HomeMy WebLinkAbout15- Sanderson Stewert Sunset Hills and Lindley Irrigation RFP Submittal
August 11, 2015
Ms. Stacy Ulmen, CMC City Clerk, City of Bozeman
121 N. Rouse Avenue, Suite 202 Bozeman, MT 59715
Reference: Submittal of Qualifications to Provide Professional Engineering Services
For Sunset Hills Cemetery and Lindley Park Irrigation Project Preliminary Engineering Report
Dear Ms. Ulmen:
Sanderson Stewart is pleased to submit this response to your request for qualifications. We believe
that our staff comprises the most qualified personnel to successfully provide the City of Bozeman with professional engineering and landscape architecture services for study and alternatives analysis
for the Sunset Hills Cemetery and Lindley Park surface water irrigation study as outlined in your request.
Sanderson Stewart has extensive experience with all areas of irrigation analysis, design, and
construction for projects of all sizes. Our team has a history of working together with the City of Bozeman. Our strengths revolve around our open minded and innovative approach to this project.
We understand the sensitivity of the existing park users and the long-term importance of finding a solution that mitigates the use of treated City water and provides ecological and recreational
benefits. The ultimate solution will need to serve the citizens of Bozeman for a long time. After all, Lindley Park is one of the gateways to Bozeman.
Our staff will work with the City to provide a study and report that will be utilized to secure the
WaterSMART and other grant opportunities. With our ability to respond to the City’s needs and immediately dedicate staff to your projects, we will keep them on track and within budget.
We are thankful for the opportunity to submit this proposal and look forward to discussing our
qualifications further with you in person, as is necessary. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact myself or Danielle at 406/656-5255.
Sincerely,
Mac L. Fogelsong, PE, LEED AP Danielle Scharf, PE, LEED AP
Vice President & Municipal Group Manager Bozeman Branch Manager & Project Manager
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FIRM OVERVIEW
106 E. BABCOCK
BOZEMAN, MONTANA 59715
406.522.9876
anderson Stewart provides professional civil and
transportation engineering, land use planning,
landscape design, land surveying, and
construction management services throughout the
Rocky Mountain Region. For 45 years, the firm has
built upon the sound foundation of engineering
excellence to become one of the region’s leaders in
municipal planning, design, and development. We
employ a staff of over 60 professional engineers,
planners, landscape architects, technical designers,
land surveyors, and support staff with offices in Billings, and Bozeman, Montana; Twin Falls, Idaho, Williston, North Dakota; and Denver, Colorado. With our Bozeman branch office located in downtown Bozeman, we are well situated to serve the needs of the City, as we are within minutes of any job site.
Our core purpose is “To Plan and Design Enduring
Communities” and since 1969 we have helped
communities with infrastructure engineering and
design; traffic engineering and transportation
planning; bike and pedestrian planning and design;
land use planning and land development. Through
these efforts, our staff has earned the practical
experience that is needed to identify and prioritize real-world solutions for our clients.
We strive to consistently deliver innovative solutions
and create amazing experiences for our clients by
using a strategy of dedicated customer service,
interdisciplinary collaboration, and focused project
management practices – including extraordinary
communication and our own project management
program, known as Project Management 2.0. This
allows us to be responsive to the needs of the City,
and ensure that all City projects are completed
effectively and efficiently.
In addition to this program, all Sanderson Stewart projects start with our Complete Design approach. Complete Design puts a project on the right track from the beginning. Cross-disciplinary thinking,
addressing conflicting and competing standards, and
working together from the start causes us to
challenge the cookie cutter approach; providing
innovative solutions for our clients, allowing for
fewer conflicts, and completing projects faster and
with more accuracy, saving time.
From feasibility studies and concepts through design
and construction administration, our team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, designers, surveyors and construction inspectors understand each phase of a project and will bring that knowledge to each project.
CAPABILITY TO MEET TIME & BUDGET REQUIREMENTS
Our Project Manager, Danielle Scharf will ensure
that the team is committed to their assigned tasks
throughout the duration of the project. Sanderson Stewart’s project managers have been chosen because of their extensive training and experience in managing complex projects. In the event that a member of our team becomes unavailable, additional in-house staff will be assigned to the project based on the expertise required to ensure seamless completion of the work without disruption to the
schedule or budget.
The schedules of additional personnel on staff are
such that they can provide significant resources and
support services whenever necessary. Staff
commitment and availability are tracked closely through our accounting and project management software packages. Sanderson Stewart staff commitments are also the focus of our weekly project management meetings and the decision to pursue additional work requires consensus agreement among company Principals and Project Managers that adequate resources are available. Sanderson
Stewart is committed to continuing to deliver on-
time and on-budget projects for the City of
Bozeman. Once a project is scoped and we have
discussed and agreed upon a schedule with the City,
we will meet that schedule.
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PROJECT APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING
anderson Stewart has reviewed the request for proposals and understands the current issues and potential financial and ecological benefits of utilizing the Story Ditch surface water right in lieu of treated City water. A secondary component of the project involves review of the transfer of the existing groundwater right point of
use to the Haggerty softball complex for irrigation.
We understand the scope of the project is to further the long-term operation of the Sunset Hills Cemetery and
Lindley Park. Both facilities are a valuable asset to the City of Bozeman and surrounding community and involve
heavy public use.
We have performed an on-site review of Lindley Park and
Sunset Hills Cemetery in preparing this proposal. During
our walkthrough, we observed the condition of the existing
point of diversion for Story Ditch. We observed irrigation
handline practices where above-ground sprinklers are
moved throughout the cemetery. In addition, we have reviewed the 2013 City of Bozeman Integrated Water Resources Plan (IWRP), which includes a comprehensive plan for water conservation. Reducing the City’s overall rate of water consumption is a key component of meeting future water supply needs. One of the primary near-term recommendations outlined in the IWRP is the
implementation of a more formal water conservation plan
to reduce the rate of demand for water as a substantial
contribution toward addressing the water balance gap
identified for the planning horizons. Water conservation
strategies include improvements to water system efficiency
and the IWRP Technical Advisory Committee specifically recommended the use of non-potable water for irrigation.
During our review of the existing storm drain and
storm water detention facilities, we studied the
elevation differences across the existing site and from
the Story Ditch elevation. We understand the challenges with pumping and distributing water across this elevation difference. About 20 feet exist between Story Ditch to the low point of Lindley Park near Main Street and about 120 feet of elevation difference exists between Main Street and the south end of the future cemetery expansion near Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. These elevation differences will drive pumping strategy
requirements and ultimate irrigation system distribution
design. These elevation differences may also provide
opportunity for gravity flow for some of the project
irrigation. In our site review, we noticed a second
groundwater well near the southwest corner of the
future cemetery and propose further review to
determine if existing rights exist and the purpose of this
existing well. We have also reviewed the existing water right documents as provided by DNRC for the existing
facilities.
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IRRIGATION OF CEMETARY USING HANDLINES
STORY DITCH
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Keys to project success include:
• Initial deep understanding of long-term stakeholder needs and City
objectives
• Strong, well thought out alternatives analysis
• Innovation to a level that provides cost benefit
• Alternatives analyses that solve the problem, but bring
ecological/recreational benefits and cost savings to the do nothing
alternative
• A thorough Preliminary Engineering Report that secures the
WaterSMART grant
Part of our approach will blend engineering analysis with water
conservation. Our approach to water conservation is three-fold:
Efficiency of Harvest, Storage and Application – Phased improvements to
the existing ornamental landscape could include soft, low impact micro
catchments and diversions to harvest, store and disperse snow melt and run off. The Lindley Park slope should be made over time to maximize the capture, storage and infiltration of precipitation and irrigation.
Cemetery expansion grading, drainage, plot layout and impervious paving could be organized to provide the desired landscape efficiently. Additional irrigation storage pond(s) at the top of the site could provide an aesthetic and ecological service. As noted in the alternatives analysis, stormwater collection from areas to the south near the existing water tower may provide an efficient supplement to pumped surface water from the Story Ditch.
Existing ornamental landscape and irrigation improvements should be analyzed and planned to improve irrigation and maintenance efficiently by phases and operational upgrades as depreciation warrants. Improvements will yield
savings in water distribution and labor.
Plant Species Management and Composition is crucial to water conservation. We will look at existing species
composition and the potential for managing succession in lawn grass and woody plants. Plant quantities and location
will be reviewed in terms of long range sustainability, spacial performance and aesthetics.
Woody plant succession management can create more diversity, reduce water demand and climatic stress and surface
heating and increase soil moisture.
Soil Health – Water stored in biologically active, healthy soil is the most inexpensive way of storing water. Healthy
soil makes healthy plants which often require less supplemental moisture. Soil improvement using low input organic
methods, amendments and onsite composting of all plant wastes can help optimize soil moisture.
PROPOSED WORK PLAN
Task 1 – Design Alternatives
Prior to developing and reviewing/screening various alternatives, we will seek to deeply understand the existing system,
including the operation and maintenance aspects of the Sunset Hills Cemetery and Lindley Park. This review will
include review of existing irrigation schedules and flow rates, as well as understand how seasonal summer events such
as the Sweet Pea Festival affects park use and watering schedules and demands. Sanderson Stewart will review the existing irrigation layout and system to determine if simply adding newer efficient heads and lines is adequate or if the existing lines require improvements. To provide sound alternatives analysis, we will review the philosophy and vision for the remaining undeveloped cemetery land for plantings and irrigation demands with City staff and stakeholders. Design alternatives will be explored that use sound engineering analysis coupled with fundamental landscape and irrigation design practices. Our team has reviewed the scope of work and noted this project cannot be taken out of
EXISTING DIVERSION STRUCTURE
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context with other City of Bozeman infrastructure. As MS-4 storm water treatment requirements become increasingly difficult, one alternative is to re-use stormwater from adjacent areas. Adjacent areas might include the runoff from the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital and areas south of the hospital near the existing water tower. Storing of water runoff
from the south might preclude the need for pumping, but would likely need supplemental water from surface water
sources. Furthermore, part of the alternative analysis related to moving the groundwater right to the Haggerty softball
fields might be an analysis of storing storm water adjacent to the ballfields and using that water for irrigation since the
ballfield site is at the low-point of the storm water drainage area. Other less tangible, but enduring design elements to
consider might be on the water reduction side.
The diversion point design for Story Ditch will
be one set of alternatives explored. One
approach would be to install a hard typical
irrigation diversion, but there may be more aesthetic solutions to the diversion area that also enhances the recreational uses of the park area at the diversion point. The diversion structure could serve as a recreational piece—for example, a bridge that has silent functions of diversion and stormwater control that
doesn’t look like a typical gray concrete
irrigation diversion structure. Another
alternative may be to amend the existing
diversion structure.
A review of the pumping location will be
studied with likely locations being near the
existing diversion, or further downstream
depending on the ultimate irrigation solution of the existing and remaining park improvements. The pumping station location may also be dependent on the ultimate delivery solution of irrigation water. Storage for gravity distribution is feasible on elevated land at the top of the cemetery near Bozeman
Deaconess Hospital. We will also review the
existing irrigation well as a viable alternative
under a pump-to-storage solution.
Another alternative that may be explored
incorporates a daytime pumped water
channel through the park for both irrigation and recreational purposes. This channel might serve as storm water
control for future park development, a recreational feature, as well as a water conveyance channel. The aesthetic
alternatives will be vetted through the cost analysis and City input for importance relative to cost.
Sanderson Stewart will review flood control and recreational aspects of the Story Ditch as it relates to the existing diversion structure or a new structure. We have studied and have a good grasp on not only the current floodplain for this area, but also the proposed changes to the floodplain with our work in Burke Park for the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT).
TYPICAL UNSIGHTLY IRRIGATION DIVERSION STRUCTURE
IRRIGATION DIVERSION AS RECREATIONAL AMENITY
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MORE AESTHETIC NATURAL DIVERSION
Task 2 – Cost/Benefit Analysis For each alternative screened and vetted through the City staff review, we will perform capital cost analysis and operations and maintenance analysis. Some alternatives may have subalternatives or options depending on the complexity required. These cost analyses sometimes require refinement and creation of additional alternatives as true costs bring some solutions into reality. The cost/benefit analysis will also render some alternatives unfeasible. This process of refinement leads to the ultimate preferred alternative.
Task 3 – Water Right Analysis The capacity and timing of existing water rights that the COB holds for surface water from Sourdough Creek and groundwater wells within Lindley Park and the cemetery, including the well south of the developed portion of the cemetery, will be integrated into the proposed alternatives. Capability to use replacement water sources will need to be included in design for the eventuality of drought years when water restrictions are imposed, particularly since there are many water rights on Sourdough Creek that are more senior than those of the City of Bozeman. Resources from the Conservation District, City of Bozeman, Gallatin Water Quality District, Gallatin County, and relevant ditch companies will be investigated to provide water budget data for the proposed alternatives.
Task 4 – Preliminary Engineering Report Sanderson Stewart will prepare a preliminary engineering report focused on the benefit of saving water in order to secure grant(s), in particular the
WaterSMART Grant. The preliminary engineering report will be prepared in the standard technical format as required for the WaterSMART grant, unless a different format is required by the City of Bozeman. We have completed other preliminary engineering reports, most recently for the Town of Philipsburg for a new wastewater treatment system upgrade. Since grants are competitive a thorough, concise, and well understood and compelling PER is required for project funding. Task 5 – Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Grant The Title XVI Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants will be an appropriate target for funds for implementation of the project. This grant will provide a 50/50 cost for projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently. These grants are required to propose a method or “performance measure” of quantifying the actual benefits of the project once it is completed (water actually conserved, etc.), which should be integrated into the site design and engineering considerations from project initiation. In addition, these measurable improvements will be considered in the alternatives analyses.
The WaterSMART grants are highly competitive, and Sanderson Stewart recommends additional investigation of other grant and funding opportunities for implementation of the project. Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation sponsors several grants that may be applicable to the proposed project, such as the Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program.
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
Project Scoping and Contract August 20-Sept. 2, 2015 Cemetery and Lindley Park Walkthrough with City Staff September 2, 2015
Review Current Irrigation Operating and Maintenance Procedures Sept. 2-September 10
Develop Alternatives for Surface Water Use September 10-Oct 20
Cost Analysis of Alternatives October 20-November 15
Draft Memo of Findings to City Staff for Review November 15, 2015
Write Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) November 1-December 15
Submit Draft PER to City Staff for Review December 15, 2015
Amend and Finalize PER Based on City Comments December 31, 2015 Provide Technical Assistance for WaterSMART Grant Application As Required January 2016
TEAM QUALIFICATIONS
ith the Sanderson Stewart team, the City of Bozeman will work with a team of nationally recognized professionals with a thorough understanding of the Sunset Hills and Lindley Park irrigation operation and maintenance issues and a track record of collaboration on successful projects to provide engineering and consulting services to the City of Bozeman. Sanderson Stewart has engineers and landscape architects that perform pumping system and landscape irrigation design for projects on a daily basis. PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHART
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KEY STAFF
Mac Fogelsong, PE, LEED AP
Principal/Municipal Group Manager
Mac is the Municipal Group manager. Mac oversees mid-size to large engineering design and construction projects and associated design staff within the Municipal Group. Mac is heavily involved with conceptual and preliminary design elements to ensure the project will be executed and smoothly constructed. He stays very connected during construction to move projects past challenging situations normally encountered in underground construction projects. Mac’s project experience is diverse, including hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, construction design and project element scheduling, geotechnical design, street and stormwater design, and planning. Mac’s recent experience with pumping systems and irrigation design has been with multiple subdivision storm water detention basins and the City of Billings Amend Park soccer field groundwater and surface water review for irrigation of the existing park. In addition, Mac has designed and performed hydraulic modeling on numerous water pumping systems for large developments and is very adept at irrigation system design and hydraulic analysis.
Danielle R. Scharf, PE, PTOE, LEED AP -
Associate Principal/ Bozeman Branch Manager
Danielle Scharf has been with Sanderson Stewart for 13 years, is an Associate Principal and is the Bozeman Branch Manager. As project manager, Danielle will be responsible for allocating staff and resources where necessary to ensure both the budget and schedule stay on track, and is committed to providing weekly progress reports and regular coordination meetings for the project. As a senior engineer, Danielle is responsible primarily for roadway and bike/pedestrian design projects, but she has also served as project manager for a variety of other civil engineering projects. Danielle recently served as project manager for the Cooney State Park Red Lodge Campground Expansion, a project that included a new irrigation system served by a groundwater well, among other improvements. Jeff Heidner, PE, CFM
Senior Engineer
As a Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the Municipal Group, Jeff has worked on numerous projects where irrigation design was a major component. Jeff has extensive knowledge of pipeline and open channel hydraulics including modeling with Hec-RAS, StormCAD, AutoCAD and other computer programs. Jeff is also highly skilled at pump station design and pumped-system hydraulic analysis with WaterCAD. As a certified floodplain manager (CFM), Jeff understands the FEMA, DNRC and local permitting requirements and is proficient at stream permitting. His keen attention to detail is an asset through all phases of the project from preliminary design through construction. Jeff’s recent experience includes the Integrated Water Plan – Stormwater Study for City of Billings, which identified regional stormwater storage areas to be used for stormwater treatment and reuse when combined with irrigation water from adjacent ditches and the Brookwood Subdivision irrigation, storm drainage, and groundwater recharge system. Jeff is also currently working with the City of Bozeman on the Downtown Bozeman Parking Lots Regional Stormwater Treatment Facility Review
Carol Lee-Roark, Ph.D, P.G.
Senior Environmental Scientist Carol Lee-Roark has over thirty years’ experience as an environmental scientist. She has a Ph.D. in geology, with concentrations in botany and biogeochemistry, and is a registered Professional Geologist (P.G.). In 2005 she completed an additional degree, a Masters of Library and Information Science, concentrating on Geographic Information Systems, databases and information retrieval/research. Recent environmental work has concentrated on National Environmental Policy Act compliance, Environmental Assessments, wetland delineation and mitigation, and stream and water project permitting and compliance throughout Montana. Carol has worked on projects ranging from National Cemeteries for the US Department of Veterans Affairs in Santa Fe, NM, and Fort Scott, KS, to trail projects at the Bozeman Public Library and municipal wastewater projects in Livingston, MT. She specializes in site characterization, site legal and historic research, and environmental permitting and compliance.
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David Groshens, RLA Senior Landscape Architect David has been practicing landscape architecture throughout the world for over 30 years. He has been a planner and designer for projects from Montana to the Middle East. David’s collaborative nature and holistic planning approach enables him to take the big picture look at master planning projects. Having completed numerous plans from visioning to actionable plan and on through implementation, David has the insight to provide real world, sustainable solutions. David frequently incorporates Low Impact Design (LID) solutions into project designs, including retention ponds, bio-swales, tree filter systems, living snow fences, shelter belts, and vegetated roofs. He is currently working on LID concepts for the Downtown Bozeman Parking Lots including rainwater and snowmelt harvesting for irrigation as no City water will be provided for irrigation. David’ approach to irrigation planning has always been to match irrigation methods and equipment to the landscape. Much of his work involves renovations of existing landscapes and irrigation, at a wide variety of scales. His use of ‘low tech’ and agricultural irrigation thinking is used where it most makes sense.
Chris Thelen, PE
Senior Environmental Engineer
Chris Thelen is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with a BS in civil engineering and a MS in environmental
engineering. Her engineering background involves extensive experience in the environmental compliance area of
water resources, hazardous waste, and environmental permitting. With an interest in land use planning and natural
resource management, Chris is heavily involved in watershed management, wetland delineations and mitigation,
surface water runoff, and environmental assessments. Since 1986, Chris has been working and gaining experience in
the investigation, planning and implementation of environmental projects related to regulatory NEPA/MEPA
compliance, MDT environmental review and site assessment, surface water, ground water, soil and air monitoring and evaluation, project management, and regulatory compliance. Chris is also proficient in securing the necessary stream permits including floodplain, Section 124, 310, 318 Authorization, USACE 404, and the MPDES construction stormwater permits.
Stephanie Norton, EI
Staff Engineer
Stephanie is a staff engineer at Sanderson Stewart with a primary focus in stormwater management and provides
experience in stormwater design, low impact develop planning and design, stormwater quality, flood mitigation, and
watershed runoff analysis. She performs hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and includes analysis of watershed runoff pollutant concentrations and pollutant removal rates from the use of best management practices and low impact development systems. Her experience in stormwater treatment yields knowledge of EPA stormwater regulations, TMDL reports, state and local MS4 permits and state and local stormwater manuals. Her most recent experience in low impact development planning and design includes Massachusetts DOT Impaired Waters Program, which includes analyzing Massachusetts DOT's impacts on stormwater quality and mitigating its effect through stormwater BMPs and LID systems in order to help Massachusetts DOT comply with their EPA
MS4 Permit. Other project experience includes stormwater analysis and flood mitigation for Keene, NH, Green
Streets LID for Albany, NY, Bridge rehabilitation and LOMR for Plaistow, NH.
Sam Bower, EI
Staff Engineer Sam is involved in municipal water, sewer, and storm water infrastructure projects. Sam has been the designer on several large multi-million dollar projects and then observed the construction on these same projects. As a designer, Sam is experienced with the cost estimating stage in detail from conceptual cost estimates to refined cost estimates at design completion. Sam also is involved with high density laser scanning for various municipal projects. Recent City of Billings relevant design experience includes 27th Street Water Main Replacement, Grand Avenue Water and Storm Drain Replacement, 17th Street Water Main Replacement, and Exposition Gateway Utility Replacement. Sam
has performed extensive construction observation on several of these projects and is very familiar with how through
design and cost estimating is important once a project goes to construction to minimize change orders and preserve
the project budget.
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PRESENT AND PROJECTED WORKLOADS
Each of the team members listed in this proposal was selected based on expertise and an evaluation of their current project workload relative to the time requirements anticipated for this project. Our Project Manager, Danielle Scharf will ensure that the team is committed to their assigned tasks throughout the duration of the project. In the event that a member of our team becomes unavailable, additional in-house staff will be assigned to the project based on the expertise required to ensure seamless completion of the work without disruption to the schedule.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
anderson Stewart has over 45 years of experience providing innovative solutions for projects involving irrigation
and pumping station design. Pumping stations have been designed for the smallest groundwater well through
several hundred unit residential units to small municipal water treatment facilities. Additionally, Sanderson
Stewart has designed several municipal and private parks and our landscape architecture discipline fully understands
irrigation requirements. Almost all projects go through a conceptual design phase with opinions of probable cost
prepared for various alternatives, with the preferred alternative usually promulgated through construction. Examples
of projects related to the proposed Sunset Hills and Lindley Park scope of work are noted below.
RELEVANT PROJECTS & REFERENCES
Amend Park Surface Water and Groundwater Irrigation Feasibility
Client: Amend Park Maintenance Group
Contact: George Warmer | 406.855.8946
Sanderson Stewart performed a review of options for additional irrigation viability for a 58-acre regional park,
primarily consisting of soccer fields. Amend Park currently uses mostly treated City of Billings water and supplements with water from the Suburban Ditch, a surface water supply. The Suburban Ditch source has reliability issues in early spring and late fall as the water is shared with irrigators and the ditch runs dry at certain park peak use periods. Sanderson Stewart provided assistance with reviewing alternatives for utilizing an existing groundwater well with storage, additional groundwater wells without storage, and utilizing another surface water source from the City-County drain. Construction cost estimates were provided for each of the three alternatives.
Brookwood Subdivision Irrigation, Stormwater, & Groundwater Recharge Design
Client: Yukon Development Corp.
Contact: Tracey Haag | 406.855.4168
Sanderson Stewart was responsible for the entitlement, design and permitting of a new rural residential development
that included 101 single-family lots on a 145-acre parcel located northeast of Laurel, Montana. The design included
one of the first implementations in Yellowstone County of combined stormwater management and groundwater
recharge facilities to both manage stormwater runoff from the subdivision and provide a mechanism to recharge the underlying aquifer. These facilities combined water shares from adjacent irrigation canals along with stormwater runoff to provide groundwater recharge to the underlying aquifer. Sanderson Stewart also provided design of a subdivision-wide irrigation system utilizing water shares from the adjacent irrigation canals to mitigate depletion of the underlying aquifer by utilizing surface water in lieu of groundwater for landscape irrigation. Sanderson Stewart along with Hydrometrics, Inc. worked closely with local agencies including the Laurel City-County Planning Department, Montana Department of Environmental Quality and local irrigation districts to develop the facilities.
Hydrometrics, Inc. provided analysis and modeling of underlying aquifer characteristics, aquifer pump tests, and
groundwater monitoring and evaluation. Sanderson Stewart provided stormwater analysis and design of the
subdivisions surface water irrigation system. Together, Sanderson Stewart and Hydrometrics provided an integrated
design that provides natural stormwater flow attenuation, while mitigating groundwater depletion in the area from
individual domestic groundwater wells and loss of historic flood irrigation.
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Heights Medicine Crow Middle School Client: Billings School District No. 2 Contact: Shane Swandal -Hulteng, Inc. | 406.655.1116
Sanderson Stewart provided civil engineering and landscape architecture services for a new 30-acre middle school site
in Billings Heights. The project is nearing completion. Campus features include stormwater control integrated into a
native wetland and pond learning area. Four new baseball fields and site landscaping were designed and constructed
using multiple groundwater well sources. Sanderson Stewart provided conceptual design, final design, costs estimates,
and value engineering through the entire design process. Sanderson Stewart is also providing construction
administration services.
West End Ben Steele Middle School Site Design Client: Billings School District No. 2 Contact: Shane Swandal -Hulteng, Inc. | 406.655.1116 Sanderson Stewart is completing the site planning for the new middle school on a 40 acre campus located on the West End of Billings. Sanderson Stewart is providing civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture services, including irrigation design. We determined that groundwater is not a viable resource due to limited aquifer capacity. Therefore, a seasonal irrigation ditch is used as the surface water irrigation source. This water will be stored and filtered in a pond on site. The site plan also harvests stormwater from roofs and pavements and reveals this system as a series of ponds, water features, swales, and earth works winding through the site. The complete water course will provide multiple ecological services to the campus as well as serving as the irrigation source for current areas as well as ball fields and soccer fields.
City of Billings Integrated Water Plan
Client: City of Billings Public Works Department Contact: Randy Straus | 406.657.8301 To prepare the City of Billings for upcoming regulation changes that will affect how stormwater is managed, Sanderson Stewart recently completed the W.O. 12-17 Integrated Water Plan - Stormwater Study. One of the major components of the study was a structure inventory of approximately 25 ditches, drains, and stormwater receiving waters across Billings and a portion of Yellowstone County. The study identified existing ditches and drains that could be acquired and used as stormwater conduits and identified potential stormwater storage areas that could be used for future stormwater treatment and reuse, and was part of a larger City of Billings Integrated Water Plan project consisting of several other studies.
RECENT & CURRENT WORK FOR THE CITY OF BOZEMAN
Our work within the City of Bozeman has been significant over the last ten years since opening our Bozeman office and we have been actively pursuing new work with the City of Bozeman. Sanderson Stewart is currently under contract with the City of Bozeman on the Downtown Bozeman Parking Lots Project, Oak Street Improvements Project, and to provide development review assistance. Other recent projects for the City of Bozeman include the Oak Street Trail project and the Triangle Planning Study, both of which were joint projects between the City and Gallatin County. We recently completed work for the Downtown Bozeman Partnership, assisting them with their Zone Map Amendment project. Sanderson Stewart has an ongoing project for the Gallatin Valley Land Trust and City of Bozeman providing surveying, engineering, floodplain permitting and hydraulic modeling for a pedestrian bridge crossing the Story Ditch (Mill Ditch) Diversion for the Bozeman trail system in Burke Park. This work has included coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineers and required preparation of a Letter of Map Revision for the FEMA floodplain map at the bridge location. The survey and engineering achieved the project goal by demonstrating that the bridge deck low chord elevation will be at or above the Base Flood Elevation, which significantly reduces the potential expense of the structure and its installation.
Sanderson Stewart personnel have additional previous experience working with the Story Ditch (Mill Ditch) Diversion related to environmental work that was performed for the landscaping at the Bozeman Public Library (BPL), the creation of the trail along the Milwaukee Railroad corridor between the BPL and South Church Ave, and wetland delineation and permitting for pedestrian bridges across the ditch. The landscaping and trail work was an important component of site design that allowed the BPL project to meet the rigorous requirements for Silver Level LEED certification. Site and trail development was further complicated by its location within both remediated and un-remediated portions of a State Superfund / Brownfield Site. This was an award-winning project, showcasing the renovation of the east end of downtown Bozeman, adjacent to Lindley and Burke Parks.
Honors & Awards
www.sandersonstewart.comSANDERSON STEWARTYoung Professional Achievement Award, ITE Western District, 2010
Outstanding Young Engineer Award, Midland Empire Chapter, Montana Society of Engineers, 2005
MSU Civil Engineering Department Advisory Board, 2005-present
Leadership Billings, Billings Area Chamber of Commerce, 2003
Outstanding Student of the Year Award, WTI University Transportation Center, 2002
DANIELLE R. SCHARF, PE, PTOE, LEED AP
Associate Principal/Senior Engineer/Bozeman Branch Manager
As a Senior Transportation Engineer, Danielle is responsible for roadway design and
traffic operations analysis for a variety of transportation and land development projects. She has had extensive training in the areas of bike and pedestrian planning and design,
roadway geometric design, traffic signal design, and traffic impact assessment. She has completed complex traffic studies for small site development projects and large
scale, multi-use developments. She has also been involved in several transportation planning projects that have included extensive public involvement. Prior to joining
Sanderson Stewart, Danielle worked for the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) as a Graduate Research Fellow. She is also a National Course Instructor certified by the
National Center for Safe Routes to School.
Project Experience
Oak Street Improvements, L St. to Cottonwood Rd, Bozeman, Montana •
Project Manager
Bozeman Deaconess MOB5 Traffic Impact Study and Transportation
Demand Management Plan, Bozeman, Montana • Project Manager
Belgrade Sidewalks II, Belgrade Montana • Project Manager
Hospitality Corridor Planning Study, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
4th Avenue North Pedestiran Hybrid Beacon (HAWK Signal)Billings,
Montana • Project Manager
Main St. & 6th Ave./Bench Blvd. Intersection/Corridor Study, Billings,
Montana • Project Engineer
Red Lodge Mountain Transit Feasibility Study, Red Lodge, Montana •
Project Manager
Gallatin County Trails, Gallatin County, Montana • Project Manager
Downtown Bozeman Parking Lots, Bozeman, Montana • Project Manager
Gallatin County Fairgrounds Access Road Improvements, Gallatin
County, Montana • Project Manager
Highway 3 Corridor Planning Study, Billings, Montana • Project Manager
Churchill Road Sidewalks, Gallatin County, Montana • Project Manager
Swords Park Trail II, Billings, Montana • Project Manager
City of Billings Safe Routes to School Study, Billings, Montana • Project
Manager
Heritage Trail Plan, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
Design Standards for Trails and Bikeways, Billings, Montana • Project
Engineer
Anderson School Safe Routes to School Assessment and Trail Design,
Bozeman, Montana • Project Manager
Lockwood Transportation Study, Billings, Montana • Project Manager
McKinley Elementary School Enhanced Crossing Design, Billings,
Montana • Project Manager
Huffine Lane & Cobb Hill Road Intersection/Signal Design and Warrant
Study, Bozeman, Montana • Project Manager
Laurel Public Schools Traffic & Pedestrian Study, Laurel, Montana •
Project Engineer
Highland Boulevard Corridor Planning & Design, Bozeman, Montana •
Project Manager
Billings Clinic Traffic & Pedestrian Improvement Plan, Billings, Montana
• Project Engineer
Highland Boulevard & East Main Street Intersection/Signal Design,
Bozeman, Montana • Project Manager
Education
Montana State University, Bozeman M.S., Civil Engineering, 2002 B.S., Civil Engineering, 2001
Northwestern University, Center for Public SafetyTraffic Signal Workshop, 2002Workshop on Traffic Signal Operations at Isolated Intersections, 2007
National Highway Institute Pedestrian Facility Design, 2008
Professional Registration
Professional Engineer, Montana,License #14799
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
LEED Accredited Professional
Professional Affiliations
City of Bozeman/Gallatin County Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Committee, 2010-present
Institute of Transportation EngineersPedestrian and Bicycle Council, Member
Western District Student Initiatives Committee Chair, 2009-presentIntermountain Section Officer,2007-2012
Montana Chapter Past President, 2006MSU Student Chapter Professional Advisor, 2008-present
Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society
Billings Engineers Club, Member 2002-present
JEFF D. HEIDNER, PE, CFM
Senior Engineer
Mr Heidner is a Senior Engineer in the Municipal Group with expertise in water,
wastewater, storm drainage design, and floodplain permitting. Jeff has diverse
experience with design and construction management on complex municipal and
land development projects.
Mr Heidner has extensive knowledge of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
using Hec-RAS, StormCAD, and AutoCAD software. He has considerable
experience designing municipal utilities, streets, irrigation and stormwater
facilities and preparation of detailed project plans and specifications. His keen
attention to detail is an asset through all phases of the project from design through
construction. Jeff also has a thorough understanding of DEQ, FEMA, DNRC, and
other governing regulations as they pertain to permitting and design.
Project Experience
W.O. 15-01, Schedule 3, City of Billings Water Main Replacement -
17th Street West , Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 14-13 City of Billings Elysian Area Water & Sanitary Sewer
Extension, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 14-15 City of Billing Bench Boulevard North Sanitary Sewer
Extension, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 14-01 City of Billings Water Main Replacement - Grand Ave. &
N. 27th St., Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 12-17 City of Billings Integrated Water Plan-Stormwater System
Study, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 12-01 City of Billings Water Main Replacement-Montana Ave. &
S. 27th St. -Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 12-12 Sanitary Sewer Extension-Bench Blvd., Billings, Montana •
Project Engineer
W.O. 11-01, 2011 City of Billings Water Main Replacement-4th
Ave. N., Division St. & Montana Ave., Billings, Montana • Project
Engineer
W.O. 09-13, Staples Pump Station Redundant Water Main Project,
Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
Wicks Lane Water System Modeling and Analysis of Future
Looping Requirements for High Sierra Subdivision, Billings,
Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 07-19 Yellowstone Country Club Sanitary Sewer Line
Extension and Demolition of Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant,
Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
Central Avenue Utility and Street Reconstruction for the EPA PCE
Cleanup Project, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
W.O. 97-12 Shiloh Drain Storage Capacity Analysis and Culvert
Design, Billings, Montana • Project Engineer
Flood Hazard Evaluation of Bear Creek for Silver Sage Hills
Subdivision, Belfry, Montana • Project Engineer
Southwest Billings Storm Drainage Master Plan, Billings, Montana
• Project Engineer
Flood Hazard Study of the Clark’s Fork River for Angler Acres
Subdivision, Belfry, Montana • Project Engineer
Education
Montana State University, BozemanB.S., Civil Engineering, Bio-Resources Option, 2002
NHI Culvert Design Course, MDT Helena, MT
Department of Natural ResourcesFloodplain Hydraulics Using HEC-RASHelena, Montana
HEC-RAS Training for Unsteady Flow Applications, Phoenix, Arizona
Current Issues in Stormwater Regulations in Montana Seminar, Billings, Montana
How to Select, Install, and Inspect Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control BMP’s for NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance Seminar, Butte, Montana
Subsurface Stormwater Management Systems Seminar,
Professional Registration
Professional Engineer, Montana#15334 PE
Certified Floodplain Manager
Professional Affiliations
Leadership Billings, 2014-2015
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Secretary/Treasurer of Eastern Branch, Montana
Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
Billings Engineers’ Club (BEC)BEC Educational Outreach Program
www.sandersonstewart.comSANDERSON STEWART
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DAVID S. GROSHENS, RLA
Landscape Architect
David has been practicing landscape architecture throughout the world for
over 30 years. He has been a planner, designer and architect for projects from
Montana to the Middle East.
David’s collaborative nature and holistic planning approach enables him to take
the big picture look at master planning projects. Having completed numerous
plans from visioning to actionable plan and on through implementation, David
has the insight to provide real world, sustainable solutions.
Project Experience
East Billings Urban Renewal District, Billings, Montana • Landscape
Architect
South Billings Urban Renewal District, Billings, Montana •
Landscape Architect
Bozeman Pond, Bozeman, Montana • Landscape Architect
Williston Golf Course, Williston, North Dakota • Landscape
Architect
Graf Farm Master Plan, Bozeman, Montana • Landscape Architect
Billings Clinic Campus Master Plan, Billings, Montana • Landscape
Architect
City of Powell, Wyoming Downtown Master Plan, Powell,
Wyoming • Landscape Architect
Colstrip Montana Townsite Master Plan and Implementation,
Colstrip, Montana • Landscape Architect
MSU-B Peaks to Prairie Master Plan, Phases I and I
Implementation, Billings, Montana • Landscape Architect
MSU-B Main Campus and College of Technology Grounds
Maintenance Planning, Best Management Practices Training,
Renovation, and Privatization (2002-2007), Billings, Montana •
Landscape Architect
Billings Parks 2020 Master Plan, Billings, Montana • Landscape
Architect
Bar Diamond Ranch Master Plan, Yellowstone County • Landscape
Architect
North Fork Ranch Master Plan, Lander, Wyoming • Landscape
Architect
Montana Avenue Streetscape, Billings, Montana • Landscape
Architect
Bike Net Planning Study, Billings, Montana • Landscape Architect
Swords Park Master Plan, Billings, Montana • Landscape Architect
South Park Ranch, Jackson, Wyoming • Landscape Architect
North Rattlesnake Master Plan, Missoula, Montana • Landscape
Architect
South Hills Ranch Master Plan, Billings, Montana • Landscape
Architect
Rimrock West Park Master Plan, Billings, Montana • Landscape
Architect
Education
Pennsylvania State University, B.S. Landscape Architecture, 1975
Professional Registration
Landscape Architect, Montana #72
2015 Sunset Hills Cemetery and Lindley Park Irrigation Project RFP
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[name of entity proposing] hereby affirms it will not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of
actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in the performance of work performed for
the City of Bozeman, if a contract is awarded to it, and also recognizes the eventual contract, if awarded, will
contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition shall apply to the
hiring and treatment of the [name of entity proposing] employees
and to all subcontracts it enters into in the performance of the agreement with the City of Bozeman.
Signature of Proposer:
Person authorized to sign on behalf of the proposer
Sanderson Stewart
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