Specifications include, but are not limited to: Task 1: Project Preparation and Initiation Negotiations to finalize the project timeline, project costs, and project initiation will take place within two weeks of the contract award. Assumptions: Project duration approximately 18 months, costs cannot exceed $1,350,000 1.1 Negotiation 1.1.1 Project timeline 1.1.2 Project costs 1.1.3 Project planning team Deliverables: Timelines Detailed budget 1.2 Kick-off meeting with FFSL Planning Team Deliverables: Meeting summary Task 2: Review existing information Review available information, literature, and data concerning improving UL and assess the scientific, technical, measurement, and other informational needs for determining methods to enhance UL. This review should identify informational gaps and additional needs. Documents to be considered may include, but are not limited to: Utah’s Coordinated Action Plan for Water (2022) Utah Lake Master Plan (Comprehensive Management Plan (2009) Utah Lake Phragmites Control Collaborative Efforts Story Map Utah Lake Authority Management Plan (2024) Division of Wildlife Resources Utah Lake Fisheries Management Plan (202x) State Engineer’s Utah Lake Water Distribution Management Plan Utah Lake Water Quality Study (2015 - current) Resource documents Great Salt Lake Basin Integrated Plan Work Plan Research documents and final reports Policies, statutes, rules, Public Trust Doctrine Additional information determined to be needed to complete project 2.1 After this review is done, the consultant will need to meet with FFSL to identify needs to help inform and improve discussions about UL for Task 4. 3.0 UL Needs and State Engineer Consultation The UL study must identify needs based on Task 5.2 while respecting the requirement to preserve water rights and interests related to water collection, storage, or delivery and projects for water collection, storage, or delivery associated with UL. The consultant, with FFSL, will need to consult with the State Engineer to identify conditions associated with UL that may affect the State’s ability to deliver water from UL to Great Salt Lake under an approved instream flow change application described in Utah Code 73 -3-30(2). These meetings will need to be in addition to the stakeholder and public participation. FFSL recommends monthly meetings with the State Engineer but these details will need to be determined with the State Engineer’s input. The State Engineer's involvement will be critical to meet the statutory requirements. Given their role, regular meetings with Utah Lake Authority staff are also recommended.