RFQ - Art and Entertainment District Master Plan

Request for Qualifications

Arts and Entertainment District Small Area Master Plan

Planning and Design Services

The City of Cleveland, Tennessee is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified and experienced planning and design consultants to review and update existing small area and downtown plans and to prepare a comprehensive Small Area Master Plan for approximately 100 acres, 58 of which are designated as the Arts and Entertainment District and the remaining acreage located in an adjacent city-owned Brownfield property in downtown Cleveland.

The selected firm will review prior downtown revitalization plans, analyze existing conditions and redevelopment opportunities (including former industrial/brownfield properties), lead community and stakeholder engagement, and prepare a mixed-use land use and development framework, conceptual renderings and visualizations emphasizing adaptive reuse and infill development, and a final Master Plan document for the district.

Additional information, including detailed scope of services, submittal requirements, and evaluation criteria, is available on the City’s website at www.clevelandtn.gov/bids .

Statements of Qualifications are to be submitted electronically by email to the City of Cleveland Purchasing Department on or before March 2, 2026, by 2:00 PM, ET,  to the attention of Kristi Powers at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

The City of Cleveland reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to waive informalities.  The City reserves the right to alter the scope of the project at any time.

Questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing to:

C. Seth Sumner at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. or Dustin Tommey at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

The deadline for submitting questions is February 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM, ET.  Responses and any addenda will be posted to the City’s website at www.clevelandtn.gov/bids .