Public Notifications:

BCRCD is circulating a draft Negative Declaration under CEQA for the Upper Butte Creek Forest Health Project, and 19,826-acre wildfire resilience project located 100% on Federal (Lassen National Forest) lands.  Public or agency comments are due by COB Friday, August 7, 2026.

UBC draft CEQA ND_for public comment by Aug-7-2026.pdf

 

Bid Packets/Requests For Proposals:

1) BCRCD seeks qualifications and proposals from an experienced financial firm to guide the District through the process of persuing an Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. The selected consultant will guide the District staff and Directors through the federal indirect cost allocation process to maximize cost recovery on the current and future federal awards. Additionally, the firm will also provide ongoing, as-needed support for compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 requirements.

BCRCD RFP_NICRA_Compliance Services.pdf

2) BCRCD seeks proposals from consultants with an interest in providing facilitation services for an estimated four meetings of an ad-hoc Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in support of implementation of a recreation project located in Lassen National Forest. The project will construct two trail heads and an estimated 15 miles of new trail. The role of the TAC is to gather information and opinions from interested parties to present pertinent recommendations to the BCRCD Board of Directors and Forest Service. The TAC will focus on specific deliverables defined in the grant scopes and authorized under the Colby Mountain Recreation Project NEPA

BCRCD RFP_Colby TAC_Final_due 8-14-26.pdf

 

3)   BCRCD seeks qualifications and proposals from experienced construction management firms to oversee a road realignment project in summer 2027.  A few days of pre-work, including some staking, oversight of preliminary roadbed preparation, bid process assistance, and aggregate testing oversight, will be required in summer and early fall 2026.  The project site is located at 6000 feet elevation, approximately 75 minutes' drive northeast of Chico, and re-routes a 0.4-mile segment of Humbug Road which currently bisects a meadow. 

This project will improve road network reliability and winter access, reduce long-term maintenance burden, and allow for the restoration of Willow Creek Meadow. We welcome your questions by COB Wednesday, July 1. Proposals are due by COB Wednesday, July 15th, 2026.  The contact person for this project is Wolfy Rougle, wolfy@bcrcd.org.

RFQ Humbug Rd Construction oversight engineer_Final_Bids due July 15 2026.pdfAnswers to questions for Construction Mgmt- Humbug Rd Realignment.pdf

 

4.) The BCRCD seeks proposals from experienced fuels reduction crews to bid on the Concow Resilience Crain Ridge Project. A mandatory bid tour will be held on Monday July 13th at 9am. The bid tour will meet at 11975 CA-70, Oroville, CA 95965 (Toni's Burgers in Yankee Hill). 

Proposals are due by 5:00PM on Monday July 20th. Please contact Julia (julia@bcrcd.org) with any questions. 

Concow_CrainRidge_RFP.pdfCrainRidge_Attachments.zipCrain Ridge RFP Addendum 2 - Questions.pdf

 

 

 

 If you are a contractor and would like to be added to the BCRCD's list of contractors, please send an email with the name of your company, point person, contact information, services provided, and any related license numbers to julia@bcrcd.org.