A-1 Landscaping and Construction, Inc. 7/20/2016

I 1 streams, and mitigation areas. All fish shall be removed from the project area during 2 construction under the direction of a qualified Fisheries Biologist before construction 3 begins. Fish exclusion shall comply with all local, state and federal permit 4 requirements. Unless otherwise specified in the permit requirements, capture 5 techniques shall be used that will minimize stress to the fish. Fish must be handled in 6 such a manner as to avoid and minimize fish mortality. Once fish are safely removed 7 from the site they must be carefully relocated to permanent open water downstream III 8 9 of the work areas. 10 3. Qualifications 11 Supervisor: The Contractor's supervisor(s) who direct the day-to-day activities 12 associated with work in the Special Excavation Areas shall have a minimum of 3 13 years of similar experience performing and supervising similar construction work 14 within the aquatic environment. Alternatively, the Contractor's supervisor shall have I 15 personally performed the work and/or directly supervised the construction and 16 successful completion of a minimum of three stream and or estuarine 17 restoration/construction projects similar to this project. I 18 19 Fisheries Biologist(s): Fish exclusion activities and implementation of a Fish 20 Exclusion Protocol Plan shall only be completed under the direct, on-site supervision 21 of a person or persons declared a certified or associate "Fisheries Professional" by 22 the American Fisheries Society. 23 I 24 25 4. Construction Staking Prior to the start of any work within the channels, breaches, and habitat berms the 26 Contractor shall stake the limits of excavation and habitat berm placement areas. Do 27 not proceed with work until the staking has been reviewed and approved by the 28 Engineer. 29 30 The Contractor shall be responsible for establishing offset stakes and maintaining a 31 system of control so that the Engineer may verify that design intent is being met. 32 33 5. Channel and Breach Excavation 111 34 Owner's Representative will provide initial fish removal prior to start of Contractor's 35 excavation and water control activities. Contractor shall notify Owner at least 7 days 36 in advance to request initial fish removal and provide access to the limits of work for 37 the Owner's Representative. Subsequent fish removal shall be the responsibility of 38 the Contractor and be performed in accordance with the Contractor's Fish Exclusion 39 Protocol Plan. I 40 41 Excavate to the limits and grades shown on the Plans. Channel side slopes shall be 42 excavated to the natural angle of repose. Breach side slopes shall be as shown in 43 the Plans. The maximum deviation of the final surface elevations shall not be I44 greater than 0.5 feet. 45 46 When the Contractor finds rock, rubble, or debris more than 6 inches in diameter at 111 47 the final surface elevation, it shall be over-excavated to at least 6 inches below 48 subgrade. The Contractor shall backfill the over-excavated areas up to the final 49 grade using suitable native material. This work shall be incidental to excavation. I 50 51 6. Unsuitable Material 52 Material unsatisfactory for habitat berm placement is defined as unsuitable material. 111 53 Unsuitable material shall include rocks, boulders, rubble, unnatural debris, trash, IRIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT NORTH WETLAND COMPLEX 105