City of Mount Vernon, New York Seeks Proposals for Five Year Consolidated Plan

The City of Mount Vernon is seeking proposals from experienced and qualified consultants and/or firms for professional services to prepare the: (1) FY2020-2024 Consolidated Plan; (2) Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Plan; (3) Annual Action Plan covering Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and (4) Annual Action Plan covering Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

Project Objectives

The City of Mount Vernon is over 75 percent community of color and is committed to holding racial equity as a tenet throughout the entire consolidated plan process by meaningfully engaging residents in the decisions affecting the community.

The City of Mount Vernon seeks a consultant or firm that will:

• Provide technical excellence and timely submission.
• Develop ways to involve low-income and historically disenfranchised populations.

Submission Information

All proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, April 12, 2019, at the following address:

Commissioner Chantelle Okarter
Department of Planning and Community Development
1 Roosevelt Square,
Mount Vernon, New York, 10550

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and shall be labeled:

"Proposal for 5 Year Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Plan, FY 2019 Annual Action Plan and FY2020 Annual Action Plan." Please submit 3 copies of your proposal, along with any attachments.

It is also requested that proposals be submitted electronically by the submission deadline to: sajohnson@ci.mount-vernon.ny.us