0108-0196 Request for Proposal.pdf

Bureau of Engineering and Construction Connecticut Department of Transportation

2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546 Newington, CT 06131-7546

860-594-3000

CT.GOV/DOT

Date: September 9, 2026

To: Interested Construction and Engineering Firms

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) State Project No. 0108-0196 F.A.P. No.: PEDS (302) – (CN) Design and Construction of the Quinebaug River Trail, Town of Plainfield

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is seeking to engage Construction Contractors and Design Engineers to execute a Design-Build contract for the final design and construction of the subject project.

The project is located in the Town of Plainfield and includes the permitting, final design, construction, and related work outlined below.

The Project scope will include but not be limited to the construction of a 1-mile long, 10-ft wide segment of multi-use trail intended to connect Trout Hatchery Road to South Walnut Street utilizing an abandoned trolley trail through a wooded area and extend for 0.3-miles along Trout Hatchery Road to terminate at an existing pull-off area. Other scope elements include construction for multi-use trail with a granular pavement surface, drainage and cross culvert investigation and associated improvements, relocation of water main, and installation of signage.

Goals for the project will be:

• Avoid/minimize impacts to regulated areas.

• Avoid/minimize impacts to natural resources both during construction and in the final condition.

• Completion of a project that ensures end user safety meets current CTDOT standards and follows CTDOT, federal and East Coast Greenway guidelines.

• Ensure effective coordination with the property owner (CTDEEP).

• Ensure effective coordination with the neighboring community.

• Proactively identify and manage risks.

• Implement a Design and Construction Quality Control program that reduces the excessive reliance on CTDOT for oversight and that avoids non-compliance issues, rework, and delays.

Docusign Envelope ID: 4F2F6EC1-9696-8565-8110-238C596064C7

2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546 Newington, CT 06131-7546

860-594-3000

CT.GOV/DOT

All interested parties must comply with the document entitled “Design-Build Procurement Instructions to Proposers (ITP)” for State Project No. 0108-0196, Quinebaug River Trail in the Town of Plainfield, Connecticut.

This solicitation will be open to all construction contractors prequalified by CTDOT for Group No. 5B – Parking Lots and Paved Trails, who qualify for Scope Code “F”.

Construction firms interested in participating in the selection process that do not hold the prequalification stated above with CTDOT should initiate the prequalification process as soon as possible. Prequalification requirement information can be found within the ITP document. There are no specific CTDOT prequalification requirements for the Consulting Engineering firms for this solicitation. The qualifications of the Consultant Engineering firms will be evaluated through the selection process.

The ITP document is located on the Bid Express® website at (www.bidexpress.com). The solicitation for this project will include two postings with number, “State Project No. 0108- 0196”. The description of the postings are “Request for Proposals - Technical Proposal – Quinebaug River Trail” and “Request for Proposals - Price Proposal – Quinebaug River Trail”. Only teams that fall within the competitive range will be invited to submit a Price Proposal. CTDOT will be using the Bid Express website to facilitate the RFP process and required submissions.

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• Electronic signatures

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Circumstances may require rescheduling or cancellation of projects. Should such action be necessary CTDOT would be under no obligation to provide supplementary work for the teams selected for this project. CTDOT reserves the right to award subsequent phases of an assignment to other qualified teams.

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2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546 Newington, CT 06131-7546

860-594-3000

CT.GOV/DOT

All inquiries regarding the RFP shall be in accordance with the method identified in said document.

Very truly yours, Domenic A. LaRosa, P.E.

Construction Administrator

860-594-2680