Design and Engineering Services to Enhance Recreational Facilities at Hafner Park

The Town of Clarkson is requesting qualifications for design and engineering services to enhance recreational facilities at Hafner Park, with statements due August 7, 2026 at noon. The project is funded by a $660,375 Environmental Protection Fund Grant #259186 from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

The scope encompasses site analysis, design development, grant administration, and construction-phase assistance for improvements including two ADA-accessible public bathrooms, an open amphitheater, a Veterans Memorial, improved stormwater drainage, and a one-mile multi-use trail at 3645 Lake Road. Respondents must be licensed engineers, landscape architects, or professional design practitioners with demonstrated experience on similar community and park projects, public grants administration, and state and federal historic tax credits. Proof of professional liability, general liability, and workers' compensation insurance is required.

Although no mandatory MWBE participation goals are imposed on this grant-funded project, the successful firm must make a Good Faith Effort to utilize Minority and Women Owned Businesses and report on subcontractor and supplier participation.

Evaluation criteria weight firm experience and capacity at 60 points, project team qualifications at 20 points, and proposal quality and schedule feasibility at 20 points. Statements must be submitted in three hard copies and one electronic PDF version to Ursula Liotta, Town Supervisor. The Town Board will review qualifications by August 11, 2026, conduct interviews at its discretion, and notify the selected engineer by August 12, 2026. The Town reserves the right to modify, amend, or cancel the RFQ and to award or reject any or all proposals.