Tomato Stand Fish Passage Implementation

The project involves replacing a perched, undersized 60-foot-long, 8-foot-wide corrugated metal culvert in Pinole Creek, located adjacent to Alhambra Valley Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County, California, approximately five creek miles upstream of Interstate 80, with a channel-spanning bridge to restore fish passage for steelhead and resident rainbow trout. This action is categorized as a Small Habitat Restoration Project under California Environmental Quality Act Section 15333, qualifying for a categorical exemption from full environmental review, with a Notice of Exemption filed and a certified exemption document required as part of the submission. The project is administered by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 2, based in Oakland, with Kathryn Hart serving as the primary point of contact as a Water Resource Control Engineer. The place of performance is clearly defined by geographic coordinates, and the implementing entity is the East Bay Municipal Utility District. While the project has a posted date of July 25, 2025, and a digitally signed execution date of July 24, 2025, no formal contract type, period of performance, pricing details, line items, or contract value are specified. No Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, evaluation factors, award methodology, invoicing procedures, payment office details, or contractor certifications such as UEI, CAGE codes, or small business statuses are included in the documentation. The only identified attachments are the certified exemption finding and the Notice of Exemption, presented in checklist form, with no packaging, marking, inspection criteria, or special contract requirements defined beyond environmental compliance. Submission of documentation is directed to the Office of Planning and Research in Sacramento, with digital signatures accepted but no formal deadline or electronic portal specified, indicating a streamlined, exemption-driven procurement process focused on ecological restoration rather than traditional federal contracting elements.