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Request for Proposals (RFP) To Develop a Unified Development Ordinance

Chatham County is requesting proposals from planning firms with experience in evaluating, researching, merging, and writing land use regulations to develop a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for the County. The Project will require a merge, rewrite, and update of multiple ordinances and regulations while evaluating and improving upon existing standards by incorporating additional documents provided. The UDO should be clear, flexible, predictable, consistent, and user friendly. Additionally, the purpose of creating a Unified Development Ordinance is to align development regulations with the vision of the Comprehensive Plan, Plan Chatham, in an effort to implement its goals. There will be a County project manager assigned to manage both this contract for code writing services and a second contract for planning services to a firm with meeting facilitation to assist in integrating feedback into the code writing process. The County project manager will facilitate and organize discussion between both selected firms over the duration of the project.

The complete RFP document and details are located on the Chatham County Current Bids and Proposals webpage at: http://www.chathamnc.org/government/current-bid-proposal-opportunities.

The County is requesting 5 hard copies and one electronic pdf file, included on appropriate media, and included with the paper copies. The submittal package must be received by October 8, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. ET, to one of the following delivery addresses: Postal Address: Kim Johnson, Chatham County Finance Office, P. O. Box 608, Pittsboro, NC 27312, or Street Address: Kim Johnson, County Finance Office, Courthouse Annex, 12 East Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312

All inquiries relating to this request must be in writing and submitted by e-mail to Kim Johnson at purchasing@chathamnc.org. Late submittals will not be accepted under any circumstance and will not be opened or reviewed. All inquiries must be made no later than 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020, to purchasing@chathamnc.org or by fax to (919)-545- 2417. No RFP inquiries by telephone please. All addenda will be posted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2020 and available at http://www.chathamnc.org/government/current-bid-proposal-opportunities.

Chatham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.