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RFP: Spring Creek Planting 1. Purpose Kittitas County (County) requests contractor services for planting native vegetation on a portion of parcel 508933. Parcel 508933 is located at 731 Stone Rd., Ellensburg Washington. The site is south of the city of Ellensburg and adjacent to the Yakima River. This restoration project is sponsored by the Habitat Subcommittee of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. The County requires a contractor with task -specific knowledge and expertise. The planting portion of this project is scheduled to commence in Fall 2021 but some tasks may occur before then in coordination with the County. 2. Scope of Project In December 2019 the County purchased parcel 508933 for the purposes of reducing flood risk and improving floodplain habitat. This acquisition advances a high priority project identified in the 2015 Yakima River Jeffries Levee to Yakima Canyon Habitat Enhancement and Flood Risk Management Plan. The goal of the Project is to establish riparian habitat along Spring Creek. Restoration activities will establish native species that are appropriate for site conditions, with an emphasis on tree overstory and shrub understory conditions that will mature to provide shade and cover for Spring Creek and increase floodplain roughness. Existing riparian vegetation adjacent to Spring Creek is limited to sporadic and relatively young native shrubs. None of these species are thriving due to previous land uses which limited vegetation growth along the creek. The Spring Creek planting area is approximately 15.2 acres (Appendix A, Figure 1 & Figure 2). Areas to be planted by the contractor have been divided into 3 zones (Appendix A, Figure 2). This RFP is for planting native trees and shrubs in Zones 1 and 2 as well as seeding in Zones 1, 2, and 3. The County will plant cottonwood poles within Zone 3 prior to seeding by the contractor. The County may elect to optionally expand the baseline award to include soil amendment, fencing, and irrigation installation based on project funding availability. 3. Project Activities The work to be performed under this contract consists of the following general tasks. These tasks are further itemized in the, Planting Plan (Appendix B) and Bid Sheets (Appendix Q. 1) Planting The contractor will plant native shrubs and trees in 4.9 acres (Appendix A, Figure 2). Appendix B provides the planting plan, which specifies species, stock type, and quantity for each planting zone. The contractor shall be responsible for securing the plant stock, transporting it to the project area, and planting according to the design. All plant stock shall be sourced from eastern Washington. Substitutions are allowed based on plant availability, with prior approval from the County. Tree and shrub locations shown in Appendix B shall be considered approximate. The Contractor shall lay out and prepare planting areas and receive the County's acceptance of layout and preparation prior to any installation activities. The Contractor shall stake the location of all trees larger than 1 -inch