In 2014, the City of Burlington, North Carolina, requested proposals for planning services to assist in the development and preparation of a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Due to unforeseen circumstances, the firm originally selected was unable to complete the project. Burlington is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) in order to find a consultant or team to complete the remainder of the project. We do not want a firm to propose starting over, as that would be too consuming of previously-expended staff time and financial resources.

The previous consultant team put together a Code Assessment, and some drafts of portions of the UDO. These drafts include: "Module 1" (1 of 3 total), which consists primarily of general provisions and procedures, and is approximately 70% complete; and a partial draft of "Module 2", which consists of districts, use standards, measurements, and definitions, and is approximately 30% complete.

The selected firm will have primary responsibility for completing our UDO, working in close coordination and consultation with the City of Burlington Planning and Community Development Department. The City is using its recently updated Comprehensive Plan as a foundation for the UDO. Completion will entail finishing the drafts of Modules 1 and 2, writing Module 3 (which should complete the entire document), as well as multiple reviews and rewrites with staff, the citizen Advisory Committee, and the City Council.

Please see website for complete RFP: http://burlingtonnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13681.