Site work for a water / sewer project in Wolcott, Vermont. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

***The bidders have been added. Please refer to the bid tabulation for detailed results** May 10, 2024 Contract executed November 1, 2024 Project Completion The tasks to carry out the project are summarized below. Qualified contractors who value this scope of work above the allocated amount of $207,600 are still encouraged to bid on this project and provide justification for why the cost estimate is above the maximum allocated amount. The LCPC is assisting the Town of Wolcott in retaining the services of a qualified Contractor with experience in floodplain restoration, bank stabilization, large wood removal, and related construction activities to complete the scope of work outlined below. Meghan Rodier, LCPC Regional Planner, will provide coordination and act as a liaison between project partners and the Contractor. SLR Consulting will serve as the Project Engineer to assist with design implementation and guide permit compliance. The LCPC is providing grant management assistance to the Town of Wolcott and will submit progress reports and deliverables to the grant administrator (Vermont Emergency Management). The budget for this construction project is up to $207,600 Summer of 2022, the Town of Wolcott was awarded a Flood Resilient Communities Fund Grant to design and implement a floodplain restoration concept at the North Wolcott Recreation Fields, located at 2450 North Wolcott Road. In December of 2022, the Town of Wolcott hired SLR International Corporation to evaluate flood mitigation solutions to reduce flood and erosion risks to the recreation fields and restore the floodplain to improve flood resiliency, water quality, and habitat. SLR conducted flood modeling along the Wild Branch to determine the best flood mitigation approach. The preferred alternative balances these project benefits while minimizing maintenance costs and retaining use of the North Wolcott Recreation Fields. The design includes extending the bank armor along North Wolcott Road at the upstream end of the site to reduce erosion and flood damage to the road. A ballasted engineered log jam is proposed on the meander bend to stabilize the streambank and improve aquatic habitat. The armor would be covered with soil and plantings to naturalize the riparian area. The existing parking area would be moved to the downstream parcel and a mowed path to the recreation field and river would be created. This approach moves the parking lot further from the river and outside the Special Flood Hazard Area. A vegetated stream buffer will be planted as part of this project in the location of the existing parking lot to restore the floodplain and filter debris in the event of future floods. The proposed design plans also include clearing an active flood chute of debris and excavating a flood bench along the chute for additional flood capacity and debris storage. Providing additional flood storage capacity and floodplain access for sediment and debris to settle out will reduce flood risk and future damage to the Recreation 2 Fields and North Wolcott Road. The Final Design and Implementation phase of this project is being funded by the Flood Resilient Communities Fund, administered by Vermont Emergency Management. An electronic copy of bids shall be submitted to Meghan Rodier, Regional Planner with the LCPC at meghan@lcpcvt.org.