Lake Tahoe Community College Planet bids #RFP #26-27-003

Trout Creek Meadow Conifer Removal and Restoration Services

Lake Tahoe Community College District is seeking a licensed timber operator to remove conifers and restore meadow habitat at Trout Creek in South Lake Tahoe. - Government buyer: Lake Tahoe Community College District, Purchasing; Lake Tahoe Community College is identified as the project lead agency. - OEMs and vendors: No equipment OEMs or commercial vendors are named. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is expected to receive merchantable logs and haul them away; the Tahoe Resource Conservation District’s Registered Professional Forester (RPF) is involved in project oversight. PlanetBids is identified as the bid submission platform. - Requested services and areas: Remove and process the conifer component from a 24-acre base area, with three optional areas of 2 acres, 2.5 acres, and 6 acres. Work includes hand-felling and mechanized, low-impact thinning; log processing and forwarding; slash and woody-material handling; temporary access and landing preparation; and restoration of disturbed areas. - Notable requirements: The contractor must hold an active Type A Licensed Timber Operator license and meet public-works registration requirements. Use low-ground-pressure equipment operating below 10 psi when fully loaded and slash mats for forwarding; tracked harvesting equipment is prohibited. Remove at least 95% of treatment-generated slash and biomass, protect sensitive soils, water, riparian vegetation, cultural resources, trails, utilities, monitoring wells, and research sites, and comply with applicable environmental requirements. Logs are to be decked for Tribe pickup; the documents describe different size thresholds for material designated for reuse or processing. - Schedule and value: The project is planned for a fall work season, with daylight operating limits and winterization and RPF approval required for work extending beyond the normal work window. The documents contain conflicting seasonal timing information. Estimated project value is $225,000.

Description

The Lake Tahoe Community College District is seeking a Type A Licensed Timber Operator to remove all conifers from the meadow environment adjacent to Trout Creek in South Lake Tahoe using hand and mechanized thinning. Work includes supplying labor, equipment, materials, and services for conifer removal, processing, and site protection in compliance with environmental regulations, including low-ground-pressure methods suited to sensitive meadow conditions. The contractor must handle slash and woody material under 4 inches in diameter; logs are intended for beneficial reuse as firewood and will be hauled off site by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for October 13, 2026, and bids are due electronically by November 6, 2026.

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