Request for Proposal for a Survey of
Aquatic Vegetation in Smith Mountain Lake
Due Date: 3:00 p.m. – Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Proposal

The Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission, a joint administrative commission formed by the counties of Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania, (herein referred to as TLAC), is requesting proposals from qualified firms to provide a survey of a large portion of the shoreline of Smith Mountain Lake (SML), at the most favorable time, to identify the location and types of aquatic vegetation that are present. SML is an inland body of water with over 500 miles of shoreline and 20,260 surface acres of water. In previous years, the following aggressive invasive aquatic vegetation species have been identified in SML: Hydrilla, Brazilian elodea and Curlyleaf pondweed.

Please click on the following link for:   Full Printable Proposal

Request for Proposal for a Survey of Aquatic Vegetation in Smith Mountain Lake

Bid Due Date:  3:00 p.m. April 14, 2010

Questions and Answers

Question:          Will this survey task be completed each year?

Answer:             It is expected that a survey similar to this will be completed for four years in a row and then a full lake survey (approximately 1850 points) will be completed each fifth year.  The smaller survey RFP’s are likely to be released by this organization and the RFP’s for the full lake survey is currently expected to be released by another organization.

Question:          How crucial is the hydroacoustic survey discussed in the RFP? 

Answer:             As the RFP indicates, a second proposal including the hydroacoustic work is desirable, but it is not required.  Thus, it is up to you whether or not you include that proposal in your bid.

Question:          Can we obtain a digital copy of the report delivered by the 2009 contractor for the project?  We would like to see how they tackled the project and what their final results looked like.

Answer:             We do not have an electronic copy of the maps portion of the report.  However, we have attached the written summary portion of the survey.

 Please click on the following link to view this survey: 2009 SML Vegetation Survey.

The summary of the 2008 survey is still available on our website, www.sml.us.com, under Aquatic Vegetation, then Surveys, then History (at the bottom of the page).