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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES MID‐BARATARIA SEDIMENT DIVERSION THIRD‐PARTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RFP #: 2503‐16‐23 PROPOSAL DUE DATE/TIME: NOVEMBER 16, 2016 3:00PM State of Louisiana COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORRATION AUTHORITY October 12, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1.1 Description and Location ...................................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 Instructions by CEMVN ......................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 5‐6 1.3 Schedule of Events ........................................................................................................................ 6‐7 1.3.1 Period of Agreement………………………………………………………………………..……………………………….. 7 1.3.2 Blackout Period……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ... 7 1.4 Proposal Submission ..................................................................................................................... 7‐8 1.5 Acceptance of Proposal Content ..................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Proposal Format ......................................................................................................................... .8‐15 1.6.1 Number of Copies of Proposal ............................................................................................ 16 1.6.2 Legibility/Clarity .................................................................................................................. 17 1.7 Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information ......................................... 17 1.8 Pre‐Proposal Conference ............................................................................................................... 17 1.8.1 Proposer Inquiries ............................................................................................................... 18 1.9 Errors and Omissions in Proposal .................................................................................................. 18 1.10 Changes, Addenda, Withdrawals ................................................................................................... 18 1.11 Withdrawal of Proposal ................................................................................................................. 18 1.12 Waiver of Administrative Informalities .......................................................................................... 18 1.13 Proposal Rejection/RFP Cancellation ............................................................................................. 18 1.14 Ownership of Proposal ................................................................................................................... 19 1.15 Cost of Offer Preparation ............................................................................................................... 19 1.16 Determination of Responsibility .................................................................................................... 19 1.17 Prime Contractor Responsibility withe us of Subcontractors ........................................................ 19 1.18 Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................... 19 1.19 Oral Discussion/Presentations ....................................................................................................... 20 1.20 Selection and Notice of Intent to Award ....................................................................................... 20 1.21 Contract Award and Execution ...................................................................................................... 20 1.22 Right to Prohibit Award ................................................................................................................. 21 1.23 Payment ......................................................................................................................................... 21 1.24 Assignment .................................................................................................................................... 21 1.25 Audit of Records ............................................................................................................................. 21 1.26 Records Ownership ........................................................................................................................ 21 1.27 Entire Agreement/Order of Precedence ........................................................................................ 21 1.28 Substitution of Personnel .............................................................................................................. 22 1.29 Governing Law ............................................................................................................................... 22 1.30 Claims or Controversies ................................................................................................................. 22 1.31 Code of Ethics ................................................................................................................................ 22 1.32 Corporate Requirements ............................................................................................................... 22 1.33 Indemnification & Limitation of Liability………………………………………………………………………….. ... 22‐23 1 PART II. EVALUATION 2.1 Firm Experience ........................................................................................................................ 24‐25 2.2 Experience of Personnel ................................................................................................................ 25 2.3 Approach and Methodology .......................................................................................................... 25 2.4 Veteran‐Owned and Service‐Connected Disabled Veteran‐Owned Small Entrepreneurships (Veteran Initiative) and Louisiana Initiative for Small .................................... 26 Entrepreneurships (Hudson Initiative) Programs Participation 2.5 Cost Evaluation .............................................................................................................................. 26 ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENT 1: DOCUMENT MATRIX ................................................................................................. 27‐33 ATTACHMENT 2: CERTIFICATION STATEMENT .............................................................................. …….34‐35 ATTACHMENT 3: SAMPLE CONTRACT ................................................................................................... 36‐50 ATTACHMENT 4: PROPOSER (FIRM) QUALIFICATIONS FORM .............................................................. 51‐52 ATTACHMENT 5: MINIMUM PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS FORM ...................................................... 53‐60 ATTACHMENT 6: SCOPE OF WORK ..................................................................................................... 61‐125 ATTACHMENT 7: REQUIRED RATE SCHEDULE ................................................................................... 127‐128 2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES THIRD PARTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT MID‐BARATARIA SEDIMENT DIVERSION PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Background The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board of Louisiana, through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (“CPRA”), has submitted a Joint Permit Application for Department of the Army (“DA”) permits under the provisions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) (hereinafter “Section 404”), and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. 403) (“Section 10”) and will also submit a permission request under Section 14 (33 U.S.C. 408) (Section 408) of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”), at the New Orleans District (“CEMVN”) for CPRA’s proposed Mid‐Barataria Sediment Diversion Project (“MBSD Project” or “Project”). An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to disclose and analyze the significant environmental impacts of the Project as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations found in 40 CFR Parts 1500‐ 1508. This EIS will address the Public Interest Review requirements of 33 CFR Parts 320‐332 including 33 CFR Part 325, Appendix B, 33 U.S.C. 408 and 40 CFR Part 230 (Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines), so that the EIS, when completed, will provide information required for an informed decision on the DA permit application and Section 408 permission request. Any additional information required for the Section 408 permission request beyond the completed final EIS will not be performed by the selected third party contractor. CEMVN filed a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS which was published in the Federal Register in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 1507.3(e) and 33 C.F.R. § 230, Appendix C on October 4, 2013. In 1999, USACE Headquarters issued guidance