DITCH H TRAIL / SUGAR LAND TRAIL PHASE I

The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the Ditch H Trail/ Sugar land Trail Phase 1. The trail is generally located in central Sugar Land, adjacent to the Telfair District, running alongside the Ditch H Levee. This project consists of approximately 3.2 miles of 10-foot-wide multiuse trail, it generally extends from Imperial Park to Smart Financial Center. It crosses underneath Meadowcroft, HWY 6 and IH-69/59, with safety lighting hung underneath the overpasses. Ditch H/Sugar land Trail has 3 proposed pedestrian bridges, in which 2 of the bridges have pedestrian boardwalk structures. The project also includes approximately 11,050 SF of retaining wall with 2,950 LF of pedestrian railing. Trail includes one trailhead and multiple locations of wayfinding signage. The city would also like to explore options for installing glow stones, which will be seen in the bid item form under Alt 1, Alt 2, and Alt 3.

The City of Sugar Land is home to 111,026 (Source: US Census Bureau, 2020) residents who celebrate our rich history while helping push us forward to be a City of the future. Sugar Land has always been a trailblazing city, fearlessly forging new paths and surpassing expectations while delivering top-tier services to our residents, employees, and businesses. According to our last Citizen Satisfaction Survey, 95% of residents love calling Sugar Land home and 10% say that nothing would make their lives better than it already is. Sugar Land’s fast-growing population is one of the most highly educated and globally diverse in the region, attracting top talent from the University of Houston’s Sugar Land campus and the greater Houston area. In fact, nearly 60% of residents aged 25 and over have at least a bachelor’s degree and more than 500,000 college graduates lived within 30 minutes of Sugar Land. Sugar Land also boasts one of the most affluent and diverse populations in the State of Texas, with a median household income of $123,261 in 2020 and with an Asian population – including, among others, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani residents– representing over 38% of its residents. Located just 20 minutes from downtown Houston, many of Sugar Land’s attractions are within a short distance from each other, including a world-class baseball park, several museums, and the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, one of the nation’s top ranked entertainment venues. In addition to our world-class destination venues, our residents can enjoy 27 city parks and over 20 miles of hike and bike trails. Sugar Land is consistently voted one of the ‘best suburbs of Houston”, and we think it’s easy to see why.