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F -- BAGLEY VALLEY WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECT ON THE HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST SOL RFP R4-17-98-03 DUE 060998 POC Clinton L. Randall, Contracting Officer, 208-373-4140; Request for Solicitation, Ethel Hill, 208-373-4128 E-MAIL: To request solicitation, ehill/r4_boise@fs.fed.us. Bagley Valley contains a wet meadow system which is being drained by an expanding gully network. Past irrigation practices have altered the natural channel system and the 1997 New Year's flood event exacerbated this situatin. This project includes the necessary investigations, surveys, mapping, and analysis required to prepare a comprehensive Watershed Restoration Plan for the meadows and streams of Bagley Valley, approx. 4,000 acres in Alpine County, California. Final products will include NEPA documentation, design, construction drawings and specifications for the proposed restoration of Bagley Valley. From Minden, Nevada, the project is located approx. 13 miles south on State Highway 88, at the junction of State Highway 88 and State Highway 89. A preproposal meeting is scheduled for Wed., 5/29/98 at 9:30 a.m. at the Markleeville Guard Station, Markleeville, CA, where a field trip to Bagley Valley will follow. Est. start date is 7/98 with 1095 calendar days for completion. See Numbered Note #1. (0113)

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