2019-04-08-minutes-public-works-study-session

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Local Cooperation Agreement Provide without cost to the United States, the necessary land, easements and rights-of-way including borrow and disposal areas (suitable to the Corps ofEngineers) as necessary to perform the required construction and to secure all necessary permits prior to initiation of construction by the Corps of Engineers. Easements (which extend fbrthe life ofthe project) will also be provided for future maintenance, operation, and inspection. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to any authorized work, exclusive of damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors. Contribute 20 percent of the construction cost for rehabilitation repairs. Contributed costs may be in the form of cash (provided prior to the award of a federal contract for authorized work) or in-kind services such as Libor and/or equipment, etc. or a combination of both cash and, in-kind services. The valve of in kind contributions will be determined by the District Engineer. Items of cooperation required by the Corps such as lands, easements and rights-of-way, are not considered to be contributed costs. Maintain and operate, in a manner satisfactory to the Corps of Engineers, (1) all the repair or restoration work after completion and (2) all inter -related portions of the flood control works not requiring repair or restoration such as levees, berms, drainage structures, bank protection, etc. Responsible for all relocations (i.e. Roadway, utilities, etc.) required to repair the levee. Since I'm in the Corps Program can I be Certain of Receiving, Corps Assistance when my Levee is Damaged? There should he no problem as long as your levee is in good condition at the time of the flood and the following stipulations are met: 1) The damage to your levee must have been by a flood; damages by other occurrences, natural or man-made, are not eligible for Corps assistance. 2) Damages to your levee must be greater than $15,000 or they will be considered normal maintenance and not eligible for Corps assistance. 3) Any deficient or deferred maintenance existing when flood damages occur will be accomplished by or at the expense of the project sponsor prior to or concurrently with authorized rehabilitation work. When work by the Corps corrects deferred maintenance the estimated cost ofthis work will be added as contributed funds over and above the 20% outlined in the local cooperation agreement.