River Star Homes- Residential BMP Construction

This RFQ is being issued to solicit Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from Contractors qualified to design and/or construct residential living shorelines, oyster reefs, riparian buffers, rain gardens, and infiltration trenches at homes in the Elizabeth River watershed. The Elizabeth River Project encourages SWAM (Small, Woman and Minority Owned) Businesses to apply. The waterfront practices provide shoreline protection during storm events, decrease erosion on vulnerable shorelines, provide vital habitat for native flora and fauna including the Virginia Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and improve water quality by reducing sediment and nutrient levels in the Elizabeth River. Average living shoreline restoration projects completed through this program are around 1,500 sq. ft. and 100 linear ft. and riparian buffer plantings average 2,500 sq. ft. and 150 linear ft. The stormwater practices improve water quality in the Elizabeth River by taking in and treating stormwater with native vegetation and underground water treatment layers. These practices provide important habitat and food for local songbirds and pollinators, while also converting areas of turf grass into beautiful, lowmaintenance gardens or planting strips. An average rain g

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Grading, Earthwork Methods.
Division 33 -	Utilities.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection.