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The City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) seeks qualified professionals to assist the City with an update to the Winslow Subarea Plan. The Winslow Subarea Plan was adopted in 1998 and was last updated in 2006. The current Winslow Subarea Plan applies to an area identified as the Winslow Study Area, encompassing approximately 1,527 acres north of Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island (see Figure 2.3 in the Land Use Chapter of the WMP). This greater Winslow area includes an area known as "downtown" Bainbridge Island, the Washington State Ferry terminal, and the residential areas that radiate north, east, and west from the mixed use districts of Winslow, identified as the Mixed Use Town Center and High School Road districts (see Figures 2.2 and 2.4 in the Land Use Chapter of the WMP). Winslow is the largest of the City's designated centers, with the largest area on Bainbridge Island served by the City water and sewer utility. The City is continuing to improve transportation facilities to ensure that Winslow becomes an efficient and safe multi-modal transportation hub. The City seeks to secure interdisciplinary consulting expertise to update the Winslow Subarea Plan as outlined. The project requires expertise in the following fields: Community Engagement Land use & Subarea Plan Development Transportation Planning Utility Planning Sustainability Urban Design Economic and Financial Analyses Visualization & Modeling Applied Redevelopment Techniques Project Tasks/ Scope of Work 1) Prepare and coordinate review/approval on a work plan with timeline, due dates, and deliverables. 2) Community Engagement: Develop a public outreach and community engagement plan and assist with public outreach efforts to engage specific local stakeholders and the broader community. 3) Information Gathering: Collect land use, transportation, and utility data. (See section below re: integration and implementation of existing City projects, with an emphasis on capacity and future growth/expansion.) 4) Through broad and diverse community engagement methods, develop a common vision for the future of greater Winslow area and "downtown" mixed use districts. 5) Review existing Winslow Subarea Plan geographic boundaries and existing City growth strategy (see Island-wide Conservation and Development Strategy described in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan) which focuses future development in Designated Centers, including Winslow. 6) Document Preparation: Develop land use and transportation alternatives for the subarea plan that would implement the community vision, City equity goals, and further climate change, transportation, and housing plans (see section below re: existing City projects). Create an updated Draft Winslow Subarea Plan with preferred alternative. 7) Complete Draft of Winslow Subarea Plan and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review, e.g., SEPA checklist and Determination. 8) Participate in Planning Commission review and recommendation to the City Council on the Draft Winslow Subarea Plan, then City Council review and decision. Additional potential deliverables for this project may include (if necessary): 9) Draft Proposed Updates to the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code 10) Revise City Design Guidelines 11) Amendments to City Water and/or City Sewer Utility Plans The City reserves the right through this RFP to select a consultant based on their ability to deliver the specific scope of work, and the potential for expanding the scope to efficiently include, where necessary, implementation of the above-mentioned City initiatives. Project to be completed within 12 months of contract execution. The update to the Winslow Subarea Plan is a major component that will inform the City's 2024 Comprehensive Plan periodic update. The City of Bainbridge Island estimates spending approximately $250,000 on the update to the Winslow Subarea Plan. A final budget will be negotiated with the selected consultant or consultant team. Proposed costs should reflect an understanding of the scope of the engagement. Questions regarding this RFP or the submittal process should be directed to Senior Planner Jennifer Sutton at jsutton@bainbridgewa.gov or 206-780-3772. Selected applicants will be required to execute a City of Bainbridge Island Professional Services Agreement, obtain a City of Bainbridge Island Business License, and demonstrate compliance with the City's insurance requirements. The City reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to waive irregularities and informalities in this RFP process. This RFP does not obligate the City to pay any cost incurred by applicants in responding to this RFP. All such costs shall be borne solely by each applicant. Furthermore, this RFP does not obligate the City to enter into a contract with any applicant responding to this RFP. In the event that the City and the selected applicant cannot negotiate a mutually agreeable contract for the services specified in this RFP at a price which the City, at its sole discretion, determines is fair and reasonable, the City reserves the right to terminate negotiations with that applicant and begin negotiations with another applicant or begin a new process to select a consultant to perform the services specified in this RFP. The City of Bainbridge Island in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing cityclerk@bainbridgewa.gov or by calling collect 206.842.2545 September 2022 : Contract executed (estimate) The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time.