Request for Professional Services - Comprehensive Plan Updates

The City of Kennesaw, Georgia (City) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for professional services to prepare a Comprehensive Plan that will update and replace the 2022 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Kennesaw as required by the Department of Community Affairs. The City of Kennesaw seeks to prepare a local Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the Rules of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Chapter 110-12-1, Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning. The Local Planning Requirements shall be the minimum standards, and emphasis will be placed on additional areas identified in the scope of work.

A full RFP Package stating the full response requirements can be obtained from the Kennesaw City Clerk¿s Office, upon request to Nick Simpson, Deputy City Clerk, via email at nsimpson@kennesaw-ga.gov. Only a Response submitted by a Firm on record with the City Clerk¿s Office as having received the RFP Package from the Issuing Office will be opened.

Responses must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the Firm, the Firm¿s address, and the name of the Project for which the Response is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Response must be enclosed in another envelope addressed as specified above.

Sealed proposals shall be received by the City of Kennesaw in City Hall at 2529 J.O. Stephenson Avenue, Kennesaw, Georgia, 30144 until: February 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Local Time. Late submittals will not be accepted.

Firms responding to this Request for Proposals (RFP) shall submit five (5) hard copies of the proposal, one (1) electronic PDF copy saved to a USB flash drive, and one (1) original Cost Proposal. The cost proposal should NOT be included with the digital copy of the RFP provided on a USB/flash drive device. The FEE SCHEDULE should be in a separate sealed envelope.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all Responses, to waive formalities, and re-advertise.