Dry-Redwater Rural Water Project Feasibility Study

Provides funding to Dry-Redwater Rural Water Authority (DRWA) to assist Reclamation with the Dry-Redwater Rural Water Project Feasibility Study. This project will provide clean, safe drinking water to four counties in eastern Montana, which includes McCone, Garfield, Richland, and Dawson County. The proposed project identified in the feasibility study would ultimately serve over 4,800 connections Garfield and McCone Counties in the State; (ii) the area west of the Yellowstone River in Dawson and Richland Counties in the State; (iii) T. 15 N. (including the area north of the Township) in Prairie County in the State; and (iv) the portion of McKenzie County, North Dakota,
that includes all land that is located west of the Yellowstone River in the State of North Dakota.

(1) A detailed written technical proposal including background data regarding the applicant, such as location, a detailed scope of work separating the work into major tasks, detail the stages of the proposed project, include an estimated project schedule showing the stages and the duration of the proposed work, including major milestones and dates, and substantiate the method(s) selected, the principles or techniques which are proposed to solve the problem, and the degree of success expected, and describing data responsive to the evaluation criteria listed in the Announcement. (2) A detailed project cost proposal, including a budget with the annual estimated project costs, including salaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contracts, and indirect costs, an estimate of annual operation & maintenance costs, and the value of in-kind contributions of goods and services.