This session discusses how, what, where, when, and why to put your trail projects out to bid.
by Tony Boone, COO, Timberline TrailCraft, Zachi Anderson
As the recreational trail industry continues to evolve, land managers, land owners, and developers are realizing the advantages of protecting cultural and natural resources through proper trail planning and management. This session discusses how, what, where, when, and why to put your trail projects out to bid. It covers the different steps and information you may need for the bidding process as well as reviews opportunities for optimizing your trail funding through a fair and competitive bidding process. This session also discusses the PTBA online bidding system.
Tony Boone is a pioneer in the evolution and art of planning and creating sustainable trails for mountain bikers, hikers, runners, and equestrians, having completed over 400 successful trail projects encompassing fifteen U.S. states and nine countries. His accomplishments include the first official mountain bike patrol in Colorado in 1989, training eight International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Trail Care Crews (1997-2011), inspiring and conducting mechanized trail dozer training for IMBA Trail Solutions (2001), and contributing to three IMBA books: Trail Solutions: IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack, Managing Mountain Bikes: IMBA’s Guide to Providing Great Riding, and Bike Parks: IMBA’s Guide to New School Trails. During his career, Tony has taught over 3,000 students worldwide the art of sustainable trail design, construction, and management.
Currently, Tony is the owner of Tony Boone Trails and the Business Development Specialist for Timberline Trailcraft. Tony holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Animal Science, and a Master of Education focused in Outdoor Adventure Recreation.
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Zachi Anderson has been a builder for many years and a lover of trails. Besides building a variety of surface and design types, he is a mason and woodworker and introduces character features like stone arched bridges to his projects when possible.
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