Description Revised and re-issued. 3,000, 5 wide pathway built to accessibility standards around the existing Bethel Athletic Fields. Question Deadline 08/11/2024 Chris Fors, Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) Project Manager, 802-299-9889, wcfors@gmail.com. All questions concerning this Request For Proposals (RFP) shall be forwarded to the contact person via email no later than five days prior to the due date listed above All work on the above listed project must be completed by November 1, 2025. The right to accept or reject any or all proposals in whole or in part. DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM SCOPE OF WORK: An approximately 3,000 foot long, 5 foot wide pathway built to accessibility standards, linking existing sports fields and parking areas at the Bethel Athletic Fields: This project will occur on school lands and private parcels owned by Dennis M. Wood and GW Nolato, Inc. Ten year trail use agreements have been secured from each landowner per state grant requirements. This project is located within the Town of Bethel Floodplain Overlay District and within the mapped Flood Hazard Area. A Town Zoning Permit with the following project conditions has been secured: 1. Nodisplacement of land subject to flooding will occur. All sod and organic soils removed from the pathway route will be removed from the flood hazard area. 2. The proposed pathway will be constructed entirely within the previously developed portion of the site. 3. The pathway will be level with the existing mowed grass surface and will not impede the inflow or retreat of floodwaters. 4. All sections of the pathway will be more than 35 feet from the existing riverbank, with the majority of the pathway being set back well in excess of the 35 minimum required streambank setback. 5. The section of the pathway closest to the riverbank in the original design has been removed and the new pathway design has been significantly rerouted away from the riverbank.