IFB Riparian Habitat Restoration Project - Placer County
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 03A4120
- 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 riparian habitat restoration services in Placer County along Highway 49 under IFB 03A4120, with bids due August 27, 2026 and a mandatory site inspection on August 14, 2026. The project is federally funded and subject to Title 49 CFR Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program), though no specific DBE goal is stated.
Bidders must hold a current C-27 (Landscaping Contractor) license for a minimum of four years, minimum five years' restoration and maintenance experience with California native wetland, riparian, and/or oak woodland habitats, three references from projects with over 3,000 plants and a three-year plant establishment period, a valid Pest Control Business license from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, and a Qualified Applicator's License. The contractor must employ a full-time Restoration Specialist with a bachelor's degree in a related field and five years' experience in California habitat restoration or mitigation implementation oversight.
The scope spans 1.06 acres (0.85 acres planting, 1.06 acres vegetation control) divided among four locations at Highway 49 and Lone Star Road and Highway 49 and Lorenson Road. Deliverables include digging and installing up to 248 planting holes and container plants, planting up to 182 willow cuttings, installing 155 plant shelters and 224 mulch pads, providing watering services (estimated 86 occurrences), installing and removing 136 metal tree guards, installing and removing 500 linear feet of fencing, weed mowing (17 times), target weed removal (17 times across 0.79 acres), installing 130 feet of coir wattles, seeding approximately 0.212 acres (10 times), and applying straw (10 times).
The contract is estimated to commence September 15, 2026 and expire September 14, 2031 (five-year term). State and Federal prevailing wage rates apply if the bid exceeds $15,000. Caltrans will award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Written questions are due August 17, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Addendum No. 1 was issued August 3, 2026.
Opportunity text
Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials, supplies, travel, and incidentals necessary to provide site preparation, seeding, planting, watering, weeding, erosion control and plant protection services for the Placerville 49 Safety Barrier Restoration Project to Caltrans. The services shall be performed in Placer County, California along Highway 49 between Post Miles (PMs) 8.7 and 10.6. The restoration project is a total of 1.06 acres, with 0.85 acres of planting and 1.06 acres of vegetation control onsite, divided among four locations. Site 1 is located at the southwest corner of Highway 49 and Lone Star Road. While sites 2, 3 and 4 are located northwest of the corner of Lorenson Road and Highway 49. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Addendum_No._1_IFB_03A4120.pdf | ||
| IFB_Solicitation_Package_03A4120.pdf |
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