Parks & Recreation Master Plan
City of Green
Green, OH
Request for Statement of Qualifications
Parks & Recreation Master Plan
The City of Green is requesting Statements of Qualifications from Planning Consultants/Firms with expertise in Parks & Recreation Master Plan development.
Statements shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
- Firms history; names, education background, experience of Firms Principals.
- Key personnel that will be involved in interviews/development plan; their education, experience, and registrations.
- Listing of experience with Parks Master Plan development, including needs assessment / survey development, parks foundation development, analytics; providing communities and references.
- Provide examples of physical park and facilities planning.
- Provide examples of public engagement, data collection, and data analysis.
- Project approach: Provide scope of services, anticipated list of deliverables and number of proposed meetings (public and with Leadership Team).
- Provide schedule for proposed completion of the plan.
The Leadership team will score the submittals. The interviews will be set for those firms that have been short listed. Interviews with the Leadership Team shall be to discuss the project with the firm's key personnel, and the associates that will be working on the plan. Short listed firms will need to be ready to present their proposed project approach, deliverables, and allow for any questions the Firm and Leadership Team may have of each other.
Questions regarding this RFQ should be directed to:
Valerie Wax Carr
Public Service Director
PO Box 278
1755 Town Park Blvd
Uniontown, OH 44685
vwaxcarr@cityofgreen.org
&
Michael Elkins
Superintendent, Parks & Recreation
PO Box 278
1755 Town Park Blvd
Uniontown, OH 44685
melkins@cityofgreen.org
Firms may visit the City of Green's website www.cityofgreen.org to review and to gather additional information about the City's parks and open space. A summary listing of parks and acreage is provided below:
City of Green, Ohio Current Parks Inventory
| Park Name | Park Type | Acres | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensburg Rd Youth Sports Complex(a) | Active | 13 | 1950 |
| Torok Community & Sr. Center & Park | Passive | 6.8 | 1988 |
| Myersville Fen | Nature Preserve | 26.4 | 1992 |
| Boettler Park | Active / Passive | 62.5 | 1997 |
| Greensburg Park | Active | 27.8 | 1998 |
| Kreighbaum Park | Active | 3.8 | 1998 |
| East Liberty Park | Active / Passive | 66 | 2005 |
| Southgate Park | Nature Preserve | 197 | 2006 |
| Spring Hill Sports Complex | Active | 20 | 2007 |
| Ariss Park | Active / Passive | 92 | 2008 |
| Kreighbaum Park | Active | 5.5 | 2010 |
| Kreighbaum Park | Active | 3.24 | 2011 |
| Central Park | Active | 8 | 2016 |
| Kleckner Field | Active | 4.8 | 2018 |
| Rayl Family Park | Passive | 4.7 | 2018 |
| Raintree | Active | 147 | 2018 |
| Boettler Park Extension | Passive | 20 | 2018 |
| 708.54 | ACRES |
(a) Property is owned by the Akron-Canton Airport and leased by the city.
Consultants/Firms interested in being considered must reply with a Statement of Qualifications no later than 12 p.m. July 23, 2019.
Submit three (3) copies of the Statement of Qualifications to:
Wayne L. Wiethe, AICP
Director of Planning
1755 Town Park Blvd.
PO Box 278
Green, OH 44232-0278
WWiethe@cityofgreen.org