Recreation Center Plan

Full RFP and submission instructions

Denver Parks and Recreation ("DPR") is seeking proposals from qualified consultant firms to provide professional services to develop a comprehensive and strategic plan for DPR's citywide recreation center and aquatics systems that addresses current needs, envisions future facility and program offerings, and provides prioritization guidance for long-term capital investment strategies. The Recreation Center Analysis and Strategic Plan ("Recreation Center Plan") will present a strong, strategic vision for the next 20-30 years of recreation centers in Denver. DPR encourages proposals from a prime consultant with thoughtful inclusion of sub-consultants in order to address all tasks within the Scope of Work. Recognizing that the Scope of Work calls for a plan that is not typically undertaken by park and recreation agencies, DPR would like to see proposals from teams that can demonstrate the following skills and competencies:

• Deep knowledge of public recreation systems, market, and trends.
• Business and financial analysis: experience with high-level municipal capital construction estimating and forecasting, market analysis, and typical or emerging government funding and revenue schema.
• Recreation and/or other public facilities planning: high-level facility, system, and spatial analysis and assessment; construction feasibility.
• Community engagement: DPR has a preference for team members tasked with community engagement who are local to the Denver Metro area. Additionally, the overall team should demonstrate experience with statistically-valid surveys and other feedback methodology, creative and sensitive community engagement, and political savvy.
• Project management of similarly-sized and scoped projects with multiple phases and overlap and multiple audiences.

Proposals that demonstrate flexibility and creativity by including thoughtful additional tasks or innovative ideas and justification for their inclusion in the project are encouraged.

RFP Schedule:

RFP Issued: October 28, 2024

Pre-Proposal Meeting: November 6, 2024 - 2pm MT (virtual meeting instructions in the full RFP)

Proposals Due: December 6, 2024

Finalist Interviews: Mid-January 2025

Contract Execution: Late Winter/Early Spring 2025