South County Roadside - Request for Proposals
The Butte County Fire Safe Council is seeking up to three contractors to create roadside shaded fuel breaks in Hurleton, Clipper Mills, Forbestown, and Berry Creek. Mandatory contractor walk throughs are November 3 and 4, 2026; bids are due Tuesday, November 24, 2026, by 4:00pm.
Dear interested contractors,
The Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) is soliciting Request for Proposals from up to three qualified contractors to create roadside shaded fuel breaks for the South County Roadside Fuels Reduction Project in the communities of Hurleton, Clipper Mills, Forbestown, and Berry Creek in Butte County, CA. Work will be conducted on public right-of-way and private lands under the oversight of BCFSC.
Contractors may bid on any or all of the three project areas:
- Hurleton (Stringtown Rd), Exhibit A - up to 16 acres. Hand Cut & Chip, Lop & Scatter, and Hauling.
- Forbestown (Forbestown Rd) and Clipper Mills (La Porte Rd), Exhibits B1 and B2 - 15.0 acres. Hand Cut & Chip and Hauling.
- Berry Creek (Bald Rock Rd), Exhibit C - 37.2 acres. Bidders may propose either Hand Cut & Chip with Hauling, or Hand Cut & Pile, Pile Burn (approximately 22.5 acres), Hand Cut & Chip, and Hauling.
Prevailing Wage must be considered when determining costs, as outlined in the full RFP. If the total bid is more than $350,000, a Bidder's Bond in the amount of 10% of the bid is required with the proposal. All bidders must have an active SAM.gov registration. Following the award of the project, the successful contractor(s) shall enter into a contract with BCFSC for the services specified in this Request for Proposals. A contractor submitting a proposal must be prepared to use the BCFSC's standard contract form rather than their own contract form.
Work is anticipated to begin in December 2026 and be completed within 60 to 90 days, depending on weather. This project is funded entirely by federal financial assistance through a U.S. Forest Service Fuels Reduction Grant administered by Butte County Public Works (BCPW). It is designed to create shaded fuel breaks along evacuation routes to reduce wildfire risk, protect watersheds, improve forest health, increase evacuation safety, and help firefighters create safe areas for fighting wildfires.
Timeline:
- Mandatory Contractor Walk Through (Stringtown Rd & Forbestown Rd) - Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 9:00am, meeting at Lakeside Market, 5250 Olive Hwy B, Oroville, CA 95966.
- Mandatory Contractor Walk Through (Bald Rock Rd) - Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 @ 9:00am, meeting at the corner of Bald Rock Rd and Gamble Rd.
- Contractor Walk Through attendance is mandatory for a bid to be valid.
- Inquiry Submission Deadline - Any inquiry regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing to [email protected] by Tuesday, November 10th, 2026, by 4:00pm.
- Addendum Response Issuance - Responses shall be provided via email to all bidders by Tuesday, November 17th, 2026, by 4:00pm.
- Bid Submission Deadline - Bids shall be submitted to BCFSC via email to [email protected] on or before Tuesday, November 24th, 2026, by 4:00pm.
Sealed hardcopy proposals may be dropped off at the BCFSC office at 6569 Clark Road, Paradise, CA 95969, or mailed to P.O. Box 699, Paradise, CA 95967.
Project Maps
The Stringtown Rd (Exhibit A), Forbestown Rd and La Porte Rd (Exhibits B1 and B2), and Bald Rock Rd (Exhibit C) maps are included in the full RFP.
This project is funded entirely by federal financial assistance through a U.S. Forest Service Fuels Reduction Grant and administered in partnership with the Butte County Public Works (BCPW) and the Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC). This institution is an equal opportunity provider.