Comprehensive Community Plan Update Service

The Town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, is seeking a qualified vendor to prepare a full update of the municipal comprehensive community plan. This update must satisfy all statutory and Statewide Planning Program requirements for plan content and achieve suitability for submission to the State for certification. The project addresses the state mandate requiring every municipality to update its comprehensive plan at least once every ten years. The selected consultant must obtain, compile, and update all data necessary to complete the plan, including demographic, land use, housing, transportation, environmental, and economic data. The scope of work also requires the development and implementation of a public engagement program sufficient to ensure meaningful community participation throughout the process. Additionally, the agency requires the delivery of all GIS data, map files, and electronic source files in formats compatible with ESRI ArcGIS and Microsoft Office, alongside web content suitable for posting on the town website. Bidders must propose a multidisciplinary team with demonstrated expertise across the full range of comprehensive plan elements, including land use, housing, transportation, economic development, and natural resource protection. The town is open to a document structure that best serves clarity, usability, and state compliance, meaning the consultant does not need to follow the organizational structure or format of the current plan. Eligibility is restricted to onshore USA organizations only, and the performance of the work will take place offsite. The agency is looking for proposals to establish the budget for this project. Bidders must submit all questions no later than June 19, 2026. Responses to the solicitation can be submitted digitally via email or online.