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<br />. Refinement of approximate Zone A floodplain boundaries; <br />. Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and mapping; <br />. Digital FIRM preparation and/or maintenance; <br />. Re-delineation of floodplains using updated topographic data; <br />. Analysis of community mapping needs; <br />. Compiling an inventory of available base maps; <br />. Digital base map data sharing; <br />. H&H review; <br />. Adaptation of technical standards specific for a locality; <br />. Digital elevation model/topographic data development. <br /> <br />It is our understanding that the State wishes to contract out the services of reviewing map <br />changes. We propose completing the reviews similarly to how FEMA completes typical <br />LOMC reviews. In the past, these reviews were completed by a consulting engineering firm <br />under direct contract with FEMA. As many as five and as few as two firms have held these <br />FEMA TEC contracts. Currently, three firms have these contracts, with Michael Baker Jr. <br />being assigned to FEMA Region VIII. Greenhorne & O'Mara held a TEC contract for 13 <br />years, and it was through that work that our personnel first gained experience in these types of <br />reviews. In order to clarify the role ofTEC's, FEMA has changed the name of the Technical <br />Evaluation Contractors to Flood Map Prodnction Coordination Contractors (FMPCC or <br />MCC). Also, to help streamline the production of revised maps, FEMA is in the process of <br />issuing new Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Map Production Coordination <br />Contractors. This manual is currently available in final draft form with a February 17, 1999, <br />date. This manual is particularly critical to the proposed contract in that Section 2 defines the <br />responsibilities and role that ICON would assume in the review of Conditional and Final <br />Revisions. We have obtained a copy of this manual and are familiar with the general <br />requirements. <br /> <br />Based upon our understanding of the State's scope of services, the contract may include <br />reviews of LIMP's, approximate floodplains, Letters of Map Amendments (LaMA) or Letters <br />of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-BOF), or requested changes to FIRMs based upon <br />corporate limit or map nomenclature changes, The majority of studies arc likely to be <br />initiated when a new or modified floodway and/or Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) with <br />effective BFEs are defined. This may involve confirming compliance with FEMA's new <br />Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) data base design document which is also <br />available in draft form. <br /> <br />Project Team and Approach: All aspects of this contract will be conducted by existing ICON <br />personnel at our Denver area office. ICON's proposed team includes the following personnel: <br />Penn Gildersleeve, PE Principal-In-Charge; Douglas Williams, PE, Technical Advisor; Mike <br />Vinson, PE; Project Manger; Terri Fead, PE, Assistant Project Manger; Craig Jacobson, EIT, <br />and Curt Neufeld, EIT, Engineers. Resumes of these key personnel are attached. Please note <br />that additional trained staff in hydrology/hydraulics are available as required to accommodatc <br />overflow work. We envision that the bulk of the reviews will be completed directly by Mike <br />Vinson. If Mike Vinson determines it appropriate, he may assign portio!l~ of reviews to Craig <br />or Curt, depending on the technical nature of the work. If the work load requires, reviews will <br />be assigned to Terri. All work products will receive QA/Qe reviews li'om either Penn <br /> <br />15 <br />