Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City is seeking proposals from qualified consultants or firms to provide technical professional services related to writing its Five Year Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments and First Year Annual Action Plan incorporating information from city staff, residents, and the eCon Planning Suite Template that is consistent with HUD’s guidelines and covers the period beginning on October 1, 2024 and ending on September 30, 2029. The City is requesting proposals from qualified firms and individuals with proven experience in developing a Consolidated Plan or similar planning documents. The City intends to submit the Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments and First Year Annual Action Plan to HUD by August 16, 2024. In addition to meeting the Federal requirements and deadline for a Consolidated Plan, the City is interested in encouraging meaningful public participation in the Consolidated Plan development process. The selected consultant would be expected to confer with: 1. Public and private agencies that provide health services and social and fair housing services, including those focusing on services to children, elderly persons, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, and homeless persons; 2. State or local health and child welfare agencies in regard to the portion of its consolidated plan concerning lead-based paint hazards; 3. Adjacent governments regarding priority non-housing community development needs and local government agencies with metropolitan-wide planning responsibilities regarding problems and solutions that go beyond a single jurisdiction (e.g., transportation); 4. The local Continuum of Care that serves homeless and formerly homeless persons in the jurisdiction’s geographic area; 5. Business and civic leaders;
