Trail Feasibility Study Services

The government authority in Philadelphia, PA, requires a vendor to provide trail feasibility study services to identify a feasible, constructible, and implementable trail connection. The required scope includes reviewing prior planning, engineering efforts, available mapping, survey information, and aerial photography. Additionally, the buyer requires an inventory of transportation facilities, roadway geometry, traffic operations, utilities, drainage infrastructure, structures, topography, environmental resources, major employers, and adjacent land uses. The vendor must identify constraints, opportunities, and feasible crossing locations, while developing conceptual Type, Size, and Location alternatives. The scope also mandates evaluating bridges, elevated structures, tunnels, retaining walls, and other solutions, alongside assessing impacts to roadway operations, transportation infrastructure, utilities, stormwater infrastructure, and adjacent properties. Furthermore, the vendor must conduct a preliminary environmental screening and identify permitting requirements. Eligibility is restricted to onshore USA organizations, and the work will be performed offsite. The buyer is looking for proposals regarding the budget. Vendors must submit all questions no later than August 28, 2026.