Chesterfield Inlet is planning improvements to the Community’s sealift area. The following improvements are proposed to address the primary issues associated with the current sealift facility:1. Expanded Laydown AreaThe improvements will involve the reclamation of land immediately east of the Northern Store and the existing sealift ramp, with an overall increase of approximately 0.5 hectares of laydown space.2.Sealift Ramp ResurfacingThe existing sealift ramp requires some upgrades, including resurfacing the lower part of the ramp with a granular substrate in order to improve traction for the operation of heavy machinery.3.Boulder ClearingThere are many large boulders present in the sealift area that impede the efficient landing of barges and the operation of heavy equipment in the intertidal zone. These boulders will be removed to facilitate barge landings and unloading operations. 4.LightingLighting will be installed at both the sealift ramp and laydown area. Components will include standard Qulliq Energy Corporation poles and LED flood lights. Standard road and caution signs will be installed in both Inuktitut and English.Proposed DesignThe project is located within the municipal boundaries of the Hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet at approximately N63°20’ 26”, W 90°41’ 52”.Tetra Tech considered a 30-year design life for the proposed laydown area pad and shoreline protection works. To reduce the chance (probability) of a storm event with a return period of once in 50 years, to occur during the assumed design lifetime of the laydown area, the pad will be built to a +4.5 m GD crest elevation.Aggregate material for the project will be taken from the municipality’s existing quarry, west of the community and within municipal boundaries, or from other sources further west that have already been approved for use. Approximately 0.5 hectares of new laydown space will be created in the upper intertidal zone of the small embayment. The intertidal zone in this area is typically relatively unproductive due to annual freezing and ice scouring conditions. it should also be noted that the new riprap shoreline area to be constructed to protect the expanded sealift laydown area will provide new rocky marine habitat and provide sheltered habitat between the rocks for marine invertebrates such as amphipods, isopods and marine worms.