Title/Name/Summary
Village of Orland Park Municipal Basin Phase II Stewardship
History
The existing Municipal Basin wetland is located on the west side of Ravinia Avenue at 156th Street (across from Public Works), and is located in a regulatory floodplain and floodway. The basin was constructed in the 1970s, and was designed as “online” storage on Marley Creek. Historically, the Village has contracted ecological stewards to manage the growth of invasive and woody vegetation on the property using means of herbicide and controlled burns.
In 2023, the Village contracted Davey Resource Group of Elmhurst, Illinois, to begin the first phase of a greater restoration effort to bring the wetland’s vegetation under control. Phase I (FY23-24) included selective herbicide applications to the phragmites, selective dead and woody vegetation removal, and a mass mowing of the basin, followed by a controlled burn in the fall of 2023. An additional controlled burn is planned for spring of 2025 to conclude Phase I activities.
Phase II will be more in line with the Village’s current stewardship projects. Phase II (FY25-27) will be a three (3) year stewardship with the option to extend for two (2) additional years (FY28-29), consisting of five (5) visits per year handling native seeding, plant plug installations, and post-seeding management.
A request for proposals for Phase II was sent to pre-qualified ecological stewards on November 12, 2024, with a submission deadline of December 4, 2024. A summary of proposals is below:
Davey Resource Group
Year 1 Stewardship (2025): $17,960.00
Year 2 Stewardship (2026): $18,480.00
Year 3 Stewardship (2027): $16,400.00
Seeding: $79,365.00
Plug Planting: $358,201.80
Year 4 Stewardship (2028): $16,800.00 (optional)
Year 5 Stewardship (2029): $17,280.00 (optional)
TOTAL: $524,486.80
Pizzo
Year 1 Stewardship (2025): $19,625.00
Year 2 Stewardship (2026): $19,625.00
Year 3 Stewardship (2027): $19,625.00
Seeding: $47,500.00
Plug Planting: $529,...
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