Cedar Creek Omaha (F&W)

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Cedar Creek Omaha (F&W) Restoration Information

Background: The Cedar Creek (Omaha F&W) – Platte River Right Bank Levee System was damaged during the 2019 Flood Event, leading to the Project Sponsor submitting a Public Law (PL) 84-99 Rehabilitation Assistance request to the US Army Corps of Engineers – Omaha District.

Current Action: Close out the construction contract.

Restoration Activities:

	Full Repair Contract
Contractor	Midwest Construction from Nebraska City, NE
Contract Amount	$1,343,000
Contract Award	October 4, 2019
Construction Start	Late October 2019
Completion	December 12, 2019

Status Updates:

10 January 2020 - Work on the Cedar Creek levee repair contract is complete.

18 December 2019 - Work on the Cedar Creek levee repair contract is complete with final inspection occurring on 12 December 2019. The team is currently working on closing out the contract.

06 December 2019 - The contractor is currently 97 percent complete with levee repair work. The pre-final inspection was conducted on 25 November 2019 with final inspection tentatively scheduled for the week of 09 December 2019.

22 November 2019 - The contractor is placing riprap and bedding materials at two of the three damage locations, seeding the third damage location and is expected to be substantially complete with repairs by the end of the month.

08 November 2019 - The contractor mobilized to the site on 30 October 2019 and has begun work on repairing the levee.

24 October 2019 - The pre-construction team meeting was held on 16 October 2019 with notice to proceed issued on the same day. The contractor is scheduled to mobilize to the site to begin repairs on 28 October 2019.

13 October 2019 - Pre-construction team meeting is scheduled for the week of 14 October 2019, at which time it is anticipated notice to proceed with repairs will be issued and the contractor can begin the repair work.

04 October 2019 – The levee repair contract was awarded to Midwest Construction of Nebraska City, NE in the amount of $1,343,000 on 04 October 2019. The repair is estimated to be complete in mid April 2020.

27 September 2019 – Funds to repair the Cedar Creek levee system have been received. The construction contract is scheduled to be awarded by 04 October 2019.

13 September 2019 – The bid opening occurred on 04 Sep 2019. It is anticipated that this project will be awarded within a few weeks, pending receipt of project funding from USACE HQ.

04 September 2019 – Correction. The bid opening was conducted on 04 Sep 2019 and the team is anticipating awarding the construction contract by mid-to-late September.

29 August 2019 – A construction contract to repair the Cedar Creek levee system was advertised to pre-qualified contractors on 21 August 2019 with award anticipated around 04 September 2019. The pre-qualified contractors conducted a site visit on 29 August 2019 to view the scope of work on site in order to make an accurate bid.

23 August 2019 – The team is on scheduled to be done with the E&D process late summer. The project was advertised to the pre-qualified Contractor Pool on 21 August 2019 with award anticipated around 04 September 2019.

05 August 2019 – Engineering and Design (E&D) work continues for rehabilitating the Cedar Creek levee system. The team is still anticipating to be done with the E&D process by late summer.

16 July 2019 – An initial site damage assessment and economic analysis has been completed. From this initial assessment the USACE team has determined that there are damages to the levee system that are eligible for PL 84-99 Rehabilitation Assistance. Engineering and Design (E&D) work is on-going for rehabilitating the Cedar Creek Levee System. The team is anticipating to be done with the E&D process for repairing the damage identified by the late-summer 2019.

NOAA River Level Observations & Forecasts

NOAA Water Gauge Levels

Cedar Creek Omaha (F&W) Levee Imagery

Final inspection of Cedar Creek levee repair, Dec. 12, 2019

Cedar Creek Plan In-hand Review Aug. 7, 2019

USACE Engineering and Construction Team and the Local Levee Sponsor conducting the Plan In-Hand Review on the Cedar Creek Levee Aug. 7, 2019.

Cedar Creek levee May 16, 2019

Erosion and scour along the riverside channel bank extending into the levee section at Cedar Creek levee May 16, 2019.

Cedar Creek levee May 16, 2019

Minor damage to the levee crest due to high water overtopping the Cedar Creek levee May 16, 2019.

Cedar Creek Site Visit Aug. 29, 2019

Pre-qualified contractors conduct a site visit at the Cedar Creek levee on Aug. 29, 2019 to view the scope of work on site in order to make an accurate bid.

Video Gallery

Video by Gunnery Sgt. Jayson Price

Married U.S. Marine Colonels Scheduled to Take Command on the Same Day

Marine Corps Installations East

July 12, 2019 | 9:46

Colonels Curtis and Amy Ebitz will each assume command of two different units this Friday, July 19. Col. Amy Ebitz will first take command of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East – Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune at 10 A.M and then Col. Curtis Ebitz will assume command of Marine Corps Air Station New River at 2 P.M. Both colonels will attend each other’s change of command along their two children.
Curtis, a Marine aviator, and Amy, a law enforcement officer met in 2001 as captains attending Amphibious Warfare School at Marine Corps Base Quantico and were later married there in October of 2003. During their first four years of marriage, they spent nearly two of them apart, managing multiple deployments to Iraq, Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments and other operational commitments.
As each progressed during their careers, more challenges awaited. During a three-year tour in Okinawa, both assumed LtCol command (squadron and battalion) based there – he commanded Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron One (MWHS-1) with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in 2013-2015, while she commanded the 3d Law Enforcement Battalion for III Marine Expeditionary Force from 2012 - 2014.
Both are coming to Eastern North Carolina after recent assignments in Washington D.C. Amy just concluded a tour as a Senior Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow at the Brookings Institution, while Curtis served as the Aviation Plans, Programs, and Budget (APP-1) Branch Head at Headquarters Marine Corps.
Both colonels have previously completed multiple tours of duty in this area. Curtis was assigned to HMM-162 at New River in 1997 as a CH-46E pilot, deploying twice with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Later in 2004, he returned to MCAS New River and served with Marine Aircraft Group-29 during Operation Iraqi Freedom and with HMM-264, MAG-26, deploying with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Amy served as the commanding officer of Fox Company, School of Infantry East, Marine Combat Training Battalion in 1999, and was a company commander and an executive officer with 2d Military Police Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group at Camp Lejeune in 2004.
Asked how they have made it work for the past 16 years, Curtis said, “It’s what we like to call balanced excellence—finding the right balance between personal and professional life.
Additionally, it’s been nice to have a sounding board for work-related issues and knowing when to separate work from family.”