Professional engineering services are being requested to provide investigation, design, permitting, and construction administration for continued improvements at various locations along the Little Miami Scenic Trail, including, but not limited to, bridges, trail slips, resurfacing, and drainage improvements. The Little Miami State Park, operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Parks and Watercraft, was established in 1979. Within the park is the Little Miami Scenic Trail; a 50-mile-long paved multi-use trail that averages 1.5 million uses per year. Formerly a railroad, the trail is noted as the longest single trail in the Miami Valley Trails network. It parallels the scenic Little Miami River and connects numerous communities through Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, and Green Counties. ODNR intends to complete the following improvements along the Little Miami Scenic Trail: resurfacing, bridge rehab, bridge replacement, culvert and/or drainage improvements. Scope of work to be focused across the following three areas. • Camp Dennison Bridge • Shawnee Run Bridge • General stream crossings (small bridges and culverts), asphalt resurfacing, bank stabilization and other improvements as determined. ODNR anticipates this project to be completed in phases. Design firms will develop, in coordination with the owner, a phased plan to complete the construction components. This project incorporates funding by the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). All consultants and contractors will be responsible for assisting ODNR with reporting requirements. All regulatory and environmental regulations and permitting will be the responsibility of the A/E selected for this project. Archaeological assessments may be required depending on property type and location. While ODNR anticipates services from the selected Consultant throughout the Little Miami Scenic Trail. For the purposes of scoring proximity to project site, the Wildlife District 5 Office located at 1076 Old Springfield Pike Xenia, Ohio 45385 will be considered the project site.
