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<br />Jim, <br />The Amazon Creek Stabilization and Enhancement project is a unique and interesting project. The project <br />stabilized the previously unstable banks of a 1,900 foot reach of Amazon Creek from Chambers Street to <br />Garfield Street, created a flood plain bench area providing added capacity for larger rain events and will plant <br />thousands of native and riparian plants to provide needed habitat in our urban environment. <br /> <br />During construction in 2013, early September rains slowed the project down. The majority of the project <br />required in-water work with environmental permitting requirements from federal and state agencies. In order to <br />comply with the permitting requirements, the City postponed the work and added a second construction season <br />starting spring 2014. <br /> <br />Postponing the work and adding a second construction season added costs to the project including: a second <br />mobilization and demobilization, second season construction fencing for public safety, second season creek <br />dewatering, temporary winter erosion control, and more. <br /> <br />Additionally: <br />The south side of this reach originally had a maintenance access road that several private properties had <br />encroached upon with fences, patios and more limiting the access needed for maintenance. The USACOE <br />requires the City to maintain the access. PW-POS staff took the lead in working with the property owners to <br />having the encroachments removed, and PWE added the reestablishment of the needed access road along with <br />the project Site Work. <br /> <br />This has all added more than 25% cost to the original contract which has been documented through Change <br />Orders. The project and contract will continue with planting, plant establishment, monitoring and possible <br />alterations for two more years; with more funding allocated. The budget for the project has sufficient funds to <br />continue with the work. <br /> <br />Please let me know if you have any questions. <br /> <br />Doug Singer, PE <br />City of Eugene <br />Public Works Engineering <br />541-682-8460 <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br />