The situation
A South Florida municipality acquired a 2.5-acre parcel that had operated as a fuel station and auto repair center. Investigation found gasoline- and diesel-contaminated soil and groundwater.
The challenge
A competitive-bid government contract, complicated mid-project by an unknown waste-oil tank discovered during the work, requiring a transparent scope increase and open communication with a public-sector client.
The outcome
1,046 tons of soil sent for thermal treatment, 4,000 gallons of contaminated water treated, source removal in 7 days, then 12 months of groundwater monitoring, at a fully disclosed 6% overage.
Results reflect this property's conditions and scope. Other properties will differ.
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A South Florida municipality bought a 2.5-acre parcel that used to be a fuel station and auto repair center. Testing found gasoline and diesel had contaminated the soil and groundwater underneath.
This was a competitive-bid government contract, and partway through the work, we found something nobody expected: an old waste-oil tank nobody knew was there.
We didn't hide the discovery. We disclosed the scope increase to the client immediately, and kept working.
We finished with a fully disclosed 6% overage, on a government contract, with full transparency start to finish. That client still works with us today.
That's what it looks like to earn trust on a public contract: not zero surprises, but being straight about the ones you find.
