Site work and renovation of a development in Watsonville, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a development.

GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is part of a larger effort to address locally degraded wetlands for enhanced wetland function and amphibian recovery and improve landscape resilience to climate change and restore flood capacity. The project will improve approximately ~0.42 -acres of wetland extending the hydroperiod to allow successful breeding, movement, nesting, and foraging for a wide variety of wildlife species and is crucial for recovery of the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (SCLTS). Engineers estimate is $240,000 - $260,000 NOTICE OF GRANT FUNDING: BIDDERS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY PRIVATE MITIGATION FUNDS (THE FUNDING AGENCY) AND THAT THIS IS A MITIGATION-FUNDED PROJECT. THE RCDSCC WILL NOT PAY THE CONTRACTOR UNTIL FUNDS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE FUNDING AGENCY, WHICH IS NORMALLY BETWEEN 60 TO 120 DAYS FROM AN APPROVED PAY REQUEST. FOR EACH PAY REQUEST, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE FORMS AS REQUIRED BY THE FUNDING AGENCY. Please accept the enclosed Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, and Contract Documents for the Buena Vista 2 Wetland Enhancement Project. The project is located on the Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge at 1100 Fiesta Way, Watsonville, CA 95076. This project is part of a larger effort to address locally degraded wetlands for enhanced wetland function and amphibian recovery and improve landscape resilience to climate change and restore flood capacity. The project will improve approximately ~0.42 -acres of wetland extending the hydroperiod to allow successful breeding, movement, nesting, and foraging for a wide variety of wildlife species and is crucial for recovery of the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (SCLTS