Bakerville RFP Questions _ Answers.pdf

Bakerville Sediment and Flood Risk Reduction Analysis and Design

RFP Questions and Answers

1. Would the evaluation have more weight based on qualifications, skillsets and project experience (regional/national)? Or would it be based on local experience, for example since the planning study was already performed by a design firm?

ANSWER: More weight will be given to proposals from firms that are well experienced and have strong qualifications, skillsets and project experience. That being said, partnering with someone local does have a value that we will consider when reviewing proposals, but it wouldn't be more important than selecting a firm with the right qualifications and experience.

2. Would the CCWFHP address the apparent conflict between the stream corridor preservation of Clear Creek at SP-6 and the plan for a future reservoir storage at the site?

ANSWER: The 12-acre site location studied by the Colorado School of Mines and included in this RFP has a 68-acre foot water storage decree secured by Clear Creek

County. The decree is on US Forest Service land. There is no plan in place for future reservoir storage. The location was identified in a “Water Storage Reservoir Feasibility

Study 9-Sites Evaluation” prepared for Clear Creek County in 2008. No advanced technical studies have been conducted to determine the site's suitability for reservoir storage. Clear Creek County, the US Forest Service, and the Colorado Department of

Transportation are being appraised on actions being considered for this portion of the

Clear Creek main stem.

3. Would the CCWFHP provide the analysis and results of the CSM Capstone Project?

ANSWER: The final report from the CSM Capstone Project is linked on the clearcreekpartnership.org website.

4. What level of assessment does the CCWFHP want done on private property, or should the focus of this project remain on the 12-acre site identified by the CSM students on the

Arapaho National Forest?

ANSWER: To meet the Capstone project and course requirements, the CSM students needed to focus on one area for their fieldwork and site design. We would like proposals and the selected design firm to analyze a larger section of the Clear Creek corridor between Bakerville and Jazz Place, which includes private lands or beyond those locations, if there is an argument to do so. We want to know what restoration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/610bf878f48b2366f6034e4a/t/6643d22a467ec4661f0e4520/1715720747909/Beaver+Habitat+DevelopmentFinal+Design+Report_opt.pdf opportunities are possible and what will benefit this sub-basin the most and make it more resilient to catastrophic wildfire and post-fire impacts on water quality and critical infrastructure downstream. With the hope to pursue low-tech processed-based restoration and to encourage local beaver colonies to move further up into the watershed, we also want to make sure this analysis and design looks at the amount and type of vegetation throughout the corridor and incorporates any actions needed to make this a sustainable location for beaver populations long term.

5. How are mag chloride impacts manifesting themselves along Clear Creek?

ANSWER: The most visual indication of mag chloride impacts for the local communities and residents in the watershed is dead or dying trees along major roads, including I-70 and HWY 40. There are also some local groups, including the Upper Clear

Creek Watershed Association (UCCWA) and the Colorado chapter of Trout Unlimited, that are worried about mag chloride's impact on water quality for downstream users and the impact on aquatic life in the creek.

6. Is there a desired schedule to complete the work?

ANSWER: The target completion date for this project is September 2025. This schedule may be revised depending on proposals.

7. Are we permitted to include one 11x17 inch page in the proposal?

ANSWER: Yes, firms can include one 11 X 17 inch page in the proposal.

8. If we include a cover letter, will that page count against our 15-page limit?

ANSWER: No, cover letters will not count against the 15-page limit.

9. Is there a file size limit on the PDF file we submit?

ANSWER: Please try to limit file sizes to 30 MB.

10. The RFP stipulates the consultant needs to have a $5 Million umbrella policy. Would a

$4 Million umbrella policy be acceptable?

ANSWER:. If Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc. is contracting with an individual and they are the sole employee, no insurance is required to contract with COCO. However, they will need to sign and notarize a Declaration of Independent Contractor Status form affirming they understand COCO is not liable and any and all insurance needs are their sole responsibility.

If COCO is contracting with an organization, not an individual, here are the insurance requirements:

1. Worker's Compensation is required if they work for an organization (and are considered an employee).

2. They would also need the following insurance -

a. General Liability Insurance (Including blanket contractual liability insurance)

b. Bodily injury $500,000 each person; $1,000,000 each occurrence

c. Property damage $600,000

d. General aggregate $2,000,000

e. Auto Insurance

i. Bodily injury $500,000 each person; $1,000,000 each occurrence

ii. Property damage $600,000

If the consultant's insurance policy can suffice these requirements, then it's good by

COCO standards.