Title/Name/Summary
Stellwagen Landscape Restoration - RFP 18-019
History
PROJECT HISTORY
The Stellwagen Family Farm Foundation, together with the Village of Orland Park Development Services Department, developed the Stellwagen Family Farm Master Plan (“Master Plan”) between 2013 and 2015. Approved by the Village Board in September 2017, the Master Plan provides a governing document to plan, operate and maintain the Stellwagen Family Farm.
An important component of the Master Plan is the prairie and woodland restoration of twenty (20) acres of the northern and eastern portions of the farm. This restoration reflects requirements outlined in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) transfer of Open Lands Trust Grant (OLT) obligations to continue farming at the Stellwagen Farm and ensure the preservation of the environmentally sensitive Doctor Marsh property.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
As such, on March 23, 2018 the Village issued a Request for Proposals (RFP #18-019 Stellwagen Family Farm Landscape Restoration) for landscape restoration at Stellwagen Farm. It should be noted that Hey and Associates, the Village's landscape consultant, drafted the contractor qualifications and project design components of the RFP.
The scope of work requested in the RFP stated that the contractor shall be responsible for design, planting and monitoring and management (M&M) of all restoration work. Cost estimates were to be broken down according to the following categories: Final Project Design, Layout, Mesic Prairie Seeding, Prairie Path Seeding, Turf Grass Shoulder Seeding, Oak Woodland Seeding, Native Tree Planting, Native Shrub Planting, Pasture Seeding and a minimum of three (3) years of Monitoring and Management, with the option for two (2) additional years.
A pre-proposal meeting, which was attended by Village Staff, Hey and Associates and members from the Stellwagen Family Farm Foundation, was held on site on March 30, 2018. Representatives from seven (7) landscape ...
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