Project Information

Bid Title

Contractor for Hazard Fuel Reduction / Defensible Space

Issuing Agency

Tuolumne County

Location

California

Published Date

Jul 29, 2026

Closing Date

Aug 20, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFP-2025-0141

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Project Description

Project ID: RFP-2025-0141

Title: Contractor for Hazard Fuel Reduction / Defensible Space

Addenda: 2

Release Date: 7/27/2026

Due Date: 8/20/2026

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Request For Proposal

County Administration Office

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Project ID: RFP-2025-0141

Release Date: Monday, July 27, 2026

· Due Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 4:00pm

Posted Monday, July 27, 2026 3:00pm

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Posted At:Mon, Jul 27, 2026 3:00 PM
Sealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)
Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

Tuolumne County is soliciting proposals from qualified vegetation management contractors to provide defensible space and hazardous vegetation removal services on private residential properties participating in the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program.

Contractors will perform vegetation treatments in accordance with property-specific work plans prepared by the County's Project Manager to achieve compliance with California Public Resources Code Section 4291 (PRC 4291). Work will include the removal and disposal of hazardous vegetation, brush, and small trees, as specified in individual work orders, while maintaining safe work practices, protecting property improvements, and complying with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

There are 2,215 private, improved parcels in the project area. The grant estimated 1,290 parcels may be eligible for treatment. The County is currently collecting Right of Entry (ROE) permits from property owners in this project area. The exact number of parcels that will be treated under this RFP will depend upon the number of received and approved ROEs. Should the number of approved ROEs be greater than available grant funding, parcels will be prioritized based on strategic risk reducing locations, as well as homeowners with income, age and physical limitations.

All work performed on this project must be complete by July 31, 2028.

Background

Tuolumne County has received competitive grant funding through the USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program to reduce hazardous vegetation on private residential properties in high wildfire risk areas throughout the County. The program is designed to assist eligible homeowners in achieving defensible space compliance in accordance with California Public Resources Code Section 4291 (PRC 4291) by removing hazardous vegetation within 100 feet of homes and other major structures at no cost to participating property owners.

This project is part of a broader, countywide "all lands" wildfire resilience strategy and complements landscape-scale fuel reduction efforts being implemented by the County and the Stanislaus National Forest through the Social and Ecological Resilience Across the Landscape (SERAL) projects, as well as other wildfire mitigation initiatives led by Tuolumne County, the Tuolumne Fire Safe Council, Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District and other regional partners.

Timeline

Release of published RFP:

July 27, 2026

Pre-Proposal Meeting--Cedar Ridge (Non-Mandatory):

August 5, 2026, 9:00am

Cedar Ridge Lake Association Clubhouse
16640 West Brookside Dr.
Sonora, CA 95370

Pre-Proposal Meeting--Yankee Hill / Columbia (Non-Mandatory):

August 6, 2026, 9:00am

Wood Mill
13679 Big Hill Rd.
Columbia, CA 95310

Pre-Proposal Meeting--Mi-Wuk Village (Non-Mandatory):

August 7, 2026, 9:00am

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
24176 Pine Lake Dr.
Mi-Wuk, CA 95346

Deadline for receiving all questions:

August 12, 2026, 4:00pm

Deadline for RFP responses to be received by County:

August 20, 2026, 4:00pm

Review Committee evaluates and ranks proposals:

August 28, 2026

Notice of contract award (Tentative):

August 31, 2026

Commencement of negotiation period:

August 31, 2026

Deadline for protests/appeals (Tentative):

September 14, 2026

Contract executed (Tentative):

September 15, 2026

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 115310Support Activities for Forestry

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