Description
The City of Tacoma’s Power/Generation division is seeking a contractor to conduct commercial thinning on 240 acres of the Peterman Hill Unit in the Cowlitz Wildlife Area, and to perform associated road grading and culvert replacement. The work must achieve a target stand density of roughly 100 trees per acre, remove specified species while preserving others, and comply with forest‑practice permits and fire‑safety regulations. Additional tasks include installing a new 9.5‑ft corrugated metal culvert, temporary access culvert, and maintaining haul roads throughout the project area. The contract must be completed within twelve months of award.
• Timber thinning (≈ 2 million board feet dimensional, ≈ 5,000 tons pulpwood) with species‑selection rules and a 25 % painted‑log requirement.
• Road work: replace existing puncheon culvert, install temporary culvert, grade and maintain multiple haul roads.
• Compliance: Forest Practices Permit, DNR fire‑equipment rules, invasive‑species equipment cleaning, detailed documentation (load tickets, scaling certificates).