Field design and construction management - Baileys Trail System (Ohio)

RFP link: https://www.orcaohio.com/requests

Proposals are due December 20, 2024 at 4:00pm via e-mail.

The Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia (ORCA) is accepting proposals for field design and construction management services for Phase 5 of Trail Construction at the Baileys Trail System in the Wayne National Forest. Proposals are due December 20, 2024 at 4:00pm via e-mail.

General Summary:

ORCA seeks professional services for oversight, field design, planning, and construction/development management for construction of Phase 5 of the Baileys Trail System’s professionally built mountain bike optimized trail system. The Baileys Trail System is designed to be the longest contiguous mountain bike-optimized trail system east of the Mississippi River! The Baileys Trail System is a stacked loop system, which will primarily be developed in the Wayne National Forest, and feature trailheads in three adjacent communities. While the trails will be optimized for mountain biking, they are also open to all forms of human powered use. Highlights of this trail system include:

● ~88 miles of contiguous trails for beginner to advanced riding levels

● Includes trails that meet High School Mountain Biking and adaptive cycling specifications

● Exemplification of an actively restored forest and classic Appalachian foothill vistas

● Direct connections to 3 Athens County Communities: Nelsonville, Buchtel, and Chauncey

● Bikeway connectivity to Cities of Athens and Nelsonville, Ohio University, and Hocking College via the 23+-mile long Hockhocking Adena Bikeway Currently, 58 of the Baileys Trail Systems planned 88- miles of trail have been completed (construction phases 1-4), and two of the planned three trailheads have been established.