Professional Parks Planning & Strategic Advisory Services

The Town of Highland Park, Texas is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified firms to provide professional parks planning and strategic advisory services, with SOQs due September 4, 2026. The primary deliverable is development of a Twenty-Year Strategy for the Town's park system to guide long-term planning and management of municipal parks and recreation facilities.

The scope encompasses strategic planning, needs assessment, master planning, and advisory services supporting the Town's parks department in establishing comprehensive goals and objectives for park system development and improvement over a twenty-year horizon. Selection is based on demonstrated experience and capability rather than price competition, reflecting the qualifications-based procurement model typical of professional services.

Evaluation criteria include past performance on comparable municipal parks planning projects, team expertise, methodology for developing twenty-year strategies, understanding of municipal parks systems, and ability to provide ongoing strategic advisory support. The RFQ emphasizes qualifications demonstrating experience with similar municipal parks planning projects and organizational capabilities to deliver services at the municipal level.

Specific pricing terms, contract duration, renewal options, funding sources, and budget amounts are not detailed in the available documentation.