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Proposal for Los Padres Dam and Reservoir Alternatives and Sediment EXHIBIT 2-A Proposal for Los Padres Dam and Reservoir Alternatives and Sediment ManPrepared for:agement Monterey Peninsula Water ManagementStudy District December 28, 2016 EXHIBIT 2-A AECOM 510 893 3600 tel 300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 400 510 874 3268 fax Oakland, CA 94601 www.aecom.com December 28, 2016 Larry Hampson District Engineer Monterey Peninsula Water Management District 5 Harris Court, Bldg. G Monterey, California 93940 Subject: Los Padres Dam and Reservoir Alternatives and Sediment Management Study Dear Mr. Hampson: AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) is pleased to provide the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) with a proposal in response to your Request for Proposals (RFP) for the subject services. With the addition of URS Corporation to the AECOM family in 2014, AECOM and its subsidiaries have been providing innovative solutions to our clients since the early 1900s. The proposed AECOM Team has comprehensive and unsurpassed ability and qualifications to conduct all work associated with this contract, as we will demonstrate in this proposal. The AECOM Team will be led by Jon Stead out of AECOM’s Oakland, California office. Jon is a key member of a core team of legacy-URS water resources professionals centered in Oakland who have repeatedly demonstrated their leadership in dam removal, fish passage, stream restoration, and water infrastructure planning, design, permitting, and construction. Jon has managed steelhead-driven engineering contracts worth over $4M; managed large portions of the scope of work on other reservoir alternatives analysis projects; and is AECOM’s project manager for the Los Padres Dam Fish Passage Feasibility Study. He has superior organizational and interdisciplinary management skills; has worked in a productive manner with multi-stakeholder groups to achieve desirable project outcomes; and seamlessly blends teams composed of AECOM staff and subconsultants, cooperating agencies, and clients, to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget. Jon has selected AECOM’s most capable staff and strongest subconsultants to work on this project. Jon has found a tremendous resource in Noel Wong, PE, our Principal-in-Charge, drawing on his vast experience with water resources projects during challenging times to deliver previous projects with confidence. Jon will frequently involve our Senior Consultant, Seth Gentzler, PE, in team discussions, technical review, and critical decisions so that the entire team can benefit from Seth’s depth of experience with dam removal and reservoir alternatives analysis projects. Jon will work closely with our Project Engineer, John Roadifer, PE, and other discipline leads to provide a world-class alternatives analysis. John has 29 years of civil design experience with dams and reservoirs, and has been the project engineer on many similar projects, including the San Clemente, Matilija, and Searsville dam removal and/or reservoir alternative analysis projects. Both Jon S. and John R. work regularly with Shannon Leonard, our Reservoir Alternatives Analysis lead, and Dave Simpson, PG, CEG, our Sediment Characterization lead. The AECOM Team includes Balance Hydrologics, Stillwater Sciences, and HDR—all firms that have long, successful relationships collaborating with AECOM on similar projects, and have substantial experience in the Carmel River Watershed. − Balance Hydrologics assisted AECOM with sediment transport analysis for the San Clemente Dam Removal and Searsville Reservoir Alternatives Analysis projects, and is currently working on the MPWMD’s Instream Flow Incremental Method Study of the Carmel River. Balance EXHIBIT 2-A Hydrologics’ Shawn Chartrand, PG, CEG, will lead the AECOM Team’s geomorphology and sediment transport analyses. − Stillwater Sciences led steelhead analyses to assess restoration alternatives for the Carmel River lagoon, and worked with AECOM on the sediment transport and effects to steelhead tasks for the Matilija Dam Removal Alternatives Analysis. Stillwater Sciences’ Ethan Bell will lead the AECOM Team in evaluation of the effects of increased sediment transport on steelhead. − HDR is currently working with AECOM on the MPWMD’s Fish Passage Feasibility Study, and has worked with AECOM for many years on steelhead-related evaluations and design in the Alameda Creek Watershed. HDR’s Mike Garello, PE, will support the AECOM Team in all things related to fish passage. Together, AECOM and our proposed subconsultants have worked on a majority of the most significant reservoir alternatives analyses and dam removal projects that have occurred on the West Coast, and are currently involved in at least four projects at—or related to—Los Padres Dam. The AECOM Team is the most qualified to address the proposed study because we have: − More experience with reservoir alternatives analysis projects than any other team. − Depth of experience in the Carmel River Watershed and at Los Padres Dam. − Built a high level of trust and efficiency working together on similar projects. − Unsurpassed enthusiasm to continue working with a team we love on this important issue. We are excited about the opportunity to provide critical information to answer key questions related to Los Padres Dam, including: − Are Carmel River steelhead better off with or without Los Padres Dam and Reservoir? − Is Los Padres Reservoir critical for water supply on the Monterey Peninsula? − What will the geomorphic response of the Carmel River be to management actions considered, and will there be an increased flood risk? We are confident that the AECOM Team has the qualifications and the most relevant experience to answer these questions and help you determine the long-term future of Los Padres Dam and Reservoir, and we look forward to continuing our support and commitment to the MPWMD, Cal-Am, and the entire TRC. Our primary contact during the solicitation process through to contract award is our proposed project manager, Jon Stead, who can be reached at [email protected]; or at the address, telephone number, and fax number at the top of this letter. Please let us know if you have any questions about our proposal. We are committed to providing you with the services you need, and are happy to consider any comments you may have. Sincerely, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Jonathan Stead Noel Wong Project Manager Vice President, Principal-in-Charge (510) 874-3058 (direct) (510) 874-3112 (direct) 2 EXHIBIT 2-A SIGNATURE PAGE ISSUE DATE: November 2016 RFP EXTENSION DATE:________ RFP: Los Padres Dam Sediment Management Study PROPOSALS ARE DUE IN MAILING ADDRESS: THE DISTRICT OFFICE BY Monterey Peninsula Water Management District 3:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, ON: December 28, 2016 5 Harris Court, Building G Monterey, CA 93940 QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS RFP #10340 SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO Larry Hampson, [email protected], (831) 658-5620 or (831) 238-2543 Consultant MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN EACH PROPOSAL: 1 original plus 3 copies = total of 4 copies plus one CD or DVD (no USB sticks) ALL REQUIRED CONTENT AS DEFINED PER SECTION 7.1 HEREIN This Signature Page must be included with your submittal in order to validate your proposal. Proposals submitted without this page will be deemed non-responsive. CHECK HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THIS SOLICITATION. Consultant MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TO VALIDATE PROPOSAL I hereby agree to furnish the articles and/or services stipulated in my proposal at the price quoted, subject to the instructions and conditions in the Request for Proposal package and the identified exceptions. I further attest that I am an official officer representing my organization and authorized with signatory authority to present this proposal package. Company Name: ___________________________________________ Date ________________ November 2016 P a g e | 70 EXHIBIT 2-A Signature: __________________________ Printed Name:_______________________________ Street Address:_________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________ State: ______ Zip: ______________ Phone: ( ) ______________ Fax: ( ) ______________ Email: ________________________ Registered California Civil Engineer Name and License No. ________________________________________________ November 2016 P a g e | 71 EXHIBIT 2-A Table of Contents 02 Prequalifications/Licensing Requirements .........................................................................................1 03 Project Experience & References ............................................................................................................4 04 Key Staff Persons .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Organizational Chart ......................................................................................................................................... 31 05 Litigation History ........................................................................................................................................... 33 06 Technical Aspects ......................................................................................................................................... 37 07 Pricing ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 08 Exceptions .......................................................................................................................................................
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