Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for 2026 Comprehensive Plan Update

The City of Leavenworth (City) is soliciting qualifications from consulting firms (Consultants) to provide professional services to assist the City of Leavenworth in updating its Comprehensive Plan for the 2026-2024 Periodic Update cycle, as required under the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). The City is seeking consultant support from teams experienced in land use planning and zoning, writing ordinances, housing policy, visioning, climate, demographic analysis, environmental analysis/SEPA, community engagement, and other aspects of comprehensive planning.

The expected timeline for the Comprehensive Plan Update is to begin in January 2025, with a completion and adoption timeline of June 2026, or as amended by Department of Commerce authorized extensions.

Submissions shall be sent electronically to Andrea Fischer, City Clerk, at [email protected] by 4:00:00 PM on Friday, January 24, 2025. Late or incorrectly submitted submissions will be automatically disqualified from consideration. Any qualifications received after the specified date and time will automatically be rejected and will not receive any further consideration by the City.

The City of Leavenworth reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses.