ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
CITY OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
UPDATE TO THE 2014 ENVISION WHEELING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The City of Wheeling, West Virginia is soliciting qualified consulting firms and/or teams to submit Proposals to review and prepare an update of the 2014 Envision Wheeling Comprehensive Plan in accordance with West Virginia State Code section 8A-3. The full RFP for Consulting Services is available at
https://www.wheelingwv.
gov/bids.
The City of Wheeling’s RFP includes a description of the services to be provided by respondents; the minimum content of proposals; proposal submission requirements; the factors to be used to evaluate the proposals; and, the RFP schedule.
The selected consulting firm or team will lead the City’s Planning Commission and support staff in making comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and services and probable future changes of such conditions and services within the City of Wheeling. The Update will state the community’s goals and policies regarding its future in terms of commercial vitality, residential and multifamily housing, open space, community facilities and services, and infrastructure. It is the City’s objective to Update the 2014 Envision Wheeling Comprehensive Plan rather than starting anew. The selected Offeror will review the current Plan and identify relevant sections and/or elements that should remain, be revised, or be removed. This review should include recognition of deficiencies of the current Plan and identification of elements that should be incorporated into the Plan Update. The Update will serve as a guide for orderly growth and change and provide a rational basis for future planning and zoning decisions.
Technical proposals must be submitted electronically to the City of Wheeling online at
https://www.wheelingwv.
gov/bids
no later than 2 p.m., prevailing time, on July 13, 2023. Technical proposals submitted via hardcopy, facsimile, or email will not be accepted. Sealed cost proposals must be submitted by the same time/date deadline in hardcopy to the Building and Planning Department, ATTN: BJ Delbert, Director, City of Wheeling, 1500 Chapline Street, Wheeling, WV 26003.
In order to ensure a fair and objective RFP process and evaluation, all questions and inquiries related to this RFP shall be addressed in writing to BJ Delbert, Director of Building and Planning by email to
[email protected].
The deadline for written questions and inquiries is June 30, 2023 by 10 a.m., prevailing time. All questions and answers will be posted on the City’s website
https://www.wheelingwv.
gov/departments/building
andplanning/planning-
commission
by 12 p.m., prevailing time, on July 6, 2023.
The City of Wheeling reserves the right to waive any informalities and technicalities and to accept the Proposal considered most advantageous in order to obtain the best value for the City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and the right, in its sole discretion, to accept the Proposals it considers most favorable to the City’s interest. The City further reserves the right to reject all responses and seek new responses when such procedure is deemed reasonable and in its best interest.
Robert Herron,
City Manager
City of Wheeling, WV
Int. Jun 15, 2023