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17060 P a g e | 6 Proposal for Storm Drain Pump Station Improvements Projects BRADFORD PUMP STATION Task 2.10 – Environmental Compliance Memorandum The environmental specialist subconsultant will provide environmental consultation services for design and construction of the Bradford Pump Station. The environmental specialist subconsultant’s scope includes conducting a preliminary site visit to identify regulatory jurisdictional areas and assess potential environmental compliance and permitting requirements for the project area. This approach will help integrate potential impact avoidance and protective biological measures with the design process to keep the project moving forward on schedule. A certified wetland practitioner will conduct the site visit to help identify potential wetland indicators and whether a permit from the USACE/RWQCB would be necessary. In addition, the environmental specialist subconsultant will assess biological conditions at the site, and as necessary, map sensitive and regulated habitats and assess habitat suitability for, and likelihood of occurrence of, special-status species. Other site conditions will be assessed to evaluate whether USFWS or CDFW authorization would be required. Following the site assessment, the environmental specialist subconsultant will develop a brief memorandum summarizing which federal, state, and local regulatory permits may be required depending on the project design and construction footprint. The memorandum will also discuss our team’s recommended CEQA compliance approach. Based on a high-level desktop review of probable federal and state jurisdictional areas and preliminary design concepts, a preliminary approach to avoid and streamline the environmental permit process has been identified through specific design features and site considerations which will enable the project to qualify for a CEQA Categorical Exemption under Section 15303, Class 3(d), New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, which includes construction of new, small utility systems and/or facilities. The City will then prepare a Notice of Exemption (NOE) pursuant to CEQA as a categorical exemption. If this project does not qualify for CEQA Categorical Exemption, then additional CEQA Services and environmental permits are still required, then the environmental specialist subconsultant will outline a strategy and approach to obtain the required permits under the scope of Task 8.1 - Additional CEQA Environmental Permitting Services. Deliverables: Draft and Final Environmental Technical Memorandum Task 3 - Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering Report The consultant team will prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report (a.k.a. Basis of Design Technical Memorandum) to summarize assumptions, findings, recommendations, and design criteria based on design standards and codes for the Pump Station Improvements, for City review. Task 3.1 – Alternatives Analysis The Alternatives Analysis will begin with the site reviews of the Bradford Pump Station already conducted by the consultant team. The consultant team will evaluate the pump station to understand the potential alternatives for replacing the pump station. An Alternatives Analysis Report will be prepared to evaluate the potential benefits of up to two configurations replacement at the pump station. Alternatives Analysis for demolition, salvaging or rehabilitating the existing Bradford Pump Station will not be considered. The Alternatives Analysis will use preliminary design techniques to verify that only the minimum improvements required to meet the desired design performance are built. In the ELLA DMP, the recommendations are based on the preliminary assessments only. ATTY/AGR.2021.257/Wood Rodgers, Inc. (Bradford Storm Drain Pump Station Design) (Page 17 of 40)