CONSULTING PLANNERS OF MASSACHUSETTS
Expertise for Communities
RFPs
Belmont’s most recent Comprehensive Plan was approved in 2010. It was rejected by Town Meeting and was essentially abandoned. The Town has produced numerous plans and studies since the last Master Plan that include goals & recommendations that are still relevant and should be incorporated into a new Comprehensive Plan if consistent with community input. About $200,000; 20 months.
Required Principles and Cross-Cutting Themes
RFP and requirements https://www.belmont-ma.gov/planning-board/pages/comprehensive-plan-project
rfp_comp_plan_belmont_2024.pdf
Boston's Office of Climate Resilience with the Planning Department is committed to addressing the immediate and near-term impacts of climate change, particularly those related to coastal flooding. The City seeks proposals from consultants for a comprehensive technical and benefit-cost analysis and design and implementation guidance for interim flood protection measures in prioritized, low-lying areas. Five-month effort.
For proposal details contact Chris Osgood, director of Climate Resilience, at 617-635-2854 or chris.osgood@boston.gov
Boston seeks a consultant for its Coordinated Street Furniture program, which involves digital information boards, public toilets, and most of the City's bus shelters. The consultant will provide background research and draft elements of the RFP seeking an ad-based Street Furniture Program vendor. Taking into consideration equity, accessibility, and inclusion, the focus is to evaluate the current program and its revenue-generating mechanisms to propose ways to enhance the current program and increase profits to fund transit-related amenities.
RFP package available from City's procurement website and Supplier Portal at http://boston.gov/procurement (under Event ID EV00014522) or Boston City Hall, Rm. 811.
Chelsea seeks on-call transportation engineering and design services to assist city departments with engineering and design services, primarily focused on traffic calming projects that will enhance roadway safety.
See https://www.chelseama.gov/departments/purchasing/current_bids___solicitations.php for documents
Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) seeks planning and/or economic development consultant or team for a five-year Greater Lowell Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for 2025-2030. Collaborate closely with NMCOG on data collection and analysis; stakeholder interviews; an economic development summit; and identifying unique, actionable, and relevant economic development recommendations including a potential work program and funding sources for a regional economic development program. Estimated budget is $95,000.
RFP is available at https://www.nmcog.org/request-for-proposals
Arlington seeks consultants and/or consultant teams to update Arlington's 2015 Master Plan.
Briefing 8/22/24 at 1:00 p.m. at Arlington Town Hall Annex
For RFP see www.arlingtonma.gov/purchasing
Newton issued request for consultant to provide development review services on an on-call basis. One-year contract.
Project documents available at www.newtonma.gov/bids or pick up at City Hall, Room 108, 100 Commonwealth Ave. after August 8 at 10:00 a.m.
Canton seeks a consultant for the Wentworth Recreation Facility Master Plan and Shared Use Path Feasibility Study.
RFP may be obtained from ttorres@town.canton.ma.us
Lowell Department of Planning and Development seeks transportation planning consultant services for supplemental safety action sub-plans focusing on the Acre, Back Central, and Lower Highlands neighborhoods of Lowell.
For RFP contact P. Michael Vaughan at pmvaughn@lowellma.gov or 978-674-4110
Brockton needs up to three firms for House Doctor Consulting Services for the Planning Board, Conservation Commission, and the Department of Planning and Economic Development.
Proposal documents available at www.brockton.ma.us (go to the Postings Tab, then click on See All Procurement Postings). All questions must be sent in writing to the Procurement Department at procurement@cobma.us.
