UNSPSC 81101524: City development planning service

Urban planning --urban, city, and town planning-- is a technical and political process concerned with the control of the use of land and design of the urban environment, including transportation networks, to guide and ensure the orderly development of set

UNSPSC 81101524 City development planning service is a Commodity code that encompasses comprehensive planning and design consulting work for municipal development projects, including downtown revitalization, master planning, infrastructure feasibility studies, transportation planning, and related professional services that state and local governments solicit to guide long-term urban or district-level development strategy and implementation. State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code span cities (Dallas, Moab, Corvallis, South Salt Lake, LaGrange, Savannah, Stockbridge, Union City, Nicholls, Social Circle, Madison, Dalton, Brownsville, Santa Cruz, Springfield, New London, Albany, Tolleson, Mableton, Hillsboro, Loganville), counties (DeKalb, Sarasota, Madison County Georgia, Galveston County, Troup County, Pinellas County, Milwaukee County), regional authorities and special districts (West Basin Municipal Water District, Eastern Municipal Water District, San Antonio River Authority, Western Connecticut Council of Governments), and transit agencies (DARTS in Albany, Lane Transit District coordination in Springfield). City procurement offices generate the heaviest volume, with Dallas, Stockbridge, and the City of Moab appearing multiple times in recent activity. The scope of work typically includes master planning (downtown corridors, parks, waterfronts), transportation and circulation planning (street network, multimodal connectivity, Vision Zero safety strategies), impact fee and nexus studies, urban design and place-making, infrastructure feasibility and cost estimation, and preliminary or final design services. Recent work emphasizes equitable development, climate resilience, flood mitigation, pedestrian and ADA accessibility, and community engagement.

Geographic spread concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia municipalities dominate the sample, appearing in over one-third of records) and the West (Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah, Washington). Texas, Florida, and Connecticut also show moderate activity. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas requesting a Developer Agent for pre-development services on a 911 Emergency Communications Center and Emergency Operations Center adaptive reuse project (RFQ BIZ2600030973, due August 7, 2026); the City of Moab issuing an RFQ for Downtown Master Plan consolidation with a $50,000 fixed-price budget and July 28, 2026 due date; the Oregon Department of Transportation procuring on behalf of the City of Hillsboro for an Equitable Transit Oriented Development Plan under the Transportation and Growth Management program (S7300000017028, restricted to pre-qualified TLUP Price Agreement holders, due July 20, 2026); the City of South Salt Lake requesting proposals for a Downtown Circulation and Transportation Master Plan with a $150,000 budget over 12 months (PN202617, due July 10, 2026); and the Georgia Department of Transportation issuing an RFQ for statewide Planning Technical Support Services on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity basis with a minimum of $25,000 and maximum of $10,000,000 over five years (PE48401RFQ2026000000597, due July 13, 2026). Qualifications-based selection (RFQ) dominates over price-driven RFP procurement, with most municipalities requesting Statements of Qualifications before negotiating scope and fee. On-call and task-order structures are common, particularly in Georgia cities and California water districts. Prevailing wage, CDBG compliance, FEMA requirements, and federal transportation program alignment appear frequently in scopes tied to grant funding.