Re:[CPEO-MEF] UXO Cleanup Through Fixed-Price Contracts

[CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org>]

The following was posted by Dori Digenti <ddigenti@mtholyoke.edu>
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You make some very good points on the RFPs for UXO cleanup. How many
contractors who have the capability and technology to clean up UXO are
also able to successfully conduct stakeholder relations?? Shouldn't the
responsible party engage directly in community relations in order to
avoid misunderstandings, "spin," and also to benefit from the
experience? Many cleanup processes suffer from too many intermediaries,
complicating communications unnecessarily. Not to mention the
regulatory gaps you have already mentioned.

It may make sense for communities that are impacted by UXO to
proactively come up with their own frameworks for what is expected in
stakeholder and "public participation," and in the cleanup process
itself; for example, the community acceptance criteria that TriValley
CARES uses at Lawrence Livermore site 300:
<http://www.trivalleycares.org/clean300.htm could serve a model and be
adapted for the specifics of UXO cleanup sites.

Best,

Dori
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Dori Digenti
Director, Military Waste Cleanup Program
Talcott House, Mt. Holyoke College
50 College St.
S. Hadley, MA 01075
Email ddigenti@mtholyoke.edu

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