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INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL 1/16/13 RFA SNA001 Santa Ana Delhi Urban Discharge Diversion Project Task 1.05 - Encroachment Permits and Approvals: URS will obtain encroachment permits for work activities within the public rights of way for the following: • City of Newport Beach • City of Costa Mesa • County of Orange - Airports • County of Orange - OCFCD • California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Task 1.06 - Addenda Preparation and Pre-Bid Meeting: URS will provide bidding support and assistance as it pertains to the contract documents and construction drawings of the interim improvements. For budgetary purposes, we have assumed a number of hours in our fee estimate to answer questions from prospective bidding contractors, and assist the City of Santa Ana in providing information and clarification of the bid documents. URS will consult with the City of Santa Ana to address concerns or answer their questions in support of administering the bid process. URS will prepare four (4) addenda for all prospective bidders, if requested by City of Santa Ana. P°fN1!#R}??#MEgbIA? RlA#1N6eS6kTfi$ Task 2.01 - Prepare CEQA Initial Study/MND: URS will prepare a draft CEQA Initial Study (IS)/Mitigation Negative Declaration (MND) in accordance with the current CEQA Guidelines and Appendices. URS will begin with the preparation of the project description, in consultation with the City, and incorporating the following maps and other existing background data to the extent possible: • A regional map and project site map(s) illustrating the boundaries of the project area; • A statement of the project objectives, prepared in coordination with the City. • A statement briefly describing the intended uses of the IS/MND including a list of agencies that are expected to use the IS/MND in decision making/permitting and a list of the discretionary approvals for which the IS/MND will be used; • A discussion of the environmental setting; and regional setting with special emphasis on rare or unique environmental resources. The IS will include a summary of the existing environmental conditions using information readily available, such as the EIR for the Santa Ana-Delhi Channel Widening project. URS will then evaluate potential impacts of the project using the CEQA IS checklist form. Impact discussions will cover potential short-term construction impacts and potential long-term impacts of the low flow diversion project, including pipelines. For each environmental topic listed in the checklist, URS will conduct an appropriate level of analysis to support the findings of impact required. As needed, a list of mitigation measures will be included to reduce any potential impacts to less than significant. For this effort, URS will utilize our in- house technical specialists in biology, cultural resources, noise, traffic, air quality, water quality and hydrology to adequately assess the environmental topics. No separate technical studies will be prepared for the CEQA IS, other than the biological resource technical report and the cultural resources record search summary letter discussed later in this scope of work. Based on our experience with environmental issues in the local area including Upper Newport Bay, it is likely that impacts can be reduced to less than significant levels with incorporation of mitigation measures, and therefore, the IS will most likely lead to a MND. URS will submit the Draft IS/MND to the City in electronic format for up to two rounds of review and comment. If needed, URS will meet with the City to discuss comments for incorporation into the final IS/MND. On the basis of this second Pagel 3 T'.\071\CITV OF SANTA ANA\URBAN DISCHARGE WATER DIVERSION (29880113)\2 - CONTRACTS\A. CONTRACT\2 - CHANGE ORDERS\REQUEST FOR APPROVAL 001 - 20120803.DOCX 25H-45