Common use of INITIAL PROJECT SCORE Clause in Contracts

INITIAL PROJECT SCORE. (a) The department shall develop guidelines to assure consistent and fair scoring of project applica- tions. The department shall revise the guidelines periodically as necessary to assure that project selections are consistent with pri- orities in s. 281.65 (4c), Stats. The department may convene an advisory committee to assist itself in developing and revising the scoring guidelines. (b) Guidelines for developing initial project scores shall be consistent with all of the following: 1. Sub−scores shall be developed for key project components. Key components include: fiscal accountability and cost effective- ness, project evaluation and monitoring strategy, evidence of local support and involvement, consistency with department water basin priorities, water quality need, extent of pollutant control, consistency of project with other resource management plans, use of other funding sources and application of the project to storm water requirements for the city of Racine. 2. The project component for water quality need shall be assigned the highest sub−score. The priorities within this sub− score component shall address the list of water quality needs in s. NR 153.17 (2) (c) 5. The highest priority within this list shall be assigned to water quality need that is based on the existence of impaired water bodies that the department has identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A). 3. The intent to achieve performance standards contained in ch. NR 151 shall be considered as a criterion for evaluating at least one of the key project components listed in subd. 1., and shall be the highest priority in developing that component sub−score. 4. The component related to application of the project to municipal storm water permit requirements under ch. NR 216 for the city of Racine shall be assigned the lowest sub−score. 5. The initial project score shall be the sum of the sub−scores.

INITIAL PROJECT SCORE. (a) The department shall develop guidelines to assure consistent and fair scoring of project applica- tions. The department shall revise the guidelines periodically as necessary to assure that project selections are consistent with pri- orities in s. 281.65 (4c)281.66, Stats. The department may convene an advisory advi- sory committee to assist itself in developing and revising the scoring scor- ing guidelines. (b) Guidelines for developing initial project scores shall be consistent with all of the following: 1. Sub−scores shall be developed for key project components. Key components include: fiscal include all of the following: a. Fiscal accountability and cost effective- ness, project cost−effectiveness. b. Project evaluation and monitoring strategy, evidence . c. Evidence of local support and involvement, consistency . d. Consistency with department water basin priorities, water . e. Water quality need, extent . f. Extent of pollutant control, consistency . g. Consistency of project with other resource management plans, use . h. Use of other funding sources and application sources. i. Application of the project to storm water requirements for the city of Racine. 2. The project component for water quality need shall be assigned as- signed the highest sub−score. The priorities within this sub− score sub−score component shall address the list of water quality needs in s. NR 153.17 155.17 (2) (c) 5. The highest priority within this list shall be assigned as- signed to water quality need that is based on the existence of impaired im- paired water bodies that the department has identified to the federal xxxxx- al environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A). 3. The intent to achieve performance standards contained in ch. NR 151 shall be considered as a criterion for evaluating at least one of the key project components listed in subd. 1., and shall be the highest priority in developing that component sub−score. 4. The component sub−score related to application of the project to municipal storm water permit requirements under ch. NR 216 for the city of Racine shall be assigned the lowest sub−scoresub− score. 5. The initial project score for a project shall be the sum of the project’s component sub−scores.