RFP: Side Channel Maintenance and Adaptive Management

The Yakama Nation's Upper Columbia Habitat Restoration Project is requesting bids for construction of a Salmon Habitat Adaptive Management Project to be implemented along the Twisp River and Chewuch River during July 2025. The project will involve all work elements and specifications found in all subsections of Exhibit E(i), Exhibit E(ii), Exhibit E(iii), and the Side Channel Maintenance and Adaptive Management Bid Packet.

To create a bid for the Side Channel Maintenance and Adaptive Management Project, please download the Side Channel Maintenance and Adaptive Management Bid Packet from this webpage and follow the directions provided.

Please note that bids will be due in Toppenish by Close of Business, Wednesday May 14, 2025, in hardcopy form. Only hardcopy proposals submitted to Yakama Nation Fisheries via parcel delivery service or postal mail will be accepted. Bids should be mailed or shipped to:

We strongly encourage all contractors submitting bids to get their hardcopy packages in the mail by May 8, 2025 to ensure timely delivery. It is also recommended that you email Annet Dillman (dila@yakamafish-nsn.gov) a digital copy of the bid you have submitted as well as a copy of your certified mail certificate for proof of submission.

Additional Information:

• Davis Bacon Wages apply to this contract. The winning contractor will adhere to the Davis Bacon rules and comply and submit all necessary paperwork to the Yakama Nation.
• The Yakama Nation is exempt from state taxes on this project. Please see the attached draft Treaty Fishery Exempt Cover Letter and Treaty Fishery Exempt Certificate. The winning contractor will receive signed copies for their records.
• This project has adopted by reference in the Engineer's Planset the 2024 Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction. The 2024 Standard Specifications Manual can be downloaded here: https://wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/M41-10/SS.pdf