RFP-CN-024 - Request for Proposal - Retail Market Analysis and Development Plan

Summary of Specifications:
The City of Dexter and Dexter Chamber of Commerce are seeking a qualified professional consultant to conduct a retail market analysis and development plan that will serve to achieve the vision for retail development, as set forth in the Dexter Master Plan and Dexter Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Strategic Development and Tax Increment Financing Plan. The analysis cannot be conducted in a vacuum. Therefore, the analysis must report on the current status of retail throughout the City, identify actual spending habits of those already living in or shopping in the area, and identify potential retailers that meet the demand of the market and the community’s vision of downtown as a vibrant, diverse, mixed-use center/destination. The retail development strategy shall include recommendations marketing materials and/or business attraction strategies that can be used by Dexter to draw their interest to the downtown.