City of Fort Bragg Raw Water Line Replacement Project

The City of Fort Bragg is undertaking the Raw Water Pipeline Project, authorized under a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife under Fish and Game Code section 1602, with John Smith acting as the official applicant on behalf of the city. The project involves six distinct encroachments within the Noyo River watershed, primarily focused on installing a new raw water supply infrastructure to replace aging components. Work includes excavation, dewatering, backfilling, and compaction at each site, with specific activities tailored to each location. Encroachment one entails attaching a 50-foot pipeline segment to an existing bridge over Newman Gulch, with two 10-foot transition zones connecting the pipeline from the road shoulder to the bridge deck, alongside minor vegetation trimming. Encroachments two through five involve replacing four existing culverts along an unnamed tributary with new reinforced concrete pipe or concrete box culverts of varying sizes, including 27-inch RCP and 3x6-foot box structures, with rock armoring installed to prevent erosion. Encroachment six includes constructing a raw water intake structure in Newman Reservoir consisting of a 5x5-foot concrete box, a trash rack, and a 12-inch HDPE pipeline leading to a pump station, all accompanied by backfilling and compaction. All construction activities must adhere strictly to environmental mitigation measures outlined in the project’s Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife serves as the regulatory authority responsible for oversight, inspection, and final acceptance of work at each encroachment site, ensuring compliance with habitat protection, erosion control, and debris removal requirements. While the project has received environmental approval with dates noted as May 23, 2022, and July 1, 2026, no formal contract value, pricing structure, payment terms, or federal acquisition regulation clauses are included in the documentation. The City of Fort Bragg, as the lead agency, is responsible for implementation, with no designated contracting officer’s representative or procurement officer identified, and no solicitation or award process described under federal procurement rules. The work is governed by project-specific environmental permits rather than federal contract vehicles, and although a NAICS code of 237110 is listed, no socioeconomic certifications, UEI numbers, or financial details are provided, confirming the nature of this agreement as a regulatory permit enabling infrastructure construction rather than a traditional