Comprehensive Plan Update Consulting Services

The City of Manassas Park is seeking consulting services to comprehensively update its Comprehensive Plan with a 2050 vision through a competitive negotiation procurement process. The project involves a full rewrite of the comprehensive plan, requiring extensive research, data analysis, and community engagement, with deliverables including a project timeline, demographic analysis, future land use mapping, environmental assessments, and small area plans for specific redevelopment districts. Proposals are due by 4:30 p.m. on March 21, 2025, with a virtual questions meeting scheduled for March 7, 2025, and an anticipated selection date of April 25, 2025. The contract will have an initial two-year term with options for two additional 6-month extensions. Evaluation criteria will assess firm experience (15%), personnel experience (25%), point of contact qualifications (10%), organizational capacity (10%), methodology (30%), and responsiveness (10%). Consultants must demonstrate capability to conduct robust community engagement in both English and Spanish, with an expectation of hosting 5-10 group or community meetings throughout the planning process.

The procurement does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Consultants must maintain specific insurance coverages, including $1 million in general liability, automobile liability, and professional liability, as well as $500,000 in workers compensation insurance. The proposed budget for the comprehensive plan update ranges from $100,000 to $150,000, with an additional optional component for multimodal travel demand and land use buildout modeling, for which pricing is to be submitted separately. No incumbent vendors are mentioned in the documentation. The project will require extensive coordination with City of Manassas Park stakeholders and likely integration with existing municipal planning infrastructure and geospatial data systems. Successful consultants will need to demonstrate technical expertise in urban planning, data analysis, community engagement, and comprehensive municipal planning strategies.