Vermont Rural Development Engineering and Environmental Resources
Preliminary Engineering Reports
Construction Contract Documents - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Engineering Services Agreements - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Rural Development reviews proposed projects
and applications for technical, environmental, financial, and social
feasibility. In order to assist with the review, Rural Development asks
applicants and potential applicants to provide a Preliminary Engineering Report
and an Environmental Report. The reports need to show that a proposed project
is modest in design, size, and cost and constructed and operated in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Preliminary Engineering Reports
Rural Development has worked with the other agencies funding water and wastewater disposal systems to develop a common guide for preparing the Preliminary Engineering Report. When a report is prepared, it is not always known what the source of funding will be. These common guides were developed so that a Preliminary Engineering Report prepared in accordance with these guidelines will provide the information needed by any of the agencies to review the proposed project. These guides have been adopted by USDA Rural Development, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Vermont Community Development Program.
Guide for Preparing a Preliminary Engineering Report, Vermont Water Projects
Guide for Preparing a Preliminary Engineering Report, Vermont Wastewater Projects
Rural Development has a guide for preparing
a Preliminary
Engineering Report for Solid Waste Disposal Systems for projects funded by
Rural Development. Because there has not been much joint funding on solid waste
disposal projects, no common report format has yet been developed. This report
format should be used only for projects proposed for funding by USDA Rural
Development.
The funding agencies have prepared a comparison of requirements for completing environmental reviews. Data collected for an environmental review by one agency can be used by the other agencies to assist in the environmental reviews. Each agency then uses the data to complete its environmental review and develop its own findings.
Rural Development has prepared a Guide for Preparing the Environmental Report for Water and
Waste Projects in Vermont .
Exhibit G of the Guide contains links to other Internet sites that contain
information that can be used for parts of the report. The sources of
information contained in this bulletin are useful for any environmental review.
However, the format should be used for reports prepared for Rural Development's
Water and Waste Programs. Environmental information provided for Rural
Development's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business - Cooperative Service
programs uses a different report format.
Rural Development organized an Engineers' Liaison Committee and convened its first meeting in October 1998. The committee brings together representatives of the consulting engineering community, funding agencies, and technical assistance providers. The purpose of the committee is to share viewpoints and to improve the delivery system for water and waste projects in Vermont.
The committee has developed several documents to assist system owners and consultants to develop water and waste projects in Vermont.
Comparison of Procurement of Engineering Services for Water and Wastewater Projects
Funds for Planning (Preliminary Engineering Reports) for Water and Wastewater Projects
Comparison of Environmental Procedures
Guide for Preparing a Preliminary Engineering Report, Vermont Water Projects
Guide for Preparing a Preliminary Engineering Report, Vermont Wastewater Projects
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The committee consists of the following members.
Consulting Engineering Community
Robert Dufresne, Dufresne & Associates
Carl Etnier, Stone Environmental, Inc.
Andrew Hoak, Marin Environmental
Alan Huizenga, Phelps Engineering, Inc.
Gary Leach, Leach Engineering Consultants, PA
David Lenart, Tighe and Bond
Steven Mackenzie, DuBois & King, Inc.
Thomas Nesbitt, Dufresne-Henry, Inc.
Donald Phillips, Forcier, Aldrich & Associates, Inc.
Craig Stead, Stead Consulting
Mark Youngstrom, Otter Creek Engineering, Inc.
Funding Agencies
Thomas Bartholomew, Water Supply Division, Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Larry Fitch, Facilities Engineering Division, Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Molly Dugan, Vermont Community Development Program
Ann Kroll, Vermont Community Development Program
Technical Assistance Agencies
Tom Clark, Rural Community Assistance Program
Michael
Wood-Lewis, Northeast Rural Water Association
Construction Contract Documents (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Documents for construction contracts need to be in a form approved by Rural Development. Currently there are three basic categories of documents approved for use in Vermont.
Engineers Joint Contract Document Committee's [hidden link to page of table of contents of documents] set of documents. These are the special FA set of documents and are available only from the engineering societies. The table of contents contains links to each document. These documents may be used on contracts for projects funded solely by Rural Development.
Rural Development's [hidden link to page of table of contents of documents]. set of documents. The table of contents contains links to each document. These documents may be used on contracts for projects funded solely by Rural Development.
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