# West Haven Civicplus #2027-09

Floodplain easement habitat restoration, seeding, shrub planting, and invasive-plant management

**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 2027-09
**NAICS:** 561730, 115310

The City of West Haven and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service seek contractors to restore and maintain 26 floodplain easements in West Haven, Connecticut.
- **Government buyers**
  - City of West Haven, Purchasing Department.
  - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), through its Emergency Watershed Protection–Floodplain Easement Program.
- **Scope and quantities**
  - Restore 26 easements: eight Group A properties and 18 Group B properties. Work includes site and seedbed preparation, seeding, mulch and stabilization, invasive-plant control, cleanup, and disposal.
  - Seed Group A properties with **Ernst Annual wildflower seed mix** (part number **ERNMX-167**; eight properties) for spring seeding, and use **NEPP Upland seed mix** for fall seeding across all 26 properties. NRCS-approved equivalents are permitted where specified.
  - Install **61 native shrubs** at six Group A easements: 6 pussy willows, 11 winterberries, 7 silky dogwoods, 8 beach plums, 14 elderberries, 9 serviceberries, 3 red osier dogwoods, and 3 swamp azaleas. Shrubs must be 2-gallon size or larger.
  - Treat woody and herbaceous invasive plants across the easements using the applicable NRCS practices; Group A and Group B use different treatment approaches and schedules.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Follow applicable NRCS planting and invasive-treatment standards; pesticide applications require licensed applicators.
  - Spring-seeding payment requires at least 90% established coverage where specified. Treatment and establishment criteria apply where identified in the plans.
  - Contractor must water and maintain plantings and provide a one-year plant warranty, replacing failed or unacceptable shrubs at no additional cost.
  - No contractor vendors are named. Ernst Annual and NEPP Upland are specified seed-mix names; no separate OEM or seed supplier is identified.

### Description

The City of West Haven is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to complete habitat restoration work at eight easement properties within the city. Work includes site preparation, spring and fall seeding, invasive plant management, installation of 61 native shrubs, mulching, watering, cleanup, and maintenance during a one-year plant warranty period. Work must follow the prescribed planting plans and applicable NRCS requirements. The RFP states proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope, and written questions are due by October 22, 2026, at noon.

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