Environmental Mitigation Professional Services

Zone 7 Water Agency is seeking a qualified consulting firm to implement, maintain, and monitor up to seven environmental mitigation projects across eastern Alameda County. The work includes site preparation, planting native riparian vegetation, installing drip‑irrigation systems (or hand‑watering where irrigation is not feasible), and providing two years of initial maintenance and monitoring until the sites transition to a separate long‑term maintenance contract. The consultant must supply labor, equipment, and any non‑plant materials, while Zone 7 provides all plants (except locally sourced willow stakes) and water. Projects are staged over two planting seasons, with a total contract period from October 2026 through June 2029 (potentially extendable). • Implement final approved mitigation plans for 7 project groups (≈ 200 channel sites plus a pipeline crossing). • Perform site clearing, grading, planting, and irrigation‑system installation for projects 1‑6; hand‑watering only for project 7. • Provide specialized maintenance and monitoring during the 2‑year installation phase. • Deliver all labor, equipment, and required non‑plant materials; coordinate with Zone 7 on water sources and future automated irrigation hookups. • Submit technical proposal (≤ 15 pages), rate sheet, and electronic cost proposal via the OpenGov portal. • Contract is a time‑and‑materials agreement, anticipated to start November 2026 and run through June 2029, with possible two‑year extension.