RFP - Chewuch River Road Decommissioning
Yakama Nation Fisheries Upper Columbia Habitat Restoration Project is seeking proposals from regional contractors to award an indefinite demand / indefinite quantity construction services contract for road decommissioning actions on several USFS roads near the Chewuch River, north of Winthrop in Okanogan County, Washington. The selected contractor will work closely with Yakama Nation project managers and representatives of the United States Forest Service - Methow Ranger District to achieve desired results.
RFP - On-Call Cable Based Tree Pulling for Habitat Restoration in the Upper Columbia Basin
Yakama Nation Fisheries is seeking proposals from qualified contractors for an on-call construction services contract to advise and perform ground-based cable pulling of trees and habitat logs at salmon habitat restoration sites in the Methow, Entiat, and Wenatchee Subbasins. Based upon the proposals received under this solicitation the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation will award an on-call construction services contract to the best quality bidder for the Scope of Work described within this RFP.
RFB - On Call Low Tech Construction Services
***UPDATE*** A prospective bidder has asked some clarifying questions about this RFP.
RFP - Second Solicitation - Foghorn Reach Restoration Project - Phase 1
***UPDATE*** - Yakama Nation Fisheries is reissuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Foghorn Reach Restoration Project - Phase 1 after the initial solicitation did not result in qualifying bids. We encourage all interested contractors to review this opportunity and submit a proposal. This project is an important salmon habitat restoration effort on the Methow River near Winthrop, Washington, from approximately rivermile 51 upstream to approximately rivermile 52.
West Fork Teanaway River Floodplain Restoration
The project will work on the West Fork Teanaway Reach RM 5.1 - 7.2. The project will remove old berms and return native material to the streambed. It will place trees in-stream to restore natural geomorphic processes. Channel-spanning log structures will raise the water surface elevation, engaging side channel areas and the floodplain. The installation of large wood accumulations will create complex hydraulics and promote gravel deposition. New pools, gravel bars, and floodplain alluvium will retain water.
Pond 5 Reach Riparian Restoration
The Wapato Reach of the Yakima River, between Union Gap and Mabton, has experienced a 40% to 50% aerial cover loss in riparian forest between 1949 and 2015, as documented in the 2021 Wapato Reach Riparian Assessment. Forest loss is caused by the fundamentally impaired flow regime, this impairment being driven by the storage and diversion of water for irrigated agriculture. This rate of forest loss is unsustainable and will lead to the destruction of the majority of the forest by 2100 unless resource managers and funders take corrective action.
Yakima River Mile 89.5 Floodplain Reconnection
This project aims to restore side channel and wetland habitat over 900 acres and 6 miles of side channels on the Yakima River, near the town of Toppenish, Washington, within the Yakama Reservation. The intent is to restore fish and wildlife habitat, which have been degraded by land use changes, land conversion to agriculture, and river regulation.
Wapato Diversion Reconstruction
The Yakama Nation, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and partners, are designing and constructing improvements to the Wapato Diversion Dam (Diversion) on the Yakima River, about two miles south of Union Gap, Washington. The Diversion project is being developed over several years and consists of two main stages: (1) A series of short-term repairs constructed in March of 2024 and (2) The design and construction of features to achieve long-term, multidisciplinary objectives.