Engineering Services for ADA Sidewalks (HUD Supported)

Putnam County is requesting Statements of Qualification from engineering firms to provide design, right-of-way, environmental review, and construction administration services for three ADA sidewalk projects funded through a HUD Office of Community Planning and Development Federal Grant, with SOQs due August 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Section 3 businesses are encouraged to submit and will receive preference during evaluation.

The three projects are a sidewalk along Route 312 and Farm to Market Road near Henry H. Wells Middle School in Brewster (approximately 800 feet on Route 312 and 1,260 feet on Farm to Market Road, with crosswalk redesign and drainage improvements); a five-foot sidewalk on Baldwin Place Road in Mahopac between Drago Lane and Gleneida Court near Mahopac Middle School (with high visibility crosswalks, ADA ramps, and drainage); and a five-foot sidewalk on Secor Road in Mahopac Hills between addresses 23 and 55 Secor Road, approximately 875 feet long (with parking entrance formalization, high visibility crosswalks, and ADA ramps). The selected design firm shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including 2 CFR Part 200, HUD grant requirements, Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, and NYSDOT Design Standards. Design services are expected to commence in Fall 2026, with construction anticipated to begin in Spring 2028.

This is a qualifications-only RFQ (RFQ-01-2026); no costs are to be included in responses. The County will rank responding firms and select the most qualified firm for contract negotiations to establish scope, cost, and schedule. The top-ranked firm may be required to give an oral presentation to the evaluation committee. If negotiations with the top-ranked firm fail, the County may proceed with the second or third-ranked firm. Questions must be submitted by Wednesday, August 5, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. to Alexis Hawley at the Putnam County Purchasing Department. The contract will include standard HUD Model Form of Agreement terms (HUD-51915) covering basic services phases from schematic design through post-completion warranty.