Rock Creek Old Fishway Decommision

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is soliciting bids for the Rock Creek Hatchery Old Fishway Decommissioning project, located in Douglas County near Jacksonville City. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to completely decommission the old fishway situated at the far side of the ODFW diversion dam at Rock Creek Hatchery. Specific project deliverables include isolating a section of Rock Creek, placing steel plate and fasteners on the old fishway, and constructing a concrete topping slab over the existing fishway up to the upper diversion wall. The project requires comprehensive work involving labor, materials, equipment, transportation, permits, and services to successfully complete the fishway decommissioning. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for June 5, 2024, with bids due by June 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. The in-water work period is strictly defined as July 1, 2024 to September 15, 2024, and the project is subject to Oregon prevailing wage rate requirements.

The contract opportunity does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders must be registered in the OregonBuys eProcurement system to submit a bid and must have a qualifying drug testing program for employees. The project is estimated at $130,000, with the contract to be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive base bid. Bid requirements include a 10% bid security and 100% performance and payment bonds. Contractors will need to comply with various environmental regulations, including obtaining necessary permits from the Department of Environmental Quality and adhering to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit conditions. The project has a substantial completion deadline of February 22, 2029, and requires strict adherence to water quality certifications, erosion control measures, and environmental protection requirements outlined in the project documentation.