Montpelier Civicplus #88

Montpelier River’s Edge Action Plan consulting services

The City of Montpelier, Vermont, seeks a consultant to create a community-informed riverfront action plan focused on flood resilience and practical implementation. - Government buyer: City of Montpelier, Vermont; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs or prospective consulting vendors are named. The Foundation for a Resilient Montpelier is identified as a project collaborator supporting project management and public engagement. - Requested service: Professional planning, landscape architecture, engineering, or urban design services to prepare the River’s Edge Action Plan. - Review land use, policies, environmental conditions, infrastructure, prior plans, and public access. - Develop an inclusive engagement process, synthesize public input, and establish a community vision and values for the riverfront. - Identify two to three river-edge locations for conceptual designs; recommend land use and zoning, property buyout policies, urban design, climate adaptation, and related policy actions. - Provide prioritized actions, implementation phasing, funding recommendations, and conceptual cost estimates for two to three proposed projects. - Expected deliverables: Site inventory map; environmental and community assessments; public-engagement report; physical master-plan framework; draft and final action plan; implementation and funding recommendations. - Notable requirements: Consultant services and related expenses are capped at $75,040. Proposals must include a task-based scope and schedule, detailed budget and rates, qualifications and staffing, confirmation of grant and contract compliance, and at least three relevant references. Proposal length is limited to 40 pages. - Period of performance: Work is planned for an approximately 11-month period in 2027. Grant funds must be spent by the end of that year; no option years or annual subscription are indicated.

Description

The City of Montpelier seeks proposals from qualified planning, landscape architecture, engineering, or urban design professionals to prepare a comprehensive River’s Edge Action Plan. The work includes assessing existing conditions and prior plans, supporting inclusive public engagement, developing a community vision, and preparing conceptual designs, land-use and zoning recommendations, and riverfront guidelines. The consultant will also develop implementation strategies and conceptual cost estimates for two to three proposed projects. The maximum available for consultant services and associated expenses is $75,040; proposals are due October 30, 2026.

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