Georgia Procurement Registry #PE-66062-NONST-2027-000000500

Atlanta Urban Forest Master Plan consulting services

The City of Atlanta is seeking a consultant to develop a long-range plan for managing and sustaining the city’s urban forest. - Buyer: City of Atlanta, Department of City Planning and Department of Parks & Recreation, working with the Tree Conservation Commission. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or specific vendors are named; the opportunity is for qualified consulting firms. - Requested service: One Urban Forest Master Plan consulting engagement, covering urban forest condition and data assessment; review of city policies, practices, studies, and available inventory data; staffing and resource analysis; and recommendations for planting, maintenance, natural-area management, tree preservation, and policy. - Community engagement: The consultant will conduct public meetings, surveys, interviews, and Neighborhood Planning Unit presentations; hold at least four in-person focus group workshops and at least three advisory group meetings; and coordinate 35–45 neighborhood ambassadors. - Deliverables and planning horizon: A strategic plan with goals, policies, benchmarks, funding strategies, implementation timelines, responsible parties, and performance measures; electronic files, maps, and 25 printed and bound copies. The plan is intended to guide urban forest management for 15 years, with achievable benchmarks every three to five years. - Notable qualifications: At least 10 years of urban-forestry-related experience and at least three completed urban forest master or management plans since 2016, plus relevant capabilities in community engagement, arboriculture, data analysis, GIS, natural-area management, municipal policy, strategic planning, and resource analysis.

Description

The City of Atlanta is seeking proposals from qualified firms to develop a comprehensive Urban Forest Master Plan guiding the protection, management, and enhancement of the city’s urban forest over 15 years. The work includes urban forest data and condition assessments, review of city policies and practices, analysis of staffing and resource needs, and development of actionable recommendations. The consultant will also conduct extensive public and stakeholder engagement, including meetings, surveys, focus groups, interviews, Neighborhood Planning Unit presentations, and a neighborhood ambassador program. The final plan will set goals, policies, benchmarks, funding strategies, implementation timelines, responsible parties, and performance measures through 2042.

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