FINDERNE FARMS WETLAND MITIGATION SITE, BRIDGEWATER, NJ

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is undertaking adaptive management and infrastructure improvements at the Finderne Farm Wetland Mitigation Site in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, to meet compensatory mitigation goals established for the Green Brook Flood Risk Management Project. The project involves planting approximately 6,500 trees, 11,000 shrubs, and 18,000 herbaceous plugs across 17 wetland and riparian zones, along with installing deer fencing, goose exclusion systems, and other protective measures to ensure plant survival. A 22-linear-foot, 14-inch crushed culvert will be removed and replaced with a new 15-inch reinforced concrete pipe culvert complete with concrete headwalls and supportive cradle, while interpretive signage will also be fabricated and installed. The broader mitigation effort spans approximately 130 acres of the 179-acre site, creating, restoring, enhancing, and preserving diverse habitats including emergent, scrub-shrub, and forested wetlands, riparian forest, grassland, and upland forest, alongside the development of 12 acres of public recreational space. The property is owned by Somerset County and operated as a park. Contractors must begin work within five calendar days of receiving the notice to proceed and complete all work within 1,014 calendar days, with liquidated damages of $2,770 per calendar day for delays. The estimated project cost ranges from $25 million to $100 million, and while plans and specifications will be available in July 2026, bids are scheduled to open in August 2026, with an anticipated award and notice to proceed in the same month. This is an unrestricted procurement under NAICS code 237990, managed by the Department of Defense through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with primary point of contact information provided for inquiries and submissions. The solicitation number is W912DS26BA025, and responses are due by July 17, 2026.