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The Town of Bristol is seeking proposals from qualified professionals for design of accessible recreation on three town parks: Eagle Park, Sycamore Park, and Memorial Park. Though beautiful with access to local rivers, these town parks are underutilized by the public and are nearly impossible to access for people with varied mobility. The Town of Bristol seeks to improve these three parks to create accessible* recreation areas for all of our citizens while protecting the natural resources showcased by the parks. (*by "accessible" we mean navigable with a wheelchair, walker, stroller, or person walking with a cane.) The objectives of this initiative are to: 1. Assess the existing park conditions and terrain to determine feasibility for accessible recreation (parking, paths, picnicking). 2. Create conceptual plans for each park illustrating possible recreation options. 3. Develop detailed site design drawings and construction documents with construction estimates. 1. Evaluate current conditions of the three parks, including an assessment of parking, feasibility of accessible paths on park terrain, area for picnicking, and access to scenic viewing areas. 2. Meet with a steering committee with representatives of the Conservation Commission, Recreation Department, Bike/Ped Committee, Town staff and interested members of the public to understand goals and objectives as well as constraints and concerns. 3. Prepare one or more conceptual plans for each of the three parks indicating opportunities for accessible parking, paths, picnicking, and scenic viewing areas. 4. Review conceptual plan(s) with the steering committee. 5. Identify necessary permits 6. Convene public meeting in conjunction with a Selectboard meeting for additional community feedback to conceptual plans. 7. Develop preliminary design plans with detailed cost estimates for each of the three parks, including identification of necessary maintenance and associated costs. 8. Present preliminary plans and recommendations to Selectboard and the public. 9. Prepare detailed final site design drawings and construction documents, final report, and recommendations for next steps. Questions: Contact Town Administrator Valerie Capels at (802 453-2410 or townadmin@bristolvt.org. All proposals become the property of the Town upon submission. The cost of preparing, submitting, and presenting a proposal is at the sole expense and responsibility of the firm submitting the proposal. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received, to negotiate with any qualified source, to waive any formality and any technicalities, or to cancel this RFP in part or in its entirety if it is in the best interest of the Town. This solicitation of proposals in no way obligates the Town to award a contract. All submittals will receive consideration without regard to race, gender, color, religion, creed, age, or national origin. The Town also reserves the right to negotiate with the selected Contractor for additional services, such as final plan development, permitting assistance, development of construction documents, and construction administration. Proposals may be provided in either paper or electronic form. If by paper, please provide at least one reproducible, recyclable copy of the technical proposal and cost proposal. The cost proposal should be submitted in a separate envelope or electronic file from the technical proposal. Please clearly indicate the following information on the outside of each envelope or e-mail subject line and body: name and address of Consultant envelope or e-mail contents (e.g., Technical or Cost Proposal) project name: Accessible Recreation Design for Town Park.