About this opportunity
AI summaryThe City of Rancho Palos Verdes seeks qualified planning consulting firms to assist in preparing its 7th Cycle Housing Element. The selected consultant will collaborate with city staff to ensure compliance with state housing laws, lead public participation processes, update required housing assessments and plans, and prepare general plan updates. Scope also includes attending project hearings, evaluating assisted housing developments, and updating constraint assessments.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Scope of work
- Prepare the City's 7th Cycle Housing Element to comply with State Housing Element Law.
- Lead public participation processes, document them, and incorporate them into the Housing Element.
- Update existing housing assessments, housing plan, fair housing assessment, and sites inventory.
- Attend project hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, and public workshops.
- Act as a liaison between City staff and HCD.
- Prepare updates to other elements of the General Plan as required.
- Prepare CEQA environmental documentation to support adoption.
- Provide digital copies of all final documents in PDF and Word format.
Minimum qualifications
- Qualified planning consulting firm
Documents to include with your response
- Cover Letter
- Description of Understanding
- Public Outreach explanation
- Reference Projects (at least 3)
- Project Schedule
- Cost Proposal
Key dates
- RFP Release Date
- Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Request for Clarification Deadline
- Monday, November 23, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
- RFP Submittal Deadline
- Monday, December 14, 2026 @ 12:00 PM
- Selection of consultant
- no later than Tuesday, February 16, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submitted electronically via email to Lisa Garrett, Senior Administrative Analyst at [email protected]. Proposing firm shall request an email confirmation upon submission.
Contract details
- Term
- 18-month project timeline
- Place of performance
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial general liability, automobile liability, professional liability (errors and omissions), and statutory workers compensation insurance.