Chickahominy Riverfront Park Living Shoreline

Living Shoreline Stabilization - August 2022


Scope of Work

This project involves the design and construction of shoreline stabilization through the establishment of living shorelines along the Chickahominy River and Gordon Creek. The project involves a living shoreline with breakwater and beach nourishment on the west side of the park along the Chickahominy River, and marsh creation and stabilization using coir logs and rock marsh sills on the north side along Gordon Creek. The project will also incorporate approximately 0.75 acres of riparian buffer enhancement and creation. Locations where bald cypress trees are present along the toe of existing banks will be preserved and expanded with marsh creation wherever feasible.

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Schedule

  • Complete Engineering Design – July 2019
  • Bidding – Spring 2020
  • Initiate Construction – September 2020
  • Project Completion – June 2022

Budget

  • Estimated Budget - $1,759,000
  • Stantec Consulting Services - $177,890.40
  • Contract payments and percent completed - $177,808.76 - 99.9%
  • Additional Services - $91,199.70
  • Carolina Marine Structures - $1,494,464.60
  • Contract payments and percent completed - $1,494,464.60 – 100%

Milestones

  • Purchase Order issued for design work – September 2018
  • Application submitted for James River Water Quality Improvement Funds – June 2018
  • Notification of Award of $781,900 for James River Water Quality Improvement Funds – October 2018 
  • Engineering Kickoff Meeting Held – September 30, 2018
  • Pre-application meeting held for wetlands permitting – November 27, 2018
  • Wetlands Joint Permit Application submitted – May 7, 2019
  • Archaeology study completed and accepted – September 5, 2019
  • Final Site Plan approval – October 4, 2019
  • VMRC Permit received – December 4, 2019
  • Army Corps of Engineers wetland permit received – December 30, 2019
  • Project was bid on February 26, 2020 with bid opening on April 15, 2020
  • Construction contract awarded to Carolina Marine Structures on July 14, 2020
  • Electric lines removed from work area
  • Construction began on September 1, 2020
  • Gordon Creek shoreline rock structures installed
  • All Chickahominy River shoreline rock structures installed by February 15, 2021
  • Wetlands plants installation completed on June 18, 2021
  • Upland riparian plantings installed on December 10, 2021
  • Warranty work for wetlands plantings completed July 2022

Next Steps

  • Warranty work for the wetlands and uplands plantings.

Project Issues

  • VMRC wetland permit contains a “Time of Year Restrictions” that prohibits work in the water from February 15 to September 15 of any year. Therefore, project was awarded and started on September 1, 2020.