Downtown Barrie Public Realm Strategy Services

The buyer seeks downtown public realm strategy services to establish a long-term vision, strategic framework, and implementation roadmap guiding future planning, connectivity, investment, and placemaking. The selected vendor must establish guiding principles, a public realm framework, a public space strategy, a downtown-to-waterfront connectivity strategy, and a streetscape typology framework. Scope requirements also include prioritizing strategic initiatives, creating conceptual catalyst projects, preparing a draft strategy with implementation considerations, and finalizing the downtown strategy through stakeholder, technical, public, and Council reviews. Eligibility is limited to onshore Canadian organizations, and work is to be performed offsite. Vendors must register on the issuing authority's website to download the unwatermarked request for proposals and submit pricing forms via the bidding system. Questions are due no later than November 19, 2026, and full proposals must be submitted by November 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time. The evaluation process consists of mandatory submission requirements, rated evaluation criteria, pricing reviews, ranking, and contract negotiations.