RP012-24 Provision of a Revised Gwinnett County Tree Ordinance

This state and local contracting opportunity is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners seeking qualified consultants to provide a Revised Gwinnett County Tree Ordinance for the Department of Planning and Development. The scope of services includes conducting a tree canopy assessment, developing a stakeholder and community engagement program, researching best practices, restructuring the Unified Development Ordinance, and preparing draft amendments. The selected consultant will be required to meet insurance requirements and the contract term is expected to be approximately one year. The RFP outlines the scoring criteria, which includes the consultant's experience, qualifications, understanding of the project, approach, schedule, and references. Proposals are due on March 7, 2024, and a pre-proposal conference is scheduled for February 27, 2024.

The RFP indicates that submittals from firms currently on the Gwinnett County ineligible source list will not be considered. No other set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The contract was awarded to CPL Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architect and Surveyor, D.P.C. (P.C.) with a contract value of $372,407.25, which was lower than the other proposer, Davey Resource Group, Inc., who submitted a proposal for $640,524.00.