Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to inform the private sector of a potential business opportunity to provide professional planning and conceptual design services to the City of Westerville. The work includes, but is not limited to, fire station space and facility needs assessment and programming, identification of site requirements, conceptual building floor plans and layout, building elevations, conceptual level total project cost estimates (hard and soft costs), and thorough written documentation summarizing research findings, design rationale, and cost estimates. It is the Division's goal to be a progressive and responsive fire department that continuously develops innovative safety response protocols that offer cost-effective services to meet the needs of our growing community while serving to advance the quality of the firefighting profession. This project aims to address current facility challenges and develop a plan for providing our firefighters and EMS personnel with the best possible facilities to serve Westerville and Blendon Township effectively in the future.