Construction Projects & Bids

Purposed Challenge Course Design and Installation for the Education Center & 4-H Park

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County is soliciting sealed bids to design and install a challenge course in a mostly hard wooded area at its Education Center & 4-H Park located at 300 Finchville Turnpike Otisville NY. This request is released on January 8, 2026 and sealed bids are due at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 23, 2026 to Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County office located at 18 Seward Ave, Suite 300 Middletown, NY 10940 to the attention of Lucy Joyce. Prevailing wage is not required.

Questions submitted in writing to ltj1@cornell.edu by January 16 will be responded to all interested parties via email. A walk though may be requested. A property site plan map and camping area are included as Attachments A and B. The course will consist of the following elements:

High Challenge Course using Australian Belays:

• 60’ tall structure with four elements and platform/fence
• Six poles including:
  • climbing wall
  • flying squirrels
  • two parallel zip lines
  • giant’s ladder
  • Vertical playpen with 2 climbers if space allows

Low Challenge Course:

• Giants finger
• Whales watch

The following low elements are to be included in the overall Challenge Course design and installed by our own staff:

• Islands
• Wild woozy
• Mohawk walk
• trolleys
• Spider web
• Nitro or lava crossing
• Team triangle – at least one, possibly two

A non-collusion statement must be provided with Bid proposal.

The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any and all Bids.

Contracts for work under this project will obligate the successful bidder and his subcontractors to observe all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL BID ATTACHED (PDF)

Last updated January 8, 2026