RFP: Comprehensive Plan for the Town and Village of Livonia

The Town of Livonia is interested in procuring consultant services to write a new Comprehensive Plan. The Town received a grant through the New York State Smart Growth Community Planning Program to complete the project. The total budget for the project is $100,000. The selected consultant will be required to work with the Town to ensure the grant requirements are satisfied.

The Town & Village’s Comprehensive Plan was last updated in 2004. As development continues to occur in the community, there is a need to update the Plan to reflect the community’s common vision for the future – the quality of its residential and business areas; the places residents live, work, shop, and play; the way people and goods move about the community; and the treatment of natural and environmental features as development changes the rural landscape.

The selected consultant will be asked to meet and report to a Comprehensive Plan Committee selected by the Town Board. The selected consultant must be prepared to provide outreach to residents, review the existing Plan and related regulations, and develop the new Comprehensive Plan within the guidelines of the NYS Smart Growth Community Planning Program and in accordance with NYS Town Law and Village Law.

The Town is looking for an experienced firm with an innovative and state-of-the-art approach to apply in the development of the new planning document. Goals to include the preservation of agricultural lands and business development in a pattern that complement the goals of the Plan and desire of Town and Village residents.

Consultants should have experience working on comprehensive plans for small, rural towns, comparable to the Town & Village of Livonia. If you are interested in providing the services described, please submit one (1) electronic copy and seven (7) hard copies of your proposal and qualifications by 2:00 PM on March 31, 2025, to: Town of Livonia Attention: Eric R. Gott, Town Supervisor 35 Commercial Street PO Box 43 Livonia, New York 14487 Fax and email submissions will not be accepted.

See full RFQ here.