As of October 23, 2023, an engineer has been selected for the project. Bidding is estimated to take place in February/March of 2024 and construction is estimated for April of 2024. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: The City of Shaker Heights is seeking proposals from a team of qualified professional engineers and landscape architects to engineer detailed design plans, construction drawings, bid documents, and environmental documents, if needed, for the Lower Lake Multipurpose Trail, a new 10' wide asphalt, multi-purpose trail approximately .44 miles in length, located between Lower Lake and South Park Boulevard in Shaker Heights. The Lower Lake Multipurpose Trail will provide a paved, safe means of accessible, non-motorized transportation and recreational trails along South Park Boulevard and south of Lower Lake, while filling the gap in the cycling and pedestrian network for those who require or prefer an off-road trail by connecting the eastern and western portions of the Shaker parklands. All teams must include a licensed civil engineer and a registered landscape architect. The anticipated construction budget is $327,975, primarily from Ohio Department of Natural Resources funds, and will be used for construction in 2024. The attached maps illustrate the likely trail location in the City of Shaker Heights. August 15, 5 PM Questions and Answers posted August 28 & 29 Consultant interviews via Zoom September 2023 Consultant contract award October 2023 Consultant kick-off meeting March 2024 Submission of final plan and deliverables The budget for the design scope of work is up to $39,000. The selected consultant shall be responsible for all elements of the Scope of Work until successful completion and final acceptance by the City. The scope of work for the Lower Lake Multipurpose Trail will include, at a minimum, the items listed below. Throughout the design phase, the consultant shall work closely with staff from the Planning, Recreation and Public Works Departments to identify the appropriate locations for trail amenities and the exact trail layout. Coordination may be needed in conjunction with the redesign of the Lower Lake Dam. The exact number and nature of check-in meetings will be determined as the project proceeds. If you are looking for possible firms to partner with on this project, please email Anna Mates, Planner at anna.mates@shakeronline.com for a copy of the RFP distribution list. Please direct all questions regarding this RFP to Anna Mates, Planner, at (216) 491-1433 or anna.mates@shakeronline.com by 5 p.m. on August 14, 2023. By submitting this proposal, the respondent certifies conformance to applicable federal acts, regulations, executive orders, and Ohio statutes and administrative rules concerning affirmative action toward equal employment opportunities. All information, records, and reports that the respondent is required to maintain for this purpose by federal or state agencies having responsibility for the enforcement of such laws shall be supplied to the District upon request. The City of Shaker Heights is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits, in accordance with the law, discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, military status, national origin, disability, age, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. Minority Business Enterprises, Female Businesses and Small Business Enterprises shall be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals. The Vendor awarded a contract pursuant to this RFP shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, military status, national origin, disability, age, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. Vendor's employees must be treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, military status, national origin, disability, age, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. As used herein, "treated" means and includes without limitation the following: recruited, whether by advertising or other means; compensated, whether in the form of rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selected for training, including apprenticeship, promoted, upgraded, demoted, downgraded, transferred, laid off and terminated. The Vendor shall, during the term of the contract with the City, post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by its hiring representatives setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause and that contractor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.