Professional On-Call Planning Services on a Multi-Year Contract

Agency:	Gwinnett County
State:	Georgia
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541330 - Engineering Services 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Posted Date:	Feb 12, 2026
Due Date:	Mar 16, 2026
Solicitation No:	RP006-26 INV
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February 12, 2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RP006-26

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed proposals from qualified firms for

the Provision of Professional On-Call Planning Services on a Multi-Year Contract for the Department of

Planning and Development.

Proposals must be returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with the Request for Proposal number

and Company Name. Sealed Proposals will be received until 2:50 P.M. local time on March 16, 2026, at the

Gwinnett County Financial Services - Purchasing Division – 4th Floor Charlotte J. Nash Building, 75 Langley

Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. NOTE THAT THE PURCHASING DIVISION HAS TEMPORARILY

RELOCATED. ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS LOCATION. Any proposal received after this

date and time will not be accepted. Proposals will be publicly opened and only names of submitting firms will be

read at 3:00 P.M. The opening will be virtual ONLY. To access the proposal opening, click the following Webex

link (https://gwinnettgov.webex.com/gwinnettgov/j.php?MTID=m1510cc1a7baf7f3e36f8bbb8b09b977e), or dial

408-418-9388, and enter Conference ID ##2331 485 8009. A list of firms submitting proposals will be available

the following business day on our website, www.GwinnettCounty.com.

A Webex pre-proposal conference is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. local time on February 26, 2026. To access, click

the following Webex link

(https://gwinnettgov.webex.com/gwinnettgov/j.php?MTID=mc0c1a27a4258c24828c6fd322dc95051), or dial

408-418-9388, and enter Conference ID ##2331 486 8669. All interested firms are urged to attend. Questions

regarding proposals should be directed to Casey Beauston, Purchasing Associate III, at

Casey.Beauston@GwinnettCounty.com no later than 3:00 P.M. local time on February 27, 2026.

Proposals are legal and binding upon the firm when submitted. One (1) unbound single-sided original, six (6)

identical, bound single-sided copies, and one (1) electronic copy on a flash drive or thumb drive should be

submitted. The cost proposal is to be submitted in a separate sealed envelope and should not be included in the

copies mentioned above.

Successful firm will be required to meet insurance requirements. The Insurance Company should be authorized

to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department and must have an A.M. Best rating of A-10 or

higher.

Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its programs or

activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open

meeting, program or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the

Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165.

The written proposal documents supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the parties.

Selection criteria are outlined in the request for proposal documents. Gwinnett County reserves the right to reject

any or all proposals, to waive technicalities, and to make an award deemed in its best interest.

Award notification will be posted after award on the County website, www.gwinnettcounty.com and companies

submitting a proposal will be notified via email.

We look forward to your proposal and appreciate your interest in Gwinnett County.

Casey Beauston

Purchasing Associate III

The following pages should be returned as part of your proposal:

Cost Proposal (Separate Sealed Envelope), Pages 8-11

Firm Information, Page 14

References, Page 15

Code of Ethics, Page 33

Contractor Affidavit, Page 34

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I. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

The Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development (P&D) is seeking qualified firms for

Professional On-Call Planning Services. This submission will assist P&D in selecting consulting firms to provide

professional services for long-range planning on an on-call basis to support the County’s efforts to effectively

plan for long-term growth and redevelopment consistent with the Gwinnett County 2045 Unified Plan.

Gwinnett County has grown significantly in the last 40 years. The County’s population increased from

approximately 167,000 in 1980 to over one million in 2024, and the County transformed rapidly from

predominantly rural to a suburban community of Atlanta. The County’s 2045 Unified Plan, adopted by the Board

of Commissioners in February 2024, is the County’s blueprint for the future. The plan sets the policy agenda for

growth and development over the next 20 years, with the goal to accommodate population growth while

maintaining high quality of life and the County’s distinct identity. With less than 10% of land available for

development and the need for infrastructure improvements and maintenance, the County is intentional and

deliberate in focusing on in-fill development and redevelopment in strategic locations. Work performed under

this contract will support and advance planning initiatives and strategies from visioning and policy

development to technical studies, implementation of best practices, code modernization, and capital project

planning.

II. SCOPE OF WORK

This contract will be for professional on-call planning services from qualified firms to augment planning needs

for the Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development. The firms will perform services as

requested by the County. Deliverables will be defined under individual work authorizations.

The services categories include Urban Planning and Community Engagement and Infrastructure Planning.

**NOTE**: Proposing firms must disclose whether they are currently providing services to the County under a

separate contract, including the contract number.

Firms may respond to one or both service categories. If responding to both categories, two separate proposals

(one for Category A and one for Category B) must be submitted. Potential scope of work may include but are

not limited to the following:

A. Urban Planning and Community Engagement

This service category focuses on advancing the County’s long-range and small area planning initiatives

through visionary, data-driven, and community-supported approaches. Firms will help translate the

goals of the 2045 Unified Plan into actionable strategies, policies, and design concepts that guide

future development and redevelopment in alignment with Gwinnett’s values of connectivity, resilience,

and inclusivity. Services may range from comprehensive planning and ordinance updates to

placemaking, urban design, and facilitation of meaningful community engagement that builds broad

public ownership of the County’s planning efforts.

1. Comprehensive and Small Area Planning

a. Existing conditions analysis

b. Future land use map

c. Community vision and goals

d. Policy and strategy recommendations

e. Implementation matrix

f. Draft and final plan documents

g. Public presentation materials

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2. Unified Development Ordinance Amendment

a. Policy and ordinance research (industry trend, best management practices)

b. Unified Development Ordinance Amendment

c. Zoning Overlays

3. Urban Design and Placemaking

a. 3D massing models and static renderings

b. Animated flythroughs or walkthroughs

c. Streetscape concept plans

d. Public-realm improvements (e.g., plazas, parklets, furniture)

e. Site-specific placemaking design and renderings

f. Placemaking master plan or vision book

4. Community Engagement and Facilitation

a. Public and stakeholder engagement plan and engagement summary report

b. Meeting logistic planning, facilitation and materials

c. Stakeholder interviews, public input data collection, survey, and synthesization

d. Development of outreach toolkit and education materials, including fact sheets,

infographics, contents for videos or animations, website and social media working with the

County’s Communication Department.

B. Infrastructure Planning

Gwinnett County has adopted six small area plans in July 2025 (Venture Drive, Oakbrook Parkway,

Northbrook Parkway, Killian Hill, Centerville, and Bethesda) to further redevelopment concepts based on

the Daily Community Framework in the 2045 Unified Plan. The County has also begun to develop

Infrastructure Plans to make sure that the County’s infrastructure investment will be intentional in

achieving the smart growth goals for these areas. Firms will support the development of infrastructure

plans that align with the adopted 2045 Unified Plan and related small area plans, integrating land use

and infrastructure planning to support redevelopment initiatives. Assignments may also include policy

analysis, conceptual development, alternatives analysis, or planning level cost estimating for

transformative projects.

Development of the infrastructure plan is a comprehensive planning effort across key infrastructure

elements supporting redevelopment, therefore, collaboration with the Gwinnett County Department of

Transportation (DOT), Department of Water Resources (DWR), and Parks and Recreation Department

(P&R) will be critical, as will experience with stakeholder engagement. The Department of Planning and

Development will facilitate the coordination.

The infrastructure plans cover two (2) primary disciplines, including mobility (transportation, trails,

transit) and water resources (water, sewer, stormwater) planning.

The scope for infrastructure planning services may include but is not limited to the following:

1. Mobility Planning

a. Multimodal Transportation and Mobility Planning: assessment of gap between existing

adopted plans and small area plans, development of multimodal corridor priorities, mode

share and travel behavior analysis, travel demand forecast, comprehensive mobility

planning, complete street policy and implementation.

b. Corridor and Feasibility Studies: development of conceptual design alternatives for project

identified in a small area plan or an associated infrastructure plan, including technical

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analysis (e.g., Level of Service [LOS], safety, right-of-way), active transportation strategies,

planning level cost estimates, and placemaking enhancement.

c. Project Prioritization, Policy, and Funding Recommendations for effective implementation of

transformative infrastructure projects for redevelopment areas.

d. Travel Demand and Improvement Analysis: development or review of traffic impact analysis,

future traffic demand forecasts that reflect the vision of the small area plans; preparation of

pedestrian audit reports, traffic count data, origin-destination and travel demand modeling,

and development of improvements projects to improve mobility.

e. Smart Vehicle Technology Assessments: review of emerging technologies (e.g., Connected

and Automated Vehicles [CAV], Vehicle-to-Everything [V2X]), pilot project concept proposals,

policy recommendations, readiness assessment.

f. Visualization and Tool Development: development of tools and visualization for stakeholder

engagement or tracking of recommended project implementation.

2. Water Resources Planning

Firm will support the development of water resources planning (water, sewer, and stormwater)

within the adopted small area plan areas and collaborate with in-house staff at both P&D and DWR

in identifying potential capital projects, costs, policies, funding mechanism, ordinance reviews and

update. Tasks may include:

a. Mapping, presentations, and technical analyses

b. Review of modeling and analysis prepared by DWR and P&D

c. Preparation of reports, memoranda, and data visualizations

d. Stormwater collection and treatment analyses

e. Conceptual design of amenitized stormwater facilities

f. Planning-level cost estimates, policy, and funding analysis

III. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Respondents are encouraged to submit clear and concise responses, and excessive length or extraneous

information is discouraged. In an effort to ensure the County’s ability to evaluate and choose successful firms

for this project, respondents are encouraged to be responsive to the specific range of issues requested in this

solicitation. Submission of excessive “boilerplate” information, including sales brochures, is discouraged. If

proposers are responding to both categories, the responses must be separated; one proposal for Category A,

and one proposal for Category B.

Proposers should not submit website links in lieu of written responses. Website links and any information

contained within may not be reviewed or considered by Gwinnett County. The firm’s proposal should be

organized in the order and format described below. At its discretion, the Evaluation Committee may request a

proposer provide missing information and/or provide clarifications regarding its proposal, as may be required

in the evaluation process.

PROPOSAL CONTENT

The Proposal shall be responsive to the specific range of tasks and issues described in this Request for

Proposal. Firms are asked to read this document carefully to ensure that they address the specific

requirements of this Request and submit all requested information.

Gwinnett County intends to select up to three (3) firms for each category through this proposal. Firms or teams

are not required to provide services across both service categories. Teams/firms may respond to either or both

service categories. If a team/firm submits for both categories, the County will evaluate its qualification for each

category separately. Each Proposal will be evaluated based on the strength of qualifications and expertise in

the service categories the firm chooses to address.

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Proposal packages should include the following information:

Phase I

1. Team Organization and Qualifications (25 Points):

Describe the qualifications of the firm to carry out the proposed services. Documentation should

include an organization chart identifying all key personnel to be involved in delivering services and their

respective roles. Resumes shall be included for key personnel. At a minimum, these individuals must be

identified: Principal-in-Charge, Contract Administrator, Project Manager, Senior Position responsible for

delivery of assigned tasks, and Subject Matter Experts. Please also indicate by discipline the number of

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Accredited Professional (LEED-AP), Geography Information Systems Professional (GISP), Conference

for New Urbanism Accredited (CNU-A), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP), Project

Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE), or other relevant professional

certifications. Resume shall also include location of the staff, total years of experience, and years of

service with the firms.

2. Experience and Expertise (30 Points):

Describe the firm’s understanding of Gwinnett County and why the County should consider the firm’s

unique services to achieve long-term County goals. Provide past experience and projects for similar

size community or projects with unique complexity, innovation, or transformation effects on the

communities served. Firms are encouraged to include expertise that is innovative and forward-looking

for sustainable community and infrastructure development.

Examples for Category A may include scenario-based land use frameworks, 3D visualizations, design

guidelines, phased implementation playbooks, form-based codes, tactical urbanism, public realm

concept plans, narrative storytelling, and pop-up engagement kits.

Examples for Category B may include integrated land use and mobility planning, complete street

transformation, corridor redesign and staging, transit-oriented development planning and

implementation, water and sewer system modeling, stormwater strategies and design for

redevelopment, policy development, and public engagement.

3. Project Management (15 Points):

Describe the firm’s approach to project management and communication with the County, including the

ability to maintain schedules and manage multiple concurrent assignments.

4. Quality Assurance Practices (10 Points):

Describe how the firm ensures quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle, including processes

for technical review and deliverable quality control.

5. References (10 Points):

Provide at least (3) three references (including names, addresses, phone numbers, and relevant

projects) that demonstrate successful multidisciplinary work for government, institutional, or corporate

entities within the past five (5) years. References should reflect the work of individuals proposed in the

submission. All references should be verified for current contact information prior to submission.

Gwinnett County will make every attempt to contact references. If a reference does not respond to

attempts at verification, the consultant shall receive no points for that reference. It is incumbent upon

the proposing consultant to verify the contact information and availability of references prior to

submission of proposal(s).

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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