NH Seacoast Greenway Rail to Trail

The City of Portsmouth is seeking an experienced and qualified firm or team of firms to respond to NH Seacoast Greenway Rail to Trail. Proposals are to be submitted via the City's e-Procurement Portal via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofportsmouth. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

The project is intended to create two trailhead facilities located on city-owned land that will connect users to the New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway; one located along Borthwick Avenue and another on Banfield Road that will include paved parking areas for trail users, concrete pads and enclosures for portable restrooms, bicycle racks, trailhead kiosks and wayfinding signage, landscaping and a seating area.

The City of Portsmouth has received funding for this project through the New Hampshire Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant program. As a condition of this award, the project shall comply with all applicable HUD grant requirements, policies, and guidelines. All work performed under this contract must meet HUD standards for procurement, reporting, documentation, labor compliance, and all other administrative and regulatory obligations associated with HUD‑funded projects

Project Details

• Reference ID: 28-26-RFP
• Department: DPW
• Department Head: Peter Rice (DPW Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-16T18:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-06-18T18:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Responsiveness to Submission Requirements (15 pts)
• Qualifications of firm and project team members (35 pts) —

  Particular attention will be given to the experience and demonstrated ability of the project manager to lead effective public meetings and proactively complete all project tasks.

• Previous Related Work (25 pts)
• Understanding of required project work and schedule (15 pts)
• Proposed fee (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• What is the contact information of the authorized representative? (required) —

  Please include the name, title, phone and email of the authorized representative submitting this proposal

• Please upload your Proposal here (WITHOUT COST) (required)
• Please upload your Cost Proposal here (required)
• Do you have any additional information you would like to upload with your proposal? (required) —

  Firms are encouraged to include one sample work product from a similar engagement

• Please upload any additional information here (required)
• Solicitation purpose? (required) —

  Format: The City of Portsmouth is seeking an experienced and qualified firm or team of firms to ___________.

  Example: implement procurement software

• Will this project utilize the Electronic Pricing Table or have Vendors upload pricing? (required) —

  Select electronic pricing table if you want to use the auto-tabulation feature. If pricing is unknown, select vendor to upload pricing

• Will the resulting contract have any options for extensions? (required) —

  Select yes if there are renewal options

• Funding Sources? (required) —

  Select Other to indicate any special funding sources in the solicitation

• Will a sample contract/form be provided with the RFP package? (required) —

  Select yes to show Sample Agreement in the attachments. Select no to show Contract Standard Terms and Conditions in the document.