13431-20240530113642 BRANDON PLAN.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

SUBJECT MATTER: Comprehensive Master Plan

LOCATION: Brandon, Mississippi

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Brandon, Mississippi is seeking a qualified firm/team to write the Long-

Range Comprehensive Master Plan which would intentionally guide the City of Brandon for the next (20) years.

Previous comprehensive plans are available at city hall and will be made digitally available upon request. The firm selected for this project must demonstrate successes in urban planning along with the experience and skill necessary to complete all necessary tasks in-house or as part of a consulting team. Respondents should have broad experience in citizen involvement, downtown planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, transportation planning, market analysis and historic preservation.

GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK: Develop a master plan for the city, including the commercial core revitalization and transect integration to the current commercial corridor while altering the current development and zoning ordinances to promote desirable growth. A heavy emphasis on land disturbance ordinance and regional planning is required all while preserving historical structures and sites. These elements partnered with implementation strategies will be a guide for capital improvement planning.

The plan must include required elements of Comprehensive Plans in Mississippi along with additional elements necessary the desired direction of growth for The City of Brandon, including the following, but not limited to:

• Extensive and thorough public participation.

• Perform surveys for each ward.

• Complete housing assessment in support of the Build to Rent moratorium.

• Initiate an update to the Brandon Downtown Plan.

• Development goals, objectives and strategies for achieving the vision of the City.

• Developmental needs with emphasis on infrastructure capacity.

• Land Use Analysis with projections of land markets.

• Development ordinances with emphasis on Architectural controls and Civil land disturbance packages.

• Transportation and traffic management.

• Regional hydrology.

• Balanced mobility, including greenways, bike trails and pedestrian elements.

• Urban design and architectural analysis with particular emphasis on developable land use with transect planning within the current zoning districts and overlays.

• Historic preservation, codes and ordinances.

GENERAL:

1. Statements of Qualifications shall include a cover letter, corporate qualifications, descriptions of similar projects with locations, resumes of key staff assigned to the project, firm/team location, and at least three (3) current or former client references.

2. Statements of Qualifications shall not exceed 40 pages, exclusive of cover letter and resumes. Firm / team should send eight (8) physical copies of their Statements of Qualifications along with one digital copy.

3. Statements of Qualifications will be accepted by the City of Brandon until 12:00 p.m. on July 5, 2024. Copies should be submitted to the City of Brandon, Attn: City Clerk, 1000 Municipal Drive, Brandon, MS 39042 or

Post Office Box 1539, Brandon, MS 39043.

4. The City of Brandon contact person is Sam Hawkins, Community Development Director, Questions about this

RFQ should be addressed to his attention c/o Sam Hawkins, 1000 Municipal Drive, Brandon, MS 39042 or

Post Office Box 1539, Brandon, MS 39043. He may also be reached at shawkins@brandonms.org and via call or text (601)278-3584.

5. It is anticipated that a contract resulting from this RFQ will extend for a period of approximately twelve (12) months from the date of execution.

6. In selecting a firm/team/consultant, the City of Brandon will consider:

• Experience with similar projects in last 10 years. 30%

• Qualifications and technical capability of proposed key personnel. 30%

• Past performance on similar projects. 30%

• Geographic proximity to Brandon, MS. 10%

The top three firms will be contacted to submit a proposal.

Notice Filed in Paper: June 5, 2024

Report Prepared By: Sam Hawkins, Community Development Director mailto:shawkins@brandonms.org