1. KANE COUNTY DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION STEARNS ROAD WETLAND MITIGATION SITE SECTION NO. 06-00214-03-BR PRE-BID MEETING

2. PROJECT LOCATION NEW ALIGNMENT WEST OF IL ROUTE 25 AND EAST OF THE FOX RIVER SOUTH OF CNIC TRACKS AND NORTH OF MIDWEST GROUNDCOVERS ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP, KANE COUNTY THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA

3. PROJECT LOCATION PROJECT LOCATION

4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 11.7 ACRES OF WETLAND MITIGATION 12.8 ACRES OF COMPENSATORY FLOODPLAIN STORAGE 1,500 FT OF STREAMBANK RESTORATION 3,417 FT (0.65 MI) OF NEW ALIGNMENT ROADWAY EMBANKMENT THE PROJECT INCLUDES SPECIAL WASTE REMOVAL

5. STEARNS ROAD DIRECT IMPACT MITIGATION SITE

6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION THIS IS A WETLAND MITIGATION PROJECT FIRST AND FOREMOST. THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES: –ROADWAY EMBANKMENT –COMPENSATORY FLOODPLAIN STORAGE –TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT STABILIZATION –SPECIFC TREE PROTECTION AREAS

7. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING KANE COUNTY DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION COUNTY ENGINEERCARL SCHOEDEL PROJECT MANAGERMARK BAGHERPOUR CONSTRUCTION MGRDAVE BOESCH CONSULTANT - CHRISTOPHER BURKE ENGINEERING ENGINEER OF RECORDMIKE KERR, CBBEL CONSTRUCTION DAN CROSSON, CBBEL ENVIRONMENTALPAT KELSEY, CBBEWL

8. PHASING PHASE 1 – ALL WORK, EXCEPT FOR LANDSCAPING AND TEMPORARY SESC SHALL BE COMPLETED BY OCT 15, 2007 PHASE 2 – ALL SEEDING SHALL BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 1, 2007 PHASE 3 – ALL PLANTINGS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 1, 2008 PHASE 4 -- ALL CONTRACT WORK INCLUDING PUNCH LIST, SHALL BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 15, 2008

9. FAILURE TO COMPLETE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PHASE 1 -- $1,100.00/DAY PHASE 2 -- $ 550.00/DAY PHASE 3 -- $ 725.00/DAY PHASE 4 -- $1,300.00/DAY

10. 404 PERMIT COMPLIANCE USACE SECTION 404 INCLUDING SECTION 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION KANE-DUPAGE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OVERSIGHT KANE COUNTY STORMWATER ORDINANCE SESC -- NPDES PHASE II

11. 404 PERMIT COMPLIANCE CONTRACTOR SHALL MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF 404 PERMIT INCLUDING SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND PROTECTION OF HIGH QUALITY AQAUTIC RESOURCES NO DIRECT DISCHARGES TO THE EAST BRANCH OR NORTH ARM OF BREWSTER CREEK NO DIRECT DISCHARGES TO THE FOX RIVER

12. KEY SPECIAL PROVISIONS DEBRIS REMOVAL –BREWSTER CREEK CONCRETE REMOVAL SELECTIVE CLEARING –LIMITED ACCESS TO SOME AREAS SEEDING, CLASS 4 AND 5 MODIFIED –8 SEED TYPES FOR CLASS 4 –8 SEED TYPES FOR CLASS 5 –4 INTERSEEDING SEED TYPES –LOCAL GENOTYPE – 150 MI RADIUS

13. KEY SPECIAL PROVISIONS PERENNIAL PLANTS –WETLAND EMERGENT TYPE –WETLAND TYPE PERENNIAL PLANTS –IDOT WILL TAG TREES & SHRUBS –IDOT & RE WILL INSPECT ALL PLANTS ON ARRIVAL TO THE JOBSITE.

14. KEY SPECIAL PROVISIONS COORDINATION BETWEEN CONTRACTORS MANAGEMENT OF SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

15. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MIDWEST GROUNCOVERS SHALL BE UNINTERUPPTED CONTRACTOR AND RESIDENT ENGINEER TO WORK WITH MIDWEST GROUNDCOVERS ON TREE REMOVAL NEAR PROPERTY LINE USACE TO MAKE REGULAR SITE VISITS ALONG WITH KDSWCD