Pacific Gas & Electric Company Rio Dell Feeder 352395524 Project

The project involves the installation of 2,800 feet of 16-inch high-density polyethylene conduit beneath the Eel River near Rio Dell, California, using two separate Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) operations—one eastern and one western—each spanning 1,400 feet. The work will be conducted using American Auger DD-330 and DD-200 HDD rigs, with pilot holes drilled from entry pits to exit pits using steerable drill stems and bentonite-based drilling fluids. At each end of the route, an 11-foot by 11-foot bell hole will be excavated to house drilling equipment and receive the reamer, which will enlarge the borehole as the HDPE casing is pulled through from the exit point. All activities are confined to previously disturbed areas within PG&E’s right-of-way or on private land, with no tree removal or vegetation clearing beyond light mowing required. Equipment staging and storage will be arranged to avoid any discharge into the river or riparian zones, and access will be maintained via existing routes. The bore will be drilled to a minimum of 50 feet below the riverbed, with all excavated pits to be properly backfilled and compacted upon completion. The contracting agency is the California State Lands Commission, with environmental oversight provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has approved the project under a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). No formal contract value, payment details, invoicing procedures, or clauses under the Federal Acquisition Regulation are specified in the documentation, and there are no identified evaluation factors, delivery schedules, or performance incentives. No contract clauses, representations, certifications, or special requirements such as security clearances or organizational conflict of interest provisions are included. The project lacks standard procurement elements typically found in federal solicitations, such as CLINs, solicitation numbers, or submission instructions, and is structured as a forecast notice with descriptive specifications only. Key equipment includes HDD rigs, a backhoe, excavator, vacuum truck, mud recycling unit, pressure washer, and Vec-loader, all to be operated in accordance with CEQA compliance and environmental protection measures to prevent contamination of the Eel River and its surrounding ecosystem.