2016-10-27_REVISION - C1981041 (3)

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* 1— Task 131, SCC requested $17,301.24 and 18.2 hours to be released for this task. However, Pond 11 was withheld from Phase III bond release and this the liability associated with revegetation of this pond was not removed from this task. *2 — Task 204, SCC requested a reduction of $5,930.78 and 72.3 hours for this task. The requested amount includes dollars and hours for maintenance to be conducted on the CRDA 1 Access Road (1.2 acres) and all of the ponds/sediment control features. However, the CRDA 1 Access Road and Pond 11 will not be Phase III bond release with the approval of SL9 and the liability for maintenance of these features must be retained. *3 —Task 205, SCC requested a reduction in the mobilization cost for this task based on the number of acres being requested for Phase III bond release with SL9. SCC indicates that 44.6% of the remaining affected acres at the site will be Phase III bond released with SL9, thus this task should be reduced by 44.6%. However, the Division must hold enough money to mobilize the equipment to the site to complete reclamation on area not released from bond. Based on the tasks remaining in the cost estimate that have not been bond released, the Division would need to mobilize the equipment listed in Task 205. Given this, no money or hours will be release with this task for SL9. *4 — Task 206, similar to item *3 above, SCC requested this task be reduced by 44.6%. However, this task is based on the number of times the Division would have to mobilize equipment to the site (1 time/year) during the remaining liability period for the reclaimed parcels. At this time about four years remain in the liability period for the CRDA No. 1 Road and the CRDA No. 1 re -disturbance area. Given this, at a minimum this equipment would be mobilized four times to conduct maintenance. Prior to the approval of SL9, the cost estimate included a c ost for mobilizing equipment to the site seven times, with the approval of SL9 this task can be reduced by the cost to mobilize equipment three times. *5 — Task 107, $331.70 is retained for this task. SCC requested Phase II bond release on 2.8 acres of land. In accordance with Rule 3.03.1(2)(b), up to 85% of the applicable bond shall be released upon establishment of vegetation which supports the approved postmining land use. Given this requirement for Phase II liability, the Division can only release 85% of the applicable bond for this parcel. The areas requested for Phase II bond release were released from Phase I (60%) liability with SL8. The applicable bond for this parcel is based on the total liability estimated for the site prior to bond release. In the case for this parcel, the PR5 cost estimate set the liability for the site prior to SL8. The table below depicts how the 85% applicable bond was calculated for the 2.8 acre Phase II bond release parcel for SL9. The remaining 25% (85%-60%) of the applicable bond available for Phase Il bond release is $3,706.75. Using the Division's December 3, 2015 cost estimate, the total Phase II liability (topsoiling cost) for the 2.8 acres parcel was estimated to be $4,038.44 including both direct and indirect cost. This amount is $331.70 more than the Division can release per Rule 3.03.1(2)(b), thus this dollar amount was retained.