Former Scott Paper Mill Site Remediation
Anacortes, Washington
June 2009 – February 2011
$5,800,000
RAM’s work on this highly successful cleanup, mitigation and restoration of 40 acres of contaminated industrial waterfront at the former Scott Paper Mill site, turned the land into both a usable commercial area and an enjoyable public space. This project required detailed coordination between RAM, the Port of Anacortes, Kimberly Clark Corporation, The Washington Department of Ecology, the Longshoreman, and the Port of Anacortes’s marine contractor. RAM’s work was vital in the highly sensitive environmental cleanup during several phases of the remediation.
Phase 1 (Public Bid) – Environmental Remedial Contractor
Phase 2 (RFP Process) – Management and Equipment Supplier for Project Sediment Disposal Facility – located at the Port of Anacortes’ deep-water marine terminal.
Phase 4 (Negotiated with Kimberly Clark) – Upland remedial contractor for the 20-acre north portion of the site.
Managing and Coordinating Agencies: Port of Anacortes; Kimberly Clark Corporation (Negotiated); Washington Department of Ecology
Overall Project Award: National Ocean Service Walter B. Jones Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Government, 2012
Project Features
RAM designed, built and installed a temporary water treatment system.
54,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, wood and debris were successfully processed under the scrutiny of the Washington Department of Ecology.
“RAM’s open communication with the Government and extensive partnering for somewhat ambiguous “as-built” investigations at times, made much of the project smoother than it could have otherwise been. RAM acted as an advocate for the Government and I would welcome another opportunity to work with them …”
— Richard J. Blair P.E., Construction Manager, Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, WA