Lake Management Services and Water Quality Monitoring for Beaver Dam Lake

Orange County, New York seeks a vendor to provide lake management services for Beaver Dam Lake, including lake and watershed assessment, water quality monitoring, and lake management planning. The County aims to generate an actionable scientific understanding of lake and watershed conditions and provide decision-support tools addressing nutrient and bacterial inputs, water quality degradation, aquatic vegetation management, and long-term restoration. The selected contractor will develop a scientifically defensible monitoring framework, integrate historical and volunteer data, evaluate streamflow monitoring infrastructure, and conduct annual aquatic plant surveys. Only USA organizations are eligible to bid, and work will occur both onsite and offsite. Applicants must submit all questions by November 25, 2026, and submit proposals with a completed Proposal Form, required certifications, Pay-to-Play forms, and a separate cost proposal. The County will evaluate proposals using point allocations that include Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (10 points), Project Management and Schedule (10 points), Supplemental Lake Management Consulting Services (5 points), and Cost Proposal and Value (15 points).