Skill Definition

Provide management of trail-related contracts as well as oversight of contractor activities, deliverables, deadlines, and payments

Entry Level Performance

  • Demonstrate understanding of the elements of trail-related contracts including the scope of work, line item budget, and timeline

Full Performance Level

  • Implement the plan to monitor project progress including quality and quantity of work product per the contracted scope

Expert Level Performance

  • Develop the contract solicitation documents and process, conveying the project scope, trail specifications, implementation schedule, cost proposals, evaluation criteria, and other required contract elements (agency/organization specific)
  • Evaluate the submitted documentation using the criteria to select and contract with the selected contractor
  • Create and implement a plan to monitor progress in the field, invoices and payments, and reports per the contracted scope and timeline.

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Sustainable Trails Development
Sustainable Trails Development

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Advancing Trails Webinar Series

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Federal Highway Administration USDA Forest Service National Park Service Bureau of Land Management
American Trails Professional TrailBuilders Association Partnership for the National Trails System Northern Vermont University Northwest Arkansas Community College Eppley Institute Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals Washington Trails Association