Legal Notice
Jefferson County Port Authority Request
for Proposals
for a Coal Recovery and Resiliency Strategic
Plan for the
Jefferson County Coal Recovery Initiative
The Jefferson County Port Authority is soliciting requests for proposals from consulting firms, individuals, or any combination thereof to initiate, develop, and implement a strategic plan in accordance with the Jefferson County Coal Recovery Initiative funding by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The selected consulting firm, individual will lead a data-drive, quantifiable, objective, and participatory planning process culminating in the development of an actionable economic strategic plan to frame a vision for Jefferson County’s future economic prosperity and to guide local economic development efforts over the next 5 to 10 years.
Interested consulting firms, individuals, or any combination thereof should respond no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on October 8, 2025. Proposals and responses received after this deadline will not be considered.
Interested consulting firms, individuals, or any combination thereof must submit two (2) original and one (1) electronic copy on a flash drive of any proposal or response to the office of the Jefferson County Port Authority at the following address:
Jefferson County
Port Authority
Attn.: Robert Naylor
500 Market Street
First Floor – Suite 3
Steubenville, OH 43952
All proposals or responses must be responsive to and in compliance with the Jefferson County Port Authority’s Request for Proposals for a Coal Recovery and Resiliency Strategic Plan which can be found on the Jefferson County Port Authority’s website
https://jcport.com
by clicking on the Download Tab under the heading, Coal Recovery Strategic Initiative .
The Jefferson County Port Authority reserves the right to reject any proposal or response, or to waive any irregularities in a proposal or response.
Jefferson County
Port Authority
Int. Sep 10, 12, 2025