The goal and objective of the project is to: 1. Develop an EIS document as specified by the NEPA requirements. 2. Conduct public hearings as required by the NEPA process. 3. Solicit public comments and provide responses as required by the NEPA process. 4. Review existing information and identify areas where CPRA should collect additional information to support the development of the EIS.
5. Prepare, organize, and submit to public repositories all documentation related to the EIS as required by the NEPA process. CPRA proposes to locate the gravity conveyance structure in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana on the right descending bank of the Mississippi River, approximately at river mile 60.7 in the vicinity of the town of Ironton, LA and the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery and approximately 8 miles east of the town of Lafitte in Jefferson Parish, LA. The project boundaries are from the Mississippi River west bank to the mid- Barataria Basin just west of the back levee, spanning a total width of approximately 1600 feet for the gravity conveyance. The project width could span approximately two (2) miles north and south of the gravity conveyance structure location, to accommodate railroad and roadway infrastructure. A portion of the gravity conveyance structure would be located within the right-of-way of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) Highway 23. The outfall of the project, the mid-Barataria Basin, is suffering from significant land loss--approximately 75,000 acres between 1985 and 2010, with projected loss by 2060 ranging from 105,000 to 150,000 acres.Historically, Mississippi River overbank flooding deposited sediment, freshwater, and nutrients in the Barataria Basin during annual flooding cycles, building land and sustaining wetland habitats. Levees and Mississippi River channelization have altered natural fluvial interaction and sediment transport from the river into the basin, removing the source of sediment and freshwater that built and maintained wetlands relative to subsidence and sea level rise. In addition, recent hurricane events and the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill have exacerbated land loss impacts in the basin. The purpose of the MBSD project is to reconnect and reestablish the natural or deltaic sediment deposition process between the Mississippi River and the Barataria Basin; the project is needed as a long-term resilient, sustainable strategy to reduce land loss rates and sustain DWH injured wetlands through the delivery of sediment, freshwater, and nutrients. The MBSD project is currently under design and has reached the 60% design submittal milestone. Pre-proposal conference:Not Applicable. Deadline for receipt of written inquiries December 3, 2021 @ 3:00 PM Announce award of Contractor selection on or about February 17, 2022 The term of any contract resulting from this RFP shall begin on or about May 1, 2022 and is anticipated to end on April 30, 2025. The State of Louisiana reserves the right to revise this schedule. Revisions, if any, before the Proposal Submission Deadline will be formalized by the issuance of an addendum to the RFP. The proposal must be received in hard copy(printed)version by the RFP Coordinator.Proposers mailing their proposals should allow sufficient mail delivery time to ensure receipt of their proposal by the time specified. Written questions via fax or email regarding RFP requirements or Scope of Services must be submitted to the RFP Coordinator as listed below. Gloria Tigner, RFP Coordinator Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Email: CPRAcontracts@la.gov The State will not be liable for any errors in the proposals. The State, at its option, reserves the right to seek clarification of any proposal for the purpose of identifying and eliminating minor irregularities or informalities.The State shall reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to waive minor administrative informalities contained in any proposal. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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