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PURCHASE ORDER REQUISITION
FORT COLLINS UTILITIES
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Vendor Colorado State University (CSU)
Address Sponsored Programs
2002 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-2002
Telephone No.: (970) 491-6355
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UNIT.
TOTAL
CHARGE NUMBER
Change Order No. 4 to Colorado
$7,000.00
504.5040453006.521210.K
State University (CSU) Contract
dated July 16, 2008 (P.O. #
8854418). This work includes
additional post -fire sediment and
aquatic insect monitoring services
on the Poudre River.
FYI — Change Order No. 3 was
processed on P.O. # 9126507 on Dec.
21, 2012 and it referenced the
original P.O. # 8854418.
Comments See attached supporting documentation.
Requested By at Authorized By Date
Colorado State University CSU ID: PASS]] 6485
Dr. D. Baker Amendment: 5-359440
Title: Cache la Poudre River Post -Fire Sediment &
Aquatic Insect Monitoring: CFC2
Sponsor: City of Fort Collins
Anticipated Start: 4/1/2013
PERSONNEL SALARIES
1). linker, 0.27 month
$
1,823
Fringe:23.6`G,
$
430
SMdod hnrrrlirs, 198 horns
$
2,373
Vringv:3.4'%,
$
87
TOTALSALARY:
$
4,196
TOTAL FRINGE:
$
511
TOTAL, DIRECT COSTS:
$
4,707
Facilities & Administrative: 48.7 % MTDC
$
2,293
TOTAL:
$
7,000
March 20, 2013
Barb Brock
Financial Coordinator
City of Fort Collins
Natural Areas Department
RE: Request for continued funding
Dear Ms. Brock.
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Colorado State University is pleased to submit an electronic copy of a proposal, attached
as Exhibit A to Change Order No. 4, entitled "Cache la Poudre Post -Fire Sediment & Aquatic
Insect Monitoring: CFC2. " Dr. Daniel W. Baker, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering will be the principal investigator on behalf of CSU.
The Research Administrators assigned to this project are:
Jennifer Strange
Senior Research Administrator
Sponsored Programs, CSU
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970)491-5574
jennifer.strange@colosiale.edu
Linda Loing
Research Administrator
Sponsored Programs, CSU
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970)491-6586
linda.loing@colostate.edu
Included for your review is copy of Change Order No. 4 and Exhibit A (SOW). If the
terms are acceptable, please make the necessary copies and return two (2) signed originals
to our office for final execution. In lieu of hard copy request, CSU will accept an electronic copy
via email to: barbara.s.brown@colostate.edu. If you have any inquiry or need clarification,
feel free to contact either of the designated administrators.
Attach: Change Order No. 4, Exhibit A
c: spteaml@research.colostate.edu
c: cathy.smith@engr.colostate.edu
c: valorie.L.eFebre@engr.colostate.edu
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Knowlodgo to Co Places
Change Order No. 4 to ServiceChange Order No. 4 to Service Aureement
This Change Order (Amendment) is entered into by and between the Board of Governors of the Colorado
State University System, acting by and through Colorado State University, an institution of higher
education of the State of Colorado, located at Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523-2002 ("University" or "CSU")
and the Sponsor whose name and address appear below ("Sponsor').
WHEREAS, University and the City of Fort Collins (Sponsor) have mutually entered into an
agreement dated July 16, 2008 (Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the term of the agreement is nearing expiration and both parties have expressed a desire
to extend said Agreement with certain modifications; and
WHEREAS, Sponsor desires CSU to continue working under the modified agreement based on the
Scope of Work shown in Exhibit A;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals and the mutual promises herein
contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. Scope of Work. The University agrees to perform additional research for the Sponsor described in
the Scope of Work, Exhibit A, dated March 14. 2013 attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.
2. Term. This Amendment shall terminate on December 31, 2013 unless sooner terminated as provided
herein or extended by mutual written agreement of the Parties.
3. Payment. The Sponsor agrees to pay the University for research performed under this Change Order
No. 4 in a fixed price amount of $7,000.00. This amount is for the Amendment only and does not change or
modify the amount due on the original Agreement. The total contractual amount for this work will be
$377,730.00. The University reserves the right to reallocate funds between approved budget categories.
Payment will be made in accordance with the schedule provided below:
Amendment #04 Payment Schedule for $7,000.00:
Fifty percent (50%) ($3,500.00) upon acceptance of agreement;
Forty percent (40%) ($2,800.00) mid -way through project on August 1, 2013:
Ten percent (10%) ($700.00) upon submission of final report / no later than December 31, 2013
(Alternately, the 40% and 10% increments may be invoiced at the same time as Change Order No. 3)
4. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.
Research Agreement page t
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year shown.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE City of Fort Collins:
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM ACTING BY AND THROUGH
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY:
By:
By:
Printed Name: Basil Hamdan
Printed Name:
Title: Project Manager
Title:
Date:
Date:
City of Fort Collins:
Printed Name: Ken Sampley
Title: Storm Water Program Manager
Date: .y
City of Fort Collins:
Printed Name: Jon Haukaas
Title: Water Engrr./and Field Operations Mgr
Date: I ' 3
Research Agreement Page 2
Proposal: Cache la Poudre River Post -Fire Sediment & Aquatic Insect Monitoring: CFC2
Date: March 14, 2013
Statement of Work
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER POST -FIRE SEDIMENT & AQUATIC INSECT
MONITORING: CFC2
Principal Investigators:
Lead PI - Daniel W. Baker, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State
University
Co -PI - Brian P. Bledsoe, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State
University
Description of Relationship to Complementary Grants
The City nJ'l irrt Collins: Natural Areas Department was able to procure another $7,000 to
c•onrplete our 2013 bin get for monitoring of the Cache• la Poudre River after the.fire.s of 2012,
Thesc.Jirnds huild upon existing liurds./rorrr the City o/ Forl Collins #5359440 and Colorado
Parks and Wildlilir #53 24730. They will cover the hourly wages of CSU students associated with
rnonitorin,t Jeld and lab work plus oversi,ght end parlicipation in the field work by Daniel Baker.
77w f ants• for this grant need to he invoiced by Dec 31, 2013.
Proiect Background:
The wildfires ol'2012 burned over 66,000 acres (around 10%) of the Cache ]a Poudre River
watershed. As a river historically confronted by combined pressures of decreased flows and
adjacent development, the effects of the 2012 fires will only further alter channel conditions and
possibly shift the river's overall health. As stewards of this ecological commodity, the City of
Fort Collins, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW), and Colorado State University (CSU) are
collaborating to better understand these changes in an effort to both more clearly communicate
with the diverse public and make more informed management decisions. Within the canyon, the
Cache la Poudre is valued for its scenic beauty, fisheries, boating opportunities, and as a source
of clean mountain water for municipal consumptive use. The lower -energy reach through Fort
Collins is often used for fishing, tubing, swimming, and the aesthetic appreciation of countless
others. These two sections of the Poudre are likely to be affected to different degrees and over
distinct time scales by the post fire sediments. As such, this study will examine the amount and
condition of both fine sediments and aquatic insect communities through a coordinated quarterly
sampling program at nine sites along both sections of the river.
Proiect Goals and Objectives:
Excessive sediment within rivers degrades the quality of aquatic habitat, diminishes watershed
functions and services, reduces the flood conveyance capacity, and limits the aesthetic, social,
and economic value of aquatic ecosystems. The adverse impacts of suspended and deposited
sediment include reduced water quality, increased water treatment costs for municipal supply
and industrial processes, diminished river and reservoir capacity, increased costs for maintenance
Of irrigation canals, and reduced habitat for fish and benthic macroinvertebrates. Sediment is not
only a critical pollutant, but is also a catalyst, carrier, and storage agent for other forms of
pollution. Excessive deposition of fine sediment can impair aquatic life in a variety of ways. For
example aquatic insects such as mayflies and stoneflies depend on clean interstitial spaces
between gravels and cobbles in the river bed to carry out their life cycles (Waters 1995), and
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Proposal: Cache la Poudre River Post -Fire Sediment & Aquatic Insect Monitoring: CFC2
Date: March 14, 2013
sediment infilling of critical habitat like pools and gravel spawning beds decreases the survival
rate of fish and Fish embryos(Chapman 1988, Suttle et al. 2004).These ci lccts can also propagate
out of the channel to the riparian ecosystem as birds and other animals depend on aquatic insects
as a food source. Combined with the reduction in flushing flows vegetation encroachment on the
new nutrient rich sediments may further exacerbate flooding potential.
Flow regime is a master variable in controlling the effects of excessive sediment delivery on the
river ecosystem. Moderate to high flows in the Cache la Poudre River support many amenities
including clean water, fisheries, recreational opportunities and aesthetic benefits. Such flows can
mitigate the excessive accumulation of line sediments, and maintain habitats, channels, riparian
corridors, and hyporheic/groundwater connections that moderate stream temperatures (Whiting
2002). Depletions of moderate to high flows have altered the capacity of the Cache la Poudre
River to maintain physical habitat for fishes and aquatic insects by reducing the number of days
on average that flows exceed the thresholds necessary to flush fine sediment and scour the river
bed. The period ol'years between flushing events is now longer than what river biota are adapted
to in terns of habitat availability and reproduction. Sediment influx from the High Park and
Hewlett fires may increase the vulnerability of the river to flow depletions, and proposals for
additional diversions will continue into the future. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to
improve understanding of the linkages between sedimentation impacts and aquatic biota, as well
as quantifying the flushing flows required to achieve biological objectives in the future.
With these needs in mind, the project objectives are to:
1. Quantify surface and bulk accumulation of tine sediment along a gradient of sediment
input, flow alteration, and geomorphic setting.
2. Link response of aquatic insects to tine sediment accumulation in the substrate through
coordinated sampling.
3. Quantify the fine sediment removal and habitat improvement achieved by flushing flows
of different magnitudes and durations of moderate to high flow.
4. Complement other post -fire studies including those investigating local salmonid
populations, water quality, and high resolution remote sensing data of the burned areas.
5. Inform the public of the current and evolving conditions of the Cache la Poudre River
ecosystem
Project Scheduling
Refer to the task schedule timeline below, for a preliminary schedule of tasks
Statement of Work
We propose to start with a 2 year monitoring program (with this round of funding covering the
15` year). Inter -annual variability in the snowmelt hydrograph provides a natural experiment that
allows us to examine the extent of benthic habitat recovery and sediment transport with varying
magnitudes and durations of high flow. The proposed three monitoring phases would be limed
with the snowmelt hydrograph: (1) during fall baseflow, (2) preceding the spring runoff, and (3)
on the falling limb of the hydrograph peak. A potential 4th sampling event (as the budget
allows) could be initiated if there is a spike and then reduction before peak.
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Date: March 14, 2013
The proposed monitoring plan is extensive due to various challenges. First, anthropogenic flow
extraction and Iloodplain alteration coupled with the natural geomorphic process shifts along the
river corridor create a wide variety of channel types. Second, the ability to detect differences in
Fine sediment on the channel bed requires extensive monitoring efforts (Baker et al. 2011).
Finally, there is a wide array of potential stakeholders in this project with differing desires and
needs.
Project tasks include:
I. Develop sampling protocol
2. Field data collection and analysis
3. Writc-up of findings
Develop sampling protocol:
• Colorado State University shall use the collective knowledge and experience of the
contributing personnel to assemble a comprehensive field protocol
• A copy of the protocol shall be submitted to project partners at the City of Fort Collins
I'm approval
Field data collection and analysis:
• Field data collection will include:
Topic
Description
Reach documentation
1: field sketches
2: repeat photo points
3: sediment laces & deposits mapping
Channel geometry
1: Two monumcnted cross -sections per site
2: Longitudinal survey (limited to a total of 4 times the
bank full with
Discharge
1: Using I -D or 2-D velocimeter and velocity -area
method
2: Cross-checked with nearest USGS or City of FC gages
Bed material
1: Grid/point count of fines
2: Pebble count — 300 particles
3: Substrate embeddedness
Aquatic insect community
1: Quantitative - Hess sampler c) 4 sites per reach
• t-bu nera ana oversight personnel will analyze data on an on -going basis to extract
useful metrics from field data
Write-up findings:
• CSU oversight personnel will write-up findings in form of a report to project partners at
the City of Fort Collins.
• The report and summary data files will be submitted to the project partners at the City of
Fort Collins.
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Date: March 14, 2013
Task Schedule
TASK
2013
AOt
May
June
July
Aug
Sep Oct
Nov
Dec
Develop sampling
protocol
Field data collection
and analysis
Contract start date: Around April 1, 2013
Contract end date: December 31, 2013
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Date: March 14, 2013
References
Baker, D. W., B. P. Bledsoe, C. M. Albano and N. L. Poll: 2011. Downstream effects of
diversion darns on sediment and hydraulic conditions of Rocky Mountain streams. River
Research and Applications 27:388-401.
Chapman, D. W. 1988. Critical review of variables used to define effects of fines in redds of
large salmonids. Transactions gl'the American Fisheries Society 1 17:1-21.
Suttle, K. B., M. E. Power, J. M. Levine and C. McNeely. 2004. How line sediment in riverbeds
impairs growth and survival of juvenile salmonids. Ecological Applications 14:969-74.
Waters, T. F. 1995. Sediment in streams - Sources, biological effects, and control. Monograph 7.
American Fisheries Society.
Whiting, P. J. 2002. Streamflow necessary for environmental maintenance. Annual Review oJ'
Escrrth and Pluneta) y Sciences 30:181-206.
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