** This contract serves as a pass-through of USFWS funds to CREST.  The funding is not directly from BPA, but from USFWS in order to utilize USFWS wetland restoration funding.  Therefore, the SOW and LIB are not fully developed since the subcontractors have not been determined and project details have not been completed.  BPA is not responsible for the environmental compliance for these two projects under this contract.**

CREST proposes to continue to implement estuary habitat restoration projects during this contract period using funds allotted to CREST from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) through an Intergovernmental Agreement between the USFWS and BPA.

The funding CREST receives through this individual contract will be used for one project site: the Upper Lewis and Clark Restoration project. The Upper Lewis and Clark project is currently at a 30% design phase. Designs will be further developed to a 100% design phase during this contract period.

Deliverables for this contract include: Completing full, 100% designs for the Upper Lewis and Clark Restoration site

The project described above provide immediate access to estuarine habitats for juvenile salmonids. CREST has secured, and will continue to pursue cost share for project engineering and construction during this contract period from the National Park Service, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership.

Within this contract, major work elements are directly related to implementation of a previously designed project, and on engineering and permitting for a future project.

The project CREST is proposing during this contract have undergone a cost/SBU preliminary review and preliminary scoring by ERTG. It is possible that these project will go through the ERTG review again, if recommended by BPA.