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TASK ORDER PERFORMACE WORK

STATEMENT

Diamond Fork Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Planning and Oversight

I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The purpose of this task order is to acquire contractor services for preparation of designs, collection of field data, permitting support, stakeholder coordination, and reporting for aquatic habitat enhancement on lower Diamond Fork River in Utah County, UT. This performance work statement (PWS) also includes construction and revegetation oversight. The geographic scope of this work effort encompasses an approximately 1.6-river mile reach of the lower Diamond Fork River and its floodplain immediately downstream from the Hayes Ditch diversion structure (Figures 1 and 2). This project area includes river sections 31-36 as identified in the Diamond Fork Aquatic Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement Planning

Final Report (Allred Restoration 2018).

II. PERFORMANCE PERIOD

The period of performance is anticipated to be for two years from date of contract award. Anticipated project schedule (subject to revision) is shown in Figure 3.

III. BACKGROUND

The Diamond Fork watershed has historically been used as a conduit for transbasin water deliveries from the Colorado River drainage basin to the Bonneville Basin. The Strawberry Valley Project (SVP), constructed between 1906 and 1922, delivered water from Strawberry Reservoir to agricultural lands in

Utah Valley. During the many decades of SVP operations, flows of about 300-500 cfs were delivered into Sixth Water Creek, a tributary to Diamond Fork, during the irrigation season. These flows greatly exceeded the natural size and capacity of these streams and caused extensive and damaging channel adjustments and ecological changes.

The Central Utah Project (CUP) is a more recent project that also transfers water from the Colorado River

Basin to the Bonneville Basin. The Diamond Fork System of the CUP now conveys both CUP water and

SVP water from Strawberry Reservoir to the Bonneville Basin. With the completion of Syar

Tunnel/Sixth Water Aqueduct in 1996 and the remaining Diamond Fork System pipeline components in

2004, the majority of water deliveries are now made via pipelines rather than the natural stream channels.

This return to a more natural flow regime has been accompanied by corresponding geomorphic adjustments on lower Diamond Fork, including a return to a single-thread channel form and re-establishment of floodplain vegetation. Despite these trends toward ecosystem recovery, aquatic habitat quality - specifically, deep pool habitat - remains lacking on portions of lower Diamond Fork. This is the case within the project area. Diamond Fork Aquatic Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement Planning Final

Report (2018) report describes this area (river sections 31-36 in the report) as having long, straight stretches without pools. The project area also includes several floodplain areas with ponds and depressions that currently or in the past have supported Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris), a species identified as vulnerable under the Utah Wildlife Action Plan. Ute ladies’-tresses (ULT), an orchid species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), occurs in the project area. Also of note is the fact that many mature cottonwood trees in the project area burned during the Pole Creek fire in

September 2018. Impacts from the Pole Creek fire also contributed to high sediment loads during the high flows of the spring 2019 runoff period.

The Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA; Public Law 102-575) authorized the Utah

Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Commission) to pursue watershed, riparian, and fish habitat restoration and improvement projects on Diamond Fork and Sixth Water Creek. To date, restoration on Diamond Fork has proceeded cautiously given the ongoing channel adjustments and natural recovery processes. As a first step towards identifying appropriate styles and locations for efforts like installation of habitat structures or physical channel manipulation, the Commission funded an aquatic habitat evaluation effort starting in 2017; results are available in the Diamond Fork Aquatic Habitat

Evaluation and Enhancement Planning Final Report (Allred Restoration 2018). The Commission and its partners also recently funded Utah State University researchers to complete a Comprehensive Study and

Recommendations for Instream Flow Requirements on Sixth Water Creek and Diamond Fork Rivers

(USU 2019). Another recently completed effort is the Diamond Fork System Environmental Update

Project Environmental Assessment (SWCA 2021). Each of these efforts involved extensive coordination among the Commission, other CUPCA partners, and agency stakeholders, and the work completed under this task order will also involve stakeholder coordination. Key agency stakeholders are expected to include Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

IV. TASKS

Task 1: Collect and Assemble Baseline Information IDIQ Task References: 3.1 “Field Assessment, Evaluation, and Monitoring”

This task involves compiling and reviewing available existing aquatic ecosystem information for the project area (see VI. Items to Be Provided by Commission) and conducting field assessments to verify, update, and supplement the available information. The objective of this task is to generate the accurate baseline information needed to prepare project designs, assess project impacts, and obtain needed permits and approvals. It is expected that field-verifying or collecting supplemental data on aquatic habitat

(locations of existing pools, riffles etc.); channel, bank, and floodplain topography; riparian vegetation;

groundwater/soils; and jurisdictional wetlands will be needed.

Task 2: Data Analysis and Modeling IDIQ Task Reference: 3.2 “Data Analysis and Modeling”

The Contractor shall perform scientific analyses of hydrology, hydraulics (e.g., HEC-RAS modeling), sediment transport, soils information, wetland vegetation/hydraulic relationships, and aquatic species habitat requirements (e.g., trout, Columbia spotted frog, ULT) as needed to support enhancement plan development and evaluate design options and impacts. As part of this task, Contractor shall assess changes in aquatic habitat and geomorphic trends apparent since the 2018 surveys (see Diamond Fork

Aquatic Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement Planning Final Report).

Task 3: Prepare Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Plans IDIQ Task Reference: 3.3 “Project Planning and Design”

Based on the baseline information collected and analyzed (Tasks 1 and 2) and the input received through stakeholder coordination (Task 4), the Contractor shall design measures to enhance aquatic habitat in the project area. Primary objectives for habitat enhancement include increased pool frequency and quality to improve trout habitat, and increased floodplain pond habitats suitable for Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris). Enhancement Plans should also consider ways to minimize project construction impacts to

ULTs as well as maintain or enhance ULT habitat. Additional habitat objectives may be identified during stakeholder coordination (Task 4). Options and recommendations for general types of habitat improvement techniques/approaches for the project area, as identified in the Diamond Fork Aquatic

Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement Planning Final Report (2018), include riparian tree planting, post-assisted log structures, boulders and rock clusters, flow deflection, and channel excavation/oxbow creation. These approaches should serve as the basis for the plans developed under this task, although other types of techniques and new ideas will also be considered. The plans should emphasize the use of natural materials that fit in the context of the landscape and geology; take into consideration geomorphic trends and post-fire recovery trends; promote establishment and natural recruitment of streamside native riparian trees; allow for/promote ongoing natural dynamic river processes (e.g., scour, bar creation, etc.);

and avoid generating excess fill that would need to be hauled away.

Specific subtasks include:

3.1. Contractor shall develop conceptual (~30% level) plans for 2 to 3 distinct design options to improve aquatic habitat in the project area. The options should represent a range from relatively low cost/low disturbance to higher cost/higher disturbance (e.g., involving more extensive excavation/higher construction intensity). Each option would include a mix of habitat improvement techniques.

Contractor shall prepare illustrations and maps identifying where specific techniques are proposed under each option, approximate cost estimates, a comparison of the logistics involved with each option (e.g., construction access, permitting issues, etc.), a comparison of the relative aquatic habitat benefits of each option, and identification of the relative benefits/impacts to ULT.

3.2 Based on stakeholder and Commission input on the conceptual options (see Task 4), Contractor shall prepare a more detailed draft (~75% level) plan for a single preferred/selected option. The design shall include plan view, longitudinal profile, and cross-section drawings that describe and illustrate the location, size, materials, and specifications for each proposed habitat enhancement feature.

Information on elevation, slope, and material quantities shall also be provided. The plan shall also include a Revegetation Plan including seed mixes (species, quantities), any recommended plantings

(species, sizes), and maps identifying seeding and planting locations.

3.3 After review of the 75% plan by the Commission and stakeholders, Contractor shall prepare a final

(100% level) project plan set. This plan set shall include finalized versions of the draft design information and shall also include final cost estimates and a construction sequencing plan.

3.4 Contractor shall prepare and compile data, drawings, maps, and write-ups needed to support all environmental permit/compliance requirements (e.g. Utah Stream Alteration permit, U. S. Army

Corps of Engineers 404, SWPPP, NEPA compliance, ESA consultation including ULT biological assessment, etc.) and shall prepare draft application/compliance documents. The Commission will make all permit applications and complete NEPA work using the information provided by the

Contractor.

Task 4: Communication and Stakeholder Coordination IDIQ Task reference: 3.7 “Communication and Coordination”

The project area includes lands owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and by the USFS. The

USBR lands are administered by the Commission, who funds the UDWR to conduct stewardship activities including access road maintenance, weed control, irrigation system operation, fence repair, etc.

The UDWR also manages the Diamond Fork fishery and monitors Columbia spotted frog populations in the drainage. Other stakeholders with interests in Diamond Fork aquatic habitat conditions include the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Trout Unlimited, and anglers. Because of the many interested parties, stakeholder coordination and communication are an important aspect of this project.

Specific subtasks include:

4.1 Contractor shall participate in a kickoff meeting/field reconnaissance with the Commission and stakeholders (approximate duration 8 hours). This meeting will be used to discuss communication protocols, confirm and share available information, discuss and identify detailed habitat enhancement objectives and priorities, visit the project area, and visit nearby sites on Diamond Fork where similar habitat enhancement measures have been implemented.

4.2 Contractor shall maintain regular communication with the Commission’s project manager to provide updates on progress and discuss any issues or scheduling concerns. On average, it is anticipated that this communication will consist of monthly 1-hour virtual meetings/conference calls, although frequency and duration will vary depending on circumstances and intensity of work schedule.

4.3 Contractor shall prepare for and participate in a one-day in-person workshop style meeting with the

Commission and stakeholders to review baseline information collected in Task 1 and the conceptual design options developed in Task 3.1. Experienced representatives from the USBR and UDWR construction/heavy equipment operator crews shall also participate to provide insight regarding construction techniques and challenges. The goal of this workshop is to collaboratively select the preferred habitat enhancement option to carry forward for detailed development. The preferred option may consist of a hybrid mix of features proposed under the different conceptual options.

4.4 The Contractor shall participate in a meeting with the Commission and stakeholders (anticipated duration 2 hours) to review the draft plan developed in Task 3.2 and discuss comments.

4.5 The Contractor shall prepare for and participate in a meeting with the Commission and USFWS

(anticipated duration 2 hours) to discuss ULT Biological Assessment.

Task 5: Technical Memoranda and Habitat Enhancement Plans IDIQ Task reference: 3.8 “Reporting”

Subtasks include:

5.1 Contractor shall prepare a simple technical memorandum that documents field activities and data collection results for activities completed in Task 1. This tech memo shall describe current quantity and quality of existing aquatic habitat and discuss the habitat implications of current geomorphic trends. This data tech memo deliverable shall include maps, photos, and data files (see Section V.

Deliverables).

5.2 Contractor shall prepare a concept (~30%) plan tech memo that includes the information prepared in

Task 3. The concept design tech memo deliverable shall include maps, illustrations, text explanations of the proposed approaches, and information comparing the conceptual options, and will be provided in a format suitable for sharing with stakeholders prior to and during the one-day workshop (Task

4.3). Contractor shall also provide meeting materials (e.g. handouts with maps and photos, MS

Powerpoint slides) for the workshop.

5.3 Contractor shall prepare draft (~75%) and final (100%) Habitat Enhancement Plans. These reports shall include the information outlined in Tasks 3.2 and 3.3, a writeup summarizing workshop results/design decisions, and any other information needed to construct the designed habitat enhancement features.

TASK 6: Construction and Revegetation Oversight and Reporting IDIQ Task reference: 3.4 “Construction Oversight”, 3.5 “Revegetation Oversight”, 3.7 “Communication

& Coordination”, 3.8 “Reporting”

Subtasks include:

6.1 Construction Oversight. Contractor shall help coordinate construction planning and provide oversight of construction crews (construction crews arranged separately by the Commission) to ensure that the construction outcome meets the design intent as per the Final Habitat Enhancement Plan and meets project goals. Activities include directing crews where to excavate/grade/fill to create the designed features; where to place rock and fill material; where to avoid sensitive environments; areas for haul routes and access points; areas off-limits to construction equipment, etc. Techniques include providing elevation data files, placing survey pins/stakes/flags, using marking paint, and providing on-the-spot direction. Contractor shall also collaborate with and provide technical advice to the

USBR construction crew lead regarding construction sequencing and approach.

Construction oversight requires on-site presence a minimum of 50% of workdays during the construction period. For the purposes of this PWS, the construction period is expected to include a total of 90 active workdays. Contractor shall also arrange and conduct periodic site inspections with

Commission and partners and document any field adjustments made during construction that differ from original designs.

6.2 Revegetation Oversight. For the purposes of this PWS, the revegetation effort is expected to be a single 2-week effort either during spring or fall when conditions are appropriate for seeding and planting. Revegetation implementation (site preparation, seeding, planting, mulching, irrigation system installation/operation) will be carried out by crews or vendors arranged separately by the

Commission or its partners. Seed and plant materials will be procured by the Commission or partners separately from this contract. The Contractor shall oversee implementation of the Revegetation Plan approved by the Government to ensure that revegetation outcomes meet project objectives.

Contractor shall oversee implementation of revegetation activities by coordinating with vendor/crews conducting site preparation, seeding, planting, and mulching to ensure Revegetation Plan is being followed. Contractor shall provide revegetation vendor/crews with maps of which areas are to receive which seed mix(es) and where different types of plantings are to be installed. Contractor shall be on site for a minimum of 50% of active revegetation days to help orient revegetation vendor/crews and flag, mark, and physically lay out plant installation locations and flag/mark seeding areas.

Contractor shall inspect seed and plant materials provided by vendor(s) and advise Commission regarding suitability of delivered materials; however, only Commission employees are authorized to accept or reject seed and plant materials.

Contractor shall arrange and conduct a pre-final inspection with the Commission approximately 2 days before revegetation oversight is expected to end, as well as a final inspection at close of project revegetation work.

6.3 Communication and Coordination. Construction will occur on property owned by the Commission and by USFS; however, construction activities will occasionally affect roadway travel on City and

County roads in the vicinity of the project, potentially causing disruptions. Therefore, the Contractor shall communicate and coordinate with local agency and government officials (anticipated to primarily include USFS, UDWR, Utah County, Central Utah Water Conservancy District), neighboring landowners, the public, and the Commission and project partners. Contractor shall liaise with relevant entities to make sure project is running smoothly and contact the Commission if issues are identified that require Commission involvement.

Contractor shall prepare and provide written progress reports to the Commission every two weeks during the construction oversight period, and maintain more frequent communication via phone, email, site visits as needed based on circumstances/intensity of construction activity. Any construction-related safety or immediate environmental concerns shall be reported to the Commission immediately. Progress reports shall include estimates of the acreage of habitat created/enhanced during the reporting period. Progress reports shall include updates on earthwork, vegetation management, pumping/dewatering, and/or hauling activities as appropriate for the reporting period.

Contractor shall participate in update meetings w/ project team and stakeholders, to be held virtually for 1 hour every two weeks.

6.4 Construction/Revegetation Record Report. At the end of the construction and revegetation oversight period, Contractor shall prepare a construction/revegetation record report that describes progress during the oversight period, documents as-built conditions, and explains the rationale for any adjustments or deviations from the final design. The report shall include illustrative photos, quantify the acres/linear feet of created habitat and include maps identifying the locations of all constructed habitat features. The report shall include as-built topographic surveys of final grading. The report shall also identify the specific locations, quantities, and species of all planted and seeded areas during the revegetation period, as well as any installed temporary irrigation system components. The report shall include a description of permit compliance-related measures taken/BMPs implemented.

V. DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall provide the deliverables described in the table below. All GIS deliverables shall include metadata and shall be provided in NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N (meters) format, NAVD 88 vertical datum. All PDF deliverables shall be provided in searchable PDF-OCR format and shall meet the standards and guidelines set forth by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Section

508 requires Federal agencies and their contractors to make information accessible to federal employees and members of the public who have disabilities in a manner comparable to the access had by employees and public without disabilities. https://www.section508.gov/create/ provides resources for understanding and implementing Section 508. For more information on Section 508, creating accessible documents and verifying PDF accessibility, visit the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Creating Accessible Documents page.

The direct link to the page is www.usbr.gov/main/accessibility.html

DELIVERABLE DESCRIPTION DATE DUE FORMAT REVIEW

Draft Data Tech

Memo

Task 5.1 memo documenting Task 1 field activities and data collection results. Include maps, photos, and data files

30 days after

Task 1 field activities are complete

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos.

Commission shall have

14 days to review

Final Data Tech

Memo

Task 5.1 memo documenting Task 1 field activities and data collection results. Include

Within 2 weeks after

Commission comments

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos.

n/a http://www.usbr.gov/main/accessibility.html maps, photos, and data files are received by Contractor

Concept (~30%) Plan

Tech Memo

Task 5.2 memo documenting Task 3.1 design options. Include maps, illustrations, descriptions of techniques, cost/benefit information

Within 6 weeks after

Data Tech

Memo is finalized

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos.

Commission shall have

14 days to review

Meeting materials Provide meeting materials for Task 4.3 workshop including maps and photos

At time of meeting

(appx 2 weeks after

Concept Plan

Tech Memo is finalized)

7 sets of hardcopy handouts;

Electronic MS

Powerpoint;

PDF

n/a

Draft (~75%) Habitat

Enhancement Plan

Task 5.3. Draft report documenting Task 3.2 design and Revegetation

Plan and Task 2 data analysis/modeling as relevant. Include description of design decisions; plan, profile, and cross-section drawings; materials/ specs/ quantities; installation details; elevation information.

Within 6 weeks after

Task 4.3 workshop

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos

Commission and stakeholders shall have

21 days to review

ULT Biological

Assessment (draft)

Task 3.4 Draft written

Biological Assessment document describing expected effects of project on ULT

At time of

Draft (~75%)

Habitat

Enhancement

Plan

Submittal

Electronic MS

Word, pdf

Commission shall have

14 days to review

ULT Biological

Assessment (final)

Task 3.4 Final written

Biological Assessment document describing expected effects of project on ULT

Within 2 weeks after

Commission comments are received by Contractor

Electronic MS

Word, pdf

Commission shall have 7 days to review

Draft Environmental compliance/permitting materials

As per Task 3.4. Data, drawings, maps, application write-ups needed to support required permits.

Within 4 weeks after comments on

Draft Habitat

Enhancement

Plan are received by

Contractor

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos

Commission shall have

14 days to review

Final Environmental compliance/permitting materials

As per Task 3.4. Data, drawings, maps, application write-ups needed to support required permits.

Within 2 weeks after

Commission comments are received by Contractor

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos

Commission shall have 7 days to review

Final (100%) Habitat

Enhancement Plan

Task 5.3. Final report documenting Task 3.3 design and Revegetation

Plan and Task 2 data analysis/modeling as relevant. Include description of design decisions; plan, profile, and cross-section drawings; materials/ specs/ quantities; installation details; elevation information, cost estimates, construction sequencing.

Within 4 weeks after comments on

Draft (75%)

Habitat

Enhancement

Plan are received by

Contractor

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos, 5 printed hardcopies.

NOTE: engineer stamp NOT required on plan set

Commission shall have 7 days to review

Written progress reports

As per Task 6.3: Report documenting construction and revegetation progress

(acres/linear feet constructed); oversight and coordination activities.

Include photos and maps as relevant.

Every two weeks during construction oversight period

Electronic MS

Word, pdf, GIS, jpg format photos.

n/a

Draft construction/ revegetation record report

As per Task 6.4: Report including maps, photos, as-built documentation of constructed habitat features and planted/seeded areas.

Four weeks after construction/ revegetation work complete

Electronic MS

Word, PDF, GIS, jpg format photos

Commission will have 21 days to review

Final construction/ revegetation record report

As per Task 6.4: Report including maps, photos, as-built documentation of constructed habitat features and planted/seeded areas.

Five weeks after delivery of draft report.

Electronic MS

Word, PDF, GIS, jpg format photos, 5 printed hardcopies

Commission will have 7 days to review

VI. ITEMS TO BE PROVIDED BY COMMISSION

• The Commission will provide final report and data for the instream flow study completed by

USU (USU 2019) Microsoft Word - USU DFk Final Report 3APRIL2019 (cuwcd.com)

• The Commission will provide the Diamond Fork Aquatic Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement

Planning Final Report (Allred 2018).

https://cuwcd.com/assets/documents/diamondfork/reports/FinalReport.pdf

• The Commission will provide the Diamond Fork System Environmental Update Project Final

Environmental Assessment (SWCA 2021) Diamond Fork System Environmental Update Project

(cuwcd.com)

• The Commission will provide 2017 LiDAR data and high resolution imagery

• The Commission will provide recent (2019-2021) reports and GIS data on ULT in the project area

• The Commission will provide spotted frog data collected by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

• The Commission will provide the following past monitoring reports completed by BIO-WEST, Inc., that include data and analyses of channel conditions (also available at https://www.mitigationcommission.gov/watershed/diamondfork/df_mitigation.html):

o Sixth Water and Diamond Fork Creeks Final 2007 Monitoring Report (report date

January 2009) o Sixth Water and Diamond Fork Creeks Final 2006 Monitoring Report (report date

December 2008) o Diamond Fork Creek 2011 Sediment Transport Monitoring Report (report date June

2012) o Sixth Water and Diamond Fork Sediment Transport, Channel Substrate, and Benthic

Macroinvertebrate 2012 Final Monitoring Report (report date October 2013)

• The Commission will compile and consolidate stakeholder comments on draft deliverables and provide the Contractor with one integrated set of comments to respond to.

• The Commission will schedule and arrange meeting space for all meetings.

https://cuwcd.com/assets/documents/diamondfork/DiamondForkSystemUpdateDraft%20EA_Sept%202021_508.pdf https://cuwcd.com/assets/documents/diamondfork/DiamondForkSystemUpdateDraft%20EA_Sept%202021_508.pdf

Figure 1. Location map

Figure 2. Project area detail

Figure 3. Anticipated project schedule (subject to revision) for Tasks 1-5. Schedule for starting and completing Task 6 will depend on seasonal field conditions, duration of

Commission-led NEPA and permitting processes, and construction schedule/crew availability. Refer to Task 6 section above for workdays/time frame expectations for purposes of this PWS.