Z -- Gold Center Habitat Improvement (HIP) Project

The contract involves a fisheries habitat improvement project aimed at enhancing approximately 1.5 miles of stream by placing single and multiple cover logs at designated sites across three project reaches. This work is intended to increase fish cover, protect stream banks, and stabilize bed load movement. The project area is split roughly evenly between Potlatch Corporation lands and National Forest System lands. In addition to the primary tasks, optional work includes construction of log barbs, rock V-weirs, log V-weirs, and placement of root wads to further support habitat restoration efforts. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, and supplies except for those supplied by the government. The estimated contract price ranges from $25,000 to $100,000, with work scheduled to start on July 17, 2006, and a completion timeline of 46 calendar days. A pre-bid tour is set for June 13, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The contracting agency is the USDA Forest Service, specifically the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, with contact details provided for further inquiries.