California Heritage YouthBuild Academy High School Campus

The California Heritage YouthBuild Academy is preparing to construct a new public charter high school campus on a 10.15-acre site at 1400 Industrial Street in Redding, California, featuring a 36,600-square-foot building with classrooms, administrative offices, a dining area, an indoor gymnasium, and accompanying site amenities including pedestrian walkways, parking, drop-off zones, a soccer field, and an outdoor basketball court. The project requires frontage improvements and dedication of right-of-way to the City of Redding, as well as the off-site construction of a crossing over Little Churn Creek, which triggers specific environmental and regulatory obligations under California law. All development activities must comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the California Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Game Code, and the Native Plant Protection Act, with mandatory biological surveys for bats, nesting birds, and special-status species such as Crotch’s bumble bee, the Northwestern pond turtle, and steelhead trout. Tree removal is strictly regulated by season and method, requiring a two-step process for bat habitat and prohibiting work during critical periods, while oak woodland mitigation mandates ratio-based planting requirements ranging from 1:1 to 10:1 depending on tree size. Construction timelines are bound by environmental constraints, limiting vegetation clearing to September through January and tree removal to October through March, with resurveys required if work is delayed beyond one week. The City of Redding serves as the lead agency, with oversight from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and final acceptance is contingent upon filing a Notice of Determination with the State Clearinghouse and County Clerk. Environmental compliance includes submitting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, reporting species observations to the California Natural Diversity Database, obtaining a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement for the creek crossing, and securing a CESA Incidental Take Permit if listed species are impacted. Although the project is identified under NAICS code 236220 and has a solicitation number of PD-2025-00230, no formal contract value, pricing structure, payment terms, accounting data, or procurement clauses have been established in the available documentation; all materials pertain to environmental review and regulatory compliance rather than federal contracting mechanisms. Key contacts include Danny Castro of the City of Redding and Cathy Taylor of CHYBA, with no designated contracting officer, COR, or COTR identified.