The City of Pittsburgh Office of Management and Budget on behalf of Department of City Planning (DCP) invites you to submit a proposal for the Manchester-Chateau Comprehensive Community Plan. The DCP is seeking a consultant or consultant team to create a comprehensive, community-led planning process to result in a comprehensive neighborhood plan. This plan will meet the Department of City Planning requirements for a neighborhood plan that may be adopted by the City Planning Commission. The planning process will include a high degree of community involvement to ensure the final product reflects the neighborhood's values and creates buy-in from residents and stakeholders.

The consultant/team should have expertise innovatively translating planning and zoning languages for the public; assessing and analyzing zoning code, land use, and development patterns; creating strategies for accommodating a variety of land uses within a defined geographic area; and experience with public engagement.

The budget for the project is $150,000.

All proposals will be due by March 24, 2017 at 12:00pm as described in the Timeline section of the RFP.

The RFP in its entirety can be viewed at Beacon, the City's procurement website. Please use that website to submit questions and to submit a proposal.