Skyway Roadside Fuels Reduction

The Skyway Roadside Fuels Reduction project, managed by Butte County Public Works, aims to reduce wildfire risk along a critical evacuation corridor between Magalia and Stirling City in unincorporated Butte County, California. Activities include the removal of dead, dying, and diseased vegetation, thinning of understory brush, and increasing canopy spacing within the public right-of-way, specifically along Skyway Road from Coulotenc Road to Retson Road. Vegetation debris is primarily chipped and left in place, with some material transported to a permitted disposal facility. The project is designed to create a strategic fuel break to protect residential communities and public infrastructure, with direct benefits to local residents and safety agencies. Environmental compliance is established under CEQA Class 1 and Class 4 categorical exemptions, which authorize the maintenance of existing public facilities and minor land alterations without impacting healthy or mature trees, supplemented by a Federal Finding of No Significant Impact and a California Department of Fish and Wildlife No Effect Determination. A Notice of Exemption has been filed with the California Natural Resources Agency. The project is administered locally without federal contracting mechanisms, and no traditional contract value, pricing structure, or federal acquisition regulation clauses are applicable. Financial transactions related to the project involve administrative filing fees, not contractual payments for services. Performance is focused on the designated public right-of-way with inspection and acceptance handled by Butte County Public Works, with official documentation finalized at the Butte County Clerk’s Office in Oroville. All submissions for environmental compliance require physical hard copies—three copies of the Notice of Exemption and four copies of supporting materials including the FONSI, CDFW determination, and payment receipts—and must be delivered in person or by mail; there is no electronic submission portal or digital format accepted. The project is not subject to small business set-asides, UEI or CAGE codes, or federal contracting officer roles, as it is a publicly funded local initiative under state environmental law with no formal procurement process or award evaluation criteria documented. Contacts for coordination are Joshua Workman of Public Works and Mark Zarate of the County Clerk’s Office, and the work site is identified by the ZIP code 95964.