Questa to Red River Trail: Trail Design and Construction
The Enchanted Circle Trails Association, in coordination with project partners, is seeking budgetary cost estimates and preliminary recommendations from qualified trail design and construction firms for the Questa to Red River Trail.
This Request for Information is intended to help inform probable costs, design and construction options, contractor availability, mobilization, project phasing, and future procurement for this important regional trail connection.
The Questa to Red River Trail is an approved multi-use trail corridor connecting Eagle Rock Lake near Questa with the western edge of the Town of Red River along the New Mexico State Road 38 corridor. The project will provide an off-highway recreation and transportation connection between the two communities while improving access to Carson National Forest lands and connecting existing recreation areas, campgrounds, trailheads, and public lands.
This RFI focuses on approximately 11.9 miles of proposed trail, including approximately 10.6 miles of engineered soft-surface trail and 1.3 miles of primitive trail, along with trailheads, parking areas, bridge approaches, drainage features, signage, and related improvements.
Responses are requested from firms with experience in multi-use trails, natural-surface or aggregate trails, public agency or conservation projects, mountainous or riparian terrain, constrained access, phased construction, design-build delivery, and coordination with land management agencies.
This RFI is for planning and budgeting purposes only. It is not a formal solicitation or request for binding bids and does not obligate ECTA or any project partner to proceed with the work.
Responses are due: Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. MT
Submit responses to: jmanhoff@enchantedcircletrails.org
Questions may be submitted to: info@enchantedcircletrails.org
Please see the full RFI and attachments for details.
