Title/Name/Summary
RFQ 25-016 - Ecological Restoration Contractor Services
History
The Village’s Basin Best Practices Program was initiated in 2011, at which point two (2) pre-qualified contractors, Pizzo & Associates and V3 Construction Group, were awarded shoreline restoration and stewardship project contracts. On January 17, 2020, in the interest of expanding the pool of pre-qualified contractors to ensure the Village was receiving the highest quality service at the most competitive price, the Village issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 20-004 “Ecological Restoration Contractor Services” (see 2020-0171). At that time, the Village selected and entered into Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with four (4) qualified contractors for these services, including Pizzo & Associates, V3 Construction Group, Stantec Consulting Services, and Davey Resource Group. The management of Ecological Restoration Contractor (ERC) Services has been primarily under the direction of the Public Works Department
As the existing Ecological Restoration Contractor Services MSAs were in need to renewal, RFQ 25-016 was issued on February 4, 2025, with the goal of reviewing the current qualifications of the four (4) current ERCs as well as determining if additional ecological restoration contractors were interested in participating in this type of work for the Village. The intent of RFQ 25-016 was the same as the RFQ 20-004, which was to establish a pre-qualified group of ERCs to solicit proposals for various Village ecological restoration projects and work including but not limited to tree plantings and removals, slope re-grading and stabilization, erosion control, native plug and seed plantings, prescribed burns, and multi-year maintenance stewardships.
The majority of ERC work will be performed at the one hundred ninety (190) Village-owned storm water basin shorelines, although other ecological restoration installation and maintenance projects involving prairie, wetland, woodland, or...
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