The Santa Fe County Public Works Department awarded a $2,260,589 contract to Meridian Contracting, Inc. for the construction of a 1.78‑mile multi‑use rail‑trail segment (Segment 6) adjacent to the Santa Fe Southern Railway. The scope includes earthwork, drainage culverts, rock retaining walls, riprap, fencing, trailhead parking area, signage, and associated utilities, all to be built under NMDOT 2019 specifications, Buy‑America, and Davis‑Bacon requirements. The contractor must provide performance and payment bonds (100 % of contract value), maintain workers’ compensation and general liability insurance, and coordinate railroad flagging services. Work must commence within 14 calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed and be completed within 365 working days, with liquidated damages of $500 per working day for late completion.