Opportunity
City of Wheat Ridge #26-50
Consulting services to update the City of Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation five-year strategic plan
Posted
October 19, 2026
Respond By
October 28, 2026
Identifier
26-50
NAICS
541611, 541618
The City of Wheat Ridge is seeking consulting support to update its Parks & Recreation Department’s five-year strategic plan. - Government buyer: City of Wheat Ridge, Parks & Recreation Department; contact: Whitney Mugford-Smith. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or named consulting firms are identified in the opportunity. - Requested service: One strategic plan update engagement covering project planning, organizational assessment, strategic analysis, stakeholder engagement, and implementation planning. - Assess the prior strategic plan, relevant City plans, data, resources, risks, and organizational needs. - Engage stakeholders and department leadership, then develop approximately three to five measurable strategic priorities. - Create an implementation framework, performance measures, and a recommended annual review and update process. - Deliverables: Accessible five-year plan in PDF and editable formats, executive summary, editable implementation matrix, performance-measure framework, annual review process, and final presentation. - Important requirements: The plan should align with City priorities and relevant plans, including the Parks and Recreation Pathway and Open Space Management Plan, and support resource allocation, annual work planning, budgeting, and performance evaluation. Proposals must provide a methodology, schedule and engagement approach, team qualifications, at least two comparable work samples, an itemized fee proposal, and at least three references. Total proposed cost must not exceed $25,000.
Description
The City of Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Department seeks a consulting firm to develop an updated, comprehensive, actionable five-year strategic plan. The work includes organizational assessment and strategic analysis, stakeholder engagement, development of measurable priorities, and an implementation and performance-management framework. Deliverables include the strategic plan, executive summary, editable implementation matrix, performance-measure framework, annual review process, and final presentation. Work is expected to begin in 2027 and be completed within that calendar year; the total proposal cost must not exceed $25,000.