Statewide Natural Areas Management - 4 year contract

NexGen Land Solutions, LLC was awarded a statewide natural areas management contract by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Conservation, under open market competitive sealed bidding. The contract, valued at $4,641,400.00, runs from July 16, 2026, through July 15, 2030, and covers ecological management services across three geographic zones in central Illinois: Zone 5 (Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Logan, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell, Warren, and Woodford Counties); Zone 6 (Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, McLean, Piatt, and Vermilion Counties); and Zone 7 (Calhoun, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Scott, and Sangamon Counties).

The primary services encompass handwork in both sensitive and non-sensitive environmental sites, including cutting woody vegetation with chainsaws, brushcutters, and hand tools; treating cut stumps; conducting hack and squirt treatments; applying basal bark and foliar herbicides via handheld, backpack, or UTV/ATV sprayers; and performing weed wipe or wick applications. Pricing varies by zone and site sensitivity, with unit rates ranging from $73 to $74. Work will be assigned on an as-needed basis throughout the contract term via Work Order Job Forms, with NexGen Land Solutions serving as a primary contractor for specified line items within its assigned zones.