DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT

P. 0. BOX 60267

NEW ORLEANS LA 70160-0267

A,R 2 7 2015

Operations Manager, Completed Works

Mr. Kyle R. "Chip" Kline, Jr. Chairman

Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board of Louisiana

900 North Third Street State Capitol -4thFloor

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Dear Mr. Kline:

You are hereby informed that the contract for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (LPV), Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System, OFC-08, 1yth Street Canal Stability Remediation (W912P8-14-D-0012, Task Order 0002), in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, Louisiana, has been completed. This project was compl.eted by the United States pursuant to Public Law 109-234, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery 2006.

A final inspection of the project was conducted on April 1, 2015, and all contract work was performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and meets the design criteria. For operations and maintenance guidance, refer to the interim operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation (OMRR&R) manual, Volume 1 and Volume 2, previously provided to you. Please note, Volume 3 of the OMRR&R manual will be provided in the near future which will provide the final OMRR&R information associated with above referenced contract. Please see enclosed the following items:

As-built contract drawings - Enclosure 1
Final inspection attendance roster - Enclosure 2

The punch list items identified during the pre-final inspection have been corrected and inspected by representatives of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board of Louisiana (CPRAB), formerly known as Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and by our office. The Bermuda grass has been established and with proper maintenance should continue to improve in density and root structure.

In accordance with the Project Partnership Agreement between the Department of the Army and CPRA (now known as CPRAB) dated September 22, 2008, CPRAB shall undertake the OMRR&R of this completed project feature of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. In this connection, maintenance is construed as keeping all completed works in working condition to serve the purpose for which they were designed.

If there are any questions concerning your OMRR&R responsibilities, please call Ms. Amy Powell, Operations Manager, Completed Works, or Ms. Karen Clement,

Assistant Operations Manager, Completed Works, at (504) 862-2241 and

(504) 862-2313, respectively.

Sincerely,

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Richard L. Hansen

Colonel, U.S. Army District Engineer

Enclosures

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Mr. Stephan Estopinal President

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East UNO Technology Park

CERM Building Room 422 2045 Lakeshore Drive

New Orleans, Louisiana 70122

Mr. Gerald J. Gillen, Ill, P.E.

Director of Hurricane & Flood Protection Orleans Levee District

6920 Franklin Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122

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Ms. Fran Campbell Executive Director

East Jefferson Levee District 203 Plauche Court

Harahan, Louisiana 70123

Mr. Ignacio Harrouch Chief Operations

Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Post Office Box 44027