F&W Anadromous Fisheries Division, Salmon Creek RM8 Fish log procurement

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) Anadromous Fisheries Division are seeking proposals for a fish log procurement, hauling, and decking contract in support of salmon habitat restoration activities. This request includes a work element to improve access roads to the project site staging areas.

The winning contractor will need to secure a readily available supply of trees with attached root structure ("fish logs") and provide those at a fixed price for the length of the contract. The winning contractors will be responsible for all aspects of securing, loading, hauling, offloading and decking the fish logs at the project site located near Okanogan, WA.

Secure, deliver, and offload logs at project site provided by the Owner. The required quantities, types, and dimensions shall be as follows:

- 750 Fish Logs (with roots), 18-24" dbh, 40' length

All materials shall be Douglas Fir or Western Larch. Deliver and stockpile at the decking location at 696 Salmon Creek Road, 7.4 miles NW of the town of Okanogan no later than **July 1, 2026**.

Fish Logs shall be logs with roots intact, and each shall be at least 40 feet in total length. Diameter (dbh) of Fish Logs will be measured in inches at 4.5 feet above the soil line. The dbh will be measured at the delivery site and bark will be included in the diameter measurement. No more than 50% of the quantity of delivered Fish Logs will meet the smallest measurement of each size class, 50% of the order will comprise an array of sizes greater than 19" dbh.

To qualify as a Fish Log, the intact rootwad must measure at least 3 times the dbh. Fish Logs that are rejected will be replaced at the Contractor's expense. The Contractor must remove the rejected piece of wood within 10 working days or it will become the property of the Colville Confederated Tribes.

All materials will be of sound stock. Logs that exhibiting breakage, rot, splitting, holes, pest infection, foreign objects, severe burn, and other damages are not allowed.

• The Contractor is responsible for all loading, hauling, offloading and decking of logs in stable piles, at the delivery site.
• Minimize the ground and vegetation disturbance impacts as much as possible to any and all sites that logs will be delivered to. Be prepared to perform site restoration actions as necessary to repair ground and vegetation damages associated with log delivery.
• Access area improvements will also be necessary. It is assumed that ~2-4 dump truck loads of material will need to be brought in to the site to smooth the approach from the road to staging area.

A contractor will be allowed to bill for the following:

1. Mobilization, (this is the mobilizing of equipment to and from the watershed or delivery site for equipment to unload and deck the logs). The contractor will be allowed to bill one time for mobilization per contract.
2. Hauling, (the time it takes to drive from the collection site to the delivery site)
3. Decking, (offloading logs only at the delivery site)
4. Fish logs, (with roots), 18-24" dbh, (price per unit)
5. Access road improvements

Proposals must be submitted no later than **3:00 p.m., PST, November 19th, 2026**. Proposals may be sent by electronic mail, regular, or express mail (FedEx or UPS). Emailed proposals should be sent to John Box, john.box.fnw@colvilletribes.com. Proposals must be directed to John Box, PO Box 150/21 Colville St., Nespelem, WA 99155.

A site visit is not required.

Any contract negotiated in response to this RFP will require either a 25% retainage or a performance bond. Any contract awarded with a value greater than $100,000 will require a performance bond.

Insurance required: Commercial General Liability not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 annual aggregate; Stop Gap/Employers Liability not less than $1,000,000 per accident/disease; Business Automobile Liability not less than $1,000,000 per accident; Worker's Compensation as required by the State of Washington.

The Tribes anticipates the service period for this work to be one year. Indian preference applies to any award of contract pursuant to this RFP.

Evaluation criteria (maximum 100 points): responsiveness (0-15), time estimates (0-5), qualifications and experience of Offeror (0-20), size and structure of Contractor (0-5), experience in similar tasks (0-20), staff qualifications (0-10), cost (0-10), TERO (0-15).