The City is seeking to hire a qualified consultant firm or team to provide professional land use planning services; specifically, to conduct the City's upcoming Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code update. It is anticipated that the Comprehensive Plan will be developed over a year and a half after work begins with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The Consultant will work closely with the Planning and Zoning Commission, Technical Advisory Committee, and City Staff. The primary contact at the staff level will be the Planning and Zoning Director. A secondary contact, for reliance on digital mapping information, will be with the GIS/Automation staff and the Zoning Analyst. The Consultant will work with all of the above entities to define and establish the process of final approval and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan document by the City Council.

The process will include an extensive public and private input process, numerous public meetings, and presentations to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.

Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. local time on December 8, 2023, and addressed as follows:

City of Pella
Attn: Gerald J. Buydos
825 Broadway
Pella IA 50219
"Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Proposal Enclosed"

RFP can be viewed on the city website: https://www.cityofpella.com/bids.aspx