Request for Qualifications for the planBTV 2050: Unified Comprehensive Plan

Bid Postings • Request for Qualifications for the planBTV 20 Skip to Main Content Public Notification Status of ICE Operations in Burlington Find up-to-date information and resources related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Read On... Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Website Sign In Search Government Departments Residents Online Services Home Bid Postings Print Sign up to receive a text message or email when new bids are added! Print Bid Title: Request for Qualifications for the planBTV 2050: Unified Comprehensive Plan Category: Current Requests for Quotes, Proposals and Bids Status: Closed Description: Please note that the deadline for RFQ submissions has been extended to 5:00pm on Wednesday, October 8th. The City of Burlington (the “City”) and Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (“CCRPC”) seek a creative, collaborative consultant team to help develop the four elements of planBTV 2050: Unified Comprehensive Plan. PlanBTV: 2050 is a collaboration between the CCRPC and four City Departments: The Office of City Planning (OCP) is updating the 2019 Municipal Plan (planBTV) The Department of Public Works (DPW) is updating and expanding a 2011 Transportation Plan Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront (BPRW) is updating its 2015 Comprehensive Plan Community and Economic Development (CEDO) is creating a new comprehensive economic development plan The City is combining these planning efforts to craft a holistic long-term vision that reflects the way Burlingtonians experience the interconnected city in their daily lives. By undertaking an integrated process, the boundaries of each department and ‘area of care’ will overlap rather than abut. For this reason, a consultant team committed to collaboration across disciplines and departments is critical. PlanBTV 2050 will provide a unified framework to create a more livable, affordable, sustainable, inclusive and accessible city for everyone. The successful consultant team will share these values and demonstrate experience developing plans, policies and strategies that uphold them. Intrinsic to this work will be an eagerness to understand Burlington, its diverse communities, and the myriad perspectives held by its institutions, businesses and social and cultural organizations. While this work will be delivered as one planBTV: 2050, functionally, each plan element will stand on its own and act as an implementation roadmap and work plan for its respective department. The successful consultant team will help us create a feasible and measurable strategies framework, the successful implementation of which will depend on long-term financial resources, a plan that transcends politics, and community capacity. The plan’s process will extend through implementation, guiding cross-departmental collaboration in the coming years. PlanBTV: 2050 is an opportunity for unprecedented holistic planning. To help us synthesize the complexity of this project, we will employ a scenario planning approach. We look forward to working with a consultant team that includes exploratory and normative scenario planning expertise and is similarly excited to explore how a deeply collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach can elucidate and strengthen the interconnectedness of the way we organize our economy, cultivate community, and build and move through our environment. SEE THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION Publication Date/Time: 8/22/2025 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 10/8/2025 5:00 PM Contact Person: Charles Dillard, AICP, Director of City Planning Burlington Office of City Planning Phone: 802-865-7194 planninginfo@burlingtonvt.gov Download Available: Yes Miscellaneous: The City of Burlington will host a pre-submission meeting for all interested consultants. This will be an opportunity to ask questions to City staff and meet other consultants looking to form teams. The pre-submission meeting will be on September 10, 2025 at 1:00 pm virtually on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96870772970?pwd=WQhF6N2QZNlyS8pRfQmYSNnjNlF9J5.1 Meeting ID: 968 7077 2970 Passcode: 212731 The City will maintain a list of consultants interested in working on this project and who are looking for other firms with whom to partner. To be added to the list, email Charles Dillard (cdillard@burlingtonvt.gov) and include your name, your firm’s name, your phone number, email, and subject area. The list will be made available to all consultants who have expressed interest by September 12, 2025 and posted to the City's website following the September 10 Pre-Submission Meeting. 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