Construction Management for an Active Superfund Site, Baker Development Corp, Phoenix, AZ

This project involved the demolition & redevelopment of a 66.38-acre parcel located at located N. of the 202 Loop & S. of McDowell Rd. due west of N. 52nd St. This project resides on the 52nd Street Motorola EPA Superfund Site, which was the site of the former Motorola semiconductor campus. The Site is impacted with contaminated groundwater including trichloroethene (TCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) & tetrachloroethene (PCE). BDC is currently building 800,000 square feet (74,300 sq m) of data center space or a 400,000 square-foot (37,100 sq m) Class A industrial project. Built in 1978, the site currently has a two-story building & houses around 35,000 sq ft (3,250 sq m) of office space & 70,000 sq ft (6,500 sq m) of data floor/manufacturing space. The site is located within an ON Semiconductor campus. The project includes the AZUL project & the “Park 52” project. The AZUL project will be a build-to-suit regional headquarters, office, medical, education, manufacturing, warehouses & data center. The Park 52 project will house business to include advanced manufacturing, quantum computing, R&D, office, warehouse & distribution.

Courtney Consulting oversaw contractor work related to demolition & replacement of an aged water distribution line for the 52nd Street Motorola EPA Superfund Site that transports contaminated groundwater from a myriad of wells to the pump-&-treat system. The pump-&-treat system is required to operate 24/7 by the USEPA except for emergency purposes such as construction & redeveloment. Courtney Consulting’s scope involved interacting with various contractors, consultants, stakeholders, & neighboring property owners to ensure that all required environmental regulations were adhered to that engineering designs were followed.