Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City is hereby requesting proposals from qualified consultants to create a five-year strategic economic development plan for the City and its partners. The plan should involve the following. 1. A comprehensive analysis of economic conditions and trends in the community. 2. It should, through an appropriate stakeholder engagement process, establish a clear mission and vision for the economic development team. 3. An evaluation of the working relationships between the City, DARI, the Chamber, RIDA, and other partner organizations in the community and the region. This evaluation should be aimed at better defining roles and responsibilities to better leverage the strengths of each partner. 4. An implementation framework with clear deliverables, timeframes, funding sources, and responsible parties should be developed. Its action items should be in furtherance of the established mission with the roles and responsibilities of each economic development partner reflecting their assigned items. Broadly, items should include recommended program development, needed studies to undertake, and continuing organizational changes. a. OPTION: Respondents are encouraged but not required to describe additional services they offer beyond strategic planning. These should be relevant to items likely to be included in the implementation framework’s action items. Cost estimates welcomed.