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.
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, 2026 – 2:00 p.m. PST
- Selection Committee Review and Scoring: March 30-31, 2026
- Award Selection/Contract Award: March 31 (tentative)
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