Request for Proposals Consultant Services

General Plan Housing Element Update
The City of Antioch, California
Submittal Deadline: July 8, 2008

The City of Antioch Community Development Department requests proposals from qualified consultants for preparation of a comprehensive update to the Housing Element (of the General Plan) for the City of Antioch and its associated environmental document. It is anticipated that one firm, or a team of qualified firms, would be selected to perform all tasks related to the Update and environmental document, including preparing necessary technical studies, conducting public outreach, producing plan text and illustrations, preparing the associated environmental document, and coordinating review by the public and interested agencies.

The Update process and environmental document will require technical knowledge in a number of areas that are beyond the expertise and/or capacity of City staff to absorb into their existing workload, including topics such as site selection for example. Staff from the Community Development Department, along with staff from the Office of the City Manager will work along side with the consultants in this effort.

The selected consultant will also be expected to assist staff with public involvement and outreach, including working with appropriate community groups, local agencies, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. The City is excited about the upcoming process and looks forward to a positive working relationship with the selected firm(s).

Proposals must contain an estimated time schedule of actions covering the entire process for updating the Housing Element and preparing the environmental documentation, including public outreach sessions, review periods and noticing periods. Each action item must identify the applicable document, its action dates and responsible parties. The Planning Commission meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The City Council generally meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. While many factors exist that may result in modifications to the overall schedule, the City anticipates the following schedule:

The above schedule is very preliminary and the City encourages consultants to comment and provide proposed modifications in their proposal. The City is targeting the January 2009 for release of the draft documents and June 2009 for final adoption.

Posted to the City's web site (www.ci.antioch.ca.us) is a significant amount of background information, including:

• General Plan
• Zoning Ordinance

Consultants are encouraged to consult the web site for information instead of requesting printed copies of documents.

Five (5) copies of the Statement of Qualification must be submitted no later than 12:00 p.m. PST on July 8, 2008 to:

Janet H. Kennedy
Housing Coordinator
City of Antioch
Third & H Streets
P.O. Box 5007
Antioch, CA. 94531-5007
925-779-7013
jkennedy@ci.antioch.ca.us