Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Springfield Planning and Development Department is seeking professional consulting firms to submit proposals outlining their qualifications and approach towards the development and reorganization of the City’s Comprehensive (Master) Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is intended to include the study and analysis of numerous elements of influence and shall be prepared in accordance with direction and guidance from the City’s Charter. The Plan is a compilation of new policy and guidance that accounts for the changing dynamics of the City and region, as well as existing policies that remain relevant and should be reaffirmed. The result of this effort will be an updated, long-range vision and plan for the City to be implemented over the next twenty (20) years that will help inform and guide a variety of recommendations and assure Springfield citizens that decisions made are credible and not arbitrary.