Arkansas - Arkansas Valley Conduit_Scope of Work

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The following Scope of Work, with each task outlined, is designed to provide the necessary preparatory work prior to completing the next steps of moving the Conduit to actual construction - the Environmental Impact Statement, and the Design of the Conduit. These tasks are important issues that need to be addressed prior to NEPA evaluation and design of the Conduit. SUMMARY OF TASKS The pre-design development work will include the following categories: Task Group 100: Project management / coordination Task Group 200: Conduit Alignment and Technical evaluations Task Group 300: Environmental Reviews and Permitting Needs evaluation Task Group 400: Financial planning evaluations Task Group 500: Water Supply Evaluations Task Group 600: Participant Water Supply Planning Evaluations Task Group 700: Contract Oversight and Coordination Within each category are several tasks that will need to be accomplished during this pre-design development work. These categories are further broken down into tasks and delineated in the following sections that provide more detail for each category. Task Groun 100 - Provide Proiect Management Coordination The purpose of these tasks will be to develop the project organizational framework and establish the communications plan. The Project Management Program will establish the tasks, schedule, costs, standards, and deliverables for the project. Specific tasks include: Task 101- Conduct Project Development Workshop A kick off workshop will be conducted with vital stakeholders to discuss and develop the organizational structure for the project and to identify critical administrative and technical tasks. Task 102 - Prepare Program Management Plan A Program Management Plan will be prepared to include the major project tasks including pre-design, environmental reviews, preliminary design, final design, bidding, procurement, and construction. Estimated costs will be incorporated into the work plan to identify the project cash flow needs. Task 103 - Identify Project Delivery Methodologies Project delivery methods will be identified and evaluated including traditional design-bid-build, design- build, design to 30%, and construction management at risk. Methodologies will be discussed at the Task 101 Workshop. Task 104 - Develop Project Delivery Standards Project delivery standards will be prepared which include design standards and references. The delivery standards will provide guidance to those working on the tasks within the grant project to assure uniformity of product and that the deliverable will meet the requirements of the grant. 2