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Property Details for GM Tinker Aerospace Complex


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158274
SW 74th & Midwest Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73145
430
35.392188 / -97.388403
4
Reyes, Elizabeth
Reyes.Elizabeth@epa.gov
214-665-3163


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Oklahoma Department of Environmental QualityRP96681001OKSection 128(a) State/Tribal2008


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment$7,366.0005/01/200811/01/2010Oklahoma Department of Environmental QualityYFY13
Phase II Environmental Assessment05/01/200811/01/2010Oklahoma Department of Environmental QualityYFY13


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $7,366.00
Leveraged Funding: $1,200,000.00
Total Funding: $1,207,366.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media




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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
06/30/2009$2,000.0009/26/2011Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 430
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
EPA Cleanup Funding: $2,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $2,000.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Information Devices
No residential use of the property.
No use of groundwater or drilling of water supply wells.
Excavated soils shall be sampled and analyzed prior to disposal
No use of the mounded debris area is allowed without further testing.
Yes
06/13/2012
Yes
Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping) Security (e.g., Guard, Fences)
Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) extended its perimeter fence to enclose the former GM facility and provide strict access control. A consolidated debris pile with contaminated soil and concrete is vegetated to control erosion. This area has been restricted by a six-foot chain link fence and is posted as a no trespassing area. The fence, vegetation, and signage must be maintained. The building foundations and paved areas function as a barrier between workers and subsurface contamination.
Yes
06/13/2012


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
10/01/2008$50,000,000.00Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality06/01/2009


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

When the Oklahoma City General Motors Assembly Plant closed its doors in February 2006, over 2,000 highly-paid union jobs were lost. The City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County and the Chamber of Commerce had to act quickly in order to find a tenant to fill the gigantic space and recover lost jobs. An ambitious idea was brought to the table to hold a County bond election to purchase the GM Plant and lease it to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma�s largest single-site employer. Further complicating the negotiations with the Air Force was the frightening potential of environmental liability. Ample time was spent on environmental site investigation work in order to show Tinker Air Force Base that they were making a wise decision in moving workers into that facility. In May 2008, Oklahoma County voters passed a 55 million bond issue to allow Oklahoma County officials to purchase the former GM Assembly Plant. The State of Oklahoma donated 10 million, which reduced the bond to 45 million. Oklahoma County Commissioners paid 55 million for the former GM Assembly Plant and then leased it to Tinker Air Force Base. The site sat idle for only three years and four months before the Tinker Aerospace Complex opened its doors for business in June of 2009. Approximately 1,600 people are employed at the new Tinker Aerospace Complex at an average wage rate of 60,000 per year. Tinker Air Force Base committed to pour 50-100 million into facility renovations over a period of five years, and 0.25 million garnered from recycled salvaged metal offset the costs of acquiring the facility. Total redevelopment cost and total project costs are difficult to calculate and have not been fully determined at this time. The redevelopment costs will continue to increase over the next five years as Tinker Air Force Base continues to update the former GM facility. Furthermore, although the project has been completed, several Fortune 500 aerospace related private-sector businesses are slated to move into a portion of the facility. The TAC currently employs 1,600 people, thus creating a huge economic impact for the Greater Oklahoma City region. According to the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, �the increase in employment has resulted in an economic impact for the Great Oklahoma City region of 192.5 million and 2,265 total jobs. More than 122 million in capital investment has been made to improve infrastructure and make repairs. This has resulted in a construction impact in excess of 216.2 million and created an additional 1,702 jobs in the region.�

Former Use: The site is a former General Motors Assembly Plant which employed over 2,000 highly paid union workers at the height of its production. The property is located in Oklahoma City, OK at 7400 SE 74th Street conveniently adjacent to Interstate 240, and is equipped with rail access. The site�s buildings contain 3.8 million square feet of usable space with the former manufacturing plant covering over 2.7 million square feet. General Motors announced the closure of the Assembly Plant in November 2005 and in February 2006 the General Motors workload permanently ended at the facility. The site sat idle for only three years and four months before the Tinker Aerospace Complex opened its doors for business in June of 2009. The Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce pursued the acquisition of the GM Plant property in 1972, and construction of the plant began in 1977. The Assembly Plant opened in 1979 and produced X-body cars such as the Chevrolet Nova. GM converted the plant in 2001 to produce sports utility vehicles. Prior to the construction of the GM Plant, the site was used primarily for agricultural purposes.
Industry (430)
Enrolled: 06/30/2009
06/27/2012


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