Laguna Beach Planet bids #CD-26-1002

Laguna Beach General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report Consulting

The City of Laguna Beach’s Community Development Department is seeking a multidisciplinary consulting team to update the City’s General Plan and prepare the associated environmental review. - Buyer: City of Laguna Beach, Community Development Department. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs, selected vendor, or named consulting firm are identified. The City will lead public engagement and policy direction; the consultant will provide technical, policy, and document support. - Primary services: Comprehensive General Plan update and CEQA Environmental Impact Report (EIR), supported by technical studies, mapping, regulatory coordination, implementation planning, and final document preparation. - Key work areas: Housing and RHNA analysis; mobility, multimodal access, and evacuation; coastal protection and Local Coastal Program coordination; climate resilience, wildfire, hazards, infrastructure, and open-space and conservation policies; and historic context and resources policies. - Notable requirements: The Housing Element must address the Seventh Cycle RHNA and support HCD review and certification. Historic-context work must be performed by personnel meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards. Deliverables should be legally compliant, accessible, internally consistent, and include editable GIS and native files; restrictions on proprietary formats or licensing must be disclosed. - Optional service: Property-specific historic survey and inventory records, priced separately. - Engagement and delivery: The City leads outreach, while the consultant supports it with technical materials, presentations, selected facilitation, and documentation of input. The work includes agency coordination, public-review and hearing support, and an implementation and performance-monitoring framework.

Description

The City of Laguna Beach is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to update its Comprehensive General Plan and prepare the associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The work includes reviewing and updating General Plan elements, addressing current statutory requirements, improving consistency across policies, and producing an accessible and usable plan. The scope also covers technical studies, CEQA, coastal coordination, and implementation planning. The project is described as a 34–36 month engagement, with a proposed start in January 2027.

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