Castle Crags Accessibility Improvements - Geotech Investigation

Geotechnical investigations are being conducted at Castle Crags State Park in Dunsmuir, California, to evaluate soil conditions at proposed locations for accessibility improvements in the Day Use and Campground areas. The work involves drilling two 6-inch diameter borings, each 15 feet deep, at the site of a planned new restroom, along with three percolation tests in shallow boreholes near the proposed leach field. At the existing leach field, the contractor will machine excavate six to eight test pits and hand excavate fifteen additional test pits, while also drilling one more 6-inch by 15-foot-deep boring. All soil samples collected from the borings and test pits must be logged according to the Unified Soil Classification System, and all excavations must be backfilled with native materials. The California Department of Parks and Recreation, through its Northern Service Center, is the contracting agency responsible for overseeing the work, with Monica Aleman serving as the primary point of contact for the project. The solicitation was posted on August 27, 2025, with proposals due by September 10, 2025, and submission should be directed to the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in Sacramento, though no electronic submission portal is specified. The project is exempt from environmental review under California Code of Regulations Section 15300.4 as a soils and structural engineering activity. While the scope of work is detailed, no contract value, funding identifiers, payment instructions, invoicing method, or specific evaluation criteria for award are provided, and no formal contract clauses, representations, certifications, or special requirements beyond the technical scope are included in the available documentation.