District Planning Consultant

Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to develop an overarching county-wide planning framework and a district-level management plan for the Peak to Peak District over an 18-month term, with proposals due October 16, 2026. No pre-proposal meeting will be held; all questions must be submitted through the EUNA portal.

The consultant must demonstrate fluency in Spanish and expertise in landscape-scale planning and equitable public engagement with rural and underserved communities, including Latinx and Chicano, Native American and Indigenous, youth, elder, disability, and LGBTQIA+ populations. The scope encompasses project management and coordination, county-wide and district-level planning framework development, technical resource synthesis and policy integration, key performance indicators and implementation guidance, district boundary analysis, core engagement strategy and communications planning, engagement implementation and facilitation, engagement analysis and reporting, Peak to Peak District plan development and writing, graphics and document production, and county board and oversight committee review support with lessons-learned documentation. The consultant will work alongside BCPOS staff, who retain leadership of stewardship decisions, technical GIS analysis, interagency coordination, and public responsibilities. The contractor must be available for meetings during regular business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with flexibility for field trips, public meetings, and evening or weekend sessions. All work product becomes the exclusive property of Boulder County.

Evaluation is weighted as follows: Technical Understanding & Approach to Landscape Scale Planning (25 points), Equitable, Accessible, and Innovative Engagement Strategy (20 points), Project Management Quality & Feasibility of Schedule (20 points), Integration of Technical Resource Analysis with Stakeholder Input (15 points), Quality of Past Work & Relevant Experience (10 points), and Cost Competitiveness & Clarity of Budget (10 points). Proposals must include a narrative describing the consultant's approach, project team qualifications, examples of similar past projects, a proposed timeline aligned with the 18-month schedule, a lump-sum budget with cost breakdowns for eleven specified line items, hourly rate sheets for all staff, and three references for similar work. The contractor must execute a Boulder County Procurement Contract, obtain a Notice to Proceed, provide a W-9 dated within the past 12 months, and maintain current insurance (Commercial General Liability minimum $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate; Workers' Compensation at statutory limits with Employer's Liability minimum $100,000 per accident). The contractor must hold a current Certificate of Good Standing authorizing business operations in Colorado and be responsible for all applicable sales and employment taxes.