Are you a qualified contractor or consultant ready to make a significant impact on Napa’s wildfire resilience? Napa County is seeking experienced professionals to assist in the development and implementation of innovative Firewise strategies. Our goal is to create a safer, more defensible community that can withstand the threats posed by wildfires. If you’re passionate about environmental protection and community safety, we invite you to submit your proposal for this critical project. Please open proposals below.
Hogback Ridge Fire Break Project
This project will provide maintenance, fuel reduction, and improvements to the existing 200’ wide shaded-fuel break that connects State Highway 12 to Trinity Road at the Napa/ Sonoma County boundary. Some work along the County Road will require Sonoma County approved traffic control. This shaded fuel break utilizes vineyards as fuel breaks when it is feasible. Two access points will have 50’ fuel reductions included in this Project. The footprint is 251 acres over 12.2 miles with varied topography and fuels. The design of the polygon is optimized for air support. Multiple landowners have collaborated to allow access to the main fuel break and access roads.
Release Date: October 13, 2025
Mandatory Bid Walks (weather permitting): October 21, 2025 – October 22, 2025, 8am-5pm PST. RSVP Required.
Bid Walk will span two days if needed. Agile off-road vehicles are required such as a light 4×4, UTV, or SUV with off-road tires. Do not bring heavy trucks with dually axle or two-wheel drive that are wide or may lose traction on steep dirt. Bid walk will include arduous hiking to examine conditions. There will be no access to the Project Site outside of this bid walk. Be prepared to take all notes, explore polygons, track lines, and collect photographs during the bid walk. Bring your own water and food. Be advised that restrooms are not available in this remote area. Please be self-sufficient.
The meeting will begin at 8am promptly on October 21st at Wall Road x Dry Creek Road, Napa County.
- Division A, B, C, E, F on the 21st
- Division D on the 22nd if we cannot get to it on the first day.
You must RSVP to Jeff Enos (contact information below) for bid walk for logistics and if dates change due to weather. Bid walk for Division F will require make, color, number of vehicle occupants.
Q&A: Additional questions are due to Jeff Enos via email by October 31st, 2025. All questions and responses will be published by Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.
Proposals Due: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 by 5:00 PM PST.
CONTACT PERSON:
Jeff Enos
Project Lead II
Email: jeff@napafirewise.org
Cell: (707) 333-4332
To be considered for any Napa Firewise project, contractors are required to posses the following:
- Comprehensive or Commercial General Liability Insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability Coverage (occurrence form CG 0001), in an amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence for any one (1) incident, including, without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage. If a general aggregate limit is used, such limit shall apply separately hereto or shall be twice the required occurrence limit.
- The Comprehensive or Commercial General Liability Policy shall provide that NCFF, and its agents, officers, officials, directors and volunteers, and the California Firesafe Council, the State of California, and their respective officers, agents, employees and servants, are covered as additional insured for liability arising out of the operations performed by, or on behalf of, CONTRACTOR. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to NCFF or its agents, officers, officials, directors and volunteers. Said policy shall also contain a provision stating that such coverage:
- Includes contractual liability.
- Does not contain exclusions as to property damage caused by explosion or collapse of structures or underground damage, commonly referred to as “XCUHazards.”
- Is the primary insurance with regard to NCFF.
- Does not contain a pro-rata, excess only and/or escape clause.
- Contains a cross liability, severability of interest or separation of insureds clause.
- The Comprehensive or Commercial General Liability Policy shall provide that NCFF, and its agents, officers, officials, directors and volunteers, and the California Firesafe Council, the State of California, and their respective officers, agents, employees and servants, are covered as additional insured for liability arising out of the operations performed by, or on behalf of, CONTRACTOR. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to NCFF or its agents, officers, officials, directors and volunteers. Said policy shall also contain a provision stating that such coverage:
- Automobile/Motor Liability Insurance with a limit of liability not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) combined single limit coverage. Such insurance shall include coverage of all owned, hired and non-owned vehicles and be at least as broad as Insurance Service Offices Form Code 1 (any auto).
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance, as required by the California Labor Code, with statutory limits, and Employers Liability Insurance with a limit of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury or disease. Said policy shall contain, or be endorsed to contain, a waiver of subrogation against NCFF and its agents, officers, officials, directors and volunteers.
- Please note that in addition to the general requirements outlined in this RFP, individual grant projects may have supplementary contractor requirements.