09122025 - Lower Boardman/Ottaway Downtown River Data Gathering & Site Assessment

The Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA), in cooperation with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottaway and Chippewa Indians (GTB), is requesting proposals from qualified firms to: (1) gather data and conduct site assessments for the 1.6 miles of the Lower Boardman/Ottaway River that traverses Downtown; (2) develop conceptual plans that help stabilize the riverbank and near shoreline, improve instream habitat diversity, integrate native species plantings and other green infrastructure elements that reflect the indigenous knowledge, community input and climate vulnerabilities and; (3) develop final engineering and site plans for a subset of the project elements of the conceptual design for potential permitting and construction.