RFQ - Alternative Compensatory Mitigation Requirement Development

The City of Port Angeles is seeking a qualified environmental consulting firm to develop alternative compensatory mitigation strategies to replace an existing landfill seawall beach nourishment permit requirement. The selected consultant will work with City staff, Ecology, and WDFW to develop an alternative compensatory mitigation strategy. The scope of work includes project initiation and regulatory coordination, site identification and alternatives analysis, mitigation framework and compensatory calculations, conceptual and preliminary design, and regulatory support and final documentation. • The consultant will lead the development/design of a compensatory mitigation plan/project(s) that achieves measurable ecological benefits within the greater Port Angeles watershed area. • The consultant will prepare a work plan, project schedule, and conduct an initial coordination meeting with City staff and regulatory agencies. • The consultant will identify potential habitat restoration or enhancement opportunities within the City’s jurisdiction and evaluate the compensatory mitigations for feasibility, conservation credits, constructability, property ownership constraints, long-term sustainability, permitting requirements, and relative cost. • The consultant will develop a mitigation framework consistent with applicable state standards and regulatory expectations. • The consultant will prepare conceptual design documentation sufficient to support regulatory review and cost estimating.