Request for Proposals RFP #2021-006 PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE

The City of Edinburg intends to issue a single contact to a consulting firm to provide professional services to update the Unified Development Code and complete related planning analysis and tasks. The project will include: (1) evaluating the effectiveness of the City’s existing development-related regulations; (2) writing of new and/or rewriting of the regulations and standards; (3) conducting the necessary stakeholder and public involvement as required herein; (4) meeting with the necessary boards, commissions and groups as may be required herein; (5) formatting the results into a user-friendly document; and (6) assisting city staff with related tasks that will be needed to implement the updated Code, such as a future land use map and a zoning map. The City’s goal with this project is to simplify, streamline, and improve development regulations to reflect best practices in the industry.

The City of Edinburg is soliciting competitive sealed Request for Proposals; hereinafter referred to as RFP, to be received by the City Secretary’s Office located at 415 W. University Drive, Edinburg, Texas 78541. City of Edinburg normal business days are Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and shall be closed on recognized holidays.

RFPs will be received until 3:00 p.m. Central Time, on Monday, January 18, 2021, shortly thereafter all submitted RFPs will be gathered and taken to the Edinburg City Hall Community Room, 1st Floor, to be publicly opened and read aloud. Any RFP received after the closing time will not be accepted and will be returned to the submitter unopened. It is the responsibility of the submitter to see that any RFP submitted shall have sufficient time to be received by the City Secretary’s Office prior to the RFP opening date and time. The receiving time in the City Secretary’s Office will be the governing time for acceptability of the RFPs. RFPs will not be accepted by telephone or facsimile machine. All RFPs must bear original signatures and figures.

If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this RFP, please contact Ms. Lorena Fuentes, Purchasing Agent, at (956) 388-1895 or at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. If you have any questions or require additional information regarding specifications for this proposal, please contact Kimberly A. Mendoza at (956) 388-8202.