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

Specifications: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is seeking procurement of compensatory wetland mitigation credits for permitted impacts that will occur for the Prairie Creek Littoral Wetland Embankment Maintenance project (DNR-250109, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers File LRH-2026-516-WAB, Ohio EPA Director's Authorization Application 262892D). The project will impact 0.006 acres of Category 2 Forested Wetland, 0.005 acres of Category 3 Forested Wetland, and 0.315 acres of Category 3 Non-Forested Wetland. ODNR is seeking competitive bids for the procurement of 1.0 acre of wetland mitigation credits to be consistent with OAC 3745-1-54, of which 0.8 acres must be Category 3 Non-Forested Wetland credits, 0.1 acres must be Category 3 Forested Wetland credits, and 0.1 acres must be Category 2 Forested Wetland credits. The credits shall be from an Interagency Review Team (IRT) approved wetland mitigation bank with approved and released credits from the IRT. The credits shall be from a bank located in the following watershed: Upper Wabash HUC 05120101. If credits are not available in the Upper Wabash watershed, respondents may propose alternative mitigation that meets the requirements of OAC 3745-1-54, such as a combination of compensatory mitigation through mitigation bank credits, in-lieu fee programs, or establishment of a permittee-responsible mitigation site on behalf of ODNR. The credits will be utilized to provide compensatory mitigation for a pending U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 3 Verification and Director's Authorization. The mitigation bank vendor shall not charge ODNR a deposit fee for reservation and reserve the credits until permits have been finalized and a mitigation agreement/contract has been finalized. Following contract finalization and payment, the mitigation bank vendor shall provide appropriate documentation of credit purchase to ODNR so that ODNR can provide the proof of credit purchase to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) to satisfy requirements of the above-mentioned waterway permits. This contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as determined by the State. Contract terms and conditions will be finalized with the awarded vendor. The awarded vendor will receive a purchase order. The awarded vendor will be required to sign a standard affirmation and disclosure form.