Upper Spotted Dog Creek Phase 1 Restoration Project NRDP Contract No. 700144

The Montana Department of Justice Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the Upper Spotted Dog Creek Phase 1 Restoration Project, located on the Spotted Dog Wildlife Management Area near Elliston, Montana. The procurement is a comprehensive stream restoration project involving beaver mimicry techniques, with specific service line items including mobilization/insurance/demobilization, wood harvesting and transport, slope wetland restoration, shrub and sod salvage and transplant, construction of beaver habitat structures, and a channel plug construction. Key deliverables include earthwork, labor, materials, wood acquisition, slope wetland grading, live stream channel plug creation, and habitat structure development. The solicitation number is JUS-IFB-2021-0093, with bid opening on July 31, 2020, and closing on August 19, 2020, at 2:00 PM MDT. The project is situated in Powell County, specifically within Sections 26, 25, and 36, Township 06 North, Range 09 West. Interested bidders can contact Shannon Gilskey at Shannon.Gilskey@mt.gov or +1 406-444-0229 for additional information.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The project encompasses environmental services, forest-related services, and environmental construction categories, with commodity codes covering stream restoration, logging, reclamation, restoration, and revegetation. While no incumbent vendors are listed, the project requires specialized capabilities in ecological restoration, habitat construction, and stream management techniques. The bid includes detailed service line items with specific quantities: 1 lump sum for mobilization, 1 lump sum for wood harvesting, 1 lump sum for slope wetland restoration, 20 shrub transplants, 2,100 square feet of sod transplant, 25 beaver habitat structures, and 1 channel plug. Although a specific budget range is not provided in the documentation, the comprehensive nature of the project suggests a significant investment in ecological restoration and wildlife habitat improvement.