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June 27, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />1 Diversion Inlet Structure Construction <br />A preconstruction conference was held on 19 June. Dewatering will begin week of 8 July and <br />continue for 3-4 weeks. Anticipated schedule: <br /> 2019: Dewatering, test pile program, complete channel excavation. <br /> 2020: Foundations/site work. <br /> 2021: Concrete piers/abutments. Control building. <br /> 2022: Install bridge deck, gates, and operating machinery. <br /> 2023: Paint gates, seed. <br /> 2024: Turf established. <br /> <br />2 Wild Rice River Structure Construction <br />Final Plans and Specs were completed May 1, 2019. MnDNR phase approval received on 18 June. <br />NDSWC permit decision pending. The Request for Proposals (RFP) likely to be issued in early July 2019 <br />with a 45-day bidding period. Contract award is anticipated in October 2019. <br /> <br />3 Red River Structure Design <br />Detailed design has started. A physical model (1:40 scale) study to verify flows and design <br />downstream scour protection is being conducted by USACE ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, <br />Vicksburg, MS. Approximately a 15 month effort with alternative design runs anticipated in Jan-June <br />2020 and a final report due NLT Aug 2020. The design schedule is being developed with goal of <br />awarding a construction contract in late 2021. Learn more about ERDC (Engineering Research and <br />Development Center) at https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/About/. <br /> <br />4 Southern Embankment – Plan B Design <br />Detailed design, incorporating the Plan B alignment, is ongoing. Geotechnical borings to begin in July <br />2019 and continue as additional access is secured by the Diversion Authority. <br /> <br />5 Cultural Resources Mitigation – Diversion Channel Sites <br />Completing further investigations of two archaeological sites along the Diversion Channel this summer. Our contractor began field work in June and will return the week of 8 July. The results will determine if <br />further excavation will be required. A media opportunity is being planned for the week of 17 July. <br /> <br />6 Federal Construction Placement Schedule – June 2019 <br />See enclosure. Outlines placement/resources required to match assumed diversion channel <br />completion. Will continue updating as actual funding and P3 schedule is defined. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />