[Consultantservices] RFQ posted Monday, December 6, 2006 4:03 p.m.

[Grace Williams]

AICP has adopted the following policy:
The AICP Commission requests that entities soliciting planning
consultants follow a two-part RFQ/RFP selection procedure.
<http://www.planning.org/consultant/consult2.html
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to read a description of such a two-part process in PAS Report 443,
Selecting and Retaining a Planning Consultant: RFPs, RFQs, Contracts,
and Project Management, by Eric Damian Kelly, FAICP. To view more
excerpts from the report, <http://www.planning.org>
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Request for Qualifications - Consultant Services    

Comprehensive Plan Update
The City of Boise, Idaho 
Submittal Deadline: December 20, 2006

The Boise City Planning and Development Services Department is seeking a
team of professional consultants to lead Blueprint Boise, the update to
the City Comprehensive Plan and development code.  A full Request for
Qualifications can be accessed at
http://www.cityofboise.org/customer_and_support_services/purchasing/inde
x.aspx?id=zbidlog_open
<http://www.cityofboise.org/customer_and_support_services/purchasing/ind
ex.aspx?id=zbidlog_open> 

At a minimum, the consultant team must possess expertise in the
following areas:

*	Land use planning Experience in preparing comprehensive plans,
particularly for cities representative of Boise's population and growth
rate. 
*	Code writing Experience in preparing form-based codes and/or
unified development codes. 
*	Geographic information systems  Expertise in organizing and
displaying spatial data for land use, demographic, and other types of
analysis necessary for comprehensive planning. 
*	Public involvement Experience in organizing and conducting
public involvement that results in significant public engagement
throughout the planning process. 
*	Urban design  Expertise in planning the built environment such
that the end result will be a place with its own character or identity 

Boise City, with a population of 211,473, serves as the regional hub for
commerce, banking, and government for the state of Idaho.  The
incorporated city limits of Boise span 73 square miles, and an
additional 45 square miles are included in the area of city impact.
Recently, the City of Boise participated in a County-wide planning
initiative, Blueprint for Good Growth, to better coordinate land use and
transportation planning to ensure that growth is orderly and beneficial
for the community's continued prosperity and quality of life.  An
expansion of the area of city impact may be initiated during the
comprehensive plan update.  Also, the City of Boise has over 30 active
neighborhood associations that will play an important role in the
comprehensive plan update process.

PROJECT APPROACH
Blueprint Boise will be an integrated program that will result in the
completion of an updated Boise City Comprehensive Plan, the preparation
of a unified development code that will include appropriate form-based
provisions, community-based design guidebooks for sub areas within the
City, and specialized zoning provisions to promote transit-oriented
development along major transportation corridors. The implementation of
Blueprint for Good Growth will guide the outcomes of the process.
Effective, imaginative, and broad-based opportunities for civic
engagement will be provided.

IMPORTANT DATES AND SUBMISSION PROCESS

*	RFQ available - November 30, 2006 
*	Presubmission meeting at Boise City - December 5, 2006 2:00 pm
MDT 
*	Deadline for submitting questions - December 14, 2006 5:00 pm
MDT 
*	Deadline for Statement of Qualifications - December 20, 2006,
4:30 pm MDT 
*	RFP to selected firms - January 2, 2007 
*	Deadline for proposals - February 7, 2007 
*	Consultant interviews - Week of February 19, 2007 
*	Recommendation to City Council - March 6, 2007 

Pre-submission Meeting
A pre-submission meeting will be held at Boise City Hall, located at 150
North Capitol Boulevard, Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at
3:00 p.m. in the Boise Planning and Development Services Department
Conference Room #3. The meeting will include an overview of the project
and relationship of Blueprint Boise to regional planning efforts in the
Treasure Valley and an opportunity to ask questions. Attendance is
encouraged, but not mandatory.  Out-of-town consultants may participate
via conference call if needed.  Please contact Pam Engelhardt at
208-384-4412 no later than December 1, 2006, if you would like to
participate in this manner.  This will be the only opportunity to ask
questions regarding this RFQ. You are encouraged to submit questions
before the pre-submission meeting via e-mail to tmcbride at cityofboise.org
<mailto:%20tmcbride at cityofboise.org> .  Questions received on or before
December 1, 2006, will be addressed at the meeting.  Responses to the
questions will be recorded and made available on the Boise City website
as an addendum to the RFQ.

Registration
It is necessary to register with the City of Boise Purchasing Division
to receive a copy of the RFQ or to submit a Statement of
Qualifications., it is strongly recommended as it will permit the Boise
City Purchasing to mail addenda information and respond to inquiries. 

Submission Time, Place, Date, Contact
Submission of one original and ten (10) copies of the proposal must be
received by the Boise City Purchasing Division no later than Wednesday,
December 20, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. MDT to:

Boise City Purchasing Division
150 North Capitol Boulevard 
Boise, ID  83701-0500 
208-384-3775

SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA
Proposals will be evaluated by a selection committee comprised of City
of Boise employees and representatives from neighborhood associations
and the development community.

Criteria necessary to evaluate the statement of qualifications in
relation to the services being sought will be established and weighted.
At a minimum, criteria will include technical qualifications of the
project team, experience with leading innovative comprehensive planning
projects, project understanding, and references.

 

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