The Cowlitz Tribe is soliciting bids for contractors to implement the project, including supplying project materials including but not limited to whole trees with rootwads attached and stick logs (piling). The proposed habitat restoration project includes both materials supply and construction. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is soliciting proposals from construction contractors with experience implementing fish passage and habitat restoration projects. Full project requirements, specifications, and submission instructions are included in the attached RFP document.
Addendum 1 — March 12, 2026:
The following documents are provided as part of Addendum 1 (see attached PDF):
- Mandatory Job Walk Agenda
- Handout with photos of fish passage barrier/weir, footbridge, abutments, and intake structure during late summer conditions
- Contractor sign-in sheet
Addendum 2 — March 17, 2026:
See attached Addendum 2 PDF for additional project information.
Addendum 3 — March 25, 2026:
Addendum 3 includes responses to additional questions and an extension of the Proposal/Bid Submission Deadline due to a delay in receiving the WDFW Construction Access Agreement.
Addendum 4 — April 9, 2026:
The Tribe has still not received a Construction Access Agreement from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for construction access via Shannon Road. As such, the Tribe is further extending the Proposal/Bid Submission Deadline to May 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST. Once WDFW provides the Tribe with an updated Construction Access Agreement, we will email the agreement to attendees at the mandatory job walk.
Contractors are to note that river conditions and flows vary widely year to year and over the summer months.
Additional Information:
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe) secured grant funding for the West Fork Grays River Hatchery Intake Removal & Fish Passage Project from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) to remove derelict WDFW hatchery structures and restore fish passage. This fish passage project will remove an abandoned hatchery intake structure (fish passage barrier), pipe, footbridge, abutments, and related items. The project also includes installing one apex large wood structure. This project will correct a documented fish passage barrier and restore full fish passage for anadromous salmon and steelhead in the West Fork Grays River.
Critical Dates:
- DJC Public Notice: est. March 1, 2026
- Mandatory Site Tour/Job Walk: March 12, 2026 — 10:00 a.m. PST
- Request for Clarification/Question Submittals by: March 18, 2026 — 6:00 p.m. PST
- Response to Questions: est. March 24, 2026 — 6:00 p.m. PST
- Proposal/Bid Submission Deadline:
March 26, 2026April 14, 2026May 12, 2026 — 2:00 p.m. PST - Selection Committee Review and Scoring: TBD following bid deadline
- Award Selection/Contract Award: TBD
Project Contacts:
- Technical Contacts:
- Justin Isle — Senior Restoration Ecologist/PM — jisle@cowlitz.org — 503-799-0934 Cell
- Peter Barber — Habitat Restoration Program Manager — pbarber@cowlitz.org — 360-839-9299 Cell
- Admin Contact:
- Lacey Jacobs — Program Assistant — ljacobs@cowlitz.org — 360-353-9425 Office