General Information:

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe - CIT) has secured funding through the Recreation and Conservation Office’s (RCO) Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU),  and the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) for harvest and delivery of conifer logs to support the Tribe’s upcoming Cispus-Yellowjacket Phase III Habitat Restoration Project in Lewis County, Washington.  The project is located within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, approximately 11 miles southeast of Randle near the confluence of Yellowjacket Creek and the Cispus River.  

Critical Dates:

• DJC Public Notice: est. March 8-9, 2023
• Mandatory Site Tour/Job Walk: March 17, 2023 – 10:00am PST
• Request for Clarification/Question Submittals by: March 22, 2023– 6:00pm PST
• Response to Questions: est. March 27, 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2023 – 2:00 pm PST
• Tentative Award Selection/Contract Award: April 3, 2023
• Project Timeline:
  • Contractor mobilization – June 2023
  • Contractor may begin work below the OHWM, but not in the active (wetted) channel on June 15
  • Contractor may begin work below the OHWM and within the active (wetted) channel from July 15 – September 30.  

RFP:

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe) has secured grant funding through the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), from Washington Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WCRRI), and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), to procure materials and implement a large-scale 3.1 mile instream habitat restoration project on the East Fork Grays River, and adjacent tributaries called Mitchell Creek and Left-bank Tributary, located in Pacific County, Washington.

General Information:

The Cowlitz Tribe previously solicited bids from contractors to supply certain materials for this project to streamline construction given the limited in-water work window. In support of this and other upcoming restoration projects, the Cowlitz Tribe purchased and harvested 40.7 acres of timber roughly adjacent to this project site. All trees were tipped over whole with rootwads attached and decked within the nearby harvest units. Average DBH of harvested timber is 13 inches. Additionally, the Tribe had approximately 200 large diameter (24-54 inch) oversized logs and whole trees with rootwads attached (ranging in 30-70 foot length) delivered to the project site for use as key logs in proposed large wood habitat structures and engineered log jams (ELJ’s). All wood proposed for this restoration project is decked onsite and is available to the selected contractor.

Critical Dates:

• DJC Public Notice: est. March 6-7, 2023
• Mandatory Site Tour/Job Walk: March 13, 2023 – 10:00am PST (weather dependent)
• Request for Clarification/Question Submittals by: March 16, 2023– 6:00pm PST
• Response to Questions: est. March 20, 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Proposal Submission Deadline: March 23, 2023 – 2:00 pm PST
• Tentative Award Selection/Contract Award: est. March 27, 2023
• Project Timeline:
  • June 1, 2023 – October 6, 2023
  • In-Water Work Window July 1 – September 30
  • Project Completion/Demobe no later than October 6, 2023
  • Optional Ground-Based Helicopter Support –September/October 2023

Overview

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe) has secured Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board Funding (BAFBRB) and Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) grant funding through the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) to update the existing preliminary designs to final designs and complete permitting documents to support the removal of Ostrander Creek – Woods Railroad crossing and culvert in Cowlitz County, WA. The completion of this project will restore fish passage to 19 miles of habitat upstream.  

Critical Dates:

• Optional Site Tour (Tentative):  March 14, 2023 – 10:00am PST 
• Request for Clarification/Question Submittals by: March 20, 2023 – 5:00pm PST 
• Response to Questions: March 23, 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2023 – 2:00 pm PST 
• Tentative Award Selection: April 6, 2023 
• Anticipated Project Timeline: April 2023 – December 31, 2024 

East Fork Grays River and Tributaries –  Heavy Lift Helicopter Services for Stream Restoration.

General Scope of Work: 

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe) has secured grant funding through the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), from Washington Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WCRRI), and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), specific for  a large-scale 3.1 mile instream habitat restoration project on the East Fork Grays River and adjacent tributaries (including Mitchell Creek & Left Bank Tributary) in Pacific County, Washington.  To obtain materials for the proposed projects, the Tribe purchased 40 acres of timber on Rayonier property, located along the Lower East Fork Grays River approximately 10 miles up Fossil Creek Road (7000 Road) from the Highway 4 intersection.

The Tribe contracted with a logging company to harvest the timber. The contractor excavated (tipped), removed, and banged clean each whole tree and decked them within the harvest units for helicopter delivery to the project sites. On average, the whole (full length) trees are 11 – 13” DBH, have rootwads attached, and are approximately 70-80 feet long. Additionally, the Tribe has several additional decks of larger key logs, including approximately 15 – 24-inch DBH trees that are between 40-80 feet long with rootwads. The Tribe also anticipates the heavy lift helicopter contractor will fly pre-made boulder collars (two boulders drilled and connected with wire rope/cable and epoxy) to several designated large wood habitat structure locations. 

Critical Dates:

• Optional Site Tour (Tentative/Weather Dependent): February 14, 2023 @ 10:00AM
• Request for Clarification/Question Submittals by: February, 21 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Response to Questions: est. March 1, 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Proposal Submission Deadline: March 7, 2023 – 2:00 pm PST
• Tentative Award Selection: est. March 10, 2023
• Tentative Contract Award: est. March 14 2023
• Project Timeline: September – October 2023
• Project Completion: October 30, 2023

East Fork Grays River Restoration Materials Acquisition Contract

General Scope of Work: 

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe) has secured grant funding through the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), from Washington Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WCRRI), and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), to procure materials and implement a large-scale 3.1 mile instream habitat restoration project on the East Fork Grays River and adjacent tributaries (Mitchell Creek & Left Bank Tributary) in Pacific County, Washington.

The Cowlitz Tribe is soliciting proposals from contractors to supply materials for the upcoming project. Specifically, this contract is for the purchase and delivery of boulders and special “boulder collars” needed to create large wood/boulder habitat structures. A “boulder collar” consists of two large boulders that are connected with wire rope (cable) that has been drilled and epoxied, connecting the boulders together (see attached photo appendix). The boulder collars will be used to create large wood/boulder habitat structures on a future project in the East Fork Grays River and adjacent tributaries.

Critical Dates:

• Site Tour/Job Walk: January 5, 2023 – 10:00am PST
• Request for Clarification/Question Submittals by: January 13, 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Response to Questions: est. January 20, 2023 – 6:00pm PST
• Proposal Submission Deadline: January 25, 2023 – 2:00 pm PST
• Tentative Award Selection: est. January 30, 2023
• Tentative Contract Award: est. January 30, 2023
• Project Timeline: February 1, 2023 – June 1, 2023
• Project Completion: No later than June 1, 2023

RFP:
It is the responsibility of the proposer to monitor this site prior to proposal submission, in case additional information, which may be pertinent to the proposal is provided.

General Information: The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe - CIT) has secured funding through the Recreation and Conservation Office’s (RCO) Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU),  and the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) for harvest and delivery of conifer logs to support the Tribe’s upcoming Cispus-Yellowjacket Phase III Habitat Restoration Project in Lewis County, Washington.  The project is located within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, approximately 11 miles southeast of Randle near the confluence of Yellowjacket Creek and the Cispus River.

Release Date: 12/7/2022
Closing Date:  1/4/2023

Critical Dates:

• Site Tour (Optional): December 19, 2022 at 10:00am PST
• Request for Clarification/Question Submittal Deadline: December 22, 2022 – 6:00pm PST
• Response to Questions: December 28, 2022 – 5:00pm PST
• Proposal Submission Deadline: January 4, 2023 – 2:00 pm PST
• Tentative Award Selection: est. January 9, 2023
• Contract Award: est. January 10, 2023
• Project Initiation: January 10, 2023  (Tentative)
• Project Completion:
  • March 1 for units with Northern Spotted Owl timing constraints
  • June 1 for all other units and hauling

PRE-SOLICITATION
It is the responsibility of the proposer to monitor this site prior to proposal submission, in case additional information, which may be pertinent to the proposal is provided.

General Information:
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe - CIT) has secured funding through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) and the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for the removal of Kwoneesum Dam to restore fish passage and then enhance Wildboy Creek and other associated tributaries located northeast of Washougal in Skamania County, Washington. The Kwoneesum Dam project site is located on Columbia Land Trust (CLT) property and is accessed via Skamania Mines Road and the 1200 Road (Weyerhaeuser Property), roughly 18 miles above Washougal.

Release Date: 9/7/2022
Closing Date: