Tampa Harbor. A. Updated disposal capacities for Disposal Areas 2D and 3D due to the Tampa Port Authority s (TPA) recent dike raising;

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1 FINAL SCOPE OF WORK US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Update of Tampa Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) with Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report (CAR) Tampa Harbor I. LOCATION. The project area includes all of Tampa Bay, located in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, Florida. More specifically, the project includes the entire federally authorized Tampa Bay Harbor channel and most likely disposal areas which are Confined Material Disposal Areas (CMDA) 2D, 3D (Figure1), Tampa Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) (Figure 2), Upland disposal areas A, B, C, and possible permitted beneficial use areas which are the permitted portions of Egmont Key, as well as permitted dredged holes Gandy Channel North, Northshore Beach, MacDill Hole, McKay Bay, Whiskey Stump Key Holes 1 and 2 (Figure 3). II. PROJECT OBJECTIVES. The federal objective of this project is to update the Dredged Materials Management Plan (DMMP) for the 20-year planning horizon, to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) of all operation and maintenance activities within the federally authorized channel, and to prepare a draft Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report (CAR). This information will be used in the NEPA document for this project to fulfill the requirements of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. All of these items will be used as a decision document for higher authority to approve a new Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the sponsor for Tampa Harbor, the Tampa Port Authority (TPA). This scope contains an option for a Cultural Resources Assessment Plan (CRAS). III. BACKGROUND. The Final Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) for Tampa Harbor Project, Florida Tampa, was approved on April 17, The DMMP recommended a base plan, along with raising the dikes of CMDA 2D and 3D. To create a PPA with the TPA for disposal sites 2D and 3D, the Tampa Harbor DMMP (2002) is required to be updated to include new information that has occurred since 2002, such as: A. Updated disposal capacities for Disposal Areas 2D and 3D due to the Tampa Port Authority s (TPA) recent dike raising; B. Any new project induced shoaling rates, as a result of such projects as Tampa Harbor General Reevalution (GRR) recommended plan or O&M, such as Sparkman Channel or project induced shoaling and O&M from the recently non-federally constructed Big Bend; C. Re-examining beneficial use sites and any new potential sites to ease the capacity burdens on existing disposal sites; and D. Resulting changes based on findings in A through C (above) in the 20 year planning horizon. 1

2 E. Revised Cost Sharing tables according to Policy Guidance Letter (PGL) No. 47, Cost Sharing for Dredged Material Disposal Facilities and Dredged Material Disposal Facility Partnerships, 3 April 1998; and Implementation Guidance for Dredged Material Disposal Section 2005 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA 2007), 11 Aug 2008, which amends guidance initially presented in Policy Guidance Letter 47 Additionally, an EA is required for the Tampa Harbor Federal Channel for all Operation and Maintenance (O&M) events, following National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations for environmental compliance. IV. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED DATA. A. Hard and Electronic (Microsoft Word version) copies of the Tampa Harbor 2002 DMMP and the Tampa Harbor Dredged Material Management Strategy (DMMS July 2000); B. Draft Tampa Harbor GRR (electronic/hardcopy) and appendices (electronic), including current proposed project induced shoaling rates, as well as all other shoaling rates for channels mentioned in the original Tampa Harbor 2002 DMMP C. All necessary policy guidance, including: Policy Guidance Letter (PGL) No. 47, Cost Sharing for Dredged Material Disposal Facilities and Dredged Material Disposal Facility Partnerships, 3 April 1998 Implementation Guidance for Dredged Material Disposal Section 2005 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA 2007), 11 Aug 2008, which amends guidance initially presented in Policy Guidance Letter 47 D. Pertinent meeting notes and conversation records; E. Previous EAs in the Tampa Harbor area, including permits for dredged holes and Egmont Key; F. MII is the second generation of the Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (MCACES). MII is one of several modules of an integrated suite of cost engineering tools called Tri-Service Automated Cost Engineering Systems (TRACES). (However, Contractor must purchase the accompanying Cost Book, which is one of the databases that is used with the software.); G. Existing core boring data along Federal Channel; and H. As-built (post construction) surveys of each Federal O&M dredging event via the Corps Hydro Server or other methods over the past 10 years. 2

3 V. STATEMENT OF WORK. This scope of work details your assignment to update the DMMP and to prepare draft and final versions of the EA for the aforementioned federal actions. The issues, alternatives, and impacts of these actions shall be considered, as mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of Based on our current understanding of the scope of the program, we anticipate that an EA will be the appropriate level of effort. If additional efforts are deemed necessary, a modification or amendment will done to the contract to conduct benthic resource surveys. This scope additionally contains an option for a Cultural Resources Assessment Plan (CRAS). If the Contractor s proposal for the option is accepted by the Corps, a decision will be made at a later date by the Corps whether or not to execute the option. VI. SCOPE AND PURPOSE. A. REVIEW GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS. The Contractor shall review all furnished materials to familiarize with project background. B. DATA COLLECTION. The Contractor shall assemble and review existing data related to the proposed project. The data shall include, at a minimum, current planning documents provided by the Corps, Florida Natural Areas Inventory lists, aerial photographs, and other reports regarding natural resources within or in near proximity to the project. The Contractor will conduct a site visit to assess the important resources in the project area that could be affected by the project, as well as meet with the Tampa Port Authority during this visit. Based on the site visit and literature review the contractor will assist the Corps in determining resources of importance in project area. C. DRAFT REVISED DMMP. 1. Verify new capacities and height of dikes in 2D and 3D by obtaining surveys (containing data points) from TPA. Contractor will provide drawings of 2D and 3D, with cells, and dimensions, either provided from TPA or created from information received from TPA. 2. Contractor will update 2002 DMMP (pages 1-64) and provide the draft update to the Corps in Microsoft Word format. Contractor will create uniform Microsoft Excel tables of the items listed in below in items A though L, based on the 2002 DMMP information in absence of the original excel files. The update will also extend to the syllabus, table of contents, and all of the text and tables and required maps to the 20-year planning horizon with base year beginning at 2010, to include all of the following aspects: a) Contractor will update the shoaling estimates for maintenance dredging of Federal channels, pg. 17, Supplemental Table A; b) Contractor will update shoaling estimates for maintenance dredging to include the expected project-induced shoaling from Tampa GRR and Sparkman Channel, pg. 18, Supplemental Table B; 3

4 c) Contractor will update new work for Federal dredging project, to include proposed widening in Tampa GRR, pg. 19, Supplemental Table C; d) Contractor will update new non-federal work including berthing quantities expected by the Tampa Port Authority, pg. 19, Supplemental Table D (non-federal work). Contractor will show two alternative scenarios: with Big Bend and without Big Bend ; e) Contractor will update Supplemental Table E, pg. 21, showing the years each waterbody identified is expected to be maintenance dredged, to include any new estimates already identified, and to forecast for the 20- year period through 2030; f) Contractor will verify or update probable methods for dredging each major bay segment, Supplemental Table F, pg. 22; g) Contractor will verify and update physical qualities and chemical properties, pg. 22, Supplemental Table G; h) As necessary, Contractor will update the existing sites which receive material from Federal projects, pg. 22, Supplemental Table H; i) Contractor will revise to show new additional storage capacities for the 20-year horizon for planned required expansions for 2D and 3D, pg. 23 and Supplemental Table I, using the steps outlined in task m; j) Contractor will update to reflect current available fill capacities, required material types, dredge equipment needed, accessibility, and placement methods for all mentioned habitat restoration sites and beneficial use, with an emphasis on Egmont Key and the other mentioned permitted holes. (Gandy Channel North, Northshore Beach, MacDill Hole, McKay Bay, Whiskey Stump Key Holes 1 and 2), pg. 23 Supplemental Table J; k) Contractor will calculate the available capacities of CMDAs 2D and 3D, taking into account the recently expanded capacities and assuming the capacities are available for Federal use. The Contractor will use 2010 as the reference year, with 2030 as the future year for the planning horizon. Using this information, the Contractor will address shortfalls for 2D and 3D for the 20-year planning horizon, after completing A-J and Task m, pg. 24, Supplemental Table K, addressing with Big Bend and without Big Bend scenarios; l) Contractor will update Supplemental Table L to reflect findings in shortfall timing (pg. 26); m) The Contractor will update the dredging cost analysis using most recent unit costs. Additionally the contractor will perform a life cycle analysis approach to reassess least cost placement area and construction method, with an emphasis on placement on Egmont Key. (pg. 27) 4

5 3. Contractor will compile as-built (post construction) surveys of each Federal O&M dredging event as well as Non-Federal Berthing areas and O&M in the Federal Navigation Channel over the past 10 years, to determine location of O&M dredging, frequency of that dredging that area, quantity dredged, material type, type dredge used, and disposal area. Contractor will create an excel spreadsheet of this data to include in DMMP. a) Contractor will obtain most recent aerials of Tampa Harbor and create a GIS attribute table showing location (in x,y), accessibility (depth, if available), capacity (if available), type of material accepted, and type of dredge equipment needed for placement. Contractor will create a map in GIS with shapefiles and x,y coordinates to show all dredged areas/regions and their corresponding disposal areas, labeled, in Tampa Harbor as stated in the base plan, using some categorizing feature such as color and layers. All disposal options should have shapefiles, specifically 2D, 3D, ODMDS, Upland Disposal Areas A,B,C as well as the permitted area on Egmont, and the 6 permitted dredged holes. Contractor will also show all beneficial use potential locations mentioned in DMMP (in a layer), and other potential sites, in GIS on map. Map should be foldout sufficient. 4. Contractor will update pages 28 through 34 to reflect the most recent economic trends using data from Waterborne Commerce to ensure that channels are still commercially viable. 5. Contractor will draft an executive summary for the updated DMMP summarizing the changes to the DMMP, reasons for updates (to create a new PPA), and summarizing that the Updated DMMP/EA/CRAS and PPA will be used as a decision document to attempt to give credit to the Sponsor for previous dike raising, under policy guidance including Implementation Guidance for Dredged Material Disposal Section 2005 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA 2007), enclosure Sec. 217, c) 4) c). 6. Contractor will revise 2002 DMMP with new costs in MCACES and in cost sharing tables, in accordance with guidance in PGL 47, Example 2 Federal navigation Project and Non-Federal Dredging Disposal Facility. a) Based on determined capacity over next 20 years, Contractor will develop two scenarios of cost sharing. In the first, Contractor will assume that Non-Federal Sponsor will be credited the appropriate amount toward a future dike raising from the past dike raising, based on PGL 47 cost sharing guidance. In the second scenario, Contractor will assume Sponsor will not be credited towards future dike raisings from past dike raising. Contractor will create new cost sharing tables to show credit applied to the next future dike raising, and to show cost sharing for future remaining 20-year planning horizon capacity. 7. Contractor will assist SAJ to resolve comments from Agency Technical Review (ATR), and a concurrent SAJ Office of Council (OC) Review. All comments will be resolved and revisions made to the DMMP/EA within 10 work days of receipt of comments. SAJ will formally input the resolved responses into the Dr. Checks program for record keeping. 8. Contractor will assist SAJ to resolve comments from South Atlantic Division (SAD). All comments will be resolved and revisions made to the DMMP/EA within 10 work days of receipt of comments. 5

6 9. Contractor will assist SAJ to resolve Headquarters comments. All comments will be resolved and revisions made to the DMMP/EA within 10 work days of receipt of comments. 10. The Contract will end after HQ reviews are complete. (Contract will not include public comment period; however, SAJ reserves the right to ask questions as needed to Contractor.) *A Peer Review Plan (PRP) will be done by SAJ in-house staff, which will determine if an Independent External Peer Review (IEPR) is needed. This scope of work assumes that an IEPR will not be required for this study. D. PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. Furnish all personnel, equipment, transportation, and materials necessary to perform and deliver the requirements of this scope of work. The preparation of these documents will strictly comply with 40 CFR Parts , the National Environmental Policy Act, Department of the Army Engineer Regulations ER and 33 CFR To the extent practicable and appropriate, the contractor will use the template for an Environmental Assessment found on the Jacksonville District s web site at To the extent practicable and appropriate, the contractor will also apply the NEPA checklist found at 1. After reviewing historical literature and appropriate project information provided by the Corps, identify potential significant resources and issues that could be affected, including endangered species and their critical habitats in a baseline report. a) Conduct preliminary investigations to identify the potential presence of important resources. Analyze available data (to include core borings, previously conducted resource surveys, and literature) to identify the potential for resource presence in Tampa Bay channels proposed for maintenance dredging. If the preliminary investigations indicate that seagrasses, hardbottoms, or other benthic communities of significance are located within the project area, the Contractor will notify the Corps for approval to conduct a modification to the contract for additional fieldwork as necessary. b) Contractor will review existing GIS data and previously conducted resource surveys. Using available information, Contractor will create or compile shapefiles of all known disposal areas (upland and offshore), turning basins, manatee areas, oyster beds, artificial reef sites, hardbottoms, seagrasses, bird nesting areas, cultural resources, and bathymetry. 2. Compose a draft outline of the EA and submit to CESAJ-PD-EC for approval. 3. Based on the approved outline, prepare a draft EA of the action assessing the impacts of maintenance dredging with placement at the identified disposal areas along with the no action alternative. The Corps will provide copies of existing EAs that have been prepared for selected portions of Tampa Harbor for use as references for the harbor-wide EA, which include several recent EAs with 6

7 associated mailing lists. The draft EA should be submitted to CESAJ-PD-EC for review and comment. 4. Revise the draft documents per CESAJ-PD-EC's comments. Incorporate the results of the cultural resource assessment surveys (CRAS) into the draft EA (i.e., attached Appendix and revise relevant sections to reflect results). The Corps will provide the CRAS report or the CRAS report may be done by the Contractor as an option. E. DRAFT FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT REPORT. The Contractor shall prepare a draft Fish and Wildlife CAR for the review, approval, and use by the USFWS. The Contractor will prepare the draft CAR in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and the guidance issued by Region 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Policy and Guidance on Fulfillment of Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Responsibilities in the Corps of Engineers Water Resources Development Program, March 1987). The Contractor shall rely on existing literature associated with the preparation of the EA to write the report. F. MEETINGS. One site visit combined with a Tampa Port Authority Meeting is included in the scope. All other meetings will be billed on a negotiated hourly rate up to a given amount. For every 8 consecutive hours, per diem and travel expenses will be allotted at the negotiated rate per location. G. DELIVERABLES. 1. Updated Draft DMMP with EA with incorporated CRAS (as Appendix 1), CRAS Report (furnished by Corps or as an option by Contractor as Appendix 2), and CAR. All documents will be in MS Word with MS Excel tables, with revised text, tables, MCACES electronic files as well as hardcopy attachment in report, and all maps submitted in both jpeg format as well as all GIS electronic files and hardcopy maps. Key data and references from each appendix will be incorporated into the main DMMP. Contractor shall submit an electronic copy (via FTP site or other site) to be reviewed by Corps prior to ATR. Contractor shall submit 5 hardcopies in 3-ring binders or eco binding and 5 electronic copies (in Word and PDF) on Compact Discs (CD) for ATR. Contractor shall submit 6 hardcopies in 3-ring binders or eco binding and 5 electronic copies (in Word and PDF) on Compact Discs (CD) for SAD Review. 2. Draft Final DMMP with EA with incorporated CRAS (as Appendix 1), CRAS Report (furnished by Corps or as an option by Contractor as Appendix 2), and CAR. Key data and references from each appendix will be incorporated into the main DMMP. All documents will be in MS Word and MS Excel tables, GIS data, jpegs of all maps, MCACES electronic files as well as hardcopy attachment in report. Contractor will submit 15 hardcopies in 3-ring binders or eco binding and 5 electronic copies (in Word and PDF) on Compact Discs (CD) for HQ review. 3. GIS Layers. The Contractor will submit all significant data for DMMP and EA to the CORPS as GIS layer files or shapefiles. The data will be collected in the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), in the latest published 7

8 adjustment; currently NAD83(2007). The final data must be delivered in the State Plane Coordinate System of 1983, Florida West Zone (0902), U.S. Survey Feet. Also see Attachment 1, GIS Requirements. 4. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report (CAR). 5. After HQ Review and resolution is complete, Contract will end and all electronic files for the reports and associated parts as mentioned above will be handed over to SAJ for ownership. H. SCHEDULE. See attached chart and summary of schedule. I. PAYMENT. Referencing the above Statement of Work in this scope, the payments will be made as follows: Completion of draft DMMP, CAR, and EA documents (50%), and completion of final DMMP, CAR, and EA document and deliverables (50%). 8

9 OPTION - PREPARATION OF A CULTURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT SURVEY J. PREPARATION OF A CULTURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT SURVEY. If Contractor s proposal is accepted by the Corps and option is executed, the Contractor shall supply the necessary personnel, facilities, supplies, materials, positioning equipment, magnetometer, side-scan sonar, fathometer, sub-bottom profiler, and/or other equipment required to investigate these resources, providing the specific services described in this document. The contract Principal Investigator (PI), or similarly qualified underwater/marine archeologist, must be present in the field to conduct the field investigations described in this SOW. The survey, procedures, and equipment shall be representative of the state of current knowledge and development. The project is located within the Federal Channel in Tampa Bay Florida in both state and federal waters. The contractor will survey the Federal Channel plus an additional 100 feet on each side of the center line of the channel (For example Cut C is 500 feet wide. The contractor will survey 350 feet each side of the center line). In addition the contractor will survey all potential disposal locations associated with DMMP study except upland disposal sites such as 2D and 3D that have had previous use for upland disposal. If upland investigations are conducted the properties will tested at a 25 meter interval and all materials screened through ¼ inch hardware cloth. The field work and report must meet State of Florida standards for underwater survey. Progress Reports, Fieldwork Summary Report, Draft and Final Reports are required. 1. Archival Research a) Conduct archival/literature review of pertinent data and interviews with local informants and other knowledgeable individuals, collecting environmental and cultural information on the potential significance of cultural resources in the study area. A review of the State Master Site Files shall be made to gather data on nearby historic properties in relationship to maritime transportation and commerce. Emphasis will be placed on examination of historic and cartographic data relating to the locations of historic wrecks. Repositories may include but are not limited to the following: county records, university and private collections, photography collections, and Regional and National Archives. Emphasis shall also be placed on documentation related to exploration, colonization, development, agriculture, fishing, industry, trade, transportation, commerce, warfare and shipbuilding. Appropriate information shall be collected that may provide a correlation between the targets and known shipwrecks. b) Additional archival research will be conducted, as necessary, to identify, evaluate and assess the significance of the potentially significant targets. The contractor shall examine historic background data and build upon that data to further construct and refine a background history of the targets as they relate to the project area, i.e. place identifiable targets in appropriate historical context. These contexts can be used as the framework in which to apply the criteria for National Register evaluations. 9

10 2. Field Investigations and Mob/Demob a) The Contractor will analyze and synthesize the archival research and data gathered during these field investigations to evaluate the targets. Field methodology shall be performed to recover data relative to research questions of potential significance in assessing the target. Fieldwork will entail underwater survey including magnetometer, sidescan sonar, and sub-bottom profiling. Transect spacing will be no more than 30 meters apart for under water and 25 meter for upland investigations. b) Equipment, at a minimum may include, but will not be limited to the following: 1. A boat suitable for operation in the study area and a licensed operator to pilot the vessel. 2. A positioning system with differential receiver accuracy of 1-5 meters and the personnel needed to set up and operate the system. 3. A proton precession or cesium magnetometer with marine sensor and dual channel recorder, sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler and a skilled operator to operate the equipment. Software and operating system capable of locating and plotting anomalies. 3. Data Analysis and Report Preparation. All information collected will be compiled to produce a graphically illustrated, scientifically acceptable report which conforms to the Secretary of Interior's Standards and Guidelines. The report shall describe in detail the methods and results of the work. At a minimum this report shall include, but need not be limited to the following information: a) A summary of the results of the archival/literature review and interviews, including a brief cultural history of the study area. b) A discussion of pertinent environmental variables, which could affect the nature, location or potential significance of historic and archeological resources for each property, will be included. c) A description of methods and techniques used in archival research, informant interviews, field investigations, and laboratory analysis. d) A description of the results of the field investigations, including complete documentation of all cultural resources located within the study area. The results of these investigations and research will be presented in the form of a historical narrative for each property. e) A statement of significance and National Register eligibility shall be included in the report for each potentially significant resource identified under this contract. The significance statement shall clearly state how each resource contributes to the theoretical and substantive knowledge of archeology and how these resources are significant in Florida history, archeology, or culture. Other recommendations, such as, avoidance of potentially significant resources, will also be discussed in the report, giving details of no work buffer zones to protect such resources. f) CRAS REPORT CONTENTS AND FORMAT: 1) The cover and title page must bear an appropriate inscription indicating the source of funds, the title number of the Contract, the 10

11 contracting party, the name and signature of author and Principle Investigator s name, if different. If someone has authored a report other than the contract Principal Investigator, the cover and title page of the published report must also bear the inscription "Prepared Under the Supervision of (Name), Principal Investigator." If the report has been authored by someone other than the Contractor's Principal Investigator, the Principal Investigator must at least prepare a forward describing the overall research context of the report, the significance of the work, and any other related background circumstances relating to the manner in which the work was undertaken. The Principal Investigator is required to sign the original copy of the report. 2) An abstract suitable for publication in an abstract journal must be prepared. This should consist of a brief, quotable summary useful for informing the technically oriented professional public of what the author considers to be the contributions of the investigation. 3) Information shall be presented in textual, tabular, and graphic forms, whichever is most appropriate, effective, and advantageous to communicate necessary information. All tables shall have a number, title, appropriate explanatory notes and a source note. Oversize drawings or plates will normally not have an image larger than 8 by 14 inch with sufficient margin for binding on the left side and shall have a graphic scale and a north arrow. No logos shall be used anywhere in the report. 4) A bar scale, north arrow and coordinates of specific locations shall be shown on maps submitted by the Contractor with the reports. State Plane coordinates, UTM coordinates, and vertical datum shall be identified on the final mapping for all significant acoustic/magnetic anomalies identified. All pertinent features of the targets will be drawn and mapped. 5) The Contractor will prepare a Florida Master Site File survey log sheet and site file forms for each site identified. Copies of these forms will be included as an appendix to both the Draft and Final Reports 6) All references cited and/or utilized shall follow the standard format of the American Antiquity. Spelling shall be in accordance with the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual dated March 1984.CRAS Final Report. The report shall contain a detailed discussion of the identification and evaluation of all submerged acoustic/magnetic targets recorded during the underwater investigations. Equipment and methodology to be employed in evaluation studies must be discussed in detail. The potential for each target or submerged or upland historic property to contribute to archeological or historical knowledge in the area will be assessed. There should be a summary table listing all sites/targets identified and the recommendations for further work on each. The Final Report will present in detail the results of services rendered, including discussions of the methods and techniques employed. The report shall be a professional research effort reflecting contemporary organizational and illustrative standards of professional archeology. The Final Report will 11

12 incorporate into the DMMP within the appendix and data incorporated into the overall DMMP document. 4. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CRAS: Agencies, institutions, corporations, associations, or individuals will be considered qualified when they meet the minimum criteria given below. The Contractor as part of the bid package must submit qualifications, including academic and work experience, for the Principal Investigator and main supervisory personnel to the Contracting Officer. Any change to these employees during the performance of this contract must have the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. a) The Principal Investigator (PI) shall meet the criteria for a qualified underwater/marine archeologist as defined in Personnel Qualifications, of this SOW. The vitae of the PI and underwater/marine archeologist will be submitted to the Government with the Contractor's bid. The PI for the Contract will be at the minimum an archeologist or historian at the MA level with at least two (2) years of professional experience in historic resources management and the administration of multidisciplinary historic property surveys/excavations. The PI will be responsible for overall supervision of work and services to be performed under this Contract, and will be responsible for the validity of the material presented and reports produced under this Contract. The PI shall sign the report(s). b) Archeologist. The minimum formal qualifications for individuals practicing archeology as a profession are: (1) A graduate degree in archeology, anthropology or a closely related field or equivalent training, (2) A demonstrated ability to carry research to completion, (3) at least one (1) year of professional experience and/or specialized training in archeological field, laboratory, or library research, administration, or management, including at least one (1) year experience in a supervisory role and at least one (1) year of experience and/or specialized training in the kind of activities the individual proposed to practice, and (4) a proven familiarity with the archeological resources of the region where the person is to work. c) Underwater/Marine Archeologist. In addition to meeting the formal qualifications for an archeologist defined above, the underwater archeologist will also have demonstrated background of coastal geology and geomorphology, familiarity with remote sensing devices such as shallow seismic profilers, side-scan sonar, fathometer, marine survey magnetometers, and electronic positioning systems and the ability to interpret the output of these devices. The underwater archeologist will have at least one (1) year of supervised experience in marine survey/excavation archeology, including extensive offshore training in the operation of remote sensing devices and the preparation of reports, together with at least six (6) months in a supervisory capacity on underwater archeological survey/excavation projects. The underwater archeologist must have demonstrated knowledge and at least six (6) month's experience in the methods, techniques, and use of equipment required for underwater archeological survey, excavation and data recovery at submerged shipwreck and archeological sites. 12

13 d) Remote Sensing Specialist. The minimum qualifications for remote sensing specialist are at least two (2) years experience in hydrographic and marine geophysical survey, and the ability to operate and interpret the data output of remote sensing equipment including, but not limited to: recording survey fathometer, electronic distance measuring instruments, shallow seismic profilers, marine survey magnetometers, and side-scan sonar. e) Consultants. Personnel hired or subcontracted for their special knowledge and expertise must carry academic and work experience qualifications in their own fields of competence. f) Other management, research, drafting, secretarial, and support services as needed. 13

14 Diving Safety Plan. (1) The Contractor's diving operations shall comply with all the requirements of Section 30 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' "Safety and Health Requirements Manual", EM (15 September 2008) and paragraphs 3 and 11 of Appendix P, "Contract Diving Operations" of Jacksonville District Regulation CESAJR , dated 1 September A diving operations plan and the other submittal items specified below must be reviewed and accepted by the District Diving Coordinator and the Safety Office prior to the commencement of any diving operations. (2) Appropriate number of personnel shall be furnished for each dive, as required by paragraph 11, Dive Teams, of Appendix P to CESAJR (3) All diving shall be performed and conducted in accordance with the requirements of the following documents: (a) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM , Section 30. (b) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Regulation CESAJR , Appendix P, "Contract Diving Operations" and Appendix Q "Dive Log", dated 1 September (c) U.S. Navy Diving Manual, Volumes I and II (NAVSEA 0994-LP and NAVSEA 0994-LP ). (d) 29 CFR, Part 1910, Subpart T, OSHA Regulations. (4) The contractor shall submit the following items after award of the contract, with sufficient time allowed for review by the District Diving Coordinator, prior to performing the first dive: (a) Dive Operations Plan; to include all the items specified in paragraph 30.A.13 of EM This plan shall contain information specific to the diving operations to be performed on each dive. A Dive Log shall be maintained for each dive undertaken to include name of diver, name of dive team members, diving mode, surface and underwater conditions, water depth and bottom time, and nature and description of work performed; an example is noted in CESAJR , Appendix Q. A generalized, philosophical discussion of diving, or an enumeration of diving-related theory will NOT be accepted for the Dive Operations Plan. (b) Activity Hazard Analysis, pursuant to Appendix P, paragraph 3.c. will be submitted. This must address specific hazards anticipated for each diving operation to be performed, and must specifically address other work of any kind being performed concurrently that could interface with or affect the diving operation, such as crane lifts, as well as methods for communications between such other work, crane operators, etc., and the divers. Applicable lock out, tag out, and safe clearance procedures must also be included in the Analysis. (c) Up-to-date resume denoting diving-related training and experience for each diver. (d) Medical certification from a physician as to each diver's fitness/suitability for diving, as required by paragraph 30.A.12 of EM This certification must be from a licensed physician within the 12 months immediately preceding any dive performed under the contract, and must be renewed at 12-month intervals. (e) Proof of current CPR and First-Aid training for each member of the dive team, as required by paragraph 30.A.08 of EM (f) Copies of certifications and/or documentation to demonstrate that any pressurized air tanks (SCUBA, Surface supplied air systems, "bail-out 14

15 bottles", etc.) to be used by the divers have been visually inspected at 12- month intervals and hydrostatically tested at 5-year (60-month) intervals, as required by paragraph 30.B.03.f. (3) of EM Breathing air supply hoses, helmets, and masks shall be visually inspected and meet specifications contained in paragraphs 30.E.06 and 30.E.07. (g) Copies of certifications and/or documentation to demonstrate that the compressor(s) used to provide breathing air for the divers have been tested at six-month intervals, and meet the air purity requirements specified in paragraph 30.E.05 of EM (h) Identification of emergency and first aid equipment (first aid kit, oxygen resuscitation system, backboard) to be available at the dive location during any diving operations, pursuant to paragraph 30.E.11 of EM (i) Emergency Management Plan, pursuant to paragraph 30.A.13.a. (8). This must address emergency procedures, to include a means of notification, telephone numbers (for law enforcement, ambulance, hospital, doctors, and recompression chamber), nearest USCG emergency assistance and rescue center, and location of evacuation routes. 15

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17 FIGURE 1 FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED TAMPA HARBOR CHANNEL 17

18 FIGURE 2 TAMPA HARBOR & CMDA 2D, 3D and ODMDS 18

19 FIGURE 3 TAMPA HARBOR PERMITTED SITES 19