Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Phase 3 - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

The objective of the Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project is to address the impacts of historical dredge mining on aquatic habitat conditions.  The Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation project was designed to be constructed in multiple phases over 6 years.  The phases completed to date have accomplished construction of a bypass channel and levee/haul road, rebuilding floodplain and river channel, and adding large wood structures to the newly constructed channel. Work to be completed in Phase 3 includes includes construction of approximately 4300 linear feet of additional large wood structures, 2800 linear feet of brush fascine Type 1 and 900 linear feet of brush fascine Type 2 and up to 32 acres of floodplain roughness.  Planting of approximately 12,000 riparian plants ranging from 1-gallon to 8-gallon in size, all government-furnished, will also be performed in Phase 3.  The contractor shall be responsible for coordinating and contracting for the haul and delivery of the plants to the site of work from the grower, Wildlife Habitate Nursery, located in Princeton, Idaho.  Along with appropriate transport, the contractor shall provide proper on-site storage and care of planting material to ensure the health and vitality of the nursery stock prior to planting.   

The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, operating supplies supervision, transportation, materials (except those designated as Government-furnished), and incidentals necessary to complete the project as required by the contract, plans, and specifications.

The project is being performed on the Red River Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in collaboration with the Nez Perce Tribe Watershed Program and funded by Bonneville Power Administration.  In addition, US Forest Service stewardship funds are also planned for use in order to meet watershed restoration goals. The project area is located approximately 45 mi east of Grangeville, Idaho. At the junction of Highway 14 and the Crooked River Road (FR 233), travel south for approximately 0.25 mile to the project area. 

The Government’s construction estimate is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.  Construction work shall commence approximately June 20, 2020; all work shall be completed by October 15, 2020.   Although it is anticipated that most work will occur in dry soil conditions, in pools and areas that have held water following spring flows, work shall not commence until fish salvage is complete after the July 15, 2020 instream equipment operation window.

Routine and public access to our facilities are temporarily suspended to help protect the public from the spread of COVID-19.  Due to this fact, all offer documents, including a scanned copy of the required bid bond, shall be submitted electronically to Karen Ruklic at karen.ruklic@usda.gov.  The original bid bond shall be mailed to the address referenced in the RFP, postmarked no later than the offer deadline.  See RFP Sections B-3, L-4 and L-5 for details.

Please note that the Contracting Office information that auto-populates into the notice is incorrect.  The correct office information for Karen Ruklic is 104 Airport Road, Grangeville, ID 83530. 

The solicitation was amended on 4/15/2020 to correct a minor drawing discrepancy and to add language to Section M-1 (a) 3) Technical Approach/Production Schedule requiring submission of a plan addressing COVID-19 mitigation measures.  Deadline for receipt of offers was not extended.