CITY OF FAIRHOPE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the City of Fairhope of Baldwin County, Alabama, in the City of Fairhope’s City Services and Public Utilities Building located at, 555 South Section St. Fairhope, Alabama, until 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 12, 2026, and then publicly opened thereafter, for furnishing all labor and materials, and performing all work required by the City of Fairhope and described as follows:
RFQ No. PS26-015
Professional Landscape Architectural and A&E Services
Flying Creek Nature Preserve
Phase II (GOMESA Funded Project No. 2026-PWD 100) and
Phase III (South Tract Offroad Bicycling
Project No. 2026-PWD 110)
GOMESA Grant No. G-CFNPII/24/CF
The City of Fairhope is accepting proposals from qualified firms to provide professional landscape architectural and engineering & architectural design services for the next two construction phases of Flying Creek Nature Preserve. Phase II is a Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Grant Funded Capital Improvement Project within the City parkland already developed in Phase I and is based on the continuation of the approved Project Masterplan for this northern tract. The City of Fairhope is the Grant Recipient and will be responsible for grant and project administration. Phase III is the design for active elements with an emphasis on offroad bicycling on the yet to be developed 33-acre southern tract (the triangle-shaped property). The selected design firm will work from a previously prepared and approved masterplan for this tract. These project phases will entail the design, letting, project management, and construction oversight of expanded and new recreational and outdoor educational facilities within the developing 104 acres known as “Flying Creek Nature Preserve” at the north gateway to the City.
Request for Qualifications documents will be posted on the City of Fairhope Website: www.FairhopeAL.gov or a copy may be obtained by e-mailing: Purchasing@FairhopeAL.gov. Specifications are on file and may be seen in the Purchasing Department of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, 555 S. Section Street. Prior to opening, Bid packages may be picked up at that location during normal operation, between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm local time.
Questions or comments pertaining to this bid must be presented in writing, sent as e-mail to the attention of the Purchasing Manager, Erin Wolfe, 555 South Section St., Fairhope, AL 36532, e-mail: Purchasing@FairhopeAL.gov, by Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. or will be forever waived.
The City of Fairhope is an Equal Opportunity Employer and requires that all BIDDERS comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity laws and the provisions of the CONTRACT Documents in this regard. The CITY also encourages and supports the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises on this and all public bids.