State and Federal Estuarine/Marine Intertidal Herbaceous UMAM Credits for SR 401 Bridge Replacement…

The Florida Department of Transportation awarded contract EP509963 on January 27, 2026, for the procurement of State and Federal Estuarine/Marine Intertidal Herbaceous Unified Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) credits. The contract involves the delivery of 0.93 credits at a unit price of $712,500.00 each, with a 5% discount applied per the attached Price Proposal for Basin 21. These credits are associated with the State Road 401 Bridge Replacement project and support environmental mitigation obligations under state and federal requirements.

The contract is valued at $662,625.00 and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2026. The credits serve as compensatory mitigation for impacts to estuarine and marine intertidal herbaceous wetlands resulting from the infrastructure project. While the specific location of credit delivery is not explicitly detailed in the documentation, the geographic scope is limited to Florida under the Department of Transportation's stewardship. The contract represents a standard environmental mitigation procurement mechanism utilized in conjunction with major transportation infrastructure development.