The City of Peabody is seeking proposals from qualified urban designers to produce a comprehensive facade and signage improvement manual.  The guide will be developed with a primary focus on the downtown business corridor and a secondary focus on other commercial districts. The manual will establish specific design standards for use by residents, business owners, and developers. Overall, this project will provide a much-needed guide for the City's efforts to promote high-quality, architecturally appropriate fa?ade and signage design standards. 

The RFP can be downloaded at the following link: http://bit.ly/1HkJ4uM

The consultant will be selected by a committee on an evaluation of the most advantageous proposal, price, and other factors. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

1.       Professional qualifications and availability. 

2.       Prior experience and familiarity with providing fa?ade and signage design services.

3.       Quality of services provided.

4.       Cost/Fee for services.

Sealed RFP responses must be received by the Office of Community Development and Planning no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, July 10, 2015. For additional information regarding this RFP, please contact Pedro Soto at pedro.soto@peabody-ma.gov or (978) 538-5783.

Please feel free to forward this information to interested parties.

Proposals (One unbound original, three bound copies and an electronic PDF format via email) shall be submitted, in a sealed envelope, to:

Pedro Soto, City Planner 

Office of Community Development and Planning

City of Peabody 

24 Lowell  

Peabody, MA 01960 

Best regards, Pedro 
Pedro Soto, City Planner 
City of Peabody
Office of Community Development & Planning
24 Lowell Street
Peabody, MA 01960

(978) 538-5783
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