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The City of Austin and Mower County, Minnesota are seeking a highly qualified consulting firm to develop and outline two distinct Comprehensive Plans that include citywide and countywide policies, goals, and strategies, which reflect a unified vision for both the City of Austin and Mower County into the year 2045. The development of these plans is a cooperative planning effort enhancing and facilitating alignment between the City of Austin and Mower County, but recognizing there are areas of responsibility that rest solely within one jurisdiction or the other. For regional reference, Mower County is approximately 720 square miles with a population of 40,000, containing 20 townships and 13 cities. Interstate 90, Minnesota Highway 218, 56, 63,105 & 16 pass through the county. There are 13 cities ranging in size from Taopi at 57 to Austin at 26,000. The respective Comprehensive Plans are intended to replace the existing plans, adopted in 2016 for the City of Austin, 2002 for Mower County and 2014 for the City of Austin Downtown Master Plan. While the current plans retain some value, new plans are needed to accurately reflect present aspirations of the residents as well as address areas of overlap not previously considered in depth. The selected consultant will work under the direction of the City of Austin and Mower County with assistance from the Development Corporation of Austin, both city and county Planning Commissions, City Council, and County Board. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any technicalities in the proposal process. a. Submission of a proposal indicates the Candidate's acceptance of the evaluation process set forth by this RFP and the Candidate's acknowledgment that subjective judgments must be made by the city in regard to the evaluation process. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time Question Deadline 01/31/2024 City Responses and/or Addenda February 16th, 2024