Specifications include, but are not limited to: General Plan Update, Environmental Impact analysis and report and planning assistance services. The County expects the responding firms to provide a scope of work that will minimize the use of County staff, be cost effective, and produce an exceptional end product. We encourage a scope that demonstrates creative ideas and cutting-edge rural development concepts. The Consultant’s work plan will include creative approaches that use existing County resources including which tasks will benefit from County staff involvement and to what degree. With budget constraints, Consultants are expected to propose cost effective methods that will deliver an updated product that satisfies the County’s project goals. Planning staff is in the process of drafting a settings report to identify social, demographic and economic conditions and trends within the County to be used as background information for the General Plan. Additionally, Planning staff are prepared to produce the current land use inventory, manage and schedule advisory groups, and provide significant contributions to all outreach efforts