2025 Sidewalk Connectivity RFP - Attachment A Summary

This is a Scope of Work document for the Town of Berlin, Connecticut, soliciting civil engineering design and construction administration services for the Berlin Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Project (State Project No. 007-267). The project encompasses sidewalk installation and connectivity improvements on four streets in the vicinity of Willard and Hubbard Elementary Schools: Main Street in East Berlin (1,201 linear feet), Berlin Street in East Berlin (305 linear feet), Alling Street (1,738 linear feet), and Heather Lane in Kensington (334 linear feet). The selected consulting engineering firm will be responsible for preparing contract plans and documents, and may be required to assist with permitting, environmental documentation preparation, and construction inspection services. The project is designed to enhance pedestrian safety and convenience for school residents. The projected construction cost is estimated at $930,000, with the design fee to be negotiated on a Lump Sum basis.

The consulting engineering firm selected will be evaluated based on design and technical competence, capacity and capability to perform the work within the allocated timeframe, past record of performance, and knowledge of Federal, State, and Municipal procedures, with these factors weighted in descending order of importance. The project is funded through the Federal Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Responding firms must be of adequate size and sufficiently staffed to execute the full scope of services described in the solicitation.