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The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) seeks Statements of Qualifications from professional service firms interested in developing Columbus' 2025 - 2035 Recreation and Parks Master Plan and supporting Five Year Strategic Plan. The Master Plan will provide a 10 year vision and roadmap for recreation programming and services, parks, facilities, trails, waterways, and open space planning that scales the city's recreation and parks system equitably to match Columbus' place as the 15th largest city in the U.S. The accompanying Five Year Strategic Plan is meant to operationalize the Master Plan through tactical steps to achieve the Master Plan's short to intermediate length goals. Responding consultant teams (Consultant) shall be capable of demonstrating excellence in large urban park system long range planning, including staff, stakeholder, public engagement, research and data analysis, operations, organizational performance and project management. Upon review of the SOQs, the Department may select a shortlist of respondents to provide a Technical Proposal for further consideration in selecting the final consultant team. 5.1. Statement of Qualifications shall be uploaded to the Bonfire website. No contact is to be made with the City other than with the Project Manager through email with respect to this SOQ or its status. Questions Due Date: Oct 20th 2023, 2:00 PM EDT Direct questions via e-mail only to Morgen Wade at mrwade@columbus.gov.