Site work and paving for a road / highway in Middlebury, Vermont. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The Town of Ripton and the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) seek consulting services to identify, prioritize, and budget for any upgrades required for the Class 4 section of the road to make it suitable for emergency and future use. The study will make recommendations about the road location within the right-of-way, the relation to utility line rights-of-way, and a termination point in Middlebury. Old Town Road has been identified as a possible route through Ripton in the event of a catastrophic washout of Route 125. The east end (0.10 miles) is a Class 3 road with a bridge. Heading west for 1.61 miles from the end of the Class 3 designation, it is Class 4, as is the entirety of the Middlebury portion. Less than half of the Class 4 portion in Ripton is currently passable, and in its current condition it can not serve as a route for emergency vehicles. The Town of Ripton and the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) seek consulting services to identify, prioritize, and budget for any upgrades required for the Class 4 section of the road to make it suitable for emergency and future use. The study will make recommendations about the road location within the right-of-way, the relation to utility line rights-of-way, and a termination point in Middlebury. As part of this analysis the consultant will provide the Town of Ripton: - An evaluation of steps and projects needed to make Old Town Road suitable as an emergency access route in the event of floods damaging the principle access along Route 125; and - A cost estimate for each of the recommended projects The Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) reserves the right to seek clarification of any proposal submitted and to select the proposal considered to best promote the public interest. All proposals become the property of the ACRPC upon submission. The cost of preparing, submitting and presenting a proposal is the sole expense of the consultant. The ACRPC reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received as a result of this solicitation, to negotiate with any qualified sources, to waive any formality and any technicalities or to cancel the RFP in part or in its entirety if it is in the best interest of ACRPC. This solicitation or proposals in no way obligates ACRPC to award a contract The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.