The City of Worcester, through its Planning & Regulatory Services Division (DPRS), is seeking a qualified consultant to provide engineering services for the design phase of a project to construct an accessible bridge over Broad Meadow Brook and make improvements to Sprague Trail to make it accessible up to the bridge. The primary project deliverable will be a set of 100% design construction drawings including both civil site plans and structural design plans for the bridge (including footings and any related boardwalk/structures needed to make the trail assessable leading up to the bridge). DPRS will subsequently use the plans developed through this process for permitting and separately bid the construction of the bridge and related trail improvements. The bridge and trail leading up to the bridge must be designed to (1) meet FSTAG accessibility standards and (2) span the regulatory floodway of the brook to avoid the need for a no-rise cert from FEMA. The design must minimize impacts to adjacent wetland resource areas and comply with all federal, state, and local wetlands protection laws and regulations (including but not limited to MGL 131, C. 40; 310 CMR 10; 44 CFR Parts 59, 60, 65, & 70; W.R.O. Part 1, c. 6 etc.).
