RFP 26-03 - Remove Invasive Plants from Swan River Preserve, East Patchogue, NY 11772

The Town of Brookhaven is soliciting proposals from qualified Proposers to develop management plans, obtain permits, and remove invasive plants from Swan River Preserve, East Patchogue, Mt. Sinai, NY 11772.To restore both areas, 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 will follow.The second removal attempt, occurring several months after the first attempt, will remove any invasive plants missed or not previously killed. Although this restoration project focuses on terrestrial invasive plants, common reed growing in water should also be removed. To minimizeany 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 preserve or around the fish passage. 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. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: none