International Risk Group, LLC ("IRG") is an environmental risk management firm that provides a valuable range of solutions for environmentally impaired properties. Focusing on environmentally impaired asset transactions, IRG looks at a transaction from all angles, coming up with a creative cost effective solution. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Houston, Pittsburgh and San Francisco, IRG is able to serve clients on a world-wide basis.

 

IRG assists buyers and sellers of environmentally impaired real estate with the management of the property's risks and liabilities. As part of these transactions, IRG provides environmental project and program management for projects nationwide including evaluating nature and extent of contamination; characterization of contaminants; interaction with regulatory authorities; and, creating and drafting corrective action and/or closure plans for these sites. Through its professional expertise, IRG has a unique capability to provide transaction related solutions for projects that are the largest and most complex in the country.

 

A major business emphasis of IRG involves the provision of transactional completion services for public sector projects including large projects involving (but not limited to) closed former military bases such as Cecil Field (Navy - Jacksonville, FL), Lowry Air Force Base (Denver, CO), McClellan Air Force Base (Sacramento, CA), Sunflower Army Ammunition Depot (Kansas City, KS) and Alameda Naval Base (Alameda, CA).

 

In order to evaluate and characterize these solutions, IRG employs a multi-disciplinary staff of financial professionals, attorneys, engineers, insurance underwriters, risk management and actuarial professionals. Our Managing Members have over 100 years of collective experience, including the former EPA Region 2 Administrator and the former Commissioner of the New Jersey DEP, in providing solutions to environmental problems associated with real estate and development.

 

IRG's services include:

 

1. Characterizing risk and performing and economic analysis of the impacts of environmental contamination at sites;

2. Reviewing and commenting on current environmental regulatory issues, such as the new U.S.EPA Indoor Air guidance;

3. Responding to client's questions and concerns regarding environmental issues in a concise and expeditious manner;

4. Evaluating waste characterization and providing client's various cost effective solutions; and,

5. Performing and completing remedial projects on schedule and under budget.

 

IRG has exceptional project management capabilities, an excellent safety record, and a long history of successful performance providing environmental remediation services using proven project management methods, including implementation of risk management systems to protect our workers, the public, and the environment. We bring a depth and diversity of technological resources and capabilities, as well as accredited performance in partnership with our clients and teammates by providing integrity, stability, and commitment for safe project execution and shared success. We understand the proper levels of planning, control, scheduling, coordination, and systematic practices that will lead to accomplishing our mission on schedule and within budget.

IRG offers the following SINs to GSA customers. For further information about IRG and its products, please visit our website at www.irgco.com.

SIN 899-1, Environmental Planning Services & Documentation:

 

With its diversity and experience in environmental issues, IRG provides a variety of program and project planning management support services. These services include technical document review, quality assurance oversight, community/outreach support, and data collection and development.

 

IRG also provides oversight services that include program audits, surveillances, and assessments of operations, identification of non-compliances, and recommendations for corrective measures.

 

IRG has intimate knowledge of the public involvement process associated with government clients. IRG can provide services such as strategic planning and implementation; creative concepts and materials; meeting support and facilitation; community relations consulting services; media relations consulting services; and, web site development.

Economic, Technical and/or Risk Analysis

 

In addition, IRG provides support in planning and management, collection, development and analysis of data for various media. IRG also performs Phase I Site Assessments for clients. In addition on behalf of its clients, IRG communicates with the regulatory authorities, including providing review and responses to public and agency comments. IRG also performs regulatory and economic analyses of sites, as well as provides technical oversight. IRG performs reviews of site risk assessments and various other environmental planning documents either under state or federal regulatory authorities.

 

SIN 899-4, Waste Management Services:

 

IRG has a proven track record with addressing waste characterization and management issues at sites nationwide. These services include the characterization of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) hazardous, radioactive, and mixed hazardous and radioactive wastes; sampling and analysis plans to define data quality objectives, statistically-based sampling programs, chain-of-custody protocols, and analytical requirements and methods.

 

IRG also performs field activities for the collection of waste and environmental media samples for chemical, physical, and radiological analysis. And, validation, to include review and analysis of laboratory data against evaluation criteria, to ensure results are useful for the intended purpose.

 

In addition, IRG assists clients in facilitating the transportation, treatment, and/or disposal of hazardous and radioactive wastes from industrial processes, research and development activities, and environmental cleanups. IRG provides review and analysis of work planning documents to compare technical and economic aspects of waste management approaches client facilities. With its diverse staff, IRG is able to provide guidance on the re-engineering of waste management practices to improve efficiency of, reliability of, and accountability for waste management programs, and an evaluation of the feasibility of proposed technical strategies for waste treatment.

 

SIN 899-8, Remediation Services:

 

IRG has exceptional project management capabilities, an excellent safety record, and a long history of successful performance providing environmental remediation services using proven project management methods, including implementation of risk management systems to protect our workers, the public, and the environment. We bring a depth and diversity of technological resources and capabilities, as well as accredited performance in partnership with our clients and teammates by providing integrity, stability, and commitment for safe project execution and shared success. We understand the proper levels of planning, control, scheduling, coordination, and systematic practices that will lead to accomplishing our mission on schedule and within budget.

 

IRG manages and provides a full range of methods and technologies supporting activities related to remediation services. Such services include excavation, removal, manifesting, transportation, storage, treatment (onsite and offsite) and/or disposal of hazardous waste; preparation, characterization, field investigation, conservation and closure of site; long term monitoring/long term operation (LTM/LTO); containment, monitoring and/or reduction of hazardous waste sites; ordnance removal and support; excavation, removal, transportation, storage, treatment and/or disposal of hazardous waste; wetland restoration; emergency response; underground storage tank/above ground storage tank removal; air monitoring; soil vapor extraction; stabilization/solidification, bio-venting, carbon absorption, and/or reactive.

 

Labor Categories and Rates:

 

SIN #'s	Title	Rates
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Partner/ Sr. Executive Consultant	$ 311.19
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Executive/ Expert Environmental Consultant/ Executive Consultant III	$ 207.46
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Program Manager/Sr. Consultant III	$ 155.59
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Environmental Attorney	$ 181.52
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Engineer	$ 155.59
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Program Manager	$ 140.03
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Project Manager	$ 129.66
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Underwriter	$ 119.29
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Environmental Scientist	$ 119.29
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Junior Environmental Attorney	$ 114.10
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Project Manager/ Consultant	$ 103.73
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Contract Administrator	$ 98.54
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Engineer	$ 88.16
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Project Support Specialist/ Sr. Env. Researcher	$ 88.16
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Claims Manager	$ 88.16
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Underwriter	$ 88.16
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Staff Economic/Regulatory Analyst	$ 82.98
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Accounting Manager	$ 82.98
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Estimator	$ 77.79
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Project Cost Accountant	$ 72.61
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Claims Manager	$ 62.24
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Junior Environmental Scientist	$ 57.05
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Jr. Economic/Regulatory Analyst	$ 57.05
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Senior Admin Support	$ 57.05
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Project Administrator	$ 46.68
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Work Processor II	$ 41.49
899-1,899-4, 899-8	Secretary IV	$ 41.49