City of Asheville #298-FY27-PR-BID-RichmondHillRecovery

Richmond Hill Park trail, bridge, and recreation feature reconstruction

The City of Asheville is seeking construction services to restore Richmond Hill Park trails and related features damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. - Government buyer: City of Asheville, Parks & Recreation Department, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, product manufacturers, or vendors are named. - Base scope: Sustainably repair, design, and reconstruct damaged trails and mountain-bike skills features across the Blue, Purple, Red, Green, and Brown trail areas; restore the septic-field surface; repair or reconstruct bridges; stabilize stream banks; and repair Disc Golf area steps and landscaping. - Bridge work: Reconstruct five timber bike-pedestrian bridges at stream crossings. The bidder must engage a North Carolina-licensed bridge engineer for engineering design. - Alternates: Five prefabricated steel bridges with timber decking and required rails; two break-away bridges; and five lightweight Thru-Flow decking systems, or approved equivalents, with timber framing and required rails. - Other requirements: Replace vegetation important to Disc Golf safety, with landscape architecture services. The bidder must have sustainable trail design and construction experience and engage a landscape architect. Unit prices are requested for overages involving Black Locust timber, flat rock, boulders, and native trees, shrubs, and understory plants; quantities are not specified. - Funding and schedule: Federal relief funding is intended. Construction is estimated to take up to 150 days, with work to begin within 10 days after notice to proceed unless otherwise specified. The start date is pending.

Description

The City of Asheville is seeking informal construction bids to reconstruct Richmond Hill Recovery Trail and repair park trail and bike-skills features damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. The work includes sustainable trail repair, design, and construction, subcontracting with an engineer to design five stream crossings for reconstructed bike-pedestrian bridges, and engaging a landscape architect to replace lost vegetation important to disc golf safety. The project is intended to be funded in whole or in part with federal relief funds, and federal terms and conditions apply. Bids are due December 1, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.; the optional pre-bid meeting is November 18, 2026.

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