The Green and Cool Somerville: Sustainable Sidewalks and Trees Project

The City of Somerville is seeking a multidisciplinary consulting team to develop a comprehensive planning, design, and pilot‑implementation package for expanding urban tree canopy and improving sidewalks in constrained right‑of‑way conditions. The effort includes data consolidation, community engagement, an assessment report with an urban‑tree‑planting toolkit, and the design of approximately 100 tree‑planting sites (≈ 2,000 ft of street) with associated streetscape improvements. The consultant must deliver a full suite of deliverables across eight phases, comply with ADA/MAAB standards, and provide stamped design documents. • Perform data review, site‑survey, and feasibility analysis for ~100 tree‑planting locations on five pilot streets. • Conduct community and stakeholder workshops (four public meetings) and produce an Assessment Report and “Toolkit” for internal City use. • Deliver 50 %, 90 %, and 100 % design sets plus construction‑bid documents for a $2.5 M pilot implementation, all stamped by a MA‑registered landscape architect. • Provide all required non‑price documentation (living‑wage form, non‑collusion certificates, etc.) and meet stringent City‑mandated review timelines (≤ 2 weeks per design stage).