A. General: 1. The scope of work will include producing a design, ready to advertise and construct complete, 100% Plans, Specifications, and Construction Cost Estimate to improve the existing public space on the north side of First Avenue from the Cushman Street Bridge to Golden Heart Plaza in the core area of the City of Fairbanks’ downtown. The Design should produce a Project with a Construction Cost of approximately $150,000.00. 2. The work shall include assistance during the bidding, to include but not limited to, bidders questions, addendums, and submittal review. The Consultant will be required to provide all materials and personnel necessary to complete the required work and to pursue the project vigorously with relative independence within the limitations of the contract and the law. B. Using accepted landscape design practices, the Consultant will provide a design to include, but not limited to following: 1. The new public space will be designed to encourage beneficial use and discourage misuse/vandalism. The space will be designed to be maintainable on a year-round basis. The final design will take full advantage of the riverfront location by highlighting the importance of the Chena River to the City of Fairbanks, its residents and visitors. An enhanced view of the river shall be a focal point of the design. 2. Interpretive displays and signage will be created to enhance visitor experience and provide historical context of Fairbanks. These will be part of the final design and ideas include but are not limited to the furthest upriver point on the Chena River that was historically navigable by steam-driven riverboats, staging area for materials to build the Alaska Pipeline, the movement of Immaculate Conception Church from the south to the north side of the river, photographic displays of old and new recreation activities on the Chena River, fish species of the Chena River, the lining of the river outfalls with sidewalks from the 1960’s urban renewal projects, Chena River water quality conservation, Chena River historic flood of Fairbanks, and the Chena River Flood Control Project that now protects Fairbanks.
