Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Windsor, Connecticut. Conceptual plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; and for paving for a playground / park / athletic field.

Riverfront Recapture is soliciting proposals from qualified teams experienced in waterfront park design to provide Master Planning, Landscape, Architectural Design, & Engineering Services for a new riverfront, park, regional trail extension, and a contemplated commercial development in Riverfront Recapture's parcel on the Hartford-Windsor, Connecticut line. Invitation/Overview Riverfront Recapture is soliciting proposals from qualified teams experienced in waterfront park design to provide Master Planning, Landscape, Architectural Design, & Engineering Services for a new riverfront park, regional trail extension, and a contemplated commercial development in Riverfront Recapture's parcel on the Hartford-Windsor, Connecticut line. Project/Property Background Riverfront Recapture has a development project covering 76 acres that will feature a new riverfront park, contemplated commercial development, and regional trail system extension in the north end of Hartford and south end of Windsor, Connecticut. The project area consists of 60 acres of land owned by Riverfront and 16 previously inaccessible acres of Windsor Meadows State Park, which Riverfront will manage via a stewardship agreement with the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP). The property is notable for barriers cutting the community off from the Connecticut River which runs along the entire eastern edge of the land. To the south, the property is bordered by Meadow Brook and Hartford's landfill, to the west by high-speed rail tracks and Interstate 91, and to the north by Decker's Brook. For more than a century, the land was used for farming; most of the property is an open field with remnants of the floodplain forest on its edges. Over the last 50 plus years, the previous owners mined and processed sand, silt, and clay for sale, used the land for commercial truck parking, and as a contractor laydown area for equipment related to railroad construction. Pesticides and construction fill such as concrete, asphalt, and building debris are present throughout the property and are environmental concerns. Project Address: 100 Meadow Road, Windsor, CT 06098. Exhibit A (attached) shows the approximate boundaries of the project area. The scope of the project will include, in order of priority: program development, with a focus on community & stakeholder input, park master planning, community engagement facilitation, conceptual planning & design, project phasing, preliminary design services cost estimating, funding plan, regulatory permitting. Riverfront Recapture's priorities in the selection process include: experience in designing innovative and engaging public spaces, a robust and inclusive community engagement process, experience in regulatory permitting especially related to building in a floodplain, an understanding of environmental restrictions, a background in brownfield site development, experience in sustainable building practice, demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion, a track record of successful park design projects attracting construction funding. Questions related to RFQ may be submitted in writing via Riverfront Recapture's website portal by April 21, 2023. Answers will be published on portal by April 25, 2023. For assistance, please contact Martha Conneely @ 860-713-3131 ext. 316 or mconneely@riverfront.org. Riverfront Recapture's Business Address: Riverfront Recapture, Inc, 50 Columbus Boulevard, First Floor Hartford, CT 06106 The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this time.