Neary Lagoon Tule & Sediment Removal Project 2025

The City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is seeking qualified contractors for the Neary Lagoon Tule & Sediment Removal Project 2025, a comprehensive environmental maintenance initiative spanning Santa Cruz County and San Francisco jurisdictions. The project involves specialized vegetation and sediment removal from Neary Lagoon, with specific requirements for removing tules, cattails, and yellow iris, and dredging sediment to approximately 4 feet in depth. Contractors must utilize specialized floating equipment like an Aquamog and comply with strict environmental regulations, including equipment disinfection and wildlife protection. The bid is scheduled to open on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, with a project completion timeline of 50 working days. Key deliverables include removal and transportation of approximately 150 tons of sediment and 550 tons of vegetation to the City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility, along with comprehensive project documentation and a final project summary report. Bidders must demonstrate expertise in marsh vegetation removal, sediment dredging, and environmental conservation techniques.

The contract will be awarded as a unit price contract, with payment determined by the tonnage of vegetation and sediment removed, trucked, and disposed of at specified rates ($37.04 per ton for sediment and $90.87 per ton for vegetation). While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation, contractors will need to provide detailed technical capabilities, specialized equipment, and environmental compliance credentials. Access to the project site will be through the Neary Lagoon Park access gate, with contractors required to submit a traffic control plan for engineer approval. The project involves working in sensitive environmental zones, requiring contractors to maintain pedestrian pathways, protect lagoon banks, and implement stormwater best management practices. Though a precise budget range was not specified, the estimated quantities and disposal costs suggest a project value likely in the range of $50,000 to $100,000, depending on final removal volumes and disposal requirements.