authority and AMEC identified on-site environmental impacts as well as the presence of Designated Substances in an old building located on-site. AMEC co-ordinated the removal of the designated substances, the demolition of the building and the preparation of the site including engineering design and construction services for the site infrastructure. This work also involved meetings with the Hamilton Port Authority and the City of Hamilton to qualify Biox for tax relief and cost recovery under the City's ERASE Program. A Record of Site Condition (RSC) is required by the City as part of the qualification requirements of the ERASE program. The project is also subject to the requirements of an Environmental Screening Assessment and a Public Information Centre was held in September 2004. Pending approvals, construction is scheduled to begin in late 2004.

Site Assessment and Remediation of Brownfield
Site 687 Parkdale Avenue North, Hamilton Ontario
Client: Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products (Canada) Corporation
Estimated Project Cost: $430,000
Time Frame: 2001 to 2004

AMEC was retained by the Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products (Canada) Corporation (and predecessor companies) to conduct Environmental Site Assessments, Designated Substances management and Site Remediation of a brownfield site in Hamilton, Ontario. The subject site had historically been occupied by several industrial facilities including a bottling company and a metal scrap recycling facility. The subject building had been vacant for several years prior its recent demolition. Over the period of 2001 to 2004 (timing controlled by client) AMEC had provided the following services: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Environmental Site assessment (soil & groundwater), Phase III Environmental Site assessment (delineation of environmentally impacted soils ranging from surface metals, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), gasoline/diesel, heavy oils and slag), an Asbestos Management Plan (prior to demolition), Soil Remediation consisting of dig and haul and desk top site specific risk assessment (conducted in conjunction with construction of new warehouse facility in a timely manner) and finally, providing a Record of Site Condition. The remediation of this brownfield site is one of a few sites conducted under the City of Hamilton's Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Community Improvement Plan. The ERASE plan is a comprehensive set of programs designed to encourage and promote the redevelopment in the older industrial area of the city. Tinnerman Palnut will receive reimbursement of $430,000 over the next ten years from the City of Hamilton through this ERASE redevelopment grant program.

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