El Cerrito Civicplus #126

Quarry Hill native habitat stabilization and restoration services

The City of El Cerrito Public Works Department is seeking a contractor to stabilize and restore native habitat at Quarry Hill in the Hillside Natural Area. - Government buyer: City of El Cerrito, Public Works Department. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are identified. The City will furnish coast live oak acorns and California buckeye seeds. - Requested work: Regenerative habitat stabilization under the Hillside Natural Area Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan, supported by State Coastal Conservancy grant funding. - Protect existing native trees and shrubs and plant City-furnished acorns and seeds. - Remove or treat invasive plants, emphasizing hand removal; herbicide use requires City approval. - Provide recurring maintenance, including cage inspections, native plant care, documentation, reports, photographs, and cleanup. - Estimated work quantities: 75 protective cages and 175 seed planting points are bidding assumptions. Planting points are for three coast live oak acorns or one California buckeye seed, as applicable. - Service units: The lump-sum stabilization service is one unit. Each authorized monthly maintenance unit equals 64 labor hours or a four-person crew for two working days. Additional services may be requested and priced separately. - Notable requirements: Protect the site, follow work-hour and fire-risk restrictions, document and report work, and obtain City approval before using herbicides. The agreement’s initial term is not specified; the sample agreement allows up to three additional one-year extensions.

Description

The City of El Cerrito is seeking proposals from qualified habitat restoration contractors to implement regenerative native habitat stabilization measures in the Quarry Hill area of the Hillside Natural Area. The work is to follow the Hillside Natural Area Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan and includes protecting and cultivating existing native plants, removing invasive species, planting acorns and seeds, and maintaining native habitat. Proposals must be submitted by email in PDF format by November 30, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The successful contractor must execute a City agreement and meet its insurance and El Cerrito business license requirements.

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