73982 REL 133: Rev 2: WE C: Work Element Summary

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Contract Number:

73982 REL 133

Contract Title:

1996-046-01 EXP NURSERY BRIDGE (PHASE II-III): PASSAGE & FUNCTION

Contract Start Date:

4/1/2021

Contract End Date:

12/31/2023

WE ID:

175. Produce Design

Work Element Usage Report

Title:

C: 175 - Final Design Specifications & Engineering (Completion & Adjustments): Nursery Bridge (Phase II)

Description:

Status: A near-final site plan, design report, and project design is being completed pursuant to BPA contract support for the CTUIR in FY19/20, and should be attached to the Design WE in the FY20 Accord Contract for the Walla Walla (#73982 REL102). Ongoing support for implementation planning, design and engineering assistance, and coordination among multiple parties continues in this contract term for the habitat and passage improvements at Nursery Bridge.

Background: The Phase II project component proposed at Nursery Bridge is part of a large-scale project to address a critical passage barrier at a site in the mainstem Walla Walla important for all migratory fish to make up/downstream migrations (Chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout). This project will address the Eastside Irrigation diversion dam and headworks, sediment transport that impedes stream flow and fish passage, and access to the existing fish ladder for fish collection and counting. The site is located within the Milton-Freewater Flood Control Project levee and channel area. The alterations to the channel and the floodplain combined with infrastructure (road and rail bridges) creates a high energy stream that locally deposits sediment that impedes fish access to the fish ladder and necessitates construction of a push-up dam to deliver water to the Eastside Irrigation diversion, which blocks fish passage.

Initiated in the previous contract(s), the design emphasis continues to be: (a) improved passage at the fish ladder for Chinook salmon, bull trout, and steelhead/rainbow trout; and (b) the reduction of annual instream maintenance requirements for the irrigation diversion and fish ladder. The overall project is comprised of high priority passage restoration and habitat improvement actions identified in the Design Report; the project will provide important demographic connectivity for steelhead necessary to support recovery in the Walla Walla Basin under the recovery plan (SRSRB 2011). This project is on-going and addresses issues in the bull trout recovery plan (USFWS 2014) and the CTUIR River Vision (Jones et al. 2008).

The design will be completed by Apr 2022 as part of the ongoing BPA contract support for the CTUIR in FY21 (above), and targeted for implementation, as part of a phased approach for construction of the larger project, during the Summers of 2022 and 2023.

Current Emphasis: This design stage is expected to finalize (or adjust as needed) a site plan, technical drawings or engineering specifications, access points, and a plan for materials management and equipment staging areas, based on the final design Report, CTUIR and BPA staff review, and engineering technical comment. Review and refinement of a final design may be required prior to going to construction to: (1) respond to BPA engineering staff (ETS) review conclusions or recommendations; (2) incorporate permit or clearance requirements; or (3) accurately reflect the changes in river conditions or channel structure that can be expected to have occurred between the time of an earlier design approval and this contract award, or the work-window construction period, following high-flow runoff conditions in the stream channel during the Spring (2021 or 2022).

Purpose: This work element is intended to: (a) guide the transition from a 80% (near-final) design to the development and confirmation of final engineering, design specifications, and site planning required to permit and sufficient to implement the project; (b) accommodate any late-stage adjustments in planning due to changed circumstances (confirmation of site plan, construction access points, materials staging areas, and scheduling); and (c) conclude all work associated with the preparation of engineering or technical drawings, specifications and/or budgets required for the construction of upstream large wood placement and the installation of any additional structures or design features to resolve the passage barrier at Nursery Bridge.

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Deliverable Specification:

Upload design products (attach) to this WE in Pisces (Documents Tab): the Final Design, Design Report (BDR), and revised/final construction or site plan for Nursery Bridge (Phase II).

Review and finalize the design and report, and an implementation plan, to confirm: engineering or design specifications, technical drawings, materials list, timeline or construction schedule, and budget or cost-estimate sufficient to allow environmental, engineering, and cost-review; and adequate to guide and manage the installation of the design and the construction of the project at Nursery Bridge, targeted for implementation in a phased approach during the summers of 2022 and 2023.

Refine and conclude the restoration designs advanced in the prior contract, following any late plan revisions, adjustments to review or clearance requirements, or in response to changes in channel morphology, to a level sufficient to address engineering design review, coordinate permitting and the planning of construction schedules, inform environmental compliance review, obtain environmental clearances and permits, and organize material staging and construction access planning for implementation of some project components beginning as early as Apr (2022).

WSE Effective Budget:

$57,057

% of Total WSE Effective Budget:

26.01%

WSE Start:

04/01/2021

WSE End:

12/31/2023

WSE Completion:

12/31/2023

WSE Progress:

Concluded

WSE ID Continued From:

[Unassigned]

WSE ID Continued To:

[Unassigned]

Finite or Recurring:

Finite

Budget History

SOWRevision	Planned	Updated	Contractor Comments (optional)	BPA Comments (optional)
1. 73982 REL 133 (04/01/2021 - 12/31/2023)	$58,500	$57,057	Updated to match actual spend	8/8/24: COR pulled $100 from C to include in D, needed to have non-zero $ amount for closeout
Work Element Budget (Current Performance Period)	$58,500	$57,057	Updated to match actual spend	8/8/24: COR pulled $100 from C to include in D, needed to have non-zero $ amount for closeout
	$58,500	$57,057	Updated to match actual spend	8/8/24: COR pulled $100 from C to include in D, needed to have non-zero $ amount for closeout

Milestones

7 Milestones

Sort	Type	Title	Start	End	Status	Modified By	Modified Date
A	EC	Environmental compliance requirements complete	4/1/2021	4/1/2022	Active	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff.
B	Suggested	Provide projected construction start date to BPA COTR and EC-Lead for Nursery Bridge: Jul 2022 (Phase II)	4/1/2021	5/31/2021	Concluded	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: Provide month and year of projected construction start date: Jul 2022 (pre-construction as early as Mar-Apr). Assure information is included in the design WE description to assist in project planning, cultural resource clearance, environmental compliance review, and design evaluation and approval timelines.
C		Refine or conclude and submit permit-ready designs (typically 60% to 80%) for review	4/1/2021	12/31/2023	Concluded	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: Note: design work products were initiated and advanced to an intermediate design stage (60-80%), within BPA contract funds provided to the CTUIR for the Walla Walla Watershed in FY19 and FY20 (#73982 REL102). Develop and submit permit ready designs to the COR and EC Lead. Schedule time for review, typically one month for NOAA/USFWS and BPA review. If technical requirements are not initially met, additional review may be necessary. Provide 80% designs for final technical, functional, and NMFS/USFWS review. The 80% design shall incorporate technical comments and recommendations from previous design reviews. 80% design submittals should include near-final drawings and specifications, site locations, site plans, profiles, cross sections, details, construction quantities, implementation resource plans, and design technical analyses as summarized in a Basis of Design Report.
D		Determine cost-estimates, including cultural surveys, permitting, construction, and M&E	7/2/2021	6/30/2023	Concluded	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: Incorporate the identification of materials, and coordinate acquisition of construction material (i.e., trees with root wads), in design considerations and implementation planning. All designs must include an engineer's construction estimate (including, but not limited to): volume of materials and cost per volume, hours and rates for each person, equipment hours and rates, delivery costs, travel and per diem costs, supplies, etc. (generally, no lump sums except mobilization). Estimates may NOT include contingency funds. Note: Estimates should be of sufficient detail to be used as documentation for subsequent BPA implementation budget requests.
E		Continue to hold/attend meetings to review passage and habitat restoration strategies and design concepts	4/1/2021	12/31/2023	Concluded	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: Hold meetings to present and discuss passage restoration habitat improvement design concepts and proposed implementation schedules with the project area landowners, interested or affected local residents, and other stakeholders. Discussions are expected to continue into the pre-construction period. Continue meetings with the Nursery Bridge Coordinating Committee, the watershed workgroup, and with the BPA Implementation Workgroup staff and ETS, to discuss and finalize habitat restoration approach and project design considerations, and any adjustments to the project construction scheduling, or other implementation logistics.
F		Review and finalize restoration design (submit to BPA): 80%-100% complete	10/1/2021	11/30/2023	Incomplete - Work Stopped	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: Continue to work with the CTUIR design team, technical staff and stakeholders to refine and confirm a final or near-final Design Report and site plan, including the habitat restoration and passage design, or other technical or engineering drawings and specifications, and an Opinion of Probable Construction Costs estimate, for the construction of the project in the Walla Walla Watershed at: Nursery Bridge (Phase II). (a) Upload to Pisces (attached to this contract) the final or near-final design submittal and report (80-100%); including: engineering or design specifications, technical drawings, materials list, timeline or construction schedule, and budget or cost-estimate. (b) Assess and confirm environmental compliance requirements and clearances, associated with concluding a final design, implementation planning, pre-construction activities, and the scheduling of construction work. (c) Continue to review plans and specifications with the BPA Environmental Compliance Specialist (EC-Lead), and if necessary or desired, the BPA Fish & Wildlife Program Engineers (ETS); incorporate the BPA recommendations and review comments, and any other requirements (at the final design-stage) into any subsequent design revisions.
G	DELIV	Produce final construction design and site plan: Phase II		12/31/2023	Concluded	Victoria Bohlen	11/24/2021 7:59:42 AM
		Description: Upload design products (attach) to this WE in Pisces (Documents Tab): the Final Design, Design Report (BDR), and revised/final construction or site plan for Nursery Bridge (Phase II). Review and finalize the design and report, and an implementation plan, to confirm: engineering or design specifications, technical drawings, materials list, timeline or construction schedule, and budget or cost-estimate sufficient to allow environmental, engineering, and cost-review; and adequate to guide and manage the installation of the design and the construction of the project at Nursery Bridge, targeted for implementation in a phased approach during the summers of 2022 and 2023. Refine and conclude the restoration designs advanced in the prior contract, following any late plan revisions, adjustments to review or clearance requirements, or in response to changes in channel morphology, to a level sufficient to address engineering design review, coordinate permitting and the planning of construction schedules, inform environmental compliance review, obtain environmental clearances and permits, and organize material staging and construction access planning for implementation of some project components beginning as early as Apr (2022).

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Location

Work Site ID	Latitude	Longitude	State	County	Province	Subbasin
94282	45.945241	-118.384552	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Walla Walla

Focal Species

Primary Focal Species:

Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU; Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Middle Columbia River DPS (Threatened)

Secondary Focal Species:

Lamprey, Pacific (Entosphenus tridentata); Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened)

Environmental Compliance

None

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