Brush Creek 175 Road X-ing Fish Passage Project

Close date:

Friday, September 19

Effective August 22, 2025, Yakama Nation, will be soliciting bids for a responsible Contractor for the construction of a forest road bridge within the Closed Area of the Yakama Nation Reservation in Yakima County. It is anticipated the Contractor will be awarded the applicable Contract, beginning October 6, 2025 and ending November 30, 2025 in scenario 1, alternatively, the contract will be awarded for implementation June 15, 2026 - July 31, 2026. The Contractor shall act under the supervision of the Yakama Nation’s Designated Representative. The Designated Representative reserves the right to change or delay the work schedule at any time.

Bonneville Power Administration and National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s Brush Creek project focuses on addressing a known fish passage barrier. The 175 Road over Brush Creek is one of only two remaining fish barriers in the White Creek Watershed (Tributary to the Klickitat). The White Creek Watershed is identified as a high priority watershed for ESA-listed steelhead. In the Klickitat River Basin, the KLE through the Klickitat Lead Entity Salmon Recovery Strategy document provides guidance on the prioritization of projects throughout the Klickitat River Basin. The 175 Road culverts will be replaced with a bridge, opening up 3.5 miles of high-quality habitat. Under current conditions the three culverts on 175 Road at Brush Creek are full barriers to adult steelhead passage; their removal will eliminate the last fish barrier on Brush Creek.

We are requesting bid proposals for two different construction timelines October 13, 2025 - November 14, 2025 and June 15, 2026 – July 31, 2026. There are two bid sheets for the respective timeframes, Contractors should fill out one or both bid forms depending on availability.

Designs for the structure are being finalized and will be released as Addendum 1. The bridge is a precast concrete and steel modular bridge provided by Janicki Logging.