Alamance County #27-Q003

Haw River State Trail Land and Paddle Corridor Master Plan Study

Alamance County is seeking a qualified consultant to plan a connected land- and paddle-trail corridor along the Haw River. - Buyer: Alamance County Recreation and Parks Department, Alamance County Government; procurement office: Alamance County Purchasing Department. - Project partner: Friends of the Haw River State Trail; identified as a partner, not a vendor. - OEM/software provider: ESRI is referenced for ArcGIS Pro compatibility and as an example platform for an online StoryMap. No consulting vendors or other OEMs are named. - Requested service: One Haw River State Trail Master Plan Corridor Study covering Rockingham, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties. - Facilitate partner meetings, public engagement, and a final presentation; assess existing trails, paddle access, hazards, amenities, land, environmental and cultural resources, river conditions, and relevant plans and regulations. - Provide GIS mapping and data compatible with ESRI ArcGIS Pro and commonly used GIS platforms; analyze needs, opportunities, and feasibility; develop concepts, priorities, and phased implementation recommendations. - Include preliminary cost ranges, potential funding sources, permitting and land-acquisition guidance, and recommendations for coordination, governance, maintenance, branding, marketing, and stewardship. - Analyze recreation-related economic activity and potential visitation, spending, jobs, business opportunities, and return on investment. - Deliverables: Actionable implementation plan; final report in printable PDF and editable formats; GIS datasets and mapping files; presentation materials; and an online interactive report, such as an ESRI StoryMap or equivalent. - Notable requirements: The consultant should demonstrate relevant trail and river-corridor planning, master planning, community engagement, local-government, and geospatial-analysis experience. The stated contract ceiling is $150,000, supported by a Great Trails State Program grant. - Line items: No physical products are requested; the study is listed as one professional-services line item.

Description

Alamance County and the Friends of the Haw River State Trail seek qualifications from consulting firms to develop a master plan corridor study for paddle and land trails along the Haw River across Rockingham, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties. Work includes facilitating partner and public meetings; assessing current trail, river, environmental, and infrastructure conditions; developing mapped opportunities, priorities, implementation strategies, and cost ranges; and analyzing potential economic impacts. Deliverables include a final PDF report, editable files, GIS datasets and maps, presentation materials, and an online interactive product such as an ESRI StoryMap. Responses are due November 24, 2026, at 4:00 PM, and the stated contract amount is up to $150,000.

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