RL awarded former cleanup contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) more than $6.3 million, or about 78% of the available fee of more than $8.1 million for the first four months of the fiscal year that began October 1, 2020.
Office of Environmental Management
April 20, 2021
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RICHLAND, Wash. – EM Richland Operations Office (RL) awarded former cleanup contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) more than $6.3 million, or about 78% of the available fee of more than $8.1 million for the first four months of the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, 2020.
EM releases information relating to contractor fee payments — earned by completing work called for in the contracts — to further transparency in its cleanup program.
The Plateau Remediation Contract was transitioned to the Central Plateau Cleanup Company on Jan. 24, ending CHPRC’s contract with EM. CHPRC’s preparation for transition and collaborative relationship with the incoming contractor provided for a smooth transition. According to the award fee determination summary, CHPRC accomplished a number of performance goals for cleanup of the Hanford Site during the evaluation period, including:
- Obtaining approval for the scope, cost, schedule, and start of construction on the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility Modification Project, which will help prepare the facility to support the transfer of cesium and strontium capsules to dry storage.
- Modifying Integrated Disposal Facility infrastructure and environmental permitting to support the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste approach to treat low-activity waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks.
- Treating over 840 million gallons of contaminated groundwater.
- Continuing an effective COVID-19 pandemic response integrated with DOE and other Hanford contractors.
Evaluation of a contractor’s performance is conducted under objective and subjective performance measure categories. In the objective category, CHPRC earned 87% of the available fee, or more than $3.5 million. In the subjective category, the contractor earned nearly 69% of the available fee, or more than $2.8 million.
Areas for CHPRC improvement included quality and timeliness of facility safety documentation and performance of required audits.
View CHPRC fee determination scorecards here, including the latest scorecard.
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