California Lake County Civic Plus #272227

Lake County 7th Cycle Housing Element Consulting Services

Lake County is seeking a consultant to prepare its 7th Cycle Housing Element for County review, adoption, and submission to California HCD. - Government buyer: County of Lake; Lisa Judd, DCAO Housing, Administration. - Requested service: One consulting engagement to prepare the County’s 7th Cycle Housing Element; no products, hardware, part numbers, or quantities of physical goods are specified. - Scope: Project coordination, schedule and budget management, monthly meetings with County staff, evaluation of the prior Housing Element, housing needs and regional housing needs analysis, resources and constraints analysis, RHNA sites inventory and analysis, fair-housing assessment, goals and implementation actions, General Plan consistency review, supporting tables, and completion of HCD’s Housing Element Completeness Checklist. - Community and document work: Conduct public engagement, including online outreach and up to 10 workshops; prepare administrative, public, and hearing drafts; document public input; and revise the Element in response to HCD feedback. The consultant must provide a shared cloud-based project management system. - Alignment and delivery: Coordinate with California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and align the Element with the County’s Housing Action and Implementation Plan, General Plan, Climate Adaptation Plan, and Prohousing Designation application. Submission is required by the stated HCD deadline; the contract start date and overall duration are unspecified. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, product manufacturers, or prospective consulting vendors are identified in the notice. Potential competing planning consultancies are listed separately as market examples, not as named bidders.

Description

The County of Lake is requesting proposals for consulting services to prepare its 7th Cycle Housing Element in collaboration with County staff and through community engagement. The Housing Element must meet California HCD requirements and align with the Housing Action and Implementation Plan, the current and draft updated General Plan, the Climate Adaptation Plan, and proposed action items in the Prohousing Designation application. The scope includes project coordination and timeline management, analysis of the prior Housing Element, community engagement, and preparation of a compliant plan for review and adoption. The RFP states that the plan is to be submitted to HCD by August 15, 2027.

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