Wisconsin Vendornet Platform #15058-0-2026-BG

Stormwater Site Ecological Restoration and Vegetation Maintenance

The City of Madison is seeking contractors to restore and maintain vegetation at stormwater facilities across its ecological management sites. - Buyer: City of Madison Engineering Division; Purchasing Services contact: Brittany Garcia. - Scope: Ecological restoration and vegetation maintenance at stormwater properties during 2027–2028, with work available across East, West, or both geographic areas. No hardware or separately quantified product purchases are specified. - Services requested: - Class A invasive plant removal, with at least five treatments annually at designated sites. - Class B invasive plant removal, with at least three growing-season treatments at designated sites. - Prescribed burns, channel vegetation management, cut-and-treat woody vegetation, and burns at locations to be determined. - Management of mapped sites, including channel management, prescribed fire, and vegetation management. Examples include Penito Creek Greenway – Voges Road, Old Sauk Trails Park Pond System, and Badger Mill Creek, Wingra Creek, and Mendota-Pheasant Branch locations. - Named herbicide products: Polaris AC, Milestone, and Perspective are suggested options for Japanese/Bohemian knotweed treatment. The documents do not identify their manufacturers or any other OEMs or vendors. - Methods and environmental controls: Prioritize mowing, hand pulling, and burning where suitable before selective herbicide use. Picloram-containing herbicides are not approved; triclopyr, glyphosate, or similar chemicals are recommended. Knotweed products and methods require Ecological Restoration Specialist approval, and Milestone use is restricted near specified native species. - Key contractor requirements: Use Wisconsin-certified commercial pesticide applicators; obtain required aquatic herbicide permits; follow pesticide reporting and notification requirements; protect native and other non-target vegetation; remove cut debris and accumulated trash offsite; and provide herbicide activity reporting. Prescribed burns require appropriate training, a City Fire Department permit and plan, signage, and resident-notification coordination. - Quantities and pricing basis: No total quantities are provided. Some work at undetermined locations is measured per acre, and site quantities may change or be eliminated. - Award status: This is a solicitation; no awardee is identified.

Description

The City of Madison Engineering Division is seeking proposals for 2027–2028 ecological restoration and maintenance at stormwater facilities. The work covers vegetation management at sites recently accepted through Developer Agreements and sites too large for Engineering staff to manage effectively, supporting ecosystem quality and the City’s environmental and sustainability goals. The RFP includes invasive-species removal, prescribed burns, channel vegetation management, and other vegetation-management work; attachments provide site maps, plant-removal requirements, pesticide policy, and pricing forms. The source’s revision history says Engineering planned to review the scope further and release the RFP at a later date.

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