BOR-LC-19-N029.pdf

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This notice is not a request for applications. This provides public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

OPPORTUNITY

NUMBER

BOR-LC-19-N029

PROJECT TITLE No Name Lake Backwater Rehabilitation RECIPIENT Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT)

ANTICIPATED

FEDERAL AMOUNT

$400,000.00

STATUTORY

AUTHORITY

Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, Division D - Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Title II, Sec. 201, P. L. 108-7 (43 USC Sec. 373d)

CFDA NUMBER 15.519 Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection

RECLAMATION

POINT OF CONTACT

Nathalie Washington, Phone: 702-293-8436; email: nwashington@usbr.gov

SUMMARY OF

PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

Inlet Culvert Replace the existing Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) culvert with a 42-inch Outside Diameter, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) culvert. Install a duckbill-style elastomer (non-corrodible) check valve in conjunction with the HDPE culvert.

Permeable Structures Modify the existing permeable structure adjacent to the fish grow-out pond by removing and/or replacing the permeable structure material. The permeable structure at the outlet will also be modified.

Outlet Culvert Replace the existing combined permeable structure and CMP pipe culvert with a stoplog weir structure.

SELECTION

JUSTIFICATION

Reclamation did not solicit full and open competition for this award based on the following criteria:

CRIT is uniquely qualified to complete this project as all tasks are occurring within the Reservation boundaries with limited and controlled access to tribal lands.