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RFP #24-038A: On -Call Environmental Review Services for CHAMBERS
<br />the Housing Division GROUP
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />EIS: An EIS would be required if a federal action would result in significant effects of the quality of the human
<br />environment. Chambers Group would prepare Chambers Group would prepare the NOI for publication in the Federal
<br />Register for the Project. The comments received on the NOI will be used to further refine those impact areas that will
<br />be analyzed in the EIS, if needed. The comments reviewed will be discussed with the City and federal agency to
<br />determine whether the scope of the EIS should be expanded. The NOI, comments received, and all correspondence will
<br />be included in the EIS appendices. The EIS will address direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts relevant to the proposed
<br />action. Following the public review period, the Final EIS would incorporate comments, responses, and changes to the
<br />Draft EIS (DEIS). The EIS process ends with a Record of Decision that outlines that federal agency's decision, describes
<br />alternatives considered, and discusses any necessary mitigation or monitoring plans.
<br />Technical Studies
<br />The following studies and services are in response to services listed in the RFQ, however, if additional studies (such as
<br />visual impact assessments and simulations or hydrologic/hydraulic assessments) are required as part of completing
<br />CEQA compliance and documentation, we would be happy to provide those services through a combination of in-house
<br />and subconsultant personnel.
<br />Biological and Resource Technical Reports
<br />Biological Resources: Chambers Group's biology team may utilize our deep bench of well-rounded biologists allowing for
<br />scheduling of simultaneous tasks at multiple sites. Our biological resources staff hold permits from the USFWS and
<br />CDFW for collecting select species, conducting protocol surveys for sensitive species, and following specialized habitat
<br />evaluation procedures. The biology staff includes botanists and restoration ecologists who survey sensitive plant
<br />species as well as specialize in restoration, revegetation, and soil analysis. In addition, Chambers Group staff are
<br />certified to perform wetland delineations. Our staff have conducted numerous database searches, Habitat
<br />Assessments, threatened and endangered species surveys, mitigation monitoring, and reports in Orange County.
<br />Chambers Group biologists will prepare biological technical documents, develop mitigation measures during the final
<br />design to avoid, minimize, and/or compensate for impacts to biological resources, and prepare any required restoration
<br />and mitigation monitoring plans. Chambers Group biologists, if requested by the City, will coordinate with wildlife
<br />agencies and assist in a full range of consultant services under federal and State endangered species acts. Our staff
<br />provides permit assistance for all project aspects (including a USACE Clean Water Act Section 404 permit, CDFW Section
<br />1602 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement, and RWQCB Section 401 Water Quality Certification). In addition, our
<br />staff will communicate and coordinate with the City's engineer and environmental staff, resource agencies, and
<br />construction contractors regarding project schedules and the effects of design changes on the environment. Our staff
<br />will anticipate issues and provide solutions to avoid conflict. Should a project involve HUD, biological assessments will
<br />include a discussion of the Project's compliance with statutes, executive orders, and regulations listed at 24 CFR 50.4,
<br />58.5 and 58.6.
<br />Cultural and Paleontological Resources
<br />Chambers Group can provide Cultural Site Evaluations, Cultural Resource Mitigation, Historic American Buildings
<br />Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) mitigation of Built Environment Resources, Ethnographic
<br />Studies, Historic Resource Treatment and/or Mitigation Plans, and Paleontological Resource Recovery, Analysis, and
<br />Restoration.
<br />Our archaeologists conduct cultural resources studies in accordance with the Secretary of Interior Standards for
<br />archaeological investigation. In addition, our archaeologists also:
<br />• Manage large programs and multiple concurrent task orders in compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the
<br />NHPA, Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), and Native American Graves Protection and
<br />Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
<br />• Perform National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations
<br />• Prepare Historic Property Management Plans
<br />• Work with California SHPO to determine eligibility of historic buildings
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