See also General FAQs Related to Research RFPs.
Question 1:
Is the current MoDOT Storm water Permit #MOR040063 available for download?
Answer:
The MoDOT Storm Water Permit #MOR040063 expired March 9, 2008 and has been replaced by MO-R04000 effective June 13, 2008. This is a general MS4 permit and is available at the following link: http:www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/permits/issued/R040000.pdf.
Question 2:
Section (2), Paragraph (A) 2a states, “Develop a report indicating the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) limits for all streams listed as 303(d) waters located in Missouri that MoDOT could potentially contribute during runoff situations.” Not all 303 (d) waters have TMDL limits established by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Is the successful Offeror required to develop TMDL’s or just indicate which pollutant (i.e. DO, coli form…) has caused it to be placed on the 303(d) list?
Answer:
Note section (2) Paragraph (A) 2, which states "Develop a report indicating the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for all streams listed as 303(d) waters". If the TMDL information is not available from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, then the successful Offeror would be required, in a report, to recommend those limits.
Question 3:
Will the study be limited to 303(d) waters that cross Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) right of way and MoDOT storm sewers that discharge directly into 303(d) waters?
Answer:
Note section (2) Paragraph (A) 2a, "Develop a report indicating the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for all streams listed as 303(d) waters... located in Missouri that MoDOT could potentially contribute during runoff situations". This statement includes all streams MoDOT could potentially contribute.
Question 4:
Regarding (2) c. which refers to what MoDOT’s contribution is at each occurrences: Can the Offeror use national studies that identify typical pollutants found on highways as the basis of answering item 2c?
Answer:
Each Offeror, to their discretion, may include methods and data they feel best addresses the research needs as stated in the RFP, Section (4) Paragraph (C).
Question 5:
Regarding Section (2) d, which notes the Offeror should develop a sampling and analysis plan, for determining MoDOT contributions to 303(d) listed streams: Can a flow chart be developed that starts with the pollutant of concern and then moves through the different site specific situations to arrive at a sampling and monitoring protocol? The sampling and analysis plan would not be developed for each site independently but rather the methodology to develop the site-specific sampling and monitoring plan. Would this be an acceptable approach considering the entire state will need to be evaluated for a very limited budget?
Answer:
Each Offeror, to their discretion, may include methods and data they feel best addresses the research needs as stated in the RFP, Section (4) Paragraph (C).
Question 6:
In Section (3), the RFP notes the successful Offeror should develop training materials for the proposed monitoring strategy. Who is the target audience? Do you envision this to consist of power point presentations, a quiz, and a pocket sampling protocol field guide which is targeted at the specific field personnel that will be doing the sampling or something much more general?
Answer:
Each Offeror, to their discretion, may include methods and data they feel best addresses the research needs as stated in the RFP, Section (4) Paragraph (C).
Question 7:
Will fate transport modeling be required? There are some open ended statements such as “MoDOT could potentially impact during runoff situations” that would need some level of transport modeling and statistical analysis in order to adequately answer. If we limit the study to 303(d) waters that directly cross the right of way and locations that MoDOT storm sewers directly discharge to 303(d) waters, then the transport modeling will likely not be required. Perhaps the study would start with direct discharges to 303(d) water and then expand in future phases to include discharges with a significant nexus to 303(d) waters?
Answer:
Each Offeror, to their discretion, may include methods and data they feel best addresses the research needs as stated in the RFP, Section (4) Paragraph (C).
Question 8:
Under the research objectives it indicates, “A sound monitoring plan would provide information of the performance of the various pollution control features employed by MoDOT”. Are these existing facilities and the location and design provided to the consultant?
Answer:
All appropriate information will be provided to the successful Offeror as one of MoDOT’s partners.
Question 9:
Should the protocol identify some of the typical storm water treatment facility types and the suggested sampling plan for each of these types of facilities?
Answer:
Each Offeror, to their discretion, may include methods and data they feel best addresses the research needs as stated in the RFP, Section (4) Paragraph (C).
