23-021 - Black Creek Preserve: Expanded Access Improvements

The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. (Scenic Hudson) is seeking bids from qualified contractors for general construction of site improvements and a 20’x20’ timber frame pavilion for the Black Creek Preserve Access Expansion project at Scenic Hudson’s Black Creek Preserve located at Winding Brook Road in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York. A portion of this project is being funded by a New York State Environmental Protection Fund grant (Project #199329) awarded to Scenic Hudson for implementing the ‘John Burroughs Black Creek Trail’ (JBBCT).
Bid manual, site plan drawings, pavilion design intent drawings and associated contract specifications will be available on bidnetdirect.com or upon contacting Heather Blaikie, Senior Park Planner by email: hblaikie@scenichudson.org
To learn more about Black Creek, visit http://www.scenichudson.org/explore-the-valley/scenic-hudson-parks/black-creek-preserve/
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Scenic Hudson’s 130-acre Black Creek Preserve (BCP) is situated at the mouth of Black Creek and the Hudson River. Located off Route 9W, the existing trailhead and 1.86 miles of hiking have been open for public recreation since 1990. Scenic Hudson is expanding the parking area and improving a 12-acre riverfront portion of the property for public recreation to include the timber frame pavilion and trail development. This pavilion will provide a sheltered picnicking space and serve as a small group gathering area that will enhance a new ADA-compliant experience at the Preserve.
The full scope of work is detailed in the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents and in the design intent drawings. Briefly, the services and construction requested of this bid offering shall include:

• General project coordination, building permit, DOT work permit, and NYS grant compliance;
• Ground clearing, erosion and sediment control, site protections:
• Preserve entry modification, expansion of the gravel parking area with ADA compliant spaces, trailhead re-development;
• Timber frame pavilion design, footing, fabrication, and roofing to be completed by a qualified timber frame subcontractor with structural engineer as a Contractor delegated design item (list of timber frame companies available upon request);
• Riverfront amenities including access modification, a new stonedust path, toilet enclosure and landscaping;
• Fabrication and installation of wayfinding signage structures (sign panels to be provided), relocation of existing signage structures.