University of California (UC) Merced and University Community Plan, UC Merced Phase 2 Campus

The project involves the construction and operation of the UC Merced Campus and contiguous Community North, with Major Amendment No. 4 formally adding the County of Merced as a third Permittee and refining Conditions of Approval to ensure mitigation measures align with the intent of protecting species listed under the California Endangered Species Act. The amendment does not result in additional impacts to any of the six protected species—the threatened California tiger salamander, Swainson’s hawk, and San Joaquin kit fox, or the endangered Succulent owl’s clover, Colusa grass, and San Joaquin Valley Orcutt grass—and is governed by Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2009-010-04 issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which authorizes incidental take that may occur during project implementation. Compliance is enforced through a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program tied to specific regulatory requirements under the California Endangered Species Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, with oversight responsibilities shared among the University of California, Merced, the County of Merced, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The primary place of performance is located approximately two miles northeast of the City of Merced, California, with supplemental off-site activities occurring at the Yosemite Lake Conservation Area for wetland restoration. No contract value, pricing, delivery schedule, or federal acquisition regulation clauses are specified in the supporting documentation; instead, the regulatory framework and environmental compliance conditions serve as the central operational and legal foundation for the project. Point of contact for environmental coordination is provided through Craig Bailey of CDFW and Phillip Woods of UC Merced, while no formal contract administration data, invoicing procedures, payment offices, or procurement evaluation criteria are included in the available records.