Description
The Lower Cowiche Creek Trail project is a multi‑million‑dollar civil‑engineering effort to construct a new trail corridor in Yakima County, Washington. The scope includes detailed surveying, extensive clearing and grubbing, earthwork (excavation, borrow, embankment compaction), shoring for bridge abutments and piers, dewatering, imported backfill, geotextile installation, crushed surfacing, reinforced steel for a pedestrian bridge, fish exclusion structures, erosion control, high‑visibility silt fencing, and seeding/fertilizing/mulching. Competitive bids were received from seven regional contractors, each required to submit a 5 % bid bond. The base‑bid values range from approximately $1.39 M to $2.61 M, with additive items adding $0.12 M to $0.30 M, yielding total potential contract values between $1.5 M and $2.85 M. The procurement was conducted under State‑Aid (HLP‑1485(024)) and follows a full‑open competition process. No award has been finalized in the available excerpt.
• Comprehensive trail construction covering earthwork, structural, geotechnical, and environmental mitigation.
• Base‑bid plus additive schedule allowing optional scope items.
• Competitive field of seven qualified contractors, each posting a 5 % bid bond.
• Project funded through State‑Aid, indicating compliance with state grant requirements.
• No award decision disclosed; contract values estimated between $1.5 M and $2.9 M.