ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, PLANNING AND STEWARDSHIP SERVICES: Regulatory Permitting and Compliance

Zone 7 Water Agency (Alameda County, CA) is seeking a qualified environmental consulting firm to provide full‑range regulatory permitting and compliance support for its flood‑protection and water‑infrastructure projects—from initial concept through design, construction, and post‑implementation monitoring. The work will involve preparing environmental impact assessments, assembling permit packages for the Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responding to regulator comments, conducting specialist surveys (biological, cultural, hydrologic, etc.), and delivering ongoing compliance monitoring and reporting for roughly 100 channel‑repair projects over a three‑year period. • Scope includes strategy development, permit application preparation, emergency permitting, and adaptive‑management recommendations. • Required expertise: environmental impact assessments, water‑resource permitting, wetlands and endangered‑species regulations, tribal coordination, and post‑construction monitoring. • Anticipated effort: ~2,100 consultant hours per year (minor consults, emergency projects, large permitting efforts, post‑construction assessments, and monitoring). • Contract term: December 2026 – November 30 2029 (3 years) with possible two‑year extension. • Submission deadline: 12:00 pm, 19 Oct 2026 via OpenGov portal; questions due by 12:00 pm, 7 Oct 2026. • Evaluation based on technical quality (70 % of score) and experience (30 %). • Award expected at the November 2026 Board meeting; contract will be on a time‑and‑materials basis.