Crab Meadow, the focal point of Huntington’s waterfront on Long Island and home to the 250-acre Jerome A. Ambro Memorial Wetland Preserve, is gearing up for an exciting refresh. Over the last few decades, Crab Meadow’s large wetland preserve has lost a significant amount of wildlife habitat due to sea level rise, development, pollution, nutrient runoff, and invasive species.
The successful firm will work with Audubon and project partners to leverage existing data collected by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; collaborate on supplemental field investigations; develop a suite of project design alternatives that may be employed on site; lead an iterative project design process that will incorporate feedback from project partners, the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) and stakeholders; and produce project design plans and cost estimates.
Proposals should include project understanding, background and design approach, and a detailed description of tasks required to meet the project goals. The proposal should include an anticipated timeline for completion and costs for each individual task.
Applicants should demonstrate proven experience with EPA QAPPs or similar, salt marsh ecological restoration, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling in tidal environments, relocation and placement of dredged material, nature-based solutions, habitat mapping, hydrologic improvement techniques like runneling and ditch remediation, culvert assessments and replacement design, environmental permitting, and project management.
Additional information can be found in the RFP linked here.
Pre-bid meeting and Crab Meadow Marsh site visit Monday, January 27, 2025, 1pm. We will meet at Crab Meadow Beach at Waterview St W, Fort Salonga, NY 11768 (40.9283, -73.3249). Attending this meeting is optional but strongly recommended.
Proposals must be submitted by email to Andrew Payne as a single PDF file at andrew.payne@audubon.org by Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 5 pm EST.
