The primary objectives are to identify organizations capable of: Developing an innovative NHI application for the NSA Cutler shoreline that will successfully reduce impacts derived from the extreme weather events that frequent this region of Maine’s coastline. The coastline located within the project area is approximately 3.1 miles in length (Figure 2) and the total project area is approximately 170 acres (Figure 3). It is anticipated that 60% design concepts produced through this study would include, but would not be limited to: combinations of NHI and conventional infrastructure for the purpose of fortifying and improving the entire length of the shoreline illustrated in Figure 2; where applicable, innovative approaches for design and placement of culverts and/or other water conveyance features within the project area; where applicable, create designs for placement of repaired and/or segments of a new security road within the project area. In some instances, it’s possible the preferred alternative design may illustrate the abandonment of an existing security road with implementation of a novel approach for conducting security patrols; and designs that include restoration of damaged terminal anchors and/or repositioning of existing terminal anchors would be expected as part of the 60% design product. At present there are approximately 6 terminal test ends and anchors that have been directly impacted because of coastline erosion experienced at the installation. In total, there are 96 terminal end/anchors within the project area that need to be evaluated for repositioning depending on the shoreline stabilization design(s) that are selected.
