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SOIL ENGINEERING & EXPLORATION CO., INC. (SEECO) -was founded June 1, 1970 by Collin W. Gray to perform consulting civil, environmental, structural, geotechnical and construction materials testing engineering services. Our mission was to provide expert engineering reports and field recommendations. In 1986, Soil Engineering & Exploration Co., Inc. became SEECO Consultants, Inc. (SEECO). This acronym was used since numerous clients informed us that our formal name was too long to remember. SEECOs goal was (and still is) to provide expert consulting engineering services in environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, civil and structural engineering, construction materials engineering including monitoring and field observations and construction engineering (resident inspection and observation of construction). SEECO performs subsurface Geotechnical Engineering explorations as well as complex and routine Geotechnical Engineering Services for governmental bodies and Municipalities, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional and Educational entities. Our clients include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, IDOT, INDOT, and ISTHA. In 1992, SEECO Consultants, Inc. (SEECO) split off SEECO Environmental Services, Inc. (SES) for professional environmental liability insurance and environmental pollution liability insurance since SES, Inc. provides complete environmental cleanup design with remediation specifications as well as actual field remediation (Excavate-Refill, bioventing, air sparging & soil vapor extraction, in situ pumping and treatment, encapsulation soil heating, soil and bedrock fracturing and biosparging). All work is performed according to the following Illinois Administrative Code:35 IAC Part 732-UST-Petroleum UST's-Title 1635 IAC Part 730-Title 15-UST35 IAC Part 740 - SRP35 IAC Part 742 - TACOSES also performs Phase I (ESA) according to ASTM E 1527 (Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process) and ASTM D 1528-96 (Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Transaction Screen Process). Air pollution studies and permits are obtained by SES under the Clean Air Act (CAA) with most recent amendments and the IEPA, Bureau of Air (Title 35 Section B: Air Pollution). SES provides Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3, TACO cleanup per 35 IAC Part 742 adopted July 1, 1997 to exhibit site specific cleanup objectives for both soil and/or groundwater. SES also submits the closure TACO report to the IEPA, BOL LUST Section or BOL Site Remediation Programs. Wetland Delineation Studies and Wetland Permits are obtained by SES through the USACE, Chicago District, Detroit District, Rock Island District and St. Paul District based on Section 404B of the Clean Water Act with most recent amendments. Nationwide Wetland Permits under Section 26 are also obtained by SES. SES also routinely performs Asbestos Surveys, Lead Based Paint Surveys (LBP) and Remedial Design, also Radon Gas Surveys and Remediation Design for Industrial and Commercial Clients. SES's customers include the USACE, Capital Development Board (CDB) of the State of Illinois, Municipalities (Hoffman Estates, Franklin Park, Matteson, Summit, Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge and others) and numerous Commercial and Industrial and Institutional concerns. Our firm also performs Risk Based Corrective Action Plans according to the IEPA 3 IAC Part 742 procedure dated July 1, 1997 for CERCLA, RCRA and LUST Sites in the State of Illinois under the direction of a Registered Professional Engineer of Illinois. Also Risk Based Corrective Action Plans are also performed according to Region V USEPA protocol for the State of Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and the State of Michigan DEQ. SES has performed numerous Brownfield cleanup projects under the SRP (Site Remediation Program) 35 IAC Part 740 and has a very good working relationship with the IEPA LUST and Site Remediation Program. Also, SES can apply for a site closure letter and/or No Further Remediation Letter under the July 1, 1997 TACO Guidelines (35 IAC Part 742).