The City of South Portland, Maine is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced consultant teams to prepare the City’s updated Comp Plan. The RFP is available on the City's website. The selected consultant will work with City staff; the Comprehensive Plan Committee (CPC); other committees, boards, and commissions; the City Council; and the public, to update the 2012 Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Division and CPC have completed a “scoping phase” for the planning effort, where focus topics and issues were identified with the community. Please visit the City's Comp Plan update website for more information: southportland2040.com. The City is now seeking a consultant team to advance the project, and oversee the next four phases: building a detailed community understanding; conducting engagement to set a clear vision and set of goals; exploring alternatives for future growth, resulting in a preferred path; and drafting the Comp Plan update. The community is seeking a plan that meets and exceeds State requirements to ensure the South Portland community has a clear, achievable, and desirable form of development through 2040. The City is seeking proposals that emphasize community engagement and participation and that demonstrate an ability to help communities reach consensus on challenging land use issues. Minority-owned businesses, and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to respond to this RFP. RFP issued: May 31Question deadline: June 17, 4PM Pre-submission virtual applicant’s forum (optional): June 22 Addendum Summarizing Question Responses Issued: June 29 Planned Public Forum on “Community Issues” (optional): Week of July 11RFP Submission Deadline: July 29, 4PM Notification of Interviews with Selected Consultant(s): August 5 Interviews with Selected Consultant(s): August 8 through August 19 Preferred Consultant Notified: August 26 Expected Project Commencement: September 6 Expected Project Completion: February, 2025 or sooner Proposals must be submitted via email to: Colleen Selberg Purchasing Agent City of South Portland 25 Cottage Road South Portland, ME 04106 p: (207) 767-7608 e: cselberg@southportland.org Subject line: “RFP - South Portland 2040” All questions or clarifications regarding this RFP should be submitted to the Planning Division at: compplan@southportland.org, by 4:00PM on June 17, 2022.