Sole Source Determination – Professional Engineering Services with OTAK, Inc. for Santa Fe Rail Trail Segment 7

This contract authorizes Santa Fe County to award a four‑year, sole‑source professional engineering services agreement to OTAK, Inc. for the design, permitting, construction‑document preparation, and construction‑phase oversight of Santa Fe Rail Trail Segment 7A, including a complex US‑285 highway crossing. The work builds on two decades of prior engineering involvement by the same firm, eliminating the need for a new competitive design effort. • Full‑service engineering scope: preliminary study, preliminary design, final 100 % design set, bid‑set documents, and construction‑phase oversight. • Required deliverables include detailed surveys, ROW legal descriptions, signage plans, environmental documentation, and NMDOT access‑permit coordination. • Contract term is four years (May 2025 – May 2029) with the possibility of up to three one‑year extensions, and the design set must be ready for bid by the end of 2026.