Ohiopyle Joint Master Plan and Implementation Strategy
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council has issued a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals for consultants interested in developing the Ohiopyle Joint Master Plan and Implementation Strategy for both Ohiopyle Borough and Ohiopyle State Park.
Items Posted for consideration:
Ohiopyle Spreadsheet of consultants
Ohiopyle Trail Towns Checklist
The project is unique in that the state has never done a joint plan with a municipality. The joint effort is justified because this tiny borough of 76 residents is completely surrounded by a 19,000-acre park that attracts 1.5 million visits per year; the borough struggles to deal with the heavy visitation and the park relies heavily on the borough for infrastructure and services.
Key components of the project will range from a streetscape plan and safety considerations along State Route 381 to a sustainability and renewable energy strategy for the borough and park. Design guidelines for structures, stormwater and wastewater management, parking and other issues also will be addressed in the action-oriented implementation stategy.
The joint project builds on a three-day planning and visioning project that PEC led last year in Ohiopyle, and is an outgrowth of the Laurel Highlands Initiative in which PEC is a lead partner.
To make Ohiopyle Borough and Ohiopyle State Park a model of sustainability.
Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals was drafted, approved by the state Department of Conservation & Natural Resources in the summer and fall of 2008.
The RFQ/RFP was released on Sept. 23, 2008.
A pre-proposal conference with a "walk around" to see project components will be held for bidders at 1 p.m. October 20.
Proposals are due November 14.
Interviews with finalists will be scheduled in early December.