Statement_of_Work.pdf

Contractor Removal of s/v Amokura from Johnson Reef and NPS waters

08012023

Statement of Work

Remove vessel from Johnsons Reef as intact and in a single piece to the maximum possible extent – and move the vessel the shortest distance to deeper water (approximately NNW) from its current location.

Contractor shall provide to NPS their intended method(s) to transport and remove vessel from Johnsons Reef and NPS waters and dispose of in accordance with Federal Law. Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor and materials necessary to accomplish the work in the shortest possible timeframe.

Contractor may use NPS boat ramp in Cruz Bay St John and NPS small barge ramp in Vessup Bay, St Thomas with advanced notice and NPS approval, on a limited basis provided the use did not impede ongoing NPS projects, most notably the dredging project at the NPS Visitor Center in Cruz Bay.

The NPS will expect the boat to remain as intact as possible including appropriate strapping and packaging once removed and prior to transport from the park. We understand the vessel may break apart either during the removal process or thereafter while in transit. The contractor shall employ best management practices to remove the vessel from the reef and NPS waters, and must remove all pieces of the vessel from within NPS waters. Contractor is required to use guidelines from the NOAA Strike Avoidance Measures (attached) to the maximum practical extent, for protection of marine mammals and sea turtles, and to report injury of same.

The NPS has removed many colonies of coral listed under the Federal ESA as threatened, in a zone roughly 40’ wide and 150’ long and between the grounded vessel and ‘deeper water’ (see Note below).

The coral were relocated and reattached to an adjacent site at the reef, because it is unlikely the vessel can be removed without injuring these coral. It is imperative that no further damage to coral occurs at the site or while the vessel is being transited out of the park and through Territorial waters. The contractor must accept responsibility for damage to marine resources or NPS infrastructure when the vessel is removed from the reef.

The contractor is required to develop and submit a hazardous materials Spill Response Plan and have necessary clean-up or removal materials at the ready.

Note: regarding ‘deeper water’ referenced above: NPS placed three orange surface buoys along the NNE edge of a pathway to deeper water; however, the water depth at this area immediately NNW and 150’ from the grounded vessel is approximately 18’ deep AND restricted on all but the Northern side by shallow coral roughly 4’ below the water surface.