Yakama Nation Fisheries, is soliciting bids for restoration services associated with enhancing instream and riparian habitat in the Tepee Creek watershed with Low Tech Process Based Restoration (LTPBR). A crew of 3-5 laborers is needed to assist with building small wood structures by hand. In addition to a 3-5 person crew, transport and hand tools (chainsaws) shall be provided. Work is anticipated to last 3-5 weeks. An all inclusive rate for crew, transport and tools is requested. The work reach is accessed via the 175 road within the Closed Area of the Yakama Reservation.
The goals of the project are to add complexity and quality to instream and riparian habitat by thinning conifer stands, adding structure and enhancing stream flows during the low-precipitation season of the year in two reaches of Tepee Creek, and promoting natural fluvial processes that result in a healthy and resilient riverscape and increase habitat quantity, quality, and diversity for threatened fish in Tepee Creek.
Critical Dates:
Bid Submission Deadline: July 7, 2025 – 12:00 pm
Tentative Award Selection: July 14, 2025
Project Initiation (est): August 15, 2025
Project Completion (est): October 31, 2025
Bids should be submitted by emailing a signed .pdf version of the bid to David Lindley at dlindley@ykfp.org by noon on Monday, July 7, 2025.
