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1 of 10 Restoration of Natural Drainage Patterns Swale Canyon, Klickitat County, WA Request for Qualifications Prepared By: Yakama Nation Fisheries ‐ Klickitat Field Office Adrianne Grimm P.O. Box 215 Klickitat, WA 98628 Phone: 509‐369‐0022 or 509‐281‐1935 E‐mail: [email protected] Critical Dates: Question Submission Deadline: October 10, 2018 – 5:00 pm Qualifications Submission Deadline: October 15, 2018 ‐ 11:00 am Public Opening: October 15, 2018 – 12:00 pm Tentative Award Selection: October 18, 2018 – 12:00 pm Project Initiation (est): October 24, 2018 Project Completion (est): March 31, 2019

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Restoration of Natural Drainage PatternsSwale Canyon, Klickitat County, WA  

Request for Qualifications  

 

 Prepared By: 

 Yakama Nation Fisheries ‐ Klickitat Field Office 

Adrianne Grimm P.O. Box 215 

Klickitat, WA 98628 Phone: 509‐369‐0022 or 509‐281‐1935 

E‐mail: [email protected] 

 Critical Dates: Question Submission Deadline:      October 10, 2018 – 5:00 pm Qualifications Submission Deadline:      October 15, 2018 ‐ 11:00 am Public Opening:          October 15, 2018 – 12:00 pm Tentative Award Selection:        October 18, 2018 – 12:00 pm Project Initiation (est):        October 24, 2018   Project Completion (est):        March 31, 2019

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  REQUEST for QUALIFICATIONS 

I   ‐    PROJECT OVERVIEW 

The YAKAMA NATION (YN), is soliciting a Request for Qualifications to develop drawings and specifications to restore natural drainage patterns which are currently disrupted due to the presence of a railroad embankment located in south central Washington State. The intent is to develop a set of engineering designs for common scenarios observed along the Swale Canyon section of the Klickitat Trail managed by Washington State Parks (Fig. 1).  Once implemented, designs would improve tributary and spring connectivity to mainstem Swale Creek, a tributary of the Klickitat River entering at rivermile 17.2. The YN seeks qualified firms to develop designs that reduce interruption of flow, sediment, and wood by the trail embankment and tributary crossing structures, development of preliminary evaluations and conceptual designs for bridge/trestle replacements and the identification and conceptual design of one salmonid enhancement project.  The Klickitat Trail in Swale Canyon occupies a historic railroad embankment built in 1903 and converted to a Rails‐to‐Trails community trail in 1994 after railroad shut down and the property was abandoned. Though minor trail improvements have occurred, the construction and maintenance of the embankment for rail use contributed to substantial alterations to channel alignment, floodplain disconnection and the interruption of the transport of water, wood, and sediment.  These alterations continue to the present day (Figures 2, 3, and 4).   The Klickitat Watershed Enhancement Project (KWEP) works to restore, enhance and protect watershed function within the Klickitat subbasin. Work emphasizes restoration and protection of Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed anadromous fish. Restoration activities focus on stream processes by removing or mitigating watershed constraints and improving habitat conditions and water quality to support species recovery.  Perennial flow is limited in Swale Creek, though the lower reaches provide important anadromous habitat until mid‐summer.  Analysis of fisheries data suggests that juveniles rear in Swale Creek (persisting in lower pools) for 1‐3 years and typically spend another year in the mainstem Klickitat before out‐migrating to the Pacific Ocean. Projects developed and implemented as a result of this Request are intended to improve habitat conditions, primarily for ESA listed mid‐Columbia steelhead. The Swale Creek subbasin is listed as a high priority reach in the 2013 Klickitat Lead Entity Region Salmon Recovery Strategy.  Swale Canyon demonstrates moderate to high confinement, with 53% of the rail embankment (by length) contacting the active stream channel.  There are at least nine probable stream re‐alignments from 1,700’ to 6,000’ (Conley, 2015). There is extensive channelization from armoring and floodplain filling.  The railbed crosses Swale Creek five times over bridge/trestles, each having 7 to 12 mid‐span abutments and multiple points of contact within the active channel (Figure 6).  The most aggressive channelization and floodplain grading is between miles 20 and 27.  The YN has prioritized crossing replacement/improvement activities in the lower reaches of Swale Creek (approximately mile 16 to mile 22) where fish use is greatest.  

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Figure 1: Klickitat Trail and Vicinity Map. The restoration focus is on Swale Canyon features between Wahkiacus and the trailhead at Harms Road 

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Figure 2. Railbed isolates floodplain in vicinity of Swale Creek Mile 19 during a relatively frequent (Q4) high flow event.

Figure 3. Right bank seasonal tributary flowing across trail surface.

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Figure 4. Commonly observed plugged or undersized culverts trap sediments that are deposited on the road surface rather than in the stream where they would are important for channel maintenance, riparian structure and spawning material. These undersized or inappropriately angled/placed culverts are a maintenance challenge for Washington State Parks employees. Where feasible, low maintenance rolling dips are preferred to culverts.

Figure 5: Example of a simplified typical design for culvert removed and replaced with a rolling dip. We expect deliverable drawings to exceed the detail shown in this type of commonly available design specifications.

Figure 6. Trestles with mid-span abutments trap and interrupt woody debris transport on Swale Creek. We are requesting solutions for trestles similar to the one shown that pass woody debris and do not constrain channel process and function. Bridges closer to the Klickitat are generally taller and have a shorter span than the trestle shown above.

 

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II – PROJECT GOALS 

 Project goals are to:   1) Restore streamflow, bedload, and debris connectivity for Swale Creek tributaries, springs, or 

distributaries 2) Improve trail surface drainage to reduce flow along trail surface and excessive mobilization of 

fines by trail traffic 3) Reduce channel constraining bridge trestle supports to enable streamflow, bedload, and debris 

delivery and sorting  The objectives of these projects will reduce impacts of the Klickitat Trail embankment and tributary crossing structures between  Wahkiacus, starting at Schilling Road and Harms Road (Figure 1: Vicinity Map). Observed impacts include floodplain displacement and isolation, channel realignment, valley margin isolation, and the interruption of sediment and woody debris transport.    The qualifying party will be able to demonstrate familiarity with fisheries enhancement as well as muti‐use trail objectives.  

III – PROPOSED DELIVERABLES 

1)  Provide typical designs for rolling dips and conceptual designs for other "wet crossings" intended to remove and/or regrade dysfunctional or damaged crossings (e.g. old culverts) that impede streamflow, bedload and debris. Drawing detail should exceed that shown in Figure 5. 

1. Typical Type A: Steel culvert ‐ 24” diameter buried under 2‐3 ft of fill 2. Typical Type B: Steel or concrete culvert – 36” diameter buried under 3‐5 ft of fill 3. Typical Type C: Steel culvert – 18” diameter buried under 2 ft of fill 4. Typical Type D: Cross Drain for small culvert or existing drainage feature with little to no 

fill  

2) Identify the feasibility of the replacement of 1‐2 bridge/trestles and develop preliminary conceptual designs. The qualified respondent will generate assessments of costs/benefits of the most downstream 1‐2 bridges that demonstrate the greatest fish benefit. These projects will be complex and potentially expensive due to siting and length. The YN is seeking innovative solutions for restoring longitudinal connectivity of sediment and wood and improving conditions for fish (Figure 6).  

3) Evaluate the feasibility and develop conceptual designs of an oxbow reconnection in upper Swale Creek (this work element will have a limited scope and budget because the project faces significant hurdles to implementation).  

4) Develop one other habitat enhancement project to benefit O. mykiss based on YN input. Project may include side channel enhancement and/or reconnection, or instream habitat complexity.  

    

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Yakama Nation will provide:  

LiDAR and aerial photos for Swale Canyon that were collected in October and November 2011 by GeoDigital. No significant changes have occurred since this time. 

Identified and inventoried crossings with GPS locations, maps and photos 

A 2015 “Geomorphic Assessment of Thirty Miles of Railroad Infrastructure along the Klickitat River and Swale Creek, Klickitat County, WA.” This report provides a detailed assessment of scenarios observed along Swale Creek as well as other parts of the Klickitat Trail. 

  

Figure 7: Swale Canyon Trail features with milepost indicated – map section 1 of 3.  

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Figure 8: Example data summary clip of features observed during field reconnaissance

Figure 9: Perched and defunct small bridge at Milepost 20.60. Complete removal of this structure is expected because it is no longer used.

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IV – TIMING AND DURATION  

We expect to award this contract in October 2018 and receive final deliverables by March 31, 2018.  

V ‐ SELECTION PROCESS & EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Each CONTRACTOR shall provide references and/or other information related to their PROPOSAL that demonstrates their past performance. The OWNER shall evaluate the qualifications of bidders. The OWNER shall have the SOLE discretion and responsibility for choosing the responsive and responsible CONTRACTOR.    Bids will be evaluated based on the following ranking criteria will be based on: 1.  Fee Schedule (20 pts) 2.  Qualification of assigned staff (35 pts)   3.  Relevant Experience (20 pts)   4.  Approach/Methodology (25 pts).   Qualified Contractor Proposals shall be received in hand no later than 11:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time on October 15th, 2018.  Bids may be emailed to: Adrianne Grimm at [email protected].    

   VI – MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

1) General company background 2) Briefly describe your project approach. 3) Relevant project examples & references (>2) of individuals with whom you have contracted to 

perform comparable work in the past, including name, organization, phone number and nature of work 

4) Include an outline of conceptual methodology (<1,000 words) 5) Qualification and role of proposed staff 6) Fee schedule that includes: 

a. Hourly rate by position classification b. Charges for equipment, printing, or other costs c. Direct expenses (if applicable) 

7) Resumes of key staff 8) Examples of related work products: 

a. Design drawings  b. Photos of projects before/after 

      

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 Contact:  Prospective responders who have any questions regarding this request for qualifications may contact:  Adrianne Grimm Yakama Nation Fisheries [email protected]  Please send questions in writing so responses can be shared with other interested parties.    

Reference: Conley, Will. 2015. “Geomorphic Assessment of Thirty Miles of Railroad Infrastructure along the Klickitat River and Swale Creek, Klickitat County, WA.”