RFP - Planning and Design Services Farmington River Rail Trail Extension

The Town of Canton, Connecticut is soliciting proposals from consultants to conduct planning and design work for extending the Farmington River Rail Trail (FRRT) east from the intersection of State Routes 44 and 177 to the Simsbury/Avon Town line. This procurement is a Request for Proposal (RFP) funded through the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program grant, with the primary objective of developing comprehensive planning and design services for the trail extension project. Interested consultants must submit two paper sets of proposal documents to Neil Pade, Town Planner, at the Canton CT Land Use Office located at 4 Market Street, P.O. Box 168, Collinsville, CT 06022-0168. The submission deadline is March 3, 2023, at 12:00 pm local time, with the entire solicitation period running from January 31, 2023, to March 4, 2023. While specific evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the documentation, the proposal must comply with Connecticut Recreational Trails Program requirements and demonstrate the consultant's capability to perform the necessary planning and design work for the trail extension.

The RFP is open to all vendors without specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are mentioned in the documentation. The required match for the project will be provided through in-kind services and is not part of the planning and design budget. Delivery terms are specified as Free On Board Destination with vendor-specified payment terms. The RFP includes several supporting documents: the main RFP document, Shops Rail Trail Extension plans, a 2021 location map, and a DEEP Scope of Work. Notably, no estimated total value or specific budget range is provided in the solicitation documents. The project will require the selected consultant to conduct all necessary planning and design work to extend the existing Farmington River Rail Trail, ensuring compliance with the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program grant requirements.