Specifications include, but are not limited to: Anticipated tasks include, but are not limited to: • Perform Scoping for NEPA and prepare and assist in drafting of the Notice of Intent and implementation of an agency coordination plan. • Assist in preparation of material necessary to fulfill scoping and coordination necessary under CEPA • Perform data collection, resource identification, mapping, and studies. • Refinement of the draft Purpose and Need developed during the PEL Process • Further develop conceptual layout for analysis and comparison of impacts. • Perform and document analyses of alternatives as required under NEPA and CEPA. • Conduct extensive public and stakeholder involvement efforts including outreach to Environmental Justice (EJ) communities. • Perform Section 106 and possible 4(f) requirements. • Perform engineering activities including analyses that include innovative highway and bridge design, traffic modeling/operations, highway safety, geotechnical and hydraulic studies, pedestrian/bicycle/transit amenities and illumination/incident management systems. • Identify mitigation strategies for potential impacts. • Coordinate with key regulatory agencies including possible use of the NEPA/Section 404 merger process. • Identify permit needs and to the extent possible, perform preliminary permitting activities. • Perform analyses in support of federal requirements for changes to interchange system access. • Perform constructability analysis and preparation of financial plan as per federal regulations. • Cost and Schedule risk assessment. • The selected firm may also be required to p
