Napa River/ Napa Creek Flood Protection Project- Safety Assurance Review Panel

Agency:	Napa County
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Nov 3, 2023
Due:	Nov 28, 2023
Solicitation No:	RFQ- FC 2023
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Bid Number:	RFQ- FC 2023
Bid Title:	Napa River/ Napa Creek Flood Protection Project- Safety Assurance Review Panel
Category:	Construction, Roads and Public Works
Status:	Open

Description:

The Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) is currently

requesting qualification submittals for consultants with expertise in Civil Engineering,

Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, and Structural Engineering to participate

in a Safety Assurance Review (SAR) panel. The District is seeking consultants with

expertise in floodwall design and construction in accordance with USACE standards and

guidelines. The District desires to have experts participate on a SAR panel for the

Floodwalls North of the Bypass Project, part of the larger Napa River/Napa Creek Flood

Protection Project.

Publication Date/Time:

11/2/2023 2:00 PM

Closing Date/Time:

11/28/2023 3:00 PM

Submittal Information:

ross.murphy@countyofnapa.org

Contact Person:

ross.murphy@countyofnapa.org

Qualifications:

Engineers licensed in one of the three following disciplines: Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering

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SCOPE OF WORK

SAFETY ASSURANCE REVIEW PANEL

NAPA RIVER / NAPA CREEK FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

NAPA, NAPA COUNTY, CA

General

Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) is

designing floodwalls to protect the city of Napa, Napa County, California.

NCFCWCD has an agreement with the Army Corp of Engineers following

the 204 processes to design and build Increments 2 and 3 as part of the

Napa River / Napa Creek Flood Protection Project (Project).

The SAR Panel will be responsible for reviewing the technical documentation

prepared by NCFCWCD consultants to ensure that the design for flood

protection improvements meets the intended objective of addressing the

flooding issue at the city of Napa, CA. The SAR Panel will also assist in

resolving technical issues related to the design of the flood risk reduction

features of the Project. The SAR Panel will provide guidance to the design

team. In addition, members of the SAR Panel may coordinate with other

agencies during the review process.

1.0 Task Orders

Work will be assigned on a Task Order basis. The SAR Contractor will not

perform any phase of services until the District provides written notice to

proceed for that phase. The District may determine not to proceed with

any and/or a portion of a safety assurance review, at the District's sole

discretion.

2.0 General

NCFCWCD desires a review of the Project to ensure that the improvements

achieve the intended objective and meet the USACE SAR standards. The

SAR shall include a review of the design and construction activities at the

65%, 95%, and 100% Design milestones, sufficient to inform the

NCFCWCD on the adequacy, appropriateness, and acceptability of the

design/engineering criteria and construction methods, and assumptions

and construction criteria, methods, and processes for the purpose of

assuring public health, safety and welfare.

The SAR Panel members shall be expert reviewers and industry leaders in

their required field of review and have experience in design and

construction of projects similar in scope to earthen levee or flood wall

projects. They shall not have any financial or litigation association with any

aspect of the Napa River / Napa Creek Flood Protection Project or District.

SAR Panel members shall fully disclose any known or potential conflict of

interest that may arise from the performance of the work. Areas of conflict

may include current employment by the Federal or State governments,

participation in developing the subject Project, a publicly documented

statement advocating for or against the subject Project, current or future

interests in subject Project or future benefits from the Project and paid or

unpaid participation in litigation related to the Project. Prior to the start of

any project review, a Confidential Conflict of Interest Disclosure (COI)

Form shall be submitted to the District for each SAR Panel team member

assigned to the project review for the sole purpose of validating that there

is no conflict of interest.

2.1 General Charge Guidance

General Charge Guidance, provided in the SAR Plan, outlines charge

questions to be answered considering the purpose of the review and the

information and documents which would be available to the SAR panel to

perform their review. SAR Panel responsibilities shall include, but not

limited to, the following:

a. Conduct the review for the subject projects in a timely

manner in accordance with the review plan and review

plan schedule;

b. Follow the "Charge", but when deemed appropriate by the Panel

Lead, request other products relevant to the Projects and the

purpose of the review;

c. Receive from the District/USACE any public written and oral

comments provided on the Project;

d. Provide timely written and oral comments throughout the

development of the Project, as requested;

e. Assure the review avoids replicating an ATR and focuses on the

questions in the "Charge", but the SAR Panel can recommend

additional questions for consideration. The SAR Panel may

recommend to the District additional or alternate questions;

f. Offer any lessons learned to improve the review process;

g. Submit reports in accordance with the review plan milestones;

The SAR Panel should focus their review on the "Charge" questions listed

in the SAR Plan for each phase of the review but may include

observations beyond the scope of the "Charge" to bring important issues

to the attention of decision makers, as well as any lessons learned in both

the process and/or design and construction. The SAR Panel shall not

make a recommendation on whether a particular alternative, feature, or

component should be implemented, as ultimately the final decision

resides with the District.

The outcome of the Project SAR including recommendations made and

issues identified will be considered and incorporated (as necessary) into

the Project.

3.0 Composition of the SAR Panel

The SAR Panel shall consist of a four (4) member panel meeting the

requirements as outlined below.

Project Manager (SAR Panel Lead): The Project Manager, also known as the

SAR Panel Lead, shall be a registered professional engineer with a minimum

of 5 years of project management experience related to at least one of the

discipline descriptions below. The Project Manager will be the liaison/point

of contact for the SAR Panel. The Project Manager shall have extensive

knowledge of risk-based levee/floodwall safety analysis, levee/floodwall

safety procedures and remedial construction (including risk reduction

measures) for projects similar in size and geologic setting. The Project

Manager will also serve in one of the four designated SAR Panel positions

provided that they meet the desired qualifications for that position.

Geotechnical Engineer: The Geotechnical Engineer panel member

shall be a registered professional engineer with a minimum of 15 years

of demonstrated experience in the specific field of floodwall

engineering in evaluating, designing, and constructing large

floodwalls/levee embankments and a minimum B.S. degree in Civil

Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering; a Master of Science (MS)

degree or higher in engineering is preferred. Geotechnical Engineer

panel member experience shall be in earthwork construction; soil

mechanics; seepage and piping; slope stability evaluations; bearing

capacity and settlement; and foundation inspection and assessment.

The Geotechnical Engineer panel member shall have familiarity with

preparing plans and specifications for floodwall/levee embankment

projects. The Geotechnical Engineer panel member shall also have

knowledge of best practices regarding floodwall/levee design and

construction procedures and policies. The Geotechnical Engineer

panel member shall have recent and relevant experience on projects

verifying the constructability of the proposed designs and then verifying

that these projects were being constructed per the plans and

specifications.

Hydraulics and Hydrology (H&H) Engineer: The H&H Engineer panel

member shall be registered professional engineer with a minimum of 15

years of demonstrated experience in conducting and evaluating hydrologic

and hydraulic analysis for flood risk management and floodwall/levee

safety projects and a minimum B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, or Water

Resources Engineering; a Master of Science (MS) degree or higher in

engineering is preferred. The H&H Engineer panel member should be

experienced in analyzing hydraulics of floodwall/levee systems, using

standard hydrology and hydraulic modeling tools.

Civil Engineer: The Civil Engineer panel member shall be a registered

professional engineer with a minimum of 15 years of demonstrated

experience in design and construction of floodwalls/embankment levees

with engineering analysis related to flood risk management and

floodwall/levee safety projects and a minimum B.S. degree in Civil

Engineering; a Master of Science (MS) degree or higher in engineering is

preferred. The Civil Engineer panel member should have experience in

the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of

floodwalls/earthen embankment levees.

Structural Engineer: The Structural Engineer panel member shall be

registered professional engineer with a minimum of 15 years of

demonstrated experience in structural design and construction of

floodwall/gate structures with engineering analysis related to flood risk

management and levee or floodwall safety projects and a minimum B.S.

degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering; a Master of Science

(MS) degree or higher in engineering is preferred. The Structural Engineer

panel member should have experience in the structural design and

analysis of floodwalls/earthen embankment levees. This panel member

should also have experience in the preparation of structural plans and

specifications for the construction of floodwall/gates or levee earthen

dams.

4.0 Scope of Work Tasks

The SAR Panel shall perform reviews in accordance with milestones

identified in the designated Project's Review Plan. Milestones for each

Project SAR are at the 65%, 95%, 100%, and completion of the plans,

specifications, and cost estimate.

The following general tasks shall be performed independent of

NCFCWCD or the Designer of Record supervision, direction, or control

as to fulfill the independence criteria of a SAR Panel:

4.1 Task 1: Kick-Off Meeting

After contracts with the District have been executed, the Panel shall

select a Project Manager from within the Panel. The Project Manager

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