2026 North Rainbird Trail Improvements

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is seeking the services of a qualified company or individual to construct a trail stairway on the north entrance of Rainbird Trail at UAS Ketchikan Campus, per engineered drawings from R&M. The Stair Construction will include some trail maintenance leading up to and exiting the new stair to create a defined path through the area. This improvement would involve: Clearing debris at the sites, Transporting materials to the site. Construction of the stair and rail. Adding D-1 to level landing and reroute the trail at a price value per lineal footage to be achieved before and after the stair to eliminate existing inadequate trail conditions. Restrain the compact gravel with log edging installed on one or both sides of the trail with reinforcement steel lagged into the ground. Assume log edging may be sourced on land immediately adjacent to the trail, either through salvaging already fallen timber, or with the assent of relevant property owner. Work will be conducted in the City of Ketchikan on a public access trail. Site security and public safety are of the utmost importance. It is the responsibility of the contractor to secure all tools and materials to minimize tampering by the public. Ketchikan Gateway Borough bares no responsibility for the loss of tools or materials, and any such loss of Borough-supplied materials will be the responsibility of the Contractor to replace at their own expense. It is the responsibility of the contractor to prevent public access to the work area during any period in which the job site is rendered inaccessible due to the work. The Cost Proposal will include price of new stair construction, complete and in place, tree and rock removal/cutting (clearing location), fill compacted, in place, and transportation of materials. This project may afford an opportunity to engage community volunteers to expedite completion of the project, but this has not been organized by the Borough as of this date. Respondents bearing existing volunteer organizations to assist with construction will be reflected in the scoring Proposals shall identify and provide credits for variance to any terms set forth above that will provide for a greater quantity of work to be performed.