BL148-24, Purchase of Mitigation Credits for Stanley Road Relocation Project

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the Purchase of Mitigation Credits for the Stanley Road Relocation Project through Bid Number BL148-24. The procurement requires the acquisition of 5,405 United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Approved Stream Credits, specifically 0.4 Riverine Credits and 0.01 Wetland Credits, exclusively within the Upper Oconee River Watershed (HUC8 03070103). Bidders must provide credits that are pre-approved and released by the USACE under Permit Number SAS-2024-00833, with all credits needing to be available by January 1, 2025. Key requirements include submitting a 5% bid bond, with the successful vendor required to provide 100% performance and payment bonds. Bid submissions are due by 2:50 P.M. local time on December 23, 2024, at the Gwinnett County Financial Services - Purchasing Division, with a public bid opening at 3:00 P.M. Questions were to be submitted to Michael Milstein by December 9, 2024, and the county will make the credit purchase within 90 days after bid receipt.

The solicitation includes specific restrictions on vendor eligibility, with firms currently on the Gwinnett County ineligible source list being automatically disqualified from submitting bids. Insurance requirements mandate that participating vendors have an insurance company with an A.M. Best rating of A-5 or higher, authorized to do business in Georgia. Bids must be for the entire amount of 5,405 credits, with partial bids deemed non-responsive. The final number of credits purchased may be modified based on final USACE approval. While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned, bidders must certify non-collusion and satisfy O.C.G.A. 13-10-91 and Rule 300-10-1-.02. Vendors must provide unit and total prices for credits, specify their current USACE Approved Mitigation Bank(s), and include comprehensive company information. Though a specific budget range is not disclosed, the procurement is for a road relocation project's environmental mitigation requirements.