nebraska department of roads rfp 1511 statewide...

December 2015 In Conjunction with

Historic Resources Group

FYRA Engineering

University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research

Nebraska Department of Roads RFP‐1511

Statewide On-Call Environmental Services

for State and Local Federal-aid Projects

2 December 2015 Brad Reid, Consultant Services Engineer Nebraska Department of Roads Planning and Project Development Division 1500 Highway 2 / P.O. Box 94759 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509‐4759 RE: RFP‐1511

Proposal for Statewide On‐Call Environmental Services for State and Local Federal‐Aid Projects Dear Brad: Since 2009, Felsburg Holt and Ullevig (FHU) has provided environmental consulting services to Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) through a wide range of on‐call contracts, including Environmental Documents, Wetlands Services, Air & Noise Studies, Stormwater Management Services, and Environmental Program Assistance. Our qualifications and performance are demonstrated by the fact that NDOR has awarded us back‐to‐back renewals for these contracts. Reliability of the Past. NDOR’s repeat work and satisfaction are two of our most important objectives. Toward this end, FHU has been steadily staffing up to meet a consistently increasing work load—primarily provided to us by NDOR. In order to provide NDOR with attentive service, our Nebraska staff now number seven full‐time scientists. This proposal includes the same FHU staff that NDOR has come to know over seven years of working together, including the same Contract Manager and Project Managers, including Allison Sambol, Tony Baumert, Carin Richardson and Jess Jurzenski. We think their qualifications are exceptional, and their enthusiasm for NDOR projects is outstanding! Looking Ahead. For this submittal, FHU has teamed with three subconsultants to provide additional resource expertise and to address potential new directions. These firms are:

Historic Resources Group provides historic property evaluations and compliance in Section 106; the firm is Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).

FYRA Engineering is a water resource engineering firm and EDWOSB.

University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research conducts studies on the economy of Nebraska including cost‐benefit analyses and transportation‐related economic impact studies.

We thank you for your consideration, and look forward to the opportunity of continuing to work with NDOR through this new multi‐disciplinary contract. Respectfully submitted, FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG Amy Zlotsky Principal‐in‐Charge

NDOR State‐wide sf

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig NDOR Statewide On-Call Environmental Services 1

1. Organizational Chart

CONTRACT MANAGER

Amy Zlotsky

PROJECT MANAGERS/TASK ORDER MANAGERS

Allison Sambol‐NEPA/CEs, QA/QC Review, PI

Anthony Baumert‐Wetlands/404, QA/QC Review, PI

Carin Richardson‐NEPA/CEs, QA/QC Review, PI

Jessica Jurzenski, PhD‐American Burying Beetle, QA/QC Review

TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS Adam Behmer ‐ Wetlands, Birds, GIS

Allison Sambol – NEPA/CEs, HazMat, Farmland, Socioeconomics/EJ, 4(f), 6(f), MS4, PI

Amy Zlotsky ‐ NEPA, 4(f),6(f), Wetlands, Mitigation & Monitoring, PI

Anthony Baumert –NEPA, Wetlands, Mitigation & Monitoring, PI

Carin Richardson ‐ NEPA, Wetlands, HazMat, Farmland, 4(f), PI

Dale Tischmak ‐ Noise, Air Quality

Dave Lampe, PE, CFM ‐ Floodplains, Water Quality, NPDES, MS4

Jake Lloyd ‐ Wetlands, Historic Properties, Visualization

Jessica Jurzenski, PhD ‐ T&E Species, Wetlands

Keith Hildalgo ‐ Wetlands, Birds

Kody Unstad – NEPA, Wetlands, T&E, Birds, PI, Socioeconomics/EJ, GIS

Linda Stuchlik – Technical Editor

Megan Ornelas – GIS, EJ

Stephanie Krager – Wetlands

Historic Resources Group –Historic Properties

FYRA Engineering – Water Resources

University of Nebraska, Bureau of Business Research – Socioeconomics



2. Narrative on Evaluation Factors QUALIFICATIONS: COMMITTED TO BEING A NEPA LEADER Firm Background: Celebrating our 31st year, Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU) is a transportation and environmental consulting firm dedicated to serving our clients’ needs through environmental analysis, transportation planning, traffic engineering and roadway design services. Since opening our Nebraska offices in 2004, we have been committed to being a leader in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) consulting and permitting. Our clients rely on our technical capabilities and regulatory knowledge to produce thorough and reliable documents. In addition to the preparation of compliance documents, FHU has recognized expertise in the development of NEPA protocol and tools. The firm has been selected time after time by the NDOR and the Colorado Department of Transportation to assist in the preparation of guidance manuals, training programs, databases and other programmatic services.

Our Team: FHU’s full‐time staff of over 140 employees includes 27 environmental scientists. Of these team members, eight are located in Nebraska. Their multi‐disciplinary expertise includes biology, botany, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, wetlands, ornithology, entomology, hydrology, noise and air studies, computer technology, and many other technical fields. We take pride in helping NDOR and Nebraska communities stay environmentally compliant and we would appreciate the opportunity to continue to assist NDOR and LPA’s with their NEPA needs.

Qualifications of PM and Key Team Members

Amy Zlotsky, Principal – Contract Manager and Technical Specialist Years with FHU: 7 / Total Years of Experience: 30+

Amy, the leader of our Environmental Services group in Nebraska, has spent the past 30 years helping communities and government agencies maintain environmental compliance. A Certified Ecologist, her areas of expertise include wetlands, terrestrial habitat evaluation, endangered species, and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 404 permit program. She has been involved in wetland delineations, mitigation plans, and resolution of enforcement actions for hundreds of projects throughout the Midwest. She is currently the Contract Manager for the NDOR On‐Call contracts for Wetlands Services, Environmental Services, and Environmental Program Management. Over the past 7 years, Amy has led the FHU environmental group in preparation of more than 100 documents through the NDOR On‐Call Environmental Documents Contract. She has also served as a Principal Author for the Environmental

Assessments for Omaha’s 42nd & Q Street project and NDOR’s US 385, L62A to Alliance project, as well as the NDOR’s Final Wetland Mitigation Monitoring Report for Rose Southeast. Amy is also heavily involved in public participation, providing presentations at public hearings and meetings, and coordination of the public comment phase.

Allison Sambol – Project Manager and Technical Specialist Years with FHU: 8 / Total Years of Experience: 11

Allison has been working in the environmental field for 11 years, focusing on management and preparation of NEPA documents. Over the past 8 years, Allison has been a leader in the FHU environmental group in preparation of an estimated 60 Statewide and LPA CE documents through the NDOR On‐Call Environmental Documents Contract, including 22 CE documents for the ARRA projects, and 60 GIS desktop reviews completed within 2 months time. She also provides senior technical review for CEs and Hazardous Materials specialty reports authored by other FHU staff. Proven capabilities include coordination with regulatory agencies, multi‐disciplinary site reconnaissance and appraisal of land‐use history; impacts analysis and hazardous materials reviews.



Tony Baumert – Project Manager and Technical Specialist Years with FHU: 3 / Total Years of Experience: 18

Tony is one of FHU’s most seasoned field biologists and serves as Project Manager for wetlands and stream projects throughout Nebraska, including our On‐Call Wetlands Services contract with NDOR. In addition to field delineations, he handles 404/401 permitting needs for our clients. Tony is experienced with stream assessments and restoration plans, T&E species surveys, wetland mitigation monitoring, invasive species management, and siting studies. He also manages NEPA projects, including the CE for the City of Lincoln’s 10th and Salt Creek bridge replacement, and Platte County’s Columbus East viaduct. Tony has experience working throughout the United States for land development, oil and gas, electric utilities, and wind energy clients.

Carin Richardson – Project Manager and Technical Specialist Years with FHU: 3 / Total Years of Experience: 20+

Carin is an environmental biologist with 20 years of experience, with the last 10 years specializing in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). She has served as Principal Author for dozens of CEs completed by FHU under the NDOR On‐Call Environmental Services contract, and has managed several multi‐project assignments. She also provides senior technical review for CEs and resource specialty reports authored by other FHU staff. Prior to joining FHU, Carin was a NDOR project coordinator, as well as a NEPA document and resource specialist. Carin is a skilled field biologist, adept at bird, small mammal, and vegetation identification, and wetland delineation. She completed the ASTM E‐1527 ‐13 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I and Phase II Training. Carin is also experienced in public relations, presentation styles and methods, and conflict resolution.

Jessica Jurzenski, PhD – Project Manager and Technical Specialist Years with FHU: 2 / Total Years of Experience: 10

Jessica joined the FHU team with four years of experience conducting survey work and researching conservation measures for the federally endangered American burying beetle (ABB), as well as a year of reintroduction and monitoring for the federally endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle. She worked closely with the USFWS and the NGPC to develop a habitat suitability model for ABBs and is currently on an ABB working group. Jessica also has experience with surveys for carrion beetles, tiger beetles, butterflies, ants, mosquitoes, and plains topminnow. At FHU, Jessica conducts threatened and endangered species reviews, wetland delineations, GIS mapping, and 404 permit applications to help provide quality wetland and NEPA services.

Knowledge & Understanding of Required Services

NEPA & CEs, NDOR Review Forms, Green Sheets. Through preparation of over 100 CE documents, FHU has demonstrated experience in use of the NDOR Categorical Exclusion Form, and preparation of NDOR Review Forms and Green Sheets, as well as Re‐evaluations and Supplements. We have also prepared Re‐evaluations for EAs and EISs, including the EIS for Improvements to South Locust Street in Grand Island. The following team members have completed NHI/FHWA NEPA training classes. Amy, Allison, Tony, Carin and Stephanie have taken the recent NDOR/FHWA training for the Programmatic Categorical Exclusion.

Adam Behmer Allison Sambol

Amy Zlotsky Anthony Baumert

Carin Richardson Dale Tischmak

Dave Lampe Jessica Jurzenski

Kody Unstad Stephanie Krager

Section 4(f) Determinations. Over the past seven years, FHU has been preparing 4(f) de minimis and programmatic determinations, and exceptions through our NDOR On‐Call Environmental Services contracts.



Hazardous Material Reviews and Site Assessments. FHU team members have training and experience in Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments according to ASTM 1527 Standards and All Appropriate Inquiry for a variety of industrial, commercial, and agricultural properties, including heavy and light manufacturing facilities; DOD sites; agricultural sites – particularly grain storage facilities; Brownfields; and petroleum release sites. FHU has recently completed preparation of NDOR’s HazMat Guidance document and is slated to provide training to NDOR staff. Allison Sambol is an ASTM/NDOR Environmental Professional; Carin Richardson and Adam Behmer are ASTM/NDOR Practitioners.

Noise and Air Quality Studies. FHU’s qualifications in noise and air quality studies have resulted in the firm’s selection as one of NDOR’s On‐Call Services Contractors for Noise and Air Quality Studies. FHU’s noise expert, Dale Tischmak, has 30 years of experience in environmental consulting and more than a decade specializing only in noise and air quality analyses for transportation projects. Dale’s expertise is deep with the computer models used to evaluate impacts for noise and air quality, including TNM 2.5, CAL3QHC, CALINE 4, MOBILE 6.2 and MOVES 2010a, as well as STAMINA/OPTIMA. FHU possesses all of the software required for these modeling studies.

Threatened & Endangered Species Reviews. The FHU team has extensive experience preparing T&E Biological Assessments for NDOR and LPAs, including BE forms and IPLEs. We also have experience in conducting presence/absence surveys for listed species in Nebraska and Colorado; landscape design/mitigation design for ESA and 404 compliance, and habitat assessments for wildlife crossing structures. Jessica Jurzenski, PhD, is an expert on the American burying beetle and has conducted surveys for NDOR over the past two years. Prior to joining FHU, Kody Unstad and Adam Behmer reviewed biological assessments and T&E reviews for NGPC. The NDOR NEPA On‐Call Consultant training in T&E Species has been attended over the years by the following FHU team members:

Adam Behmer Allison Sambol

Amy Zlotsky Anthony Baumert

Jessica Jurzenski Kody Unstad

Historic Properties Survey and Evaluation. For this submittal, FHU has teamed with Historic Resources Group (HRG). Melissa Dirr‐Gengler and her associate Stan Parks provide expertise in Section 106 consultation, and surveys for standing structures and archeological resources. Melissa, Stan and and Amy Zlotsky have worked on many projects together since the mid 1990’s, including the Lincoln South and East Beltway; Antelope Valley; and Blair Bypass. Melissa is currently working with FHU on the North Lincoln PEL Study.

In addition to HRG, Amy has training in GSA’s Introduction to Federal Projects and Historic Preservation Law; and Jake, Carin and Adam have taken the NHI/NDOR Section 106 training. Jake meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Cultural Resources Specialists and is experienced in Section 106/4(f) clearance and historic cultural resource surveys for NEPA projects.

Other Related Environmental Services. FHU has routinely handles many other environmental evaluations covering Section 6(f) of Land and Water Conservation Fund; Farmland Protection Policy Act, Wild & Scenic River Act, floodplain permitting, and socioeconomic studies. Allison Sambol and Carin Richardson have training in the NHI/FHWA Fundamentals of Title VI/ Environmental Justice (EJ) training, and handle Title VI/EJ review, including relocation analysis for available and affordable housing.

FHU’s technical staff includes Linda Stuchlik, Technical Editor; four GIS Specialists; and a graphics department. With a talent for visualization and digital illustration, Jake Lloyd develops graphic exhibits for events and presentations to the public.

Public Involvement. FHU provides assistance with a wide range of public involvement services to NDOR and LPAs, and is experienced with NDOR procedures. Our team brings experience and success managing public involvement activities for large projects of public interest which have hundreds of stakeholders and may generate hundreds of comments. We also handle small projects that may only require public postal outreach.

Our services include preparation of citizen participation plans, agency coordination plans, newsletters, web sites, graphics and handouts. We also prepare presentations, and facilitate public meetings and hearings. During the public comment phase, we categorize, manage, and respond to comments and prepare summary reports. Comments are typically reviewed and grouped by similar topic, and responses are sent back in a Comment Analysis Document or Response Table that contains information such as how a comment will be addressed, if additional information is required, or options for how a comment could be handled. Changes to the document are not made until NDOR approves the new language or approach.



Wetland & WOUS Delineation, Permitting, Mitigation and Monitoring. Our team has conducted wetland delineations and prepared 404 permit applications for hundreds of miles of Nebraska highways. Services have included NWP and IP permits, and Section 401/Title 117 Water Quality Certification.

The firm is also experienced in preparation of wetland and stream channel mitigation plans for the USACE, construction oversight, and long‐term monitoring of sites, including wetland mitigation banks. NDOR has used our services to prepare the Final Wetland Mitigation Monitoring Report for Rose Southeast, and has recently hired us to evaluate the West Point Wetland Bank site. FHU is currently working with Douglas County to develop a wetland mitigation bank in the Papillion Creek watershed. The following FHU team members have Wetland Delineation training and experience with the most current US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wetland Delineation Manual, and Regional Supplements for the Midwest and Great Plains.

Adam Behmer Allison Sambol Amy Zlotsky

Anthony Baumert Carin Richardson

Dave Lampe Jake Lloyd

Jessica Jurzenski Keith Hildalgo

Kody Unstad Stephanie Krager

Stormwater, MS4, NPDES, Floodplain Permitting and Water Quality Assessment. FHU specializes in stormwater pollution prevention and compliance, including development of SWPPPs, NPDES permits and compliance documentation. FHU has teamed with FYRA Engineering to assist with hydraulic and hydrologic evaluations, floodplain analysis, water quality assessment, and other water resource evaluations.

Staffing Capacity

FHU has been steadily staffing up to meet a consistently increasing work load—primarily provided to us by NDOR. NDOR’s repeat work and satisfaction are two of our most important objectives. In order to provide NDOR with attentive service, our Nebraska staff now number 7 full‐time scientists. FHU is able to allocate sufficient staff resources by providing backup from Denver. Our Denver office has 20 environmental scientists – many who have worked on NDOR projects in the field and office.

Knowledge of Regulations & Procedures for this Work

Seven years of serving as an NDOR On‐Call consultant has made FHU very knowledgeable in the procedures and preferences of the NDOR environmental and local projects staff. This knowledge has come from conducting project work under contracts for Environmental Documents, Wetland Services, Air and Noise Studies, Stormwater Management and Environmental Program Assistance. In addition, FHU attends all of the NDOR consultant training classes to the maximum level of participation allowed. Typically, we follow NDOR training with internal training to disseminate process and preference information. Carin Richardson’s experience in the NDOR Environmental Unit has helped immensely with understanding NDOR needs, and conveying practices to the rest of our staff.

Qualifications of Key Subconsultants

For this submittal, FHU has teamed with three subconsultants:

Historic Resources Group provides historic property evaluations, and compliance in Section 106. Melissa Dirr Gengler meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Cultural Resources Specialists and has extensive experience with NDOR projects and staff. The company is an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).

FYRA Engineering is a water resource engineering firm and EDWOSB known for responsiveness, agility and service that’s truly personal. The firm designs storm water solutions, restores streams and lakes, analyzes floodplains, assesses water quality, and conducts hydraulic and hydrologic evaluations.

University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research conducts studies on the economy of Nebraska including cost‐benefit analyses of alternatives; economic and fiscal benefit analyses; and economic, fiscal, and demographic outlooks. Transportation‐related studies have included evaluation of investments in high‐speed multilane roundabouts; a model for estimating the economic impact of Nebraska highway improvement projects; and alternative funding mechanisms for state transportation agencies in rural states.



PERFORMANCE DATA

Cooperation, Communication & Timeliness

FHU has a proven track record of simultaneously managing multiple projects of varying difficulty, and of meeting challenging schedules and vigorous workloads. Over the past seven years, FHU has completed more than 100 CE documents as part of NDOR’s obligation authority challenge to get local projects built. Project locations have extended across the state, and are shown in the map in Appendix A. These have included:

70+ state highway projects requiring CEs and/or wetland services

22 CE documents for LPA stimulus projects

35+ CEs and 2 Environmental Assessments contracted directly with LPAs or their project engineers

Highlights from this experience involve our environmental staff conducting 21 wetland determinations or delineations over a two‐month period along with all the other required NEPA documents for 22 federally funded stimulus projects (ARRA). We completed a first round of 20 GIS desktop reviews in one month, and a second round of 60 reviews in 50 days. Our consultant review score for the reviews was 92 out of a possible 110 points. We successfully completed the 42nd and Q Draft Environmental Assessment within 8 months of initiating work, despite delays associated with out of scope work.

Appendix A also includes client commendations regarding our past performance on their NEPA projects.

Technical Quality of Documents

FHU strives to submit high quality documents requiring minimal revisions. We make this happen through the multiple review levels of the FHU Total Quality Management Plan; honed experience of our Project Managers; and skilled eye of our Senior Document Editor. Over the past seven years of producing environmental documents for NDOR, your experience with our deliverables is our proof.

UNDERSTANDING OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED

Understanding of Key Elements of the Work

FHU’s understanding of the key elements of the work is discussed in Section 1.b.

Approved CE’s, Wetland Delineations, 404 Permit, Etc.

1. CE and Wetland Delineation for City of Blair’s Improvements to Blaine & Jackson Streets

2. CE and 4(f) for City of Alliance’s Box Butte Avenue Lighting and Streetscaping

3. CEs and Delineations for Richardson County’s Stella SE, Verdon NW, and Preston North & South projects

4. CEs for City of Omaha’s Safety Projects at 102nd & W. Maple, 30st & McKinney, and 84th & L streets

5. CE, Delineation and 404 permit for NDOR’s Norfolk N‐35

6. CE and Delineation for NDOR’s St. Edward to Albion

7. CE, Delineation and 404 permit for NDOR’s Hartington West

8. CE, Delineation and 404 permit for NDOR’s Foster NW and SW

9. Delineations for 24 NDOR District 1 and 2 Guardrail Projects

10. CEs, Delineations and 404 permits for NDOR’s Batched Projects: Farnum West, Jct N‐21 to Elwood, and Elwood to Smithfield



3. Supportive Material

Hi Kody,

I finally got to this BA and reviewed it today. Just wanted to send you a personal kudos on this BA package! Even though it was submitted one year ago (August 2013), it was very well written and prepared. The IPLE justifications were well thought‐out and made sense. Basically, I was able to just transfer over what you did to the new forms, with a few tweaks for project description changes and bats, and send it off. Really NICE WORK!

Attached, for your records, is the final signed version that was sent to FHWA today. T hanks again for all of your hard work on this one!

Thanks,

Melissa Marinovich Highway Environmental Biologist Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]; Phone 402/479‐3546

For Draft EA for Heartland Expressway: Jct L62A/US 385 to Alliance, Morrill and Box Butte Counties, Nebraska

Good Afternoon Joan, Allison and Amy,

Please note the Draft EA for the Hwy US 385: Jct L62A/US 385 to Alliance project has been approved by FHWA (see attached). I’d like to thank you all for your hard work and long hours you put in to ensure an October 1st Public Hearing. We all appreciate the time and effort that was put in to have a signed draft document before the Sept. 1st, 2014 deadline.

Thanks and great job!

Jon C. Barber Highway Environmental Program Manager Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]; Phone 402/479‐4412



For 3 NEPA projects at Preston N&S, Stella SE and Verdon NW, Richardson County, Nebraska

To Whom It May Concern:

With being a new County Highway Superintendent and Responsible Charge for Richardson County and doing my first On‐Call Environmental Consultant Services for my Fed‐Aid projects, I was glad to have FHU onboard. From the first phone call FHU was there and ready to help me.

Amy Zlotsky and Allison Sambol from FHU are two of the most helpful and dedicated professionals I have ever worked with. They were there to help me through all the steps, all my concerns and problems. The whole FHU team that worked on my projects is an outstanding group of people to work with. I would recommend these dedicated, reliable, helpful, and professional On‐Call Environmental Consultants to anyone that needs an Environmental Consultant on their next project. They are a great group to work with.

Scott Huppert Richardson County Highway Superintendent Phone 402/245‐2614

For Noise Stakeholder Public Meeting on 108th Street Widening project in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Allison,

I was at a meeting this morning with Councilman [Rich] Pahls. He wanted me to tell you how pleased he was with the meeting last Thursday. He thought it went really well.

Thank you,

Steve Scarpello, Staff Assistant Omaha City Council 402‐444‐4567

For CN 41954 Greeley South 404 Permit Application

Thank you Tony; I really do appreciate your timeliness and willingness to help get this project squared away. Top notch!

Nick Burnham Environmental Permits Unit, Planning and Project Development Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]; 402‐479‐3818

For CN 51468 Bayard – US 385 T&E Report Hi Jess, So here we are – 2 years later and I finally got this one reviewed (because it is finally popping into the schedule)! For being on the old forms, from 2013, it actually looked great and didn’t require a lot. I was pretty much able to copy and paste to the new forms for the most part with minimal changes. The IPLE was removed because under the updated swift fox matrix, it was no longer needed. I went ahead and moved it forward, as you had done such a good job with the old version. See attached for the final signed version for your files. Thanks for your work on this one so long ago. Melissa Marinovich, Highway Environmental Biologist Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]; 402‐479‐3546



For St Edward to Albion, CN 31921 (STP‐39‐3(105)) Tony, Amy Nice job everyone. The communication is great. Mike Owen Planning & Project Development Engineer [email protected]; 402 479‐4795 Tony, Thanks for quickly turning this project around. I approve of the submitted report and geodatabase. As a side note, I started reviewing Creighton to Center (31884) out of interest and I wanted to say that I feel that FHU has made a turn for the better in their submittals – my trust in FHU is building. FHU has adopted NDOR’s standardized reporting format, as well as our need for detailed data. FHU’s work is appreciated, as the Environmental Permits Unit needed another strong firm on our team. Please share this with your group. Thank you, Dillon Dittmer, Highway Environmental Biologist Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]; 402‐479‐3568

For In Norfolk & Norfolk, Nebraska Amy, Please let all that were involved in getting this permit put together that there work is highly appreciated by NDOR. I know it was a hassle with multiple delineations to compile, but we got it done and have made a lot of folks at NDOR very pleased. Thanks for all the work put in to this project. Happy Holidays, Dillon Dittmer, Highway Environmental Biologist Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]; 402‐479‐3568

For City of Omaha EA for 42nd & Q Street, MAPA 5057(9), CN 22279 Amy ‐ Nice work on the early submittal. Hopefully our reviews can keep up the pace you have initiated. Have a happy new year! Tony Dirks, Local Project Division Nebraska Department of Roads [email protected]

For CNs 71124, 71125, 71131 and 71122; Farnum West, Jct N‐21 to Elwood, and Elwood to Smithfield; Farnum to Jct N‐21

Hi Carin, The CE for CN’s 71124, 71125, 71131, and 71122 was approved by FHWA on the first round. Nice work! Please find the approved CE on the FTP site for your use at fhu\Projects\71122_Elwood to Smithfield_Batch\NEPA\Approved CE folder. Thank you! Danielle Danielle Moore, Highway Environmental/NEPA Specialist Nebraska Department of Roads



To Whom it May Concern:

This letter is in reference to NEPA efforts and environmental services provided by Felsburg Holt and Ullevig (FHU) for the City of Omaha on two recent bridge and roadway design projects. FHU was selected via competitive quality based selection process requiring proposals and interviews. These projects are both Federal Funded projects thereby requiring full NEPA Environmental Assessments prior to moving forward to final design. FHU coordinated with FHWA and NDOR to provide the required documentation which included developing the Purpose and Need, Environmental Justice, Public Outreach and coordination of all presentations and recording of the information at the Public Meetings. Following input from the public meetings the NEPA documentation was completed and submitted for formal review by NDOR and FHWA who ultimately approved the documents allowing us to move into final design.

The FHU Staff provided excellent, professional representation of the City of Omaha for these services. Their staff is knowledgeable, accountable and responsive and both of the projects are scheduled for construction. The process for NEPA in Nebraska is very demanding and requires continuous follow up and responsiveness and FHU was up to the task. We look forward to working with them on future efforts.

Sincerely,

Todd Pfitzer, P.E. City Engineer, City of Omaha



We Love The Work We Do for You!



DR FORM 498

DR Form 498, Sep 08 Page 1

Architect, Engineer, & Related Services Supplement to Statement of Qualifications

Nebraska Department of Roads Planning & Project Development Division Attn: Agreements Engineer 1500 Hwy 2 PO Box 94759 Lincoln NE 68509-4759

DEPT. USE ONLY

Contractor No.:

Purpose: This form must be submitted by firms responding to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) “Request for Professional Consultant Services” (RFP). Instructions: Numbers below correspond to numbers on the form. Please type all information. 1. Submitting firm name and address. a. Indicate whether this form is being

submitted on behalf of a parent firm or a branch office. (Branch office sub-missions must list only personnel in, and experience of, that office.)

b. Firm’s Federal Identification Number, or Social Security Number in absence of Federal I.D. No.

2. Work category(s) number(s) and name(s), identified in the NDOR’s RFP, the firm is submitting on.

3. Address of the submitting office, if different than No. 1.

4. Name, title, telephone and FAX number of two principals from the submitting firm who may be contacted by the state. Listed principals must be empowered to speak for the firm on policy and contractual matters.

5. Total number of employees, by discipline, in the submitting office. While some personnel may be qualified in several disciplines, each person should be counted only once in accordance with his or her primary function. Include clerical personnel as “Administrative.” Write in any additional disciplines on the blank lines provided, along with the number of employees in that discipline.

6. Name, office address and certificate information of key personnel of the firm holding a certificate of registration granted by the Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, the Nebraska Board of Landscape Architectural Examiners, or the Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors. Such individuals must have full authority to make all final engineering, architectural or surveying decisions on behalf of the firm with respect to the designated work categories.

7. List not more than ten projects which demonstrate the firm’s competence in the relevant work categories. The most recent projects completed for the Nebraska Department of Roads are preferred. Information must include:

a. Name and location of the project. b. Brief description of the firm’s

responsibilities on the project. c. Name and address of the owner of the

project. d. Estimated or actual project completion

date. e. Total construction cost of the completed

project, (or where no construction was involved, the approximate cost of your work) and that portion of the cost of the project your firm was/is responsible for.

8. Brief resumes of key personnel expected to participate in the advertised projects. Each resume must include:

a. Individual’s name and title. b. Project assignment that person will be

expected to fulfill.

c. Years of relevant experience with this firm and other firms.

d. Highest academic degree achieved, the year, and the discipline covered (if more than one highest degree such as two PhD’s, list both).

e. Active registration as an architect, engineer, surveyor, etc., the field of registration, year such registration was acquired and the state(s) granting such registration.

f. Experience, training and other qualifications which reflect the individual’s potential contributions to the advertised projects. Include such data as: familiarity with NDOR procedures and engineering techniques, similar types of work performed in the past, and management abilities. Please limit synopsis of experience to relevant work categories.

9. Brief narrative discussion indicating the primary reasons your firm is especially qualified to complete the advertised projects. Information provided might include such data as specialized equipment and computer software, awards or recognition received by the firm or individuals in the relevant work categories, or special approaches or concepts developed by the firm in the relevant work categories.

10. Name of any firms you intend to sub-contract a portion of the project work to and work they will perform.

11. This completed form must be signed and dated by principal of the firm.

1. FIRM NAME AND ADDRESS:

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig 6300 South Syracuse Way, Suite 600 Centennial, CO 80111

1a. SUBMITTAL IS FOR: X Parent Company Branch 1b. FEDERAL I.D. NO. OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.: 84-0965977 2. WORK CATEGORY NUMBER(S) AND NAME(S): 101A & B NEPA and Other Environmental Studies; 211 Public Involvement

3. ADDRESS OF SUBMITTING OFFICE: (If different from Item 1)

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Felsburg Holt & Ullevig 11422 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 115 315 S. 9th St, Suite 201 Omaha, NE 68154 Lincoln, NE 68508

4. NAME, TITLE, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER OF PRINCIPALS TO CONTACT:

Kyle Anderson 402/445-4405 t Executive Vice President 402/445-4394 f Amy Zlotsky 402/438-7530 t Principal 402/438-7532 f

5. PERSONNEL BY DISCIPLINE: (Submitting Office) 13 Administrative Electrical Engineers Mechanical Engineers 3 GIS Specialists Architects Engr. Technicians/Aides 7 Planners: Urban/Regional 8 Graphic Designers

Biologists 20 Environ. Scientist Sanitary Engineers 3 ITS Chemical Engineers Estimators Social Scientists

2 Civil Engineers Geologists Soils Engineers 4 Construction Inspectors 15 Hydrologists 10 Structural Engineers

13 Drafters Instrument/Rod/Chain Persons, etc. Surveyors, RLS Ecologists Interior Designers Systems Engineers

Economists Landscape Architects 42 Transportation Engineers 140 Total Personnel in Submitting Office


Name of Firm: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig 6. KEY PERSONNEL: CERTIFICATE:

NAME AND ADDRESS NUMBER DATE TYPE

Amy Zlotsky 315 South 9th Street, Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68154

Allison Sambol 11422 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 115 Omaha, NE 68154 Tony Baumert 315 South 9th Street, Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68154

7. WORK BY FIRM, OR NEW EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRM, WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATES CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS RELEVANT TO THIS CATEGORY OF WORK.

a. Project Name and Location

b. Nature of Firm’s Responsibility c. Owner’s Name and Address

d. Completion Date (actual or estimated)

e. Estimated Cost (in thousands)

Entire Project Work for which

firm was/is responsible

(1)

NDOR On-Call for Environmental Documents, NE Statewide

Assist NDOR and LPA’s in the preparation of NEPA documents, and supporting technical reports, and permitting

Nebraska Department of Roads 1500 Highway 2 Lincoln, NE 68509

On-Going (2 Terms) 2,406 (fee) 100%

(2)

NDOR On-Call for Environmental Program Management

Provide technical assistance, program materials, guidance documents and training for NDOR environmental program

Nebraska Department of Roads 1500 Highway 2 Lincoln, NE 68509 On-Going

(2 Terms) $275 (fee) 100%

(3)

NDOR On-Call for Wetlands, NE Statewide

Conduct wetland delineations, handle 404 permitting, and provide mitigation support


On-Going (2 Terms) $477 (fee) 100%

(4)

NDOR On-Call for Air & Noise, NE Statewide

Conduct air and noise studies and analyses

Nebraska Department of Roads 1500 Highway 2 Lincoln, NE 68509 On-Going 11 (fee) 100%

(5) NDOR On-Call for SWPPP Services - NE Statewide

Provide MS4 services including permit development, storm-water plans and BMP guidance


On-Going (3rd Term)

$697 (fee) 75%

(6)

CE for Improvements to 108th Street from Madison to Q, Omaha, NE

CE, 404 permitting and mitigation requirements, noise barrier voting, public meetings

City of Omaha 1819 Farnam Street, 6th Floor Omaha, NE 68183 On-Going

$154 to-date (fee)

100%

(7)

CE for Improvements to 10th Street & Salt Creek Bridge, Lincoln, NE

Prepared environmental evaluations and NEPA document as sub to Speece Lewis

City of Lincoln 901 N. 6th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 On-Going $70 (fee) 100%

(8)

CE for Improvements to 3rd Avenue, 8th to South 5th Streets, Columbus, NE

Prepared CE document, conducted resource reviews, and handled public involvement

City of Columbus PO Box 1677 Columbus, NE 68602 On-Going $33 (fee) 100%

(9) CEs for Preston N & S, Stella SE and Verdon NW, Richardson Co., NE

Prepared CE, wetland delineations, 404 permits, T&E coordination, hazmat review, and postal public outreach.

Richardson County Highway Superintendent 65087 706 Trail Falls City, NE 68355

2013 $35 (fee) 100%

(10) Design & Permitting for a Wetland Mitigation Bank, Douglas County, NE

Handling permitting and design of a mitigation bank to compensate for County Public Works projects

Douglas County 15505 West Maple Street Omaha, NE 68116 On-Going

$38 to-date (fee)

100%


Name of Firm: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig 8. BRIEF RESUME OF KEY PERSONNEL: (Duplicate this sheet, if necessary)

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Amy Zlotsky, Sr. Environmental Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Allison Sambol, Sr. Environmental Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Anthony Baumert, Sr. Environmental Scientist b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Principal-in-Charge / Contract Manager b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

NEPA/CEs, QA/QC Review, PI b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Wetlands/404, QA/QC Review, PI

c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this firm 7 With other firms 25 With this firm 8 With other firms 4 With this firm 3 With other firms 15 d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

AB magna cum laude/1979/Botany MS/1981/Plant Ecology

d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

BS/2004/Geography (Environmental Emphasis) MA/2010/Geography


BA/1998/Biology

e. ACTIVE REGISTRATION: Year First Registered/Discipline/State

1988/Certified Ecologist/Ecological Society of America



f. OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

Ms. Zlotsky is a Principal/Senior Environmental Scientist responsible for managing FHU’s environmental group based in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska. She has been working in the environmental field for 30 years, including management and preparation of NEPA documents in Nebraska since 1990. Her areas of expertise include wetlands, NEPA, terrestrial habitat impact evaluation, threatened & endangered species, historic preservation compliance, and the US Corps of Engineers Section 404 permit program. Ms. Zlotsky is currently the Project Manager for the NDOR On-Call Wetlands Contract, NDOR On-Call Contract for Environmental Documents, and NDOR On-Call Contract for Environmental Program Management.


Ms. Sambol has been working in the environmental field for 11 years, focusing on management and preparation of NEPA documents. Over the past 8 years, Allison has been a leader in the FHU environmental group in preparation of an estimated 60 Statewide and LPA CE documents through the NDOR On-Call Environmental Documents Contract, including 22 CE documents for the ARRA projects, and 60 GIS desktop reviews completed within 2 months time. She also provides senior technical review for CEs and Hazardous Materials specialty reports authored by other FHU staff. Proven capabilities include coordination with regulatory agencies, multi-disciplinary site reconnaissance and appraisal of land-use history; impacts analysis and hazardous materials reviews.


Mr. Baumert is one of FHU’s most seasoned field biologists and serves as Project Manager for wetlands and stream projects throughout Nebraska, including NDOR’s On-Call Wetlands Services contract. In addition to delineations, he handles our client’s 404/401 permitting needs. Tony is experienced with stream assessments and restoration plans, T&E species surveys, wetland mitigation monitoring, invasive species management, and siting studies. He also manages NEPA projects, including the CE for the City of Lincoln’s 10th and Salt Creek bridge replacement, and Platte County’s Columbus East viaduct.

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Carin Richardson, Sr. Environmental Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Jessica Jurzenski, PhD, Environ. Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Adam Behmer, Environmental Scientist b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

NEPA/CEs, QA/QC Review, PI b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

American Burying Beetle, QA/QC Review b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Wetlands, Birds, GIS c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this firm 3 With other firms 20 With this firm 2 With other firms 8 With this firm 3 With other firms 6 d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

BS/1993/Biology d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

BA/1997/Environmental Science/International Studies Certificate/2004/Environmental Policy and Management MA/2005/Environmental Policy and Management


BA/2007/Biology-Wildlife Management





Ms. Richardson is an environmental biologist with 20 years of experience, with the last 10 years specializing in NEPA. She has served as Principal Author for dozens of CEs completed by FHU over the past several years under the NDOR On-Call Environmental Services contract, and has managed several multi-project assignments. She also provides senior technical review for CEs and resource specialty reports authored by other FHU staff. Prior to joining FHU, Carin was a NDOR project coordinator, as well as a NEPA document and resource specialist. Carin is a skilled field biologist, adept at bird, small mammal, and vegetation identification, and wetland delineation. She completed the ASTM E-1527 -13 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I and Phase II Training.


Ms. Jurzenski joined the FHU team with four years of experience conducting survey work and researching conservation measures for the federally endangered American burying beetle (ABB), as well as a year of reintroduction and monitoring for the federally endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle. She worked closely with the USFWS and the NGPC to develop a habitat suitability model for ABBs and is currently on an ABB working group. Jessica also has experience with surveys for carrion beetles, tiger beetles, butterflies, ants, mosquitoes, and plains topminnow. At FHU, Jessica conducts threatened and endangered species reviews, wetland delineations, GIS mapping, and 404 permit applications to help provide quality wetland and NEPA services.


Mr. Behmer has more than nine years of experience in the natural resources disciplines, with an emphasis on terrestrial and aquatic sciences. Through his time spent in the field, he has exceptional knowledge of Nebraska’s wildlife environments and success working with the public, resource management agencies, and wildlife and fisheries professionals. In addition to his field experience, Mr. Behmer has an extensive background in environmental permitting, which includes Section 7 Threatened and Endangered Species, Section 404 and Wetland Mitigation, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. He is also skilled in analyzing natural resource questions and problems using ArcGIS and holds a Scientific Collectors permit for the State of Nebraska.

.


8. BRIEF RESUME OF KEY PERSONNEL: (Duplicate this sheet, if necessary)

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Kody Unstad, Environmental Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Jake Lloyd, Environmental Designer/Planner a. NAME AND TITLE:

Keith Hidalgo, GISP, Environmental Scientist b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

NEPA, Wetlands, T&E, Birds, PI, Socioeconomics EJ, GIS

b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Wetlands, Historic Properties, Visualization b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Wetland, Birds, GIS Services

c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this firm 2 With other firms 12 With this firm 3 With other firms 6 With this firm 6 With other firms 12 d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

BS summa cum laude/2004/Environmental Studies – Life Sciences MS/2012/Natural Resource Sciences – Wildlife Ecology

d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization: BA/2006/Architecture BA/2006/Environmental Design 2012 Native Plan Masters Program


BA/2001/Wildlife Biology MS/2011/Environmental Policy and Management




2011/Geographic Information Systems Professional/00058336


Mr. Unstad is an environmental scientist with more than 14 years of experience in the natural resources disciplines, with an emphasis on life sciences and wildlife ecology. He has a broad background in ecology, and has worked in a variety of settings with prairie and wetland restorations, invasive plant management, grassland bird surveys, pronghorn radio-tracking, and aquatic Chinese mystery snail research. In the natural heritage department of the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, he tracked occurrences of rare plants, animals, and ecological communities and assessed potential impacts to threatened and endangered species from road construction projects and water appropriation projects. He is skilled in the use of ArcGIS and GPS and has been active in creating biological evaluation packages for many Nebraska Department of Roads projects.


Mr. Lloyd is an environmental designer/planner with nearly nine years of professional experience in environmental design and planning. His diverse background includes projects in architecture, historic preservation, land planning, ecological restoration and low impact development (LID). As a member of the environmental group at FHU, his project involvement includes; historic cultural resource documentation and research, graphic design/digital rendering and landscape design for reclamation and mitigation projects.


Mr. Hidalgo has over 10 years of experience in the environmental industry, of which the last 5-7 years have been performing specialized services under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act Section 404 requirements resource analysis for Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Categorical Exclusions. He has extensive GIS experience using ArcGIS and other design software (Microstation and AutoCAD) to analyze impacts to biological resources, including terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, sensitive plants, and noxious weeds. Mr. Hidalgo’s biological experience includes describing existing habitat, analyzing impacts, and regulatory compliance. Mr. Hidalgo performs wetland delineations, T & E surveys, and biological evaluations in support of multiple regulatory requirements in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nebraska

a. NAME AND TITLE:

David Lampe, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Sr. Engineer a. NAME AND TITLE:

Dale Tischmak, Senior Environmental Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Linda Stuchlik, Sr. Administrative Assistant b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Floodplains, Water Quality, NPDES, MS b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Noise & Air Quality Studies b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Technical Editor

c. YEARS EXPERIENCE c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this Firm 4 With other firms 15 With this firm 12 with other firms 19 With this firm 3 With other firms 25 d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

BS/1994/Civil Engineering MS/1996/Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering


BA/1981/ Biology and Chemistry MS/ 1985/ Chemistry


BA/1984/English Education


2000/Professional Engineer/Nebraska 2012/Professional Engineer/Iowa




Mr. Lampe is a Water Resources Engineer whose nearly 20-year career includes project management and senior design work on a variety of public infrastructure, land development, and water quality projects. He uses his experience to assist clients with watershed planning and stormwater management, stream restoration and stabilization, stormwater best management practices, environmental regulatory issues, and sustainability planning and design. He is trained in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling as well as natural channel design and wetland delineations. Dave is also ISI Envision Credentialed.

ER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

Mr. Tischmak has over 30 years of technical and management experience in the environmental field. He provides technical support to numerous transportation projects involving noise monitoring and modeling, and air quality assessments. Dale is familiar with the latest field data collection techniques and computer models predicting air and noise conditions for transportation projects, including CALINE3, CAL3QHC, AERMOD, TNM and MOVES. He has knowledge of the NEPA process for transportation projects and is also well versed in the GIS technology critical for performing corridor optimization studies. He has worked on many projects in Nebraska.


Ms. Stuchlik is a technical editor with more than 28 years of experience applying grammar principles to documentation to increase client satisfaction and to improve overall quality and readability. Her expertise includes extensive technical editing experience, strong verbal and written communication skills, document production management, and the ability to set priorities and work independently. Linda has edited and formatted environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, and planning and environmental linkages studies for state and federal agencies.



a. NAME AND TITLE:

Megan Ornelas, GISP, GIS Specialist a. NAME AND TITLE:

Stephanie Krager, Sr. Environmental Scientist a. NAME AND TITLE:


GIS, EJ b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Wetlands b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:

c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this firm 3 With other firms 13 With this firm 3 With other firms 6 With this firm With other firms d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

BS/1998/Geography emphasis in GIS

d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization: BS/1990/Biology MS magna cum laude/1993/Biology (emphasis on Botany)



2015/Geographic Information Systems Professional/67981




Ms. Ornelas joined FHU’s GIS team in 2012, and brings 16+ years of GIS experience. Megan provides GIS analysis, data management, and cartographic design on a wide variety of design, environmental and planning projects. She is well acquainted with the flexibility and responsiveness required to successfully deliver services as part of the FHU team. Megan also brings experience and knowledge in developing web mapping applications both in the public and private sector. Megan’s project experience with web mapping applications includes development using the JavaScript, Silverlight, and Flex APIs in addition to web mapping prototype/design, use case requirements, development/ implementation, documentation, and best practices and standards. Megan is proficient with the ESRI suite of products including ArcGIS 10.x, ArcGIS Server 10.x, ArcSDE, ArcGIS Online, and Spatial/3D Analyst.


Ms. Krager is an environmental scientist with wide-ranging experience in public and private sector work related to transportation, water resources and federal projects. Her areas of expertise include wetlands, terrestrial habitat impact evaluation, and threatened and endangered species. FHU has worked with Ms. Krager extensively in a contractual role, teaming with her on numerous NDOR On-Call Environmental projects over the past five years.


a. NAME AND TITLE:

a. NAME AND TITLE:

a. NAME AND TITLE:




c. YEARS EXPERIENCE c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this Firm With other firms With this firm with other firms With this firm With other firms d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:










Name of Firm: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig 9. USE THIS SPACE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES SUPPORTING YOUR FIRM’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT:

Company Overview: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU) was founded 31 years ago as a full service engineering firm serving the transportation industry. Our 140 person company has offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Omaha and Lincoln. Since FHU opened our Nebraska offices in 2004, we have been committed to being a leader in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) consulting and environmental permitting. The firm has an impressive staff of biologists, ecologists, geologists, hydrologists, and GIS specialists—and an equally impressive resume of NEPA environmental projects. Our clients rely on our technical capabilities and regulatory knowledge to produce thorough and reliable documents. In addition to the preparation of compliance documents, FHU has recognized expertise in the development of NEPA protocol and tools. The firm has been selected by the Nebraska Department of Roads and the Colorado Department of Transportation to assist in the preparation of guidance manuals, training programs, databases and other programmatic services. We take pride in helping Nebraska communities stay environmentally compliant on their projects and we would appreciate the opportunity to continue to assist NDOR and LPA’s with their NEPA compliance needs.

10. SUBCONSULTANTS AND THEIR WORK:

SUBCONSULTANTS: Historic Resources Group (Section 106, Historic Property Evaluations)

FYRA Engineering – (Water Resource Engineering)

University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research (Socioeconomics, cost-benefit analysis of alternatives)

11. THE FOREGOING IS A STATEMENT OF FACTS. (Signature)

TYPED NAME AND TITLE:

Amy Zlotsky, Principal

DATE:

December 2, 2015




DEPT. USE ONLY

Contractor No.:










a. Name and location of the project. b. Brief description of the firm’s responsi-

bilities on the project. c. Name and address of the owner of the















Historic Resources Group, Inc. 442 South 28th Street Lincoln, NE 68510

1a. SUBMITTAL IS FOR: Parent Company Branch 1b. FEDERAL I.D. NO. OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.: 45-1857493 2. WORK CATEGORY NUMBER(S) AND NAME(S): ; 101-Environ. Studies; 102-Transportation Planning;



Melissa Dirr Gengler, President/Architectural Historian 402-770-5877

5. PERSONNEL BY DISCIPLINE: (Submitting Office)

Administrative Electrical Engineers Mechanical Engineers Other: Cultural Resource Specialist/Architectural Historian

Architects Engr. Technicians/Aides Planners: Urban/Regional Biologists Environ. Scientist Sanitary Engineers Chemical Engineers Estimators Social Scientists Civil Engineers Geologists Soils Engineers Construction Inspectors Hydrologists Structural Engineers Drafters Instrument/Rod/Chain Persons, etc. Surveyors, RLS Ecologists Interior Designers Systems Engineers Economists Landscape Architects Transportation Engineers Total Personnel in Submitting Office


Name of Firm: Historic Resources Group 6. KEY PERSONNEL: CERTIFICATE:

NAME AND ADDRESS NUMBER DATE TYPE Melissa Dirr Gengler N/A 11-13-2015








(1)Scottsbluff West Viaduct, Scottsbluff, NE

Historic Property identification and Section 106 reporting

Nebraska Department of Roads 2014 $20.000 80%

(2)

Kimball Underpass, Kimball, NE

Historic Property identification Section 106 report

Nebraska Department of Roads 2014 $15,000.00 100%

(3)

Lincoln South Beltway, Lincoln, NE

Section 106 Evaluation Nebraska Department of Roads 2014-2015 $15,000.00 100%

(4)

Nebraska Army National Guard

Programmatic agreement and statewide cultural resource management plan

Nebraska Army National Guard Winter 2012 $30,000.00 100%

Tecumseh Historic Square Repaving Project

Historic Property survey and Section 106

Nebraska Department of Roads 2014 $15,000.00 100%

(6)

RUS Broadband service for Windstream in 13 states

Section 106 Evaluation Alfred Benesch, Denver July 2011 $20,000.00 100%

(7)

Historic Structure Report, Old Courthouse, St. Louis, MO

Historic Architecture documentation

National Park Service Jefferson National Expansion Memorial St. Louis, Missouri

January 2013 $330,000.00 15%

(8)

National Register nomination, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Sioux County, NE

Writing/processing National Park Service Agate Fossil Beds Harrison, NE

October 2012 $17,000.00 100%

(9)

National Register Nomination, Mount Rushmore National Monument (MORU), Keystone, SD

Project manager National Park Service MWRO/Keystone, SD

July 2013 $35,000 65%

(10)

Historic Structures Report, William Jefferson Clinton Home Site (WICL), Hope, Arkansas

Project historian National Park Service WICL

Fall 2013 $150,000 10%

Historic State Owned Buildings, State of Nebraska

Principal Investigator Nebraska State Historical Society 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE

Spring 2013 $120,000 30%


Name of Firm: Historic Resources Group 8. BRIEF RESUME OF KEY PERSONNEL: (Duplicate this sheet, if necessary)

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Melissa Dirr Gengler a. NAME AND TITLE:

a. NAME AND TITLE:


Section 106 NHPA Compliance b. PROBABLE WORK ASSIGNMENT:


c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this Firm With Other Firms 12 With this Firm With Other Firms With this Firm With Other Firms 5.5 years 12 years d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

B.S. Historic Preservation, 1990 M.A. History/Architectural History, 1992




N/A e. ACTIVE REGISTRATION: Year First Registered/Discipline/State


f. OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS RELEVANT

TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

Extensive Section 106 knowledge and cultural resource experience



a. NAME AND TITLE:

a. NAME AND TITLE:

a. NAME AND TITLE:




c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: With this Firm With Other Firms With this Firm With Other Firms With this Firm With Other Firms d. EDUCATION: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:










Name of Firm: Historic Resources Group, Inc.

9. USE THIS SPACE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES SUPPORTING YOUR FIRM’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT:

Although Historic Resources Group is a recently established firm, Melissa Dirr Gengler has extensive experience with cultural resource evaluation and Section 106 compliance. Her experience includes 18 years of employment with State Historic Preservation Offices administering all areas of the National Historic Preservation Act as well as 3 years as an independent consultant with OnSite Photography and Preservation. Projects include large transportation corridors, Safe Routes to School, and Transportation Enhancements.




Melissa Dirr Gengler, Cultural Resource Specialist

DATE:

11-13-2015



Nebraska Department of Roads Planning & Project Development Division Attn: Agreements Engineer

1500 Hwy 2 PO Box 94759 Lincoln NE 68509-4759

DEPT. USE ONLY

Contractor No.:

Purpose:

This form must be submitted by firms responding to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) “Request for Professional Consultant Services” (RFP).

Instructions:

Numbers below correspond to numbers on the form. Please type all information.

1. Submitting firm name and address.

a. Indicate whether this form is being submitted on behalf of a parent firm or a branch office. (Branch office sub-missions must list only personnel in, and experience of, that office.)








a. Name and location of the project.

b. Brief description of the firm’s responsi-bilities on the project.

c. Name and address of the owner of the project.

d. Estimated or actual project completion date.

e. Total construction cost of the completed project, (or where no construction was involved, the approximate cost of your work) and that portion of the cost of the project your firm was/is responsible for.


a. Individual’s name and title.

b. Project assignment that person will be expected to fulfill.









FYRA Engineering, LLC

3925 S 147th Street, Suite 117

Omaha, NE 68144

1a. SUBMITTAL IS FOR: Parent Company Branch 1b. FEDERAL I.D. NO. OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.: 45-5611118 2. WORK CATEGORY NUMBER(S) AND NAME(S):



Melinda C. Rogers, PE - Manager/Owner/Project Engineer Ph: 402.502.7131 - Fax: 402.932.6940

5. PERSONNEL BY DISCIPLINE: (Submitting Office)

1 Administrative Electrical Engineers Mechanical Engineers

Architects 1 Engr. Technicians/Aides Planners: Urban/Regional

Biologists 2 Environ. Scientist Sanitary Engineers

Chemical Engineers Estimators Social Scientists

5 Civil Engineers Geologists Soils Engineers

Construction Inspectors 1 Hydrologists Structural Engineers

Drafters Instrument/Rod/Chain Persons, etc. Surveyors, RLS

1 Ecologists Interior Designers Systems Engineers

Economists Landscape Architects Transportation Engineers 11 Total Personnel in Submitting Office


Name of Firm: FYRA Engineering 6. KEY PERSONNEL: CERTIFICATE:

NAME AND ADDRESS NUMBER DATE TYPE

Michael K. Sotak 3925 S 147th Street, Suite 117 Omaha, NE 68144

Sarah E. Mechtenberg 3925 S 147th Street, Suite 117 Omaha, NE 68144 Melinda C. Rogers 3925 S 147th Street, Suite 117 Omaha, NE 68144 Robert J. Gregalunas 3925 S 147th Street, Suite 117 Omaha, NE 68144

E8759 16681 17431 2006031321 35258 21734 E14026 87037 E13416

1997 2003 2002 2006 2000 2003 2012 2000 2010 2012

Nebraska Professional Engineer Iowa Professional Engineer Kansas Professional Engineer Missouri Professional Engineer Arizona Professional Engineer NCEES Nebraska Professional Engineer Texas Professional Engineer Nebraska Professional Engineer Certified Floodplain Manager



b. Nature of Firm’s Responsibility

c. Owner’s Name and Address d. Completion Date (actual or estimated)




(1)

Elkhorn River Bank Stabilization at 240th Street

Sarpy County, NE

Phase I - 404 Permitting, Design, Construction Management

Phase II – Permitting, Habitat Evaluation and Coordination, Bathymetric Surveying, Hydraulic Modeling, Design, Construction Management

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District

Mr. Eric Williams

8901 S. 154th St

Omaha, NE 68138

First Phase July 2013

Second Phase March 2015

$1,760,000 $260,000

(2)

Dam Sites WP-6&7 Preliminary Design

Sarpy County, NE

Preliminary Design, Alternatives Analysis, Coordination of Environmental Evaluations and Wetland Delineations, Stream Assessment, Recreational Assessment, and Land Rights Evaluation


Ms. Amanda Grint, PE

8901 S 154th Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68138

November 2015 $265,500

(3)

Big Papio Levee Culverts Project

Sarpy and Douglas County, NE

Site Assessment, Site Survey, Alternatives Analysis, Wetland Delineations and 404 Permitting, H&H Analysis, Final Design, 408 Coordination, Construction Management


Mr. Marlin Petermann, PE

Mr. Martin Cleveland, PE

8901 S 154th Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68138

March 2015 $1,100,000 $178,600

(4)

Federal Levee Systems R-613/R-616-613

Sarpy County, NE

Alternatives Analysis, Assistance with Wetland Delineations, Environmental Assessment and 404(b)1 Alternatives Analysis, H&H Modeling, Geotechnical Review and Modeling, Seepage Berm Design, Flood Wall Design, Final Levee Design


Mr. Marlin Petermann, PE

Mr. Paul Woodward, PE

8901 S. 154th St

Omaha, NE 68138

Current $21.8 Million $2,330,000


Name of Firm: FYRA Engineering


a. NAME AND TITLE:

Michael K. Sotak, PE

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Melinda C. Rogers, PE

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Robert J. Gregalunas, PE, CFM


Principal Engineer


Project Engineer


Project Engineer

c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE: c. YEARS EXPERIENCE:

With this Firm 3 With Other Firms 22 With this Firm 3 With Other Firms 15 With this Firm 3 With Other Firms 7


MBA / 2001 / Civil Engineering

BS / 1992 / Civil Engineering






1997 / Professional Engineer / Nebraska

2003 / Professional Engineer / Iowa

2002 / Professional Engineer / Kansas

2006 / Professional Engineer / Missouri

2000 / Professional Engineer / Arizona

2003 / Professional Engineer / NCEES


2000 / Professional Engineer / Texas

e. ACTIVE REGISTRATION:Year First Registered/Discipline/State



Mr. Sotak has over 25 years of experience in water resources engineering, serving as principal engineer, lead project engineer, and project manager for many projects. He has extensive experience on projects for natural resources districts including watershed planning, economic analyses, river restoration/bank stabilization and levee and dam design. He also has extensive grant writing and funding program identification experience.


Ms. Rogers has over 18 years of civil engineering experience with extensive experience in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, levee analysis and design, stormwater pollution prevention, stormwater management design, residential and land development design, roadway design, and recreational trail design.


Mr. Gregalunas has over 10 years of experience on watershed development projects, site surveying, hydrologic and hydraulic investigations, joint probability assessments, dam design, levee design, and stormwater management.

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Sarah E. Mechtenberg, PE

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Dr. John Holz, PhD

a. NAME AND TITLE:

Brian Henkel, PE


Project Engineer


Limnologist, Senior Scientist


Project Engineer


With this Firm 3 With Other Firms 6 With this Firm 3 With Other Firms 17 With this Firm 1 With Other Firms 0


BS / 2006 / Environmental Engineering


PhD / 1998 / Biological Science

Masters / 1994 / Science Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife

BS / 1991 / Natural Resources









Ms. Mechtenberg has 9 years of professional experience in water resource consulting. She has been involved in a wide variety of projects including dam design, reservoir/fishery design, lake restoration, community-based watershed management planning, concept-level alternatives analysis, and stream/wetland restoration and mitigation. Previous involvement with an environmental sciences group provided her experience with jurisdictional wetland evaluations and permitting procedures. Her current responsibilities include design and modeling for projects ranging from initial concept development to final design.


Dr. Holz has over 20 years of experience in surface water quality/aquatic habitat management and research. While earning his PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Dr. Holz’s research advanced our understanding of water resource issues and developed improved management tools for lakes, streams and watersheds, including assessing/interpreting/predicting the response of water bodies to pollutants and the effectiveness of restoration techniques. Specific areas of expertise include lake restoration and management, watershed management, fisheries management, biological indicators of water quality, phytoplankton ecology and management, nutrient inactivation, determination of appropriate water quality goals, nutrient criteria development, water quality monitoring, water quality modeling, internal phosphorus loading, and determining effectiveness of TMDL’s using water quality and biological information. As a faculty member at UNL, Dr. Holz served as a technical advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on water quality management issues in the Midwest.


Mr. Henkel has more than 10 years of experience in water resources engineering with a primary focus on groundwater resources. Mr. Henkel began his engineering career in Texas where he contributed to and managed a variety of water resources projects including groundwater flow modeling, water rights evaluations, well design, pumping test analysis, surface water modeling, geophysical log interpretation, stream flow analysis, reservoir operation analysis, water quality analysis, and water quality modeling. Mr. Henkel subsequently worked as the Groundwater Management Engineer for the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District based in Omaha, Nebraska where he was responsible for the implementation of the existing District groundwater programs as well as Project Manager on several surface water and groundwater related projects. Mr. Henkel has extensive knowledge of the groundwater resources of Nebraska.

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Name of Firm: FYRA Engineering


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Dan Jones, EI

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Jason Dayton, EI

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Ethan Miller, EI


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MS / 2012 / Environmental Engineering BS / 2011 / Civil Engineering


BS / 2014 / Civil Engineering BS / 2008 / Science Chemistry and Secondary Education







Thru UNL, Mr. Jones has 3 years of experience on stormwater research projects for the Nebraska Department of Roads which involved evaluating roadside BMPs. Mr. Jones also has prior experience with H&H analysis on 50 county bridges for the Nebraska Department of Roads. Mr. Jones has 2 years of experience as FYRA and has experience on water resource projects related to bridge scour analysis, floodplain planning and hydrology and hydraulics.


Mr. Dayton Jason has experience in wetland delineations and reporting, 404 permitting, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stormwater pollution prevention, stormwater management design, stormwater research projects, and water quality modeling. Mr. Dayton has completed the coursework and is a Certified Wetland Delineator.


Mr. Miller has experience in civil engineering with planning and designing levees. Prior to joining the FYRA team, Mr. Miller performed engineering work related to the telecommunications field. This work entailed analyzing and design structural components of telecommunications towers and providing engineering assistance during the construction process.




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Model for Predicting Impact from Economic Development Projects/Lincoln, Nebraska (NDOR)

Principal Investigator/ Project through Nebraska Transportation Center, UNL

Nebraska Department of Roads, Highway 2, Lincoln, Nebraska

October 2011 $41,400 100%

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Evaluating Roads as Investments: A Primer on Benefit-Cost and Economic Impact Analysis

Principal Investigator The Center for Applied Economics, University of Kansas

April 2008 $18,700 100%

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Investigation of Rural/Urban High-Speed Multilane Roundabouts

Co-Principal Investigator/Project through Nebraska Transportation Center (Aemal Khattak, Principal Investigator)

Nebraska Department of Roads, Highway 2, Lincoln, Nebraska

November 2014 $40,000 15%

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Alternative funding mechanisms for state transportation agencies in rural states

Co-Principal Investigator/Project through Mid-America Transportation Center (John Anderson, Principal Investigator)

Mid-America Transportation Center

January 2014 $32,000 50%

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