Phase I ESA & due diligence
Environmental Site Assessments, transaction screening, records review, site reconnaissance, historical research, and property risk evaluation.
Quality... Reliability...
Dedication to Services
Reliance Engineering and Environmental Services is dedicated to providing a wide range of reliable and cost effective environmental services. Working within the framework of applicable laws and regulations, Reliance gives the highest possible priority to clients’ particular objectives for timeliness and cost control.
Services provided by Reliance Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC range from initial environmental investigations to wetland surveys to project management, remediation and closure. No matter what the activity, Reliance pledges high quality and professionalism.
Us in Action
Environmental field work in action.
Real project scenes showing drilling, asbestos abatement, and soil characterization work.
Services
Environmental consulting for property, financing, and redevelopment.
Reliance supports commercial and industrial property decisions from initial records review through investigation, corrective action planning, and regulatory follow-up.
Phase II investigations
Soil, groundwater, asbestos, and other sample-based investigations to evaluate suspected environmental conditions.
UST / AST support
Underground and aboveground storage tank assessment, removal coordination, documentation, closure support, and corrective action planning.
Soil & groundwater
Subsurface evaluations, monitoring wells, groundwater surveys, laboratory coordination, plume review, and remediation planning support.
Asbestos & IAQ
Asbestos inspections and surveys, indoor air quality evaluation, and hazardous materials management.
Compliance & remediation
Environmental audits, regulatory compliance support, remediation system design, corrective action, wetland, and stormwater planning services.
Assessment Options
Choose the right environmental review before the deal moves forward.
Different property decisions call for different levels of environmental due diligence. Reliance can help match the scope to the transaction, lender requirement, property history, and risk profile.
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
Appropriate for many commercial real estate transactions, refinancing requirements, and environmental due diligence where ASTM E1527-21 and All Appropriate Inquiries support are needed.
Transaction Screen
A limited environmental screening option that may help with preliminary review, but it is not the same as a full Phase I ESA.
Phase II Environmental Investigation
Used when recognized or suspected conditions require sampling, laboratory analysis, subsurface review, or further evaluation of soil, groundwater, hazardous substances, petroleum products, or asbestos.
Process
From property question to environmental decision.
Reliance helps clients move from uncertainty to a practical environmental path, whether the issue begins with a transaction, lender request, known condition, or redevelopment plan.
Define the property concern
Start with the property, transaction, deadline, lender requirement, known condition, or redevelopment objective.
Review records and history
Evaluate prior uses, ownership history, directories, title information, aerial photographs, maps, databases, floodplain status, wetlands, and surrounding property risks.
Inspect the site
Conduct site reconnaissance by experienced professionals, including the subject property, visible conditions, improvements, and relevant adjoining-property concerns.
Identify the right assessment path
Determine whether the matter calls for a Phase I ESA, Transaction Screen, Preliminary Risk Assessment, Portfolio Environmental Scoring, Property Condition Report, or another focused review.
Investigate when needed
When recognized or suspected conditions are found, move into Phase II work with soil, groundwater, asbestos, hazardous substances, petroleum products, lab analysis, and risk evaluation.
Plan resolution and documentation
Support corrective action, remediation planning, tank closure, abatement oversight, regulatory reporting, reimbursement documentation where applicable, and final project records.
About Us
Experienced environmental professionals for technical property decisions.
The environmental professionals at Reliance Engineering and Environmental Services represent a wealth of experience, training, and qualifications. Disciplines include engineering, geology, chemical engineering, asbestos consulting, asbestos inspection, professional geoscience, and related environmental services.
Reliance combines technical review, field experience, and practical project management to support clients through environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater concerns, tank related work, asbestos concerns, remediation planning, and compliance related decisions.
Eddie Bock
Registered Professional Engineer
Eddie Bock holds an advanced degree in Chemical Engineering and a Certificate of Proficiency in Air Pollution Control Technology from Georgia Tech. He did graduate and post graduate work in environmental engineering, with a concentration in air pollution and water treatment. A Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, he possesses solid experience in the technologies used today in environmental engineering and remediation.
Mr. Bock has a solid background as a process and development engineer, with emphasis on the specification and design of systems, the preparation of operating manuals and operator training. He has managed projects from conception to completion and dedication in the refining and chemical industries.
Our Technology
In an ongoing pursuit to improve our efficiency and service capabilities, Reliance has invested heavily in vital field equipment and technological improvements in the offices. Reliance has installed a network of computers capable of accessing environmental databases, maps and other requisite data within minutes. Sophisticated computerized modeling programs are utilized to characterize subsurface soils and groundwater. Reliance has developed an extensive in-house library of digitized aerial photographs, which are instrumental in reviewing prior uses of properties.