Grand Lake St Marys Prairie Creek Lit. - Wetland Mitigation Credits

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) seeks a vendor to supply 1.0 acre of compensatory wetland mitigation credits for the Prairie Creek Littoral Wetland Embankment Maintenance project. Credits must meet Ohio Administrative Code 3745‑1‑54 requirements, with specific acreage allocations across Category 2 Forested, Category 3 Forested, and Category 3 Non‑Forested wetlands. Credits must be sourced from an Interagency Review Team‑approved mitigation bank located in the Upper Wabash watershed (HUC 05120101) or an approved alternative mitigation plan. The vendor must reserve credits without charging a deposit, provide purchase documentation to ODNR, and sign a standard affirmation and disclosure form. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and will be executed via a purchase order valid through 12/31/2027. • Total credits required: 1.0 acre (0.8 acre Cat 3 Non‑Forested, 0.1 acre Cat 3 Forested, 0.1 acre Cat 2 Forested). • Credits must come from an IRT‑approved mitigation bank in the Upper Wabash watershed (or an approved alternative). • No deposit fee may be charged; vendor must provide proof of credit purchase for ODNR to forward to USACE and OEPA. • Award based on lowest responsive and responsible bid; contract type is a purchase order with standard affirmation/disclosure form.