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File #: 26-0269    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Calendar Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/4/2026 In control: Board of Directors
On agenda: 4/14/2026 Final action:
Title: Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project Live Oak Restoration Reach Project, as part of the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, Project No. 91864005, Contract No. C0726 (Morgan Hill, District No.1).
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1: Notice to Bidders, 2. Attachment 2: Project Delivery Process Chart, 3. Attachment 3: Map
BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)

SUBJECT: Title
Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project Live Oak Restoration Reach Project, as part of the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, Project No. 91864005, Contract No. C0726 (Morgan Hill, District No.1).


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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Adopt the Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Construction of the FERC Order Compliance Project (FOCP) Live Oak Restoration Reach Project (LORRP) per the Notice to Bidders; and
B. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during the bidding process.


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SUMMARY:
The FOCP Live Oak Restoration Reach Project (Project) serves as compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with other Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order Compliance Projects (FERC Project No. P-5737-007 or FOCP).
The Project will enhance steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) spawning and rearing habitat along an approximately 2,600-foot section of Coyote Creek, extending from the Coyote discharge line (CDL) outlet on the South Channel downstream along the Live Oak Area of Anderson Lake County Park. Project features such as spawning gravel augmentation sites, large woody debris and boulder placement, and vegetated gravel bars will enhance approximately 2.6 acres of creek habitat.
Project construction is expected to take approximately seven (7) months to complete. In-channel work will be limited to the dry season, from June 15, 2026, through October 15, 2026. The estimated construction cost for the Project ranges from $5 million to $6 million.
Project Background
Anderson Dam is under the jurisdiction of FERC and California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) and must meet their dam safety design standards. FERC has jurisdiction o...

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