Environmental Document Preparation

Version 6-8-2017

TASK 1. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION

The CONSULTANT shall prepare Environmental Documents to obtain approval from the INDOT and FHWA. The Environmental Documents shall be prepared in accordance with the Categorical Exclusion per the guidelines of the National List of Categorical Exclusions.

Approval of a Statewide Categorical Exclusion occurs after the INDOT Environmental Assessment Section finds the CE/EA Form acceptable. For FHWA Categorical Exclusions, an additional review step is required resulting in an FHWA signature of approval. Specifically, the CONSULTANT shall prepare the activities marked with an “x” in the box below:

PCE

CE-1

CE-2

CE-3

CE-4

SEPA State Exemption Memo

SEPA EA

Initial Project Assessment/Red Flag Investigation

Environmental Assessment (Phase I)

Environmental Assessment (Phase II)

Section 106 (MPPA-A)

Section 106 (MPPA-B)

Section 106 (Full)

Archaeological Field Reconnaissance (Phase 1a, No Findings)

Section 4(f)/6(f)(no findings)

Section 4(f)/6(f)(De Minimis finding)

Section 4(f)/6(f) (with Adverse Affect)

Section 7 (no findings)

Section 7 (De Minimis finding)

Section 7 (with Adverse Affect)

Noise Analysis

The environmental services required to develop this project shall be in accordance with the “Procedural Manual for Preparing Environmental Statements” dated December 2008 and revisions thereto. A copy of this document is on file with the Indiana Department of Transportation, is incorporated by reference, and is made a part hereof.

Deliverables: The environmental document and/or other studies will be transmitted to INDOT electronically for review/approval. The CONSULTANT shall provide copies of all hard-copy and electronic correspondence related to the project if specifically requested to do so by INDOT. Otherwise, the CONSULTANT shall maintain a full record of such correspondence for subsequent review by INDOT at their discretion.

If the CONSULTANT is required to provide an environmental service not selected, not marked by an “x”, in the list above, such as, but not limited to: memorandum of understandings; in the event endangered species are encountered, Section 7 Investigation that doesn’t fall under the Species-Specific Programmatic Agreement; environmental justice; noise studies; and air studies, the work to provide such additional services shall be considered a change in the scope of work. If additional environmental services, outside the scope listed above, not being provided becomes necessary, fees shall be negotiated in good faith at the time under a Supplemental Agreement of this contract.

The scope included in this agreement assumes that the project will not have an adverse impact and that the project will qualify for a Categorical Exclusion Level indicated in Appendix D under the Fee Schedule. If the project CE level changes, fees shall be negotiated in good faith at the time under a Supplemental Agreement of this contract.