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Ec-2256-Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 1516 E. 26th Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 USA T: (314) 565-8485 www.woodplc.com 22 July 2020 Ms. Judy Dennis, Local Governments Project Manager Ms. Rosana Marshall, Contract Administrator Oklahoma Department of Transportation 200 NE 21st Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-3204 Letter of Interest Pre-Qualification for Environmental Studies Services – Non Federal Projects Contract Identification No. 2256 Dear Ms. Dennis and Ms. Marshall: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (Wood) is keenly interested in providing a complete range of environmental services including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, natural resource assessment, and coordination and preparation of environmental surveys and associated permits for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) County Transportation System. The following information is provided to demonstrate we have the necessary experience with ODOT policies and procedures; capability and experience leading transportation- related NEPA projects; expertise in environmental studies including wetland and stream (Clean Water Act Section 404) permitting, biological studies, cultural resources studies, hazardous waste studies, and all desktop analysis; and the capacity to respond to all projects. We have a long history of successfully providing similar services for departments of transportation throughout the US, Wood has also provided permitting support to ODOT under a contract to provide cultural resource services. We have included Cattails Environmental, LLC and MacArthur Associated Consultants as specialty subconsultants to our team to add local depth and experience. Cattails Environmental—an Oklahoma recognized DBE—brings specialized expertise for wetlands, streams, and endangered species found in Oklahoma. MacArthur Associated Consultants will facilitate all public involvement activities as needed. Together, our team has sufficient capacity and expertise to provide ODOT with high quality, expedient services. The Team’s value to ODOT can be summarized as: • Local contact and available regional resources; • Experience with ODOT policies and procedures; • Capability and experience in NEPA analysis and documentation for transportation projects; • Expertise and practical field experience in a full range of environmental disciplines including: o Wetland and stream permitting; o Biological studies; o Cultural resource studies; o Hazardous waste studies; o Socioeconomic studies; o Noise studies; o Public involvement; and • Capacity to respond to all projects, no matter the size or complexity. ‘Wood’ is a trading name for John Wood Group PLC and its subsidiaries Ms. Judy Dennis Ms. Rosana Marshall 22 July 2020 Page 2 of 10 1. Experience and familiarity with ODOT procedures Our experience working with ODOT means that we can hit the ground running on this contract, with little to no learning curve concerning ODOT protocols and procedures. Wood demonstrated familiarity and experience with ODOT procedures through performance under Contract No. 2100F Statewide Cultural Resources Inventories, NRHP Evaluations and Mitigation Proposals. We have also previously held and completed work under prior County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CIRB) Construction projects. 2. Capability Wood’s Environment and Infrastructure Solutions (E&IS) offers our clients more than 40 years of experience and a full staff comprised of environmental scientists, engineers, project managers, and other professionals. Wood has a long history of providing high-quality deliverables for NEPA studies and required environmental investigations in support of project permitting. With staff located in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and Arkansas, we are positioned to serve all of ODOT’s needs. Our staff are highly qualified and have experience performing these studies for state DOTs throughout the country, including ODOT. In addition, our team has experience permitting Oklahoma projects and consulting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tulsa District, Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) Oklahoma Ecological Services Field Office. Wood has the technical expertise and depth of staff, identified below, to meet the most challenging project requirements within the state of Oklahoma. Cattails Environmental, LLC performs environmental consulting work in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas. Working primarily with environmental regulations associated with the Clean Water Act, they perform wetland delineations/determinations and assist clients with Section 404 (US Army Corps Of Engineers) and Section 401 (state water quality certification) permits. Other services include wetland & stream mitigation, stream bioassessments & monitoring, natural resource inventories, habitat assessments, watershed inventories, NEPA report writing and environmental regulations seminars. Cattails Environmental is Wood’s strategic partner for wetland, stream, and protected species surveys. Cattails Environmental can also perform presence/absence surveys of the federally endangered American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), if required. (Note: in addition to Cattails’ specialized expertise, Wood also has established working relationships with other specialty subcontractors who are permitted for T&E species collection should that expertise be required.) Recent Cattails Environmental projects for ODOT include: • McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 2015 – Completed American burying beetle surveys for ODOT bridge replacement. • Haskell County, Oklahoma, 2015 –Northern Long-Eared Bat habitat and acoustic surveys for ODOT bridge replacement. • Nowata County, Oklahoma, 2015 –Northern Long-Eared Bat habitat and acoustic surveys for ODOT road improvements. MacArthur Associated Consultants (MAC) provides a custom approach to public involvement for each project and delivers the highest quality results and solutions. Public invovlement professionals develop surveys, advertisements, websites, presentations, flyers, and coordinate public open houses, public hearings, and stakeholder meetings. MAC has previously lead public invovlement efforts for ODOT. Recent project experience includes: • Public involvement and public meetings for US-59 in Delaware and Ottawa Counties for ODOT. • Public involvement services for the City of Oklahoma City’s including communicating with affected stakeholders, coordinating the public meeting, providing graphics and comment cards, and documenting responses. • Public involvement for the Greenway Trail in Oklahoma City, OK responsible for communicating and coordinating with affected stakeholders and documenting responses. Ms. Judy Dennis Ms. Rosana Marshall 22 July 2020 Page 3 of 10 3. Experience Wood has routinely performed environmental studies (CEs, environmental assessments [EA]s, and EISs), in compliance with NEPA, for DOTs and other agencies locally, regionally, and nationally. We are distinctive in the depth, experience, and capability of our staff. Our St. Louis staff alone includes more than 30 environmental scientists and planners. These professionals have collaborated and conducted CEs, EAs and EISs for DOTs in Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas as well for other local, state and federal agencies including the USACE and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Our staff has expertise and practical field experience in a full range of environmental disciplines including: • Natural Resources • Land Use/Prime Farmland • Cultural Resources • Soils/Geology • Threatened and Endangered Species • Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment • Socioeconomics/Environmental Justice • Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas • Wetlands • Noise Investigations • Water Resources (Surface/Ground Water) • Solid/Hazardous Materials • Demographics • Public Outreach/Scoping Recent NEPA studies completed include: • U.S. Route 67 EIS Re-evaluation for Butler County, Missouri, 10 miles, City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT), Southeast District. Wood is preparing a re-evaluation of the 2005 EIS which evaluated a relocated Route 67 for 71 miles through Madison, Wayne, and Butler Counties. This EIS re-evaluation focuses on the southern-most 10 miles of the corridor and includes a re-assessment of the preferred alternative resulting in minor changes to the alignment. The project includes wetland delineation, protected species habitat assessment, presence/absence survey for protected bat species, and a phase I cultural resources survey. • Interstate 70 Segment of Independent Utility 6 EA Re-evaluation, MODOT, Callaway County, Missouri. Wood conducted a re-evaluation of the previous EA for a 27-mile segment of Interstate 70 in Missouri proposed for widening. The new project includes truck climbing lanes in an area of steep grades and with numerous cultural and natural resources. The re-evaluation documented any changed environmental conditions and identified archaeological and historic sites, streams, and wetlands for avoidance during construction, including temporary access to the construction site. • MODOT Categorical Exclusion Missouri Route 100, South Lindbergh Boulevard to Big Bend Road (St. Louis County, Missouri), 2018 to 2019 – Wood prepared a Categorical Exclusion 2 (CE2) for an approximately 5-mile stretch of Route 100 in a heavily traveled section of St. Louis County. The project is a roadway resurfacing and an Americans with Disabilities (ADA) sidewalk improvement project through six municipalities
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