Professional Services

The SLD is seeking a professional services firm(s) to provide post-construction monitoring to evaluate the performance of the Point aux Pins (PaP) Living Shorelines project. The selected firm(s) shall implement a 5-year post construction monitoring program in accordance with the final Monitoring Plan. Relevant monitoring services to be performed, include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Identify and count invertebrate infaunal and epifaunal organisms within a defined area on wave attenuation units (WAUs). Utilize methods that report density on a square meter basis (e.g., quadrat sampling method). 2. Conduct bathymetric/topographic survey of cross-shore profiles using RTK GPS with cross-sections at the center of each breakwater segment to determine shoreline elevation and profile. The firm(s) will be required to coordinate all activities with the SLD Project Manager, conduct and/or sub-contract required geo-technical, hydrological, bathymetrical, historical, environmental and ecological investigations, sediment analysis, engineering analysis, and project design finalization, and make application for and assist in obtaining any required permits and authorizations.