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Project Title: Request for Proposal: Climbing Association of Southern Arizona (CASA) Recreational Trails Program (RTP) 2019/2020 Project Management
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Project Description: The contractor will provide on site and field management of CASA’s 2019-2020 Recreation
Trails Program Grant (RTP). The scope of this grant is to maintain 19.6 miles of trails located in
the Santa Catalina Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, Arizona. This work will be
accomplished by hiring Arizona Conservation Corps crews and by developing a robust volunteer
training and coordination plan. All work shall be completed by end of calendar year 2020.
Project Overview
The contractor will provide on site and field management of CASA’s 2019-2020 Recreation
Trails Program Grant (RTP). The scope of this grant is to maintain 19.6 miles of trails located in
the Santa Catalina Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, Arizona. This work will be
accomplished by hiring Arizona Conservation Corps crews and by developing a robust volunteer
training and coordination plan. All work shall be completed by end of calendar year 2020.
Execution of this project will include:
● Surveying all 19.6 miles of trail to determine and prioritizing what areas will receive
maintenance
● Scheduling and coordinating Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) crews to perform 13
weeks of maintenance work on aforementioned trails
● Planning and coordinating all work with the Santa Catalina Ranger District office of the
National Forest Service, to include mandatory field visits to all trails with Forest Service
staff before work commences
● Supervising Arizona Conservation Corps Crews while on project
● Securing before-and-after photos and documenting all completed work
● Ordering, transporting, and coordinating the installation of 20 Carsonite signs
● Planning and coordinating two separate CASA Adopt a Crag volunteer events
● Designing promotional material and online registration for events
● Coordinating and training sufficient crew leaders for supervision of 35-50 volunteers
(minimum number of expected volunteers per event)
● Ensuring safety and documentation of events
● Attending quarterly CASA Directors’ meetings and providing updates on project progress
● Completing all necessary RTP documentation for Arizona State Parks
● Continuing development of CASA’s volunteer training program that will teach trail users
to perform basic trail maintenance
● Promoting and advertising of developed training program to climbers, hikers, mountain
bikers, and other user groups
● Offering 6 individual training workshops of varying levels of expertise
● Coordinating and deploying these trained volunteers to perform maintenance work as
needed by the Santa Catalina Ranger District
● Updating and printing training manual for workshops
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Company/Organization/Agency Submitting Contract: Climbing Association of Southern Arizona
Primary Contact for Contract Information: Geir Hundal
Email Address: geir@theclimbershome.org
Closest City to Project: Tucson
State/Province/Region: Arizona
Country: United States
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Application Deadline: 3/4/2019
Additional Project Bid Information:
The Climbing Association of Southern Arizona (CASA) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit
organization that advocates for local climbers through stewardship, education and partnership
with land managers.
Operating out of Tucson, CASA was founded in January 2015 as a home for climbers. Through
participation in programs and events, climbers can learn new skills, connect with others, and
engage in projects that benefit their local climbing community and that give back to the Southern
Arizona community at large.
Since 2015, CASA has been on the forefront of a new national precedent for user groups by
adopting Windy Point on Mt. Lemmon as a focus of stewardship efforts. This project is part of a
larger stewardship program that, through Adopt a Crags and Youth Stewardship Days, offers
volunteers opportunities to care for public lands. Since its inception, CASA has initiated a
groundbreaking anchor replacement program, innovated anchor replacement tools that are
recognized and distributed nationally, and supported the protection of climbing resources.
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