IFB American River Parkway Habitat Restoration Project - Sacramento County
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 03A4149
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- Point of contact
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- Phuong Vu phuong.vu@dot.ca.gov (279) 234-2385
Opportunity details come from caleprocure.ca.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is requesting bids for habitat restoration services at the American River Parkway in Sacramento County under IFB 03A4149, with bids due August 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory site inspection on August 11, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. A C-27 (Landscape Contractor) license held for a minimum of four years is the primary capability filter; subcontracting is not permitted.
The scope encompasses site preparation, seeding, planting, watering, weeding, and plant protection across two restoration sites totaling 1.5 acres along State Route 51 (PM 2.0 to 3.5). Deliverables include digging 275 planting holes, installing 707 container plants, planting 180 willow stakes, installing 370 plant shelters and 290 mulch pads, providing 65 watering occurrences, installing 350 plant guards, performing eight mowing operations, removing target weeds up to 10 times across five acres, seeding up to six times across three acres, applying grass straw up to six times across three acres, removing up to 300 plant guards, and backfilling up to 175 cubic feet of soil.
Bidders must hold a valid Pest Control Business license and Qualified Applicator License from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, possess five years of restoration and maintenance experience with California native oak woodland, riparian, and/or wetland habitats, provide three references from projects exceeding 3,000 plants with three-year establishment periods, and employ a dedicated Restoration Specialist holding a bachelor's degree in agriculture, biology, botany, environmental studies, forestry, or restoration ecology and five years of relevant experience.
The contract term runs September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2031, with services performed Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. excluding State holidays. Bidders must itemize costs for 13 line items including labor, equipment, materials, travel, insurance, and taxes. If the total bid exceeds $15,000, State and Federal prevailing wage requirements apply. Questions are due August 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The proposed award date is August 27, 2026. No DBE goals apply.
Opportunity text
Contractor agrees to provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials, supplies, travel, and incidentals necessary to provide site preparation, seeding, planting, watering, weeding and plant protection services for the American River Parkway habitat restoration project to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The services shall be performed at two (2) restoration sites, Restoration Site 1 (0.05 acres) and Restoration Site 3 (1.45 acres), for a total project area of 1.5 acres. The project is located within the American River Parkway in Sacramento County, California, along State Route 51 from Post Mile (PM) 2.0 to 3.5, identified on Attachment A, Project Vicinity Map and Attachment B, Map of Restoration Sites. Refer to the Proposed Form of Agreement, Exhibit A, which is attached to this IFB, for a more complete description of services. The documents and files attached to this solicitation do not have any updates for digital accessibility at this time. Updates will be applied as soon as they are available. For an accessible version of solicitation documents published on this page, please submit a request to ADAdocs@dot.ca.gov or call (833) 713-2922.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IFB_Solicitation_Package_03A4149.pdf |
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