Specifications include, but are not limited to: Task 1: Project Initiation and Scoping Contractor will attend project kickoff meeting with County staff and discuss the project scope, areas, design features, construction methods and anticipated limits of disturbance; identify/confirm project purposed, needs and objectives; discuss any areas of controversy and potential strategies; and expectations for deliverables and project meetings. Subtask 1.2: Document Review and Additional Information Request Contractor will review related information to the project Subtask 1.3; Scoping and Notice of Preparation (NOP) Contractor will prepare and submit a draft NOP for the project. The NOP will be prepared in conformance with Sate CEQA Guidelines Section 15082; Federal NEPA Guidelines; and will discuss the focus of the Program EIR and issues that are proposed to be “scoped out” and why. It is anticipated that the following resources will be scoped out of the EIR due to no impact or lessthan-significant impacts: • Minerals • Population and Housing • Recreation The Contractor will incorporate comments from the County into the draft NOP and will prepare a final version for public distribution. The Contractor, in conjunction with the County will develop a distribution list to facilitate public and agency noticing during the CEQA/NEPA process. The Contractor will provide the draft distribution list for approval during review of the draft NOP. The County will be responsible for distributing the NOP for public and agency review and its associated costs. The Contractor will also prepare a Notice of Completion (NOC) for filing the NOP with the State Clearinghouse, and the Contractor will electronically file the NOP with the State Clearinghouse along with the NOC. Task 2: Project Description Subtask 2.1: Draft Project Description Contractor will prepare and submit an electronic draft of the project description to the County for review and comment. The project description will be sufficiently detailed and contain the information necessary to conduct the impact analysis to support the EIR, including a discussion of the regional and local setting; project history and background; program purpose, need, and objectives; general project design characteristics; all known discretionary actions required by the County; important project details including construction methods and routine maintenance activities; construction worker vehicle and equipment staging areas, to the degree they are known; and any environmental protection measures that will be incorporated into project design, construction, and operation to avoid or reduce impacts to sensitive environmental resources. Subtask 2.2: Final Project Description After receiving one set of consolidated comments from the County, contractor will discuss any comments with County and agree on revisions to the draft project description. The Contractor will incorporate agreed upon revisions and finalize the project description for incorporation into the draft Program EIR.
