This website is the home for the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority’s (LCWA) conservation of wetlands in the East Long Beach and North Seal Beach area, straddling the border of Los Angeles County and Orange County in southern California. The conservation area of Los Cerritos Wetlands as identified by the LCWA comprises approximately 500 acres on both sides of the San Gabriel River. The LCWA is a joint powers authority made up of the State Coastal Conservancy, the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy and the cities of Long Beach and Seal Beach and currently owns approximately 170 acres of Los Cerritos Wetlands.
In addition to owning wetlands property, the LCWA has commissioned a Conceptual Restoration Plan of the conservation area, a final version of The Los Cerritos Wetlands Habitat Restoration Plan, certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration Project, and continues to host the Community–Based Stewardship Program in partnership with many local supporters, and encourages citizen–science and student–based research to further understand the precious coastal resource of Los Cerritos Wetlands. The public is encouraged to explore the website to stay up to date on the latest board meeting information, project documentation, stewardship information, and view public meeting recordings.
The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority has released a Request for Proposals (RFP 2024-003) for General Contractor Services for the Southern Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration Project.
Interested entities may view the RFP and associated exhibits at the following links:
Supplemental documents can be found at the following links:
Habitat Restoration and Monitoring Plan
Mitigated Negative Declaration (including Cultural Resources and Biological Resources Assessments)
All proposals must be submitted under sealed cover and sent to the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority by 12:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. For more information on submittal deadlines and requirements, please reference the RFP.
All project and contract related questions and questions concerning this Request for Proposals (RFP) should be directed to Salian Garcia, Budgets and Admin Officer, in writing at sgarcia@rmc.ca.gov. Questions must be received no later than Thursday August 14, 2025, at 5:00pm. Official responses to all questions will be posted on the LCWA’s website no later than 5:00PM, Friday, August 22, 2025. In the interest of fairness to all potential Contractors, the LCWA will not respond to individual requests for information regarding the RFP.
*Please note that the LCWA is currently in the process of modernizing and updating its website, its appearance and layout may change during the time period that the RFP is active*