East West Nishnabotna River Watershed Management Coalition East
East & West Nishnabotna River Watershed Management Coalition East & West Nishnabotna River Watershed Management and Flood Resiliency Plan Request for Proposals
Develop two separate comprehensive, multi-level, FEMAcompliant watershed management and flood resilience plans for each the East Nishnabotna River Watershed (HUC-8 # 10240003) and the West Nishnabotna River Watershed (HUC-8 #10240002) that addresses flood mitigation and resilience, water quality improvement, and other resource concerns identified by local stakeholders .
HUC-12 scale planning Complete a minimum of eight discrete watershed and flood resilience management plans that follow the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Compliant Flood Risk Reduction Plan requirements as well as United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) framework for 9 element watershed planning.
Case Studies: These case studies should provide a detailed analysis and BMP recommendations for flood mitigation and water quality improvement.
Procurement Timeline • RFP Publish Date October 9, 2017 • RFP Pre-Bid Meeting October 25, 2017 • RFP Questions Submitted in Writing November 3, 2017 • RFP Due Date November 17, 2017 • Proposals Ranked Nov/Dec 2017 • Interviews & Draft Contract Review December 11 -15 • Board Approval December 20, 2017 • Contract Development and Finalization January 2018 • Project Initiation February 1, 2018
Six Specific Goals 1. Reduce flood risk 2. Improve water quality 3. Increase flood resilience 4. Engage stakeholders through collaboration and outreach/education 5. Improve quality of life and health, especially for susceptible populations 6. Develop a program that is scalable and replicable throughout the Midwest and the United States.
The checklist of items required for proposal submission: ü Company contact information ü Statement of Qualifications ü ü Proposed Methodology to Complete Scope of Work Plan Development Milestones and Timeline Proposed Cost of Services and Leveraged Resources Intent to Comply with Section 3 Requirements form
Scoring Maximum Experience: 40 points Methodology: 40 points Capacity: 10 points Cost and Leveraged Resources 10 points Total: 100 points
Watershed Plan Components¹ 1. Executive summary 2. Public outreach/education/engagement for flood resilience and water quality awareness 3. Watershed characteristics (geology, soils, land use, demographics, floodplain, watersheds, streams & lakes, water quality, biology, source water, existing BMPs, policy and regulations) 4. Watershed assessment (hydrology, pollutant sources & loads, sediment / soil loss, HUC-12 prioritization, ACPF, flood hazard assessment) 5. Goals, objectives, action steps (quantifiable based on existing conditions with target improvements) 5 a. Agriculture goals & objectives (flood, water quality); BMP scenario development 5 b. Urban goals & objectives (flood, water quality); BMP scenario development Data Source / Contribution Consultant 2 Partner Contribution X X UI Flood Resilience Team, ISU X IIHR, IDNR, ISU, USGS, X IIHR, IDNR, ISU, USGS, HSEMD X WMA X IIHR, WMA, HSEMD X WMA 6. HUC-12 watershed plan development X WMA 7. Case study watersheds X IIHR, IDNR X WMA 5 c. Other watershed goals 8. Implementation schedule 9. Evaluation / monitoring 10. Funding opportunities / needs 1 Components to include, but not limited to 2 Consultant responsible for contacting the contributing partner and incorporating the information into the plan
Shelly Peterson, PE Jeff Geerts Program Manager 200 E Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 PH: 515 -348 -6217 shelly. peterson@iowaeda. com Special Projects Manager 200 E Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 PH: 515 -348 -6211 jeff. geerts@iowa. eda. com
Breanna R. Shea Iowa Flood Center Outreach Coordinator Iowa Flood Center University of Iowa 133 -7 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Ph: 319 -384 -1729 www. iowafloodcenter. org
Ashlee Johannes Outreach & Engagement Coordinator Iowa Watershed Approach Flood Resilience Team ISRP Community Engagement Core IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering | University of Iowa 133 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory Iowa City, IA 52242 -1585 Phone: 319 -384 -1730 Fax: 319 -335 -5238 http: //www. iihr. uiowa. edu/iwa/ https: //iowasuperfund. uiowa. edu
Dan Gilles Water Resources Engineer Iowa Flood Center IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering daniel-gilles@uiowa. edu P: 319 -353 -0216
Kyle Ament Watershed Basin Coordinator Iowa Department of Natural Resources 502 E. 9 th St. Des Moines, IA 50319 P 515 -725 -8389 www. iowadnr. gov
Iowa DNR Services • GIS mapping services and support for WMA planning process • Provide assessment tool training and assistance for land stream assessments. • Provide GIS land use assessment products for WMA planning process. • Review draft WMPs and provide feedback
Iowa DNR Services • HUC 12 Land Use Assessments Completed • West Nishnabotna • Willow Slough-West Nishnabotna (Mills) • Mud Creek • East Nishnabotna • Mill Creek (Fremont) • Ledgewood Creek – East Nishnabotna River
Iowa DNR Services • Deliverables • LUA (Crop Rotation, Tillage, Soil Loss, Sediment Delivery) • Stream Assessment (POI, Condition of Streambank)
Larry Gioffredi Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department Recovery Division 7900 Hickman Rd, Suite 500 Windsor Heights, IA 50324 Phone 515. 725. 9315
Dr. Richard Cruse Director for the Iowa Water Center 3212 Agronomy Hall Iowa State University rmc@iastate. edu 515 -294 -7850
DAILY EROSION PROJECT RICK CRUSE – IOWA WATER CENTER & ISU 515 -294 -7850
Hill Slope Soil Loss Hill slope soil loss
The Iowa Watershed Approach: Extension and Outreach Jamie Benning benning@iastate. edu
Extension and Outreach • For each watershed project watershed: – Develop education and outreach plans with integrated communication plans – Develop practice-specific outreach materials
Extension and Outreach • Develop training opportunities for the IWA coordinators at the Iowa Watershed Academy • Coordinate field days, workshops, and outreach events with project partners
Extension and Outreach • Collaborate with ISU Research Farms and Extension Specialists to link IWA projects with new or existing on-farm demonstrations projects • Establish data collection protocols for practice evaluation
Project Assessments and Evaluation • Create field day and event evaluations for all projects to utilize • Conduct mid-project assessments with each watershed project • Conduct an end of project evaluation of education and outreach
Fremont and Mills County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or to waive any irregularities in any proposal if judged to be in the best interest of the ENWMC the WNWMC and their planning process. This RFP does not obligate Fremont County, Mills County, the ENWMC, or the WNWMC to offer a contract to any firm, nor pay any cost incurred in the preparation of proposals submitted in response to this request.
Questions? Submit them in writing to: Cara Marker-Morgan cara. morgan@goldenhillsrcd. org By 5: 00 pm November 3, 2017 All questions and answers will be distributed to contractors in attendance at the Pre-Bid meeting. All contractors will be notified in writing regarding results of the selection process.
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