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Request for Proposals - Consultant Services 

Comprehensive Plan Update 
Columbus Consolidated Government, Columbus, Georgia
Submittal Deadline: November 10, 2006

RFP NO. 07-0002 

ORIENTATION AND BACKGROUND
Columbus, Georgia is a community of 220 square miles, and with a
population of approximately 190,000, which serves as the regional hub
for the MSA population of 284,500. Over the years the community has
experienced a moderate growth rate. This is expected to change in the
coming years, with the impact of Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC)
activities at nearby Ft. Benning, and the new job creation from local
and regional industries. 

To meet these demands, while preserving the quality of life our citizens
have come to expect, the Columbus Consolidated Government is seeking
qualified consulting firms to update the city's Comprehensive Plan. The
last update was completed in 2003 (  <http://www.columbusga.com/mpo/>
http://www.columbusga.com/mpo/). The next update must be completed and
approved by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs no later than
October 31, 2008.

PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Comprehensive Plan Update will be completed with the input from the
Mayor and City Council, a citizens stakeholders committee, Planning
Advisory Commission, interested and concerned citizens, and city staff
members. Due to the City's anticipated growth due from BRAC activities
at nearby Ft. Benning, Georgia, the primary objective of the
Comprehensive Plan Update is to create a consensus among the
stakeholders regarding the future development within the City over the
next five years while also looking at long term goals for the next ten
to fifteen years. If the growth rate continues as it is today, the City
anticipates the Comprehensive Plan being updated every five years. It is
envisioned that the Comprehensive Plan Update will include numerous
public meetings, use of the Internet, the local government access
channel, and other methods, to gather input from citizen stakeholder
groups and present ideas prior to adoption of the plan. Presently two
regional plans are being developed as part of the BRAC initiative: a
Joint Land Use plan and a Growth Management Plan.

OBJECTIVES
The Comprehensive Plan Update should address the following: 

*	The potential impact of BRAC and other industrial developments
on the community; 

*	The plan must directly involve citizens and elected officials
alike based on extensive community input and visioning efforts, in order
to establish realistic visions and goals for the community. 

*	Define a clear direction of how development should occur over
the next five, ten and fifteen years while still maintaining a sense of
individual identity and community within the greater Columbus region; 

*	Define an economically viable land use plan that accommodates
existing and future development needs; 

*	Identifies the appropriate infrastructure needs for the City
based upon development over the next five, ten and fifteen years: parks,
water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer/storm water detention, streets and
sidewalks/trails; 

*	Determines a specific implementation plan for immediate, short
and long-term action items. 

*	Integrate work done to date and work in progress. 

*	Preserve the fabric of neighborhoods within the community.
Special focus should be on the impact of demographic trends and the
condition of housing stock on neighborhood preservation. 

*	Define implementation tools and strategies that effectively
guide and promote development/ redevelopment actions in support of the
vision and goals. 

*	Effectively integrate community components such as land-use,
transportation, infrastructure, economic development, parks and open
space, demographics and housing into a concise, and easy-to-use planning
document. 

*	Fully adheres to the Georgia Minimum Standards and Procedures
for Local Comprehensive Planning. 

A full description of the RFP, including a listing of the Scope of
Services to be required, may be found at:
<http://www.columbusga.org/finance/proposals.htm>
www.columbusga.org/finance/proposals.htm

Who to contact about this proposal:

Andrea J. McCorvey, CPPB 
Purchasing Division Manager
100 TENTH STREET, P. O. BOX 1340 
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31902-1340 
(P) 706-653-4105
(F) 706-653-4109 
BidLine 706-225-4536 
 <http://www.columbusga.org> www.columbusga.org

 

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