MAPS Campus Master Plan

Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Services to Prepare a Master Plan for Eight Acres of Land
Located in Moab City, Utah
Introducon
The Canyonlands Health Care Special Service District (CHCSSD) is a public agency established to support
and advance the connuum of healthcare needs for residents in Grand County, Utah. A key mission of
CHCSSD is to ensure that the senior populaon of Grand County has access to high-quality health care,
housing, and community resources at every stage of aging. The CHCSSD has been responsible for the
development of the MAPS (Moab Area Partnership for Seniors) campus. Most of the property has been
developed, and the remaining land is available to complete the MAPS master plan.
The MAPS campus is a 28-acre parcel of land located in the heart of the City of Moab. The campus was
created to be a small mixed-use community that allows for Moab's aging populaon to age in place with
access to health care and senior services. The campus currently includes the Moab Regional Hospital,
the Canyonlands Care Center, the Grand Center (providing meals, recreaonal acvies, events), and
the MAPS Senior Apartments (36-unit mix income 1-2 bedroom apartments).
The remaining eight acres have yet to be developed with the vision of independent housing for seniors
55+ years and addional mixed-use opportunies that support aging in place by ensuring access to
resources, services and experiences for older residents within the district. The mixed-use development
includes commercial and residenal parcels that can include retail, food/beverage services, and other
types of services that will enhance the lives of senior independent living. The campus is intended to
funcon as a small-scale rerement community for aging seniors, integrated into the broader community
with clear mulmodal connecons to downtown Moab, nearby services, and adjacent properes that
may support future expansion.
Vision Statement and Objecves
The final phase of the MAPS Campus will establish an integrated senior community woven into the fabric
of Moab's landscape, healthcare network, and daily civic life. It will be a place where people of all ages
and income levels can age in place with dignity, connection, and a true sense of belonging.
The completed campus will serve as a model for small rural communities, demonstrating sustainable,
human-centered solutions to the challenges of an aging population. More than a place to live, it will be a
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community people actively choose to be part of, one that fosters engagement, purpose, and continuity
over time.
The MAPS goals include:
* Create a cohesive, integrated series of developments that have a sense of place
through all phases of development.
* Organize transportaon and circulaon to minimize vehicle/pedestrian conflicts
and maximize accessibility.
* Provide connuity throughout the development with pathways, seang, and light
standards.
* Create mul-generaonal open space/community park that serves needs unmet
by other parks in the community.
* Maximize the comfort, safety, and use of open space in the MAPS development
Schedule
RFP Posted May 2026
Proposal Due June 30, 2026
Proposal Review July, 2026
Applicants Interview August 2026
Selecon/Contract September 2026
Kickoff October/November 2026
Scope of Work
The selected team will prepare a comprehensive master plan for the remaining eight acres of the MAPS
Campus (site map atached). The plan will assist in campus development, grant applicaons, developer
outreach, and a master plan that serves as a long-term guide for campus development and stewardship.
The contract for professional services resulng from the RFP award will extend through December 2027
with possible extensions or new procurement aer that period.
Deliverables
The following deliverables are required. Proposals should describe in specific terms how the team will
approach each, what the work product will look like, and how it will be useful to the CHCSSD beyond the
planning process itself.
1. Exisng Condions Assessment
Document site condions (topography, ulies, zoning, easements, adjacencies) and idenfy
constraints and opportunies, focusing on connecvity, accessibility, stormwater, and
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environmental assets. Analyze connecons to nearby parcels and facilies to ensure connuity,
compability, and ease of access. The City of Moab and/or Grand County will provide GIS shape
files for recent site-specific elevaon data and base map data as requested.
2. Community Engagement Plan and Needs Assessment
Conduct a mul-phase engagement process with seniors, families, care providers, hospital staff,
and the broader community. The process should include a needs assessment survey to capture
both quantave and qualitave input and use accessible outreach methods to reach seniors
who may not be online.
3. Site and Housing Plan
a. Site Plan - Develop two or more conceptual site plans exploring land use, building
placement, open space, circulaon, phasing, and connecons to the exisng campus and
surrounding community. Present trade-offs and refine one final plan aligned with CHCSSD
priories.
b. Housing Plan - Analyze housing types and unit mix to support independent living, assisted
living, and end-of-life care. Use an integrated approach with shared amenies,
affordability targets, accessibility requirements, and clear site and architectural design
guidance for plan implementaon.
c. Mixed-Use - Recommend retail, dining, services, and gathering spaces that acvate the
campus for all ages. Include site and architectural design guidance for mixed-use parcels
as well as integraon with exisng campus amenies.
4. Financial Feasibility Analysis
Evaluate CHCSSD development opons (ground leases, land sales, direct development, public-
private partnerships). Compare costs, revenues, risks, and governance. Include assumpons for
grants, private equity, and philanthropic capital.
5. Phasing and Implementaon Strategy
Provide a phased plan priorizing near-term projects alongside long-term buildout. Idenfy what
can begin immediately, what depends on other steps, and what can be delivered within five to six
years versus longer-term.
6. Final Master Plan Document
Deliver a professional, presentaon-quality document for grant applicaons, public
presentaons, developer outreach, and campus management. Include visual clarity, aconable
guidance, general construcon cost esmates, and implementaon steps.
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Other Consideraons
These items should be integrated into the master plan rather than treated as separate deliverables:
* Care Center Expansion: The potential expansion of the Canyonlands Care Center, while a
separate project with its own cost and feasibility analysis, should be addressed in the master plan
as a coordinated parallel track. The site plan should accommodate and not foreclose
the expansion, and the phasing strategy should identify how the two projects sequence together.
* Campus Connectivity: The MAPS Campus should be planned as part of the broader community
with clear connections for walking, biking, and vehicle access to downtown Moab, nearby
services, and adjacent properties that could extend the campus's reach. We are specifically
looking for a team with demonstrated experse in community building.
* Team Expectaons: The MAPS Campus master plan represents a nontradional project, and it
calls for more than a convenonal team. The selected team should have a strong understanding
of how successful places are created through the integraon of programming, hospitality, and
design. We are parcularly interested in firms that can provide clear examples of past work
where their approach has resulted in environments that foster connecon, belonging, and long-
term community values, places that people acvely choose and care deeply about.
Contract Budget
The contract should not exceed $100,000 in the inial term. Proposals should include expected
meframes and breakdown of esmated costs.
Submitals and Evaluaon
The consultant's response to this RFP shall provide a clear, concise proposal that will outline their
abilies, experience, planned approach, and costs in complying with the scope of work. Maximum
proposal length: 15 pages (double-sided prinng is allowed).
Evaluaon Criteria:
Proposals will be scored by the CHCSSD Board by using a weighted set of criteria that reflects their
priories, with a strong emphasis on design innovaon and community programming. These criteria
include:
* Relevant Experience and Results (25%)
Demonstrated success delivering comparable projects, with clear, measurable outcomes.
* Design Approach and Programming (20%)
Quality of the design approach, including integraon of nature, wellness, and acve campus
programming.
* Community Engagement (15%)
Clear, inclusive, and feasible plan for engaging stakeholders and incorporang input into the
process.
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* Financial Approach and Feasibility (15%)
Strength of financial assumpons, scenario planning, and a realisc phasing strategy.
* Understanding of Vision and Context (10%)
Demonstrated grasp of the MAPS vision and sensivity to the rural Utah seng.
* Team and Work Plan (10%)
Qualificaons of the team, clarity of roles, and a praccal, well-organized work plan.
* Cost and Value (5%)
Overall fee in relaon to scope, with a clear and reasonable cost breakdown.
Selected teams will be invited to present their approach to key project quesons and overall vision.
References will be reviewed to confirm past performance and reliability.
Proposal should include:
* Cover Leter
* Team Descripon and Qualificaons
* Relevant Project Porolio
* Approach and Methodology
* Scope, Schedule, and Deliverables
* References
* Disclosures
Submission
Proposal should be received by 5pm on June 30, 2026 and be submited online to the Utah Public
Procurement Place (U3P - Bonfire), utah.bonfirehub.com. Inquiries related to this solicitaon should be
submited to the Public Q+A secon of the lisng in that portal, where answers will be posted for all
prospecve solicitors to see.
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