Lousignont Creek Salmon Habitat Improvement Project

Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring that the Upper Nehalem Watershed Council receives the proposal. Bidders shall familiarize themselves with this entire Bid Document. All questions and comments about this solicitation shall be directed in WRITING via Email to: maggie@nehalem.org PROJECT BACKGROUND Upper Nehalem Watershed Council (UNWC) working in partnership with The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to improve anadromous fish habitat and natural stream functions within high priority aquatic anchor habitats identified within two reaches of a productive Coho salmon bearing tributary of the Upper Nehalem River Basin. Each of the stream reaches are below ODFW habitat benchmarks for Large Wood Debris (LWD) that typify optimal habitat utilized by salmonids. Strategic placement of LWD structures within the proposed salmon anchor habitats will enhance natural stream functions, watershed processes, and provide quality habitat longterm for its recipient species. The project and its benefits for salmonids relies heavily on the "anchor habitat strategy", which seeks to identify, protect, and restore the stream reaches within a watershed that are most capable of supporting Coho across the full spectrum of their freshwater residency, including egg incubation, rearing, refuge, smolting, and spawning. SCOPE OF WORK This ITB is to place 19 LWD structures in 2.1 miles of Lousignont Creek. LWD Structures will average 4 trees split into 2-3 logs (May use a whole tree if small). that will be pulled from the adjacent uplands. Trees have been donated from ODF and Contractors are only allowed to use previously approved and marked trees (see map). All work must be completed in 2023 during the permissible season. All questions related to the bid are due through email only by June 15,2023

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Special Procedures, Environmental Procedures.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Environmental Assessment, Hazardous Material Assessment, Site Remediation, Asbestos Remediation.