Flood Protection Project Rehabilitation, Saw Mill Run, Allegheny County, PA

PL84-99 Flood Protection Project Rehabilitation at Saw Mill Run, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. There are two (2) specific work areas within the scope of this project and are noted as Downstream and Upstream Work Areas.

Downstream Area: This work area is approximately 780 feet in length and spans the length of channel between the area near Violet Way and Neptune Street. The work area also includes the area near the Lincoln Highway bridge just above the channel access ramp location near the Artifacts Pittsburgh Store. Features of work that will be covered by Federal Funds for this project include the following:

revetment mat damages (STA 23+52 - 23+86). Features of work that will be covered as Sponsor Deferred Maintenance include the following:

revetment mat damages (STA 22+99 - 23+52), channel scour hole (STA 22+99 - 23+86).

Upstream Area: This work area is approximately 460 feet in length and spans the length of channel at the upper portion of the project limits near the channel access ramp near the intersection of Wabash Street and Greentree Road. Features of work that will be covered by Federal Funds for this project include the following:

revetment mat damages (STA 41+68 - 41+94), upper portions of access ramp damages near STA 41+94, revetment mat damages (STA 42+84 - 45+21), undercutting of existing revetment mat (STA 45+36 - 45+54). Features of work that will be covered as Sponsor Deferred Maintenance include the following:

lower portions of access ramp damages near STA 41+94, scour hole near drop structure (STA 45+36 - 45+54), revetment mat damages (STA 45+21 - 45+36). An important note about project work at the overall Saw Mill Run Project. As of May 2021, the City of Pittsburgh is currently planning on completing deferred maintenance work in the project areas outside of these two (2) specific Rehabilitation Areas.

This work will be completed by a maintenance contract by the City of Pittsburgh, likely ahead of this work under the PL 84-99 action. USACE and the City of Pittsburgh will continue to coordinate the project scope statements of each contract to ensure clarity of work to be completed by each contract.

Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here.