Specifications include, but are not limited to: Augmenting staff through a multi-discipline team of stream restoration experts to assess, design, permit, construct, and monitor stream restoration, low impact development and green infrastructure projects. The anticipated result is that SARA will provide a needed public service and strengthen our role as a regional expert and effective advocate of stream restoration and low impact development. Our strategy is to combine the best features of previous science and with best management practices that adapt and improve those methods to match specific climate, soil types and customer expectations for this region. Program funding is anticipated to be available from the SARA Maintenance and Operations (M&O) ad valorem tax revenues leveraged in partnerships with other grants, agencies and private owners. The scope of work is anticipated to vary from holistic watershed assessments to retrofitting existing capital projects throughout the four counties within SARA’s jurisdiction. The designs shall work to improve water quality and utilize Triple Bottom Line assessment. Natural materials, native plants, aquatic and riparian habitat features, and best management practices for improving water quality will be design goals for each project. The designs shall stabilize stream channel morphology, restore native riparian habitat to attract and support native fish and wildlife populations, and promote best management practices to improve water quality. The assessments, designs and monitoring programs will emphasize improving the condition and sustainability of the San Antonio River watershed. Because of these requirements, the consultant team is expected to have a multi-discipline approach to maximizing the potential engineering and ecological benefits of each project site. Any construction documents produced shall be professionally sealed.