RFP 26-01 Restore the Coastal Forest at Cedar Beach, Mt. Sinai, NY 11766

To restore and protect the coastal forest, the Town requires an invasive plant management plan to identify the invasive species, determine their removal method(s) and describe how to prevent their reintroduction. Two removal attempts using chemical and/or mechanical methods willfollow. The second removal attempt, occurring several months after the first attempt, will remove any invasive plants missed or not previously killed. To minimize any habitat impacts, minimally intrusive methods should be used. A native planting plan must also be developed,identifying suitable native species and where they should be planted within the coastal forest. The contractor will write the invasive management plan and native planting plan, obtain all permits and complete two removal attempts. The Town will purchase and plant the native species. This project is co-funded by a Suffolk County Water Quality Protection and Restoration Program grant and focuses on the maritime forest at the western end of the peninsula (SCTM# 0200 00700 0100 001000). Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: none