CAT $8M mitigation contract

CAT Island Conservancy LLC of Baton Rouge, La., was awarded an $8,121,750 firm-fixed-price contract to purchase Bottomland Hardwood Impacts mitigation bank credits/acres from approved mitigation bank(s) in the Lake Pontchartrain and/or Mississippi River basins. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Baton Rouge with an estimated completion date of June 3, 2019. FY 2019 Army Corps of Engineers civil construction funds in the amount of $8,121,750 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers of New Orleans is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 05/22/19)