RFP-05-000091 - Planning Consultant Services

Summary of Specifications:
Southfield last revised its Comprehensive Plan in 1987; it was adopted by the Planning Commission but not the City Council. The City of Southfield is desirous of preparing a new Five-Year Comprehensive Plan. To accomplish this, the City is seeking to hire a qualified consultant firm or team to provide professional land use planning services, specifically to conduct the City's upcoming Comprehensive Plan. The Plan will be developed over a two-year period. The consultant will work with City Planner and City Attorney to define and establish an ordinance for the process of final approval and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan document, by the City Council. The City of Southfield, by City Charter, is not required to comply with the State of Michigan’s rules on comprehensive planning. The City will utilize and design its own approval process.