USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Okanogan National Forest, 1240 S. Second Ave., Okanogan, WA. 98840

Y -- REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF LARGE CULVERT, LOCATED ON THE OKANOGAN NATIONAL FOREST SOL R6-8-97-Q10 POC Contact Point. Rita Robson 509/826-3392, Procurement Assistant The work consists of removal and disposal of a large culvert. The existing fill will be removed, temporarily stockpiled, hauled back and the fill reconstructed. Installation of a corrugated steel open bottom arch with concrete footings. The foundation for the footings will need to be prepared and the footings cast in place. There will be minor grading in the creek and riprap will be required in the stream bottom and partial filling of the existing plunge pool. Construction staking will be performed by the Contractor. Crushed aggregate surfacing will be placed on the roadbed in the areas of the road bed that are distrubed by the construction. All riprap and crushed aggregate needed for the project is "Government Furnished Material". This solicitation is open to large business. The estimated cost is between S25,000 -- S100,000. This is a Watershed Restoration project, set-aside for individuals and businesses within the following counties: Washington: Chelan, Calallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Gray Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kititas, Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom, and Yakima: Oregon: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill: California: Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity. The Estimated start work date is August -- September 1997 (0098)

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