For Step 1, the key products needed for a Council/BPA decision are: 1) a program master plan and 2) an initial facility layout and cost estimate. Some level of feasibility/conceptual design is normally needed to develop a layout and cost estimate. Generally the review schedule for the Step 1 process is 18 weeks. Updated submittals are required throughout the process for specific items and cost estimates for 10 Fiscal Years for planning and design (i.e. conceptual, preliminary and final), construction, operation and maintenance and monitoring and evaluation (Step 1, 2 and 3).

At the Conceptual Design Development Phase, the degree of cost variance is expected to be +/- 35 to 50 %. The conceptual phase (Step 1) can be considered largely the feasibility stage that is important in identifying all major components and elements and includes the initial attempts at laying out the components on the chosen site or proposal. Approximate structure size and layouts are presented, with rough plans and elevations, general electrical and piping layouts are identified, but with little detail. Cost estimates are general and often are based on costs from previous projects and comparable construction costs.

Projects that fall under the Council's 3-Step Review Process include artificial production programs/facilities, other major or complex construction programs, programs that address an entire watershed, or actions that substantially deviate from a subbasin plan.

The review process will include an independent scientific review of the project sponsors' answers to the review elements. Depending on the nature and status of the proposed project a combination review may occur and address all relevant review elements in one submittal.

For less complex and costly proposals, a multiple phase review (i.e., Step 1, 2 and 3) would be more appropriate. This would entail a review of a submitted document (e.g. master plan), the associated supporting information, additional reviews that would include preliminary and detailed/final designs, remaining review elements, as well as the environmental review and answers to technical questions requested during the previous reviews. Review periods for project submittals can vary depending on the circumstances and nature surrounding any specific project. Generally the review schedule for the Step 1 process is 18 weeks. Council staff will review the results of the peer review with the project proponents and make recommendations to the Council.

This work element is a planning/coordination function broken out under a discrete work category because it is a unique feature of the F&W Program and needs to be tracked separately. This work element captures the labor and materials associated with coordinating the Step 1 process only. It does not include any work associated with creating or revising any of the required documents.

• Actual preparation of the required documents to be submitted for Step 1 Review should use the following work elements: 175. Produce Design; 174. Produce Plan.

• Rule 1 (Complexity): Because these projects are complex and/or large-scale (e.g., major or capital construction), planning and coordination is a major effort resulting in the development of a master plan (174. Produce Plan) describing the overall program proposal and facility design and cost estimates, (175. Produce Design).
  
  
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  A proposal to build a new hatchery on the Klickitat River to increase Spring Chinook and Steelhead production. For this project to be accepted as a valid proposal, a Master Plan must be developed with all stakeholders and submitted through the ISRP review process. Once the draft plan has been produced, reviewed by the ISRP, and the artificial production program and facilities conceptual designs have been accepted by BPA and Council, the project may proceed to Step 2.
  
  
  

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