Professional Services - Jennings Creek Greenway

The City of Bowling Green, Kentucky is requesting qualifications for professional services on the Jennings Creek Greenway project under RFQ 2027-03, with qualifications due September 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT, and questions due September 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT (both dates corrected by Addendum 1).

The scope encompasses professional services for greenway development; the project area map is provided as a planning reference. Six firms responded to the RFQ: Lose & Associates, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee); Qk4, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky); Gresham Smith (Nashville, Tennessee); GPD Group (Akron, Ohio); Strand Associates (Louisville, Kentucky); and HDR Engineering, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky). A tabulation of respondents was generated on September 18, 2026.

All professional consultants and service providers must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate; Automobile Liability with $1 million combined single limit; Workers' Compensation at statutory Kentucky limits with $1 million employers' liability; and Professional Liability Insurance with $1 million per occurrence and $2 million annual aggregate for engineers and architects. All policies must be issued by companies licensed in Kentucky with a Best Rating of A— or better, with the City of Bowling Green named as an additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis. Consultants must submit Certificates of Insurance to myCOI prior to commencing work and provide 15-day advance notice of policy cancellation, reduction, or non-renewal.

The project involves NEPA compliance; a Kentucky Non-State DOT Direct Recipient NEPA Checklist is included in the documentation. Consultants assume full indemnification responsibility for all claims, damages, and losses arising from performance or breach, including negligent acts, errors, or omissions, and must comply with all applicable Federal and State OSHA and EPA regulations.