Wildlife Resources, Botanical Resources, and Special Status Amphibians and Aquatic Reptiles Studies

The District seeks a three‑year professional‑services contract to conduct integrated wildlife, botanical, and special‑status amphibian & aquatic reptile studies supporting the FERC relicensing of Project 2916 – Lower Mokelumne River. The contractor must deliver field surveys, GIS mapping, data management, and technical reports for three separate but coordinated study components, and may optionally provide resource effects assessments and licensing support. • Wildlife Resources Study – special‑status wildlife, bat roosts, mortality documentation, deer‑migration GIS analysis, CNDDB reporting. • Botanical Resources Study – CWHR habitat mapping, special‑status plants, lichens, mosses, invasive‑species surveys (including monarch milkweed). • Special‑Status Amphibians & Aquatic Reptiles Study – NW Pond Turtle, Foothill Yellow‑legged Frog, Giant Garter Snake, Western Spadefoot surveys, eDNA sampling, habitat suitability GIS. • Deliverables include draft/revised/final technical reports, ArcGIS Pro map packages, raw & QA/QC data, monthly progress reports, and optional licensing‑related technical memoranda. • Contractor must hold all required permits, maintain extensive insurance (CGL, Workers’ Comp, Professional Liability, Pollution, Watercraft, etc.), and comply with invasive‑species decontamination procedures.