[Consultantservices] [Consultant Services] RFQ posted Tuesday, 10/16/2007 8:55 AM

[Grace Williams]

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Request for Qualifications — Consultant Services

Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan
The City of Georgetown, Texas
Submittal Deadline: November 7, 2007

The City of Georgetown is initiating a process to select and hire a consultant to complete the Housing element of the Comprehensive Plan. Located approximately 25 miles north of Austin, Georgetown continues to be a growing city, both in area and population. The City is currently undergoing an update on the Comprehensive Plan. The Housing element will provide the foundation for decisions on affordable housing programs and incentives. Public involvement and opinion on the current and future state of affordable housing in Georgetown are paramount in the formation of the Housing plan.

Planning Approach
A response to this RFQ shall include your firm's proposed methodology and approach, including a timeline, for creating the Housing element of the Comprehensive Plan. The City of Georgetown is looking forward to a planning approach that will:

*	Create a process that is practicable to implement when making housing decisions; 
*	Include demographic and market analysis to establish housing needs; 
*	Result in decisions that are consistent with best practices for affordable housing; 
*	Include local, state, and federal programs that are available and consistent with the housing needs; 
*	Provide for optimum public involvement in the planning process; 
*	Include analysis and public participation that can be used in the near future to prepare the City's HUD Consolidated Plan. 

The complete RFQ can be accessed here: www.georgetown.org/gis/plds/HousingElementRFQ.pdf <http://www.georgetown.org/gis/plds/HousingElementRFQ.pdf> 

Any questions can be directed to Jennifer Bills, Housing Coordinator at 512-930‐8477 or jbills at georgetowntx.org <mailto:jbills at georgetowntx.org> .

Qualifications are due by 5:00 p.m. November 7, 2007

 

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