Tumalo Irrigation District seeks canal-piping bids

The Tumalo Irrigation District is seeking contractor bids for the fifth phase of its project to pipe the Tumalo Feed Canal, to halt water loss due to evaporation and leaks and protect Tumalo Creek flows and Crescent Lake storage.

Here’s a news release distributed Friday by the irrigation district:

I n it s continuin g com m i t men t to watershe d healt h an d water conservation , o n Sept e m be r 2 8, T um a l o Irrigatio n Dis t ric t c alle d fo r contracto r bid s for Phas e V o f i ts Tu m al o Fee d Cana l Conservatio n project .

Contractor s ar e invite d t o bi d on installatio n o f a 4,000 – foot-lon g sectio n o f 84-i n c h high-densit y polyethylen e (HDPE ) pipe . Bid openin g i s s c hedule d fo r Octobe r 26 a t 2:0 0 p.m . wit h constructio n t o star t soo n after .

This projec t i s th e f i f t h phas e o f a multi-phas e ef fo r t t o pip e th e entir e Tu m al o Fee d Canal . Ulti m ately, thi s portio n o f th e proje ct wil l per m a n entl y p r otec t 1. 8 cubi c fee t pe r secon d (cfs ) o f summer strea m flo w t o Tu m al o Creek , a n d approx i m atel y 333-acr e fe et o f Crescen t Lak e storag e releases t o th e watershed.

Include d i n th e Phas e V invitatio n t o bi d i s a n optio n t o ad d a nothe r 13,50 0 fee t o f 84 – inc h and 60-inc h pip e t o reac h th e hea d o f th e Steel e Latera l nea r Tumal o Reservoi r Roa d an d Co l lin s Road on th e Tu m al o Fee d Canal , whic h i s t o b e c o m p lete d i n th e 201 7 t h roug h 201 9 season s an d will pe r m anentl y protec t a n additiona l 4. 4 cubi c fee t pe r secon d (cfs ) o f summ er strea m flo w to Tu m al o Creek , an d app r ox i m atel y 1184-acr e fe et o f Crescen t Lak e storag e release s t o the watershe d i n th e winte r months.

Th e pipin g project , whic h eli m inate s wate r los s du e t o evaporatio n an d ditc h leakage , i s on e of Tu m al o Irrigatio n Distri c t’ s m an y wa t er-savin g p r oject s ai m e d a t improvin g efficiencie s t o the benefi t o f th e environ m ent , adjacen t municipalit i es , an d Tumal o Irrigati o n Distric t patrons .

The overal l projec t wil l b e complete d ov er th e nex t tw o years , assu m i n g fundin g i s available , an d will co m p let e th e pipin g o f 1 1 m ile s o f T I D’ s m a i n c a nals.

Th e procuremen t o f m a t erial s fo r Phas e V wa s p r eviousl y awarde d i n Septembe r 201 7 t o Core & Mai n LP , a nationa l pipin g co m p a n y wit h a regiona l branc h i n Lak e O s wego , Ore.

Fo r m o r e info r m atio n abou t th e Tumal o Fee d C a na l Conservatio n project , contac t Tu m alo Irrigatio n Distric t a t staff@tu m a lo.o rg o r cal l 541.382.3053.