Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation (MSRF) and its partners, including Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board (UCSRB), and Methow Conservancy plan to implement a reach-scale salmon habitat enhancement project in the Lower Twisp River between 2015 and 2018. This contract will fund pre-implementation activities in support of the Twisp River Floodplain Phase II Project funded through the UCSRB targeted solicitation process.  The project is an expansion of the previously funded Phase I project implemented in 2015-16; contract #s: 69930,66397, and 62758.

Project development activities for this project include on-site vegetation surveys, topographic surveys, hydrologic monitoring and data collection, wetland delineation, fish surveys (presence/absence/use), photo points, concept development, landowner/stakeholder outreach and coordination, and related project coordination activities.

Environmental compliance for this project includes Section 106 cultural consultation, limited federal Section 7 ESA consultation (USFWS and NOAA) as needed for pre-implementation activities such as surveying, and the state-required SEPA process. Other permitting processes completed through the JARPA, including the WDFW Hydraulic Project Authorization, Corps of Engineers Nationwide permits, county shorelines and floodplain development, and water quality permits may also be initiated and/or completed in this contract if sufficient design information is completed during the contract period.

The goal of this  pre-implementation contract would be to work with BPA, Reclamation, and UCSRB to develop and design a preferred alternative for implementation at the site; and, to complete state, local, and BPA's federal EC requirements as early in the process as feasible in order to ensure completion of these requirements within the respective timelines, to allow construction to proceed in summer 2018 work windows.

The contractor Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation, its designated agents, sub-consultants and project stakeholders will be available, responsive and collaboratively address contract related issues during the term of the contract. Contract issues include but are not limited to technical, policy, regulatory, project management and associated elements related to the project. Successful execution of this contract is contingent on alignment of the preceding contract issues with the BPI and BPA contracting processes, project management plans, design review protocols (including but not limited to BPA RRT design review, Technical and Design Team guidance, review, input, comments, integration, stakeholder congruence with proposed actions and decisions rendered by 1) the project executive team (BPA, BOR, UCSRB, MSRF). Arbitration and dispute resolution will occur relative to the following two tier escalation ladder: 1) conference with the project Executive Team and 2) Direct consultation between program managers.