LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Jacobs Engineering, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lead engineering design contractor, is hosting a virtual small business outreach event on July 30.

The event, which will take place from 9 to 11 a.m., will explore upcoming business opportunities at the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine in Clearlake Oaks.

The 160-acre Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine site is an abandoned open pit mercury mine on the shoreline of Clear Lake south of Clearlake Oaks.

The EPA is leading the cleanup of the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine site under the CERCLA program, also known as Superfund. 

Engineering designs are currently being developed for the estimated $94 million cleanup action, which is expected to be constructed in four phases over about five years, starting in 2026.

Jacobs Engineering is the EPA's lead engineering design contractor and will also provide oversight throughout the project's construction. EPA and Jacobs recognize that skilled local subcontractors have an essential role to play in the success of this project. 

There are a range of activities that Jacobs is seeking to subcontract to local businesses in the near term and a much wider range of opportunities to bid on over the next several years. 

To receive log in/call in information for this virtual event, please fill out the brief questionnaire at https://forms.office.com/r/6q3znv7sM0. 

For additional information about the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site, visit http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sulphurbankmercury.