# Keene Publicpurchase #02-27-04

Engineering and design services for Keene’s Transportation Heritage Trail Phase 2

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 19, 2026
**Identifier:** 02-27-04
**NAICS:** 541330

The City of Keene is seeking engineering and design consultants for the Transportation Heritage Trail Phase 2 project in Keene, New Hampshire.
- **Buyer:** City of Keene, New Hampshire; no specific department or office is identified.
- **Consultant qualifications:** The City seeks statements of qualifications from engineering consultants preapproved by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT).
- **Services requested:** Engineering studies, preliminary engineering, preliminary and final design, permitting, right-of-way easement acquisitions, and bid assistance.
- **Project scope:** Upgrade about 1,500 feet of trail along the Cheshire Railroad corridor from Route 101 to Joslin Station Road, including drainage, clearing, grading, and paved surfacing.
  - Relocate the Robert J. Prowse Memorial Bridge over NH Route 101; remove its existing stone abutment, build cast-in-place abutments and coffered wing walls, reuse existing bridge components, and provide a new concrete deck, grading, and railings.
  - Rehabilitate the existing stone arch bridge with ornamental railings, a timber post fence, and an upgraded walking surface.
  - Relocate the Baily Bridge over Swanzey Factory Road, reusing existing bridge components and adding cast-in-place abutments and wing walls, a new concrete deck, grading, a gravel parking area, and a paved trail ramp.
  - Develop a trailhead at Joslin Station Road, including an at-grade crossing, drainage, clearing and grubbing, grading, and paved surfacing.
- **Funding and requirements:** The project is partially funded by NHDOT through federal Transportation Alternatives Program and Congressionally Directed Spending funds. Work must comply with NHDOT's Local Public Agency Manual for the Development of Projects.
- **OEMs and named vendors:** No commercial OEMs, vendors, or product manufacturers are identified; no proprietary products, part numbers, or product quantities are specified.

### Description

The City of Keene is seeking statements of qualifications from NHDOT pre-approved engineering consultants for the Transportation Heritage Trail – Phase 2 Project. The work includes engineering studies, preliminary and final design, permitting, easement acquisitions, and bid assistance. Project elements include trail upgrades, relocation and rehabilitation of bridges, and development of a trailhead at Joslin Station Road. The project is partially funded by NHDOT through federal Transportation Alternatives Program and Congressionally Directed Spending funds, and must comply with NHDOT’s Local Public Agency Manual.

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