Trout Unlimited (hereinafter referred to as “TU”) is seeking a professional engineering consultant (hereinafter referred to as “Consultant”) to provide assessment, evaluate current habitat conditions, and engineering design of the channel and floodplain for River Miles (RM) 9.0-10.9 of Dry Bed Creek, and use this information to develop conceptual designs for restoration actions in identified priority area(s) (channel and/or floodplain restoration).

Due to legacy timber harvesting and undersized road crossings, the system lacks complex habitat created by large wood and floodplain activation resulting in degraded channel conditions. The goals of the project include: 1) Assess current channel conditions and processes limiting habitat availability for adult and juvenile coho and steelhead. 2) Identify areas where restoration can halt incision, improve rearing habitat, reconnect relic channels and floodplain surfaces, and restore natural stream processes (promoting resilient salmon/steelhead habitat); 3) Develop conceptual designs for priority area(s) identified for restoration, as informed by the assessment.

Major items of work include but are not limited to: background data review; field reconnaissance and data collection; geomorphic and hydraulic assessment; develop conceptual design alternatives for priority areas (including potential access points, grading, large wood placement, planting plan, etc..); Present conceptual alternatives to stakeholders and solicit feedback; Develop design report, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and recommendations for permitting and design services for the next phase of work.