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Reclamation Awards $1.7 Million Contract for Pipeline Construction at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery

Media Contact: Annette Ross, (208) 378-5322, 09/11/2014 11:02
Robert Hamilton, rhamilton@usbr.gov

For Release: September 11, 2014

BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,722,425 contract on September 3 to Belsaas and Smith Construction, Inc., a small business from Ellensburg for construction services to replace pipelines at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery in Washington.

Work under this contract involves construction of new surface and ground water supply lines from the fish screen building to the raceways and the hatchery.

"This work is part of the ongoing effort to restore the aging Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery infrastructure to help assure fish rearing goals are met," said Reclamation’s Pacific Northwest Regional Director Lorri Lee.

Construction activity will begin spring 2015 and be completed by September 1, 2015.

"These supply lines are 75 years old and replacing them is necessary to make sure we have a sound and reliable water intake system at the hatchery now and into the future," says Dave Irving, Complex Manager, Leavenworth Fisheries Complex.

Belsaas and Smith Construction is a full service general contractor serving Washington state for over 50 years. They have an experienced staff with all the tools and equipment for commercial building construction, remodels, repairs, concrete work, development, excavation, underground utilities and more. Belsaas and Smith Construction received two prestigious safety awards from the Associated General Contractors of Washington and were voted the 2010 Best Contractor in Kittitas County.

Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Its operations are funded by Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration to provide fish mitigation for impacts resulting from the construction and operation of Grand Coulee Dam. Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery is located in Chelan County in central Washington and is one of three national fish hatcheries, including Winthrop and Entiat, which comprise the Leavenworth Fisheries Complex.

For more information on Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, please visit: http://www.usbr.gov/pn/fcrps/hatcheries/index.html.

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Relevant Link:

http://www.usbr.gov/pn/fcrps/hatcheries/index.html