Mokelumne River Floodplain Habitat Restoration Project

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
for
Mokelumne River Floodplain
Habitat Restoration Project
(RFP# FW2-26)
ADDENDA
Prospective bidders are responsible for reviewing any
published addenda regarding this bid at
ebmud.com/business-center
CONTACT
James Pearson, Supervisory Fish Biologist
(209) 263-6357
james.pearson@ebmud.com
RESPONSE DUE
October 2, 2026
4:00 p.m. PST
SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO
James Pearson, Supervisory Fish Biologist
(209) 263-6357
james.pearson@ebmud.com
375 ELEVENTH STREET . OAKLAND . CA 94607-4240 . WWW.EBMUD.COM/BUSINESS-CENTER/

EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
RFP for Mokelumne River Floodplain Habitat Restoration Project (RFP#FW2-26)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. STATEMENT OF WORK ........................................................................................................... 3
A. SCOPE................................................................................................................................... 3
B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 3
C. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................... 3
D. DELIVERABLES / REPORTS ................................................................................................. 13
II. CALENDAR OF EVENTS ......................................................................................................... 14
A. OPTIONAL SITE VISIT .......................................................................................................... 14
III. DISTRICT PROCEDURES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS .............................................................. 14
A. RFP ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD......................................................................................... 14
B. EVALUATION CRITERIA/SELECTION COMMITTEE ............................................................. 15
C. PRICING .............................................................................................................................. 19
D. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD AND PROTESTS ................................................................ 20
E. INVOICING ......................................................................................................................... 21
IV. RFP RESPONSE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION .......................................... 22
A. DISTRICT CONTACTS .......................................................................................................... 22
B. SUBMITTAL OF RFP RESPONSE .......................................................................................... 22
C. RESPONSE FORMAT ........................................................................................................... 23
ATTACHMENTS
EXHIBIT A - RFP RESPONSE PACKET
EXHIBIT B - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
EXHIBIT C - EXAMPLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT D - IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT E - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY INFORMATION TO BE EXCLUDED FROM
PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS
EXHIBIT F - CONTRACT EQUITY FORMS (P-025 & P-040)
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Mokelumne River Floodplain Habitat Restoration Project (RFP# FW2-26)
I. STATEMENT OF WORK
A. SCOPE
1. It is the intent of these specifications, terms, and conditions to describe the services of a
qualified construction and engineering firm to perform the following work:
a. Complete 100% final engineering designs and permitting for three (3) floodplain
restoration sites: the Upstream Conservation Easement Site, Downstream
Conservation Easement Site, and the Mokelumne River Day Use Area (MRDUA)
Site.
b. Complete, if authorized by EBMUD, construction and ecological restoration for up
to two (2) project areas encompassing the three restoration sites described above:
(1) Conservation Easement Restoration Project - consisting of the
Upstream and Downstream Conservation Easement Sites; and
(2) MRDUA Restoration Project - consisting of the MRDUA Site.
c. Proposers shall provide separate, itemized construction pricing for each
project area. EBMUD may authorize either or both construction projects
based on available funding, project readiness, and implementation
priorities. For pricing purposes, the Upstream and Downstream
Conservation Easement Sites shall be treated as a single construction
project with shared mobilization, demobilization, construction
management, and other common project costs unless a different approach
is specifically identified and justified by the Proposer.
2. The East Bay Municipal Utility District (District) intends to award a contract with an
anticipated term of approximately two years from Notice to Proceed.
B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS
1. Proposer Minimum Qualifications
a. Proposer, Proposer's principal, or Proposer's staff shall have been regularly
engaged in the business of providing floodplain engineering design and
construction/restoration services for at least 5 years.
b. Proposer shall possess all permits, licenses, and professional credentials necessary
to perform services as specified under this RFP.
C. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. Project Description
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a. Floodplain habitat provides important foraging and refuge opportunities for
juvenile salmonids during outmigration. This project is focused on reshaping the
landscape at three locations adjacent to the Lower Mokelumne River to ensure
water inundates these areas at regular intervals at depths and water velocities
suitable for rearing juvenile salmon.
2. Project Goals and Objectives
a. The project will restore and reconnect seasonally inundated floodplain habitat that
provides suitable juvenile salmonid rearing habitat and becomes hydraulically
connected to the Mokelumne River approximately two out of every three years.
The project will also restore salmonid rearing and spawning habitat through
channel grading, gravel augmentation, and placement of in-stream cover.
Collectively, these improvements are intended to provide habitat benefits while
advancing broader fisheries recovery objectives, meant to support a self-sustaining
natural-origin Chinook salmon population (doubling goal).
3. Project Site Information
a. The three restoration sites are located along the Downstream Mokelumne River
near Clements, California, in San Joaquin County. For purposes of construction and
pricing, the sites are organized into two project areas: (1) the Conservation
Easement Restoration Project, consisting of the Upstream and Downstream
Conservation Easement Sites; and (2) the MRDUA Restoration Project, consisting
of the MRDUA Site (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Downstream Mokelumne River showing the three proposed restoration sites: the
Mokelumne River Day Use Area (MRDUA) Site (green polygon), Upstream Conservation
Easement Site (yellow polygon), and Downstream Conservation Easement Site (red polygon).
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b. Conservation Easement Restoration Project. The Conservation Easement
Restoration Project (Figure 2) consists of two restoration sites located within
EBMUD conservation easements encompassing approximately 54 acres. The
Upstream Conservation Easement Site encompasses approximately 46 acres, and
the Downstream Conservation Easement Site encompasses approximately 8
acres. Established access from Highway 88 through an existing conservation-
easement access agreement will support construction and monitoring activities.
The Upstream and Downstream Conservation Easement Sites have been
advanced to 70% design. Although the Upstream and Downstream Conservation
Easement Sites are physically distinct restoration sites, they are intended to be
implemented as a single construction project. Proposers should assume
coordinated construction sequencing, staging, mobilization, demobilization,
construction management, and environmental compliance across the two sites
unless site-specific conditions require otherwise. Under this contract, the
Proposer shall complete final design and permitting and provide separate pricing
for construction of the Conservation Easement Restoration Project.
Figure 2. Map of the Conservation Easement Restoration Project showing both the Upstream
Conservation Easement Site (larger upstream/eastern site) and Downstream Conservation
Easement Site (smaller downstream/western site). The two restoration sites will be implemented
as a single coordinated construction project.
c. MRDUA Restoration Project. The MRDUA Restoration Project (Figure 3) consists
of a third floodplain restoration site located within the Mokelumne River Day Use
Area. This site has been advanced to approximately 70% design. Under this
contract, the Proposer shall complete final design and permitting and provide
separate pricing for construction of the MRDUA Restoration Project. EBMUD may
authorize construction of the MRDUA Restoration Project based on available
funding, project readiness, and implementation priorities.
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Figure 3. Location of the Mokelumne River Day Use Area (MRDUA) Site. The red line delineates
the project boundary, and the green line delineates the anticipated construction area.
4. Design Criteria
a. The floodplain and spawning habitat shall be designed using suitable salmonid
habitat criteria (CSWRCB, 2026).
b. Floodplain
(1) Within the project-specific design-flow range of approximately
1,500-1,800 cfs, the floodplain habitat shall be designed to maximize
areas with suitable depths of 0.5-4.0 feet, velocities of 0.0-3.0 feet
per second (fps), and at least 20% areal coverage by qualifying cover
features. The floodplain shall also be designed to provide suitable
inundation events during periods that benefit rearing salmonids in
two out of every three years.
c. Spawning habitat
(1) Within the project-specific design-flow range of approximately 300-
500 cfs, the Spawning habitat shall be designed to maximize areas
with suitable depths of 1.0-2.5 feet, velocities of 1.0-4.0 fps, and
dominant substrate measuring 2-10 centimeters, with qualifying
substrate comprising more than 50% of the surface area. At least two
(2) acres of this habitat shall also meet the in-stream juvenile-rearing
velocity criterion of 1.0-3.0 fps and provide at least 20% areal
coverage by qualifying cover features. These two (2) acres shall
therefore provide both spawning and juvenile-rearing functions and
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will be credited toward EBMUD's in-stream juvenile-rearing habitat
objective.
Citations
CSWRCB - California State Water Resources Control Board. 2026. Water
Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta Watershed [Draft].
5. Project Background and Existing Work
a. Substantial planning, engineering, technical analysis, environmental review,
permitting, and stakeholder coordination have been completed or initiated by
EBMUD and its Consultant. The selected Proposer shall build upon this existing
work to advance the project through final design, permitting, and authorized
construction. Key work completed or underway includes:
(1) Design Development and Supporting Technical Analyses
(a) EBMUD and its consultants have advanced all three
restoration sites to approximately 70% design and completed
supporting two-dimensional hydraulic and hydrologic
analyses, sediment-transport evaluations, topographic and
bathymetric surveys, and ecohydraulic habitat-suitability
analyses. Initial stakeholder and landowner coordination has
also been completed.
(2) Environmental Compliance
(a) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is underway,
with EBMUD serving as the CEQA lead agency, and is anticipated to
be completed in December 2026. EBMUD is preparing project-
specific CEQA consistency documentation under the State Water
Resources Control Board's Statewide Restoration General Order
Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (SRGO PEIR).
(3) Permitting
(a) Regulatory permitting has been initiated, with permit applications
submitted to the appropriate federal, state, and local resource
agencies.
6. Project Scope and Proposer Services
a. Project Management
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(1) The Proposer shall manage project scope, schedule, budget,
coordination, and monthly progress reporting and shall promptly
identify and communicate issues that could affect design, permitting,
cost, schedule, or construction.
b. Design Refinement - Final Engineering Design (70-100%)
(1) The Proposer shall advance the existing 70% designs for all three
restoration sites to final (100%) engineering design, incorporating
applicable input from EBMUD, regulatory agencies, adjacent landowners,
and other project stakeholders. Design refinement shall include updates to
hydraulic analyses, grading plans, habitat features, constructability,
quantities, and other technical elements necessary to satisfy engineering,
ecological, and regulatory requirements.
(2) The Proposer shall submit a 90% design package for EBMUD review and
incorporate EBMUD comments prior to preparation of the final 100%
design package.
c. Construction Documents
(1) The Proposer shall prepare final signed and stamped construction
documents for all three restoration sites, including plans, technical
specifications, construction details, quantity estimates, engineer's cost
estimates, erosion and sediment control requirements, site access and
staging plans, and applicable permit and environmental requirements. All
three restoration sites shall be advanced to complete, construction-ready
design, regardless of whether construction is authorized under this
contract.
d. Permitting Support
(1) The Proposer shall support the ongoing permit review process by
coordinating with regulatory agencies, responding to agency comments
and requests for additional information, revising permit application
materials as necessary, and assisting EBMUD in obtaining final permit
approvals. Responsibilities include tracking permits and agency review
timelines, identifying potential schedule impacts, and coordinating with
EBMUD to resolve permitting issues affecting the overall project schedule.
Permitting support shall include all three floodplain restoration sites.
(2) The Proposer shall support project-specific pre-construction soil and
sediment characterization, including mercury characterization and other
hazardous-materials investigations, if required by environmental review,
applicable permits, or regulatory agencies. Work may include
development of sampling plans, coordination with EBMUD and regulatory
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agencies, field sampling, laboratory analysis, data evaluation, and
preparation of associated technical documentation.
(3) For each project area authorized for construction, the Proposer shall
prepare and implement the applicable SWPPP, provide required QSD/QSP
services, prepare Permit Registration Documents and other materials
required for coverage under the Construction General Permit, maintain
SWPPP compliance throughout construction, and support permit closeout,
including preparation of the Notice of Termination, as applicable. The
Proposer shall support EBMUD and/or the designated discharger with
required SMARTS filings. The Legally Responsible Person shall be
designated by EBMUD in accordance with applicable Construction General
Permit requirements.
e. Preconstruction Services
(1) Prior to construction, the Proposer shall prepare and coordinate all
preconstruction activities necessary to support implementation of each
project area authorized by EBMUD. Preconstruction services shall include
preparation of the final construction schedule and construction
sequencing plan; participation in a preconstruction meeting with EBMUD
and applicable project partners; coordination of site access, staging areas,
subcontractors, equipment, and material delivery; review of applicable
permit conditions, mitigation measures, environmental work windows,
and project-specific plans; and preparation of all required preconstruction
documentation.
For the Conservation Easement Restoration Project, preconstruction
planning shall address the Upstream and Downstream Conservation
Easement Sites as a coordinated construction effort, including shared
mobilization, staging, sequencing, and construction management where
practicable.
(2) The Proposer shall identify any outstanding design, permitting, access,
utility, environmental, or constructability issues that could affect
construction and shall coordinate with EBMUD to resolve those issues
prior to mobilization.
f. Construction Implementation and Management
(1) Construction Implementation Requirements:
(a) The Proposer shall provide all labor, equipment, materials,
subcontractors, and construction management necessary to
implement either or both project areas, as separately authorized
by EBMUD, in accordance with the approved 100% engineering
plans, technical specifications, permit conditions, and contract
documents. The Conservation Easement Restoration Project shall
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include coordinated implementation of the Upstream and
Downstream Conservation Easement Sites as a single construction
project. The MRDUA Restoration Project shall be implemented as a
separate construction project if authorized by EBMUD.
(b) The Proposer shall ensure that all construction personnel
performing ground-disturbing activities receive
preconstruction cultural resources awareness training.
i. The Proposer shall comply with and, where required by
applicable permits or environmental commitments,
prepare and/or implement project-specific plans (as
applicable) including:
a. Heavy-Duty Off-Road Vehicle Plan, Dust Control Plan,
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP),
Dewatering Plan, Diversion Contingency Plans,
Construction Traffic Management Plan, Waterway
Traffic Control Plan, Channel Closure Plan , Tribal
Cultural Resources Management Plan, Fire Prevention
Plan, Paleontological Resource Monitoring and
Recovery Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Special-Status
Species Translocation Plan, Fish Capture and
Relocation Plan, Reptile Rescue and Relocation Plan,
Amphibian Relocation Plan, Revegetation Plan,
Hazardous Materials Management and Spill Response
Plan, Small-Mammal Trap and Release Program, and a
Remediation Site Plan.
(2) Construction Activities:
(a) Mobilization and demobilization;
i. For the Conservation Easement Restoration Project,
the Upstream and Downstream Conservation
Easement Sites shall be assumed to share a single
mobilization and demobilization effort unless separate
mobilization is specifically justified based on site
conditions or construction sequencing.
(b) Site preparation, temporary access improvements,
construction staging, tree removal, clearing and grubbing;
(c) Excavation, grading, earthmoving, and material processing,
including screening, sorting, stockpiling, hauling, and
placement of suitable materials;
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