This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Essex Jct, Vermont. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Town of Essex, Vermont, seeks qualified firms or individuals to assist the Town in projecting housing growth in its sewer core area under new dimensional standards intended to encourage affordable, compact, and walkable neighborhoods. The Town of Essex is a growing community of 11,504 people located at the edge of the Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area that includes a range of types and sizes of housing and businesses as well as a variety of landscapes from "Vermont urban" to undeveloped open space. The Town has received a Bylaw Modernization Grant (BMG) from the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development to implement zoning reforms with the goal of encouraging infill housing in pedestrian-oriented smart growth areas. The selected consultant will model (re)development scenarios in retail, mixed-use, and residential zoning districts within the Town's sewer service core outside the Town Center study area. This RFP is available on the Town of Essex website or by contacting the project supervisor: Darren Schibler Town Planner 81 Main Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802)-878-1343 dschibler@essex.org The Town of Essex reserves the right to increase or decrease the work and amounts stated in the quote request, as may be necessary; to reject any or all proposals received or to cancel the RFP in part or in its entirety; to negotiate with any qualified source; and to waive any formality or technicality in the proposals or to accept any proposal should the Town Manager deem it in the Town's best interest. Once submitted, the consultant team (including specific staff assigned to the project) may not be changed without written notice to and consent of Town of Essex. Project Work will begin August 1, 2022, Substantial progress must be completed by February 1, 2023. All grant funds must be spent by January 31, 2024. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.