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ENSR___ Consulting Engineering Remediation June 26, 1996 Via Federal Express ENSR Ref. No: 1410-015-400 ENSR Doc. No: LPW/616 35 Nagog Park Acton, MA 01720 (508) 635-9500 FAX (508) 635-9180 Hasmukh C. Shah, Ph.D. Manager Vinyl Chloride Panel Chemical Manufacturer's Association 2501 "M" Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037 Re: Settlement Agreement-Vinyl Chloride Study, ENSR- CMA Contract dated March 31, 1995 Dear Dr. Shah: ENSR is most pleased to confirm that the settlement you have proposed as a result of our ongoing discussions is acceptable to ENSR. In this letter I have summarized ENSR's understanding of this settlement. Please confirm your acceptance by signing in the agreement section below. The following summary provides a complete and final settlement of the issues which were raised by CMA in CMA's December 28, 1995 letter to ENSR regarding the contract referenced above; as discussed in numerous telephone conversations held between the parties; and as expressed in other previous correspondence exchanged between ENSR and CMA regarding this subject. 1. ENSR agrees to excuse CMA of ENSR's outstanding invoices relative to ENSR Project No. 1415-015, CMA Reference No. VCHC-5.0-EPI ENSR. ($11,700.00) 2. ENSR agrees to pay CMA a cash settlement of $14,000.00 by July 31,1996. This would include $10,000.00 for death certificates, $1500.00 in state fees associated with tracking down death certificates when the certificate number is not known, and $2500.00 for a nosologist to code the death certificates. 3. ENSR agrees to subcontract with Nancy Gordon pursuant to the May 6, 1996 Scope of Work (paragraph 2, sentence 4, and paragraph 3), to select the appropriate files off the CMA- Vinyl Chloride tape and convert the data sets from CMA 115179 ENvft Mr. Hasmukh C. Shah, Ph.D. Chemical Manufacturers Association June 26, 1996 Page 2 CMS-SAS format to PC- SAS data sets and then forward the tape to Applied Epidemiology, Inc., at no cost to CMA or Applied Epidemiology, Inc. The subcontract with Nancy Gordon will be deemed complete only after all the work has been completed in accordance with the terms of this letter. ENSR and CMA agree that the above is a complete and final settlement of the issues which were raised by CMA in CMA's December 28,1995 letter to ENSR regarding the ENSR- CMA contract referenced above. I have prepared two (2) originals of this letter. If you are in agreement with the above please so acknowledge by signing both copies, retaining one for your files and returning one original to the attention of Ms. Patricia McKee. Sincerely Linnea P. Westberg Senior Contracts Administrator Agreed and Accepted: Chemical Manufacturer's Association Signature: . __________ Name: ___ __________ Title: Date: cc: Peter Rasco, ENSR/Alameda CMA 115180