Request for Information: Provide Conceptual ADA Accessible Options to Access the Homer Small Boat Harbor Float System

INFORMAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO
PROVIDE CONCEPTUAL ADA ACCESSIBLE OPTIONS TO ACCESS
THE HOMER SMALL BOAT HARBOR FLOAT SYSTEM
By the 
City of Homer, Alaska

Background:

The City of Homer Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Advisory Board is seeking rough cost estimates and design information on possible solutions for ADA Compliant Accessibility for All Ages and Abilities for the float system in the Homer Small Boat Harbor. The Homer Spit is a popular destination for visitors and residents. Our Small Boat Harbor at the end of the Spit is a working harbor as well as a starting point for visitors interested in taking trips to the communities of Halibut Cove and Seldovia, take fishing charters to Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay, or launching their personal vessel for a day of fishing or cruising the waters of Kachemak Bay.

The City of Homer’s small boat harbor’s access is compliant with Federal ADA regulations, but given the tidal cycles in our region, the ADA Advisory Board is seeking possible solutions for improved ADA access and safety into and out of the small boat harbor float systems using the ramps/gangways that become very steep during tidal fluctuations. This information will be used to draft a project summary with estimated costs to present to City Council for approval and inclusion in the City of Homer Capital Improvement Plan. This plan includes projects the City and community consider top priority, and assists the City in seeking grants and funding sources to have the projects completed

Submittal of any information is on a non-compensation basis; cost estimates and/or conceptual designs will not result in task orders or contracts for work.

Information Desired: Estimated Costs, Conceptual Designs, or Solutions:

The ADA Advisory Board is interested in information that may be relative to assisting patrons with using the existing ramps/gangways to access the float systems in the Homer Small Boat Harbor. Information may include conceptual drawings and estimated costs of an engineered solution.

Submission of RFI Response:

Please submit responses to this Request for Information to the Office of the City Clerk, City of Homer, 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska 99603 by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

An electronic copy of this RFI advertisement and Plan Holder Registration Form is available online at https://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/rfps. A paper copy can be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office.

Please direct questions in writing regarding this RFI to Renee Krause,  City Clerk/ADA Coordinator 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska, 99603. Email: clerk@ci.homer.ak.us  

CITY OF HOMER

Mark Robl, Acting City Manager