The State of Vermont and its partners are seeking experts in land use planning, community design, architecture, modern offsite construction techniques, and small-scale development—particularly those with experience in rural settings—to help create a statewide Plan Set composed of construction-ready drawings. This Plan Set will be developed through a locally driven design process that starts in partnering municipalities. By working closely with municipalities and local stakeholders, the effort will develop context-sensitive designs that reflect the unique character and needs of the communities, while identifying opportunities to streamline development and reduce costs. The designs developed with community input and buy-in will be compiled into comprehensive, statewide catalog of pre-approved housing plans that can be readily used by municipalities, builders, offsite manufacturers and homeowners to accelerate the development of missing middle and infill housing across Vermont. The Vendor’s team is expected to include Vermont-based expert(s) familiar with housing, community design, planning, permitting, modular and off-site construction, and Vermont building and safety codes issues, and the project will involve Vendor collaboration with a team of Vermont-based technical advisors selected by the State to provide reviews at project milestones and be available to answer specific questions from the Vendor to ensure the work is grounded in Vermont’s context, conditions, and marketplace. The project includes the following components: 2.3.1 Partnering with “development-ready” communities to develop ADU and MMH designs, 2.3.2 Development of a missing middle plan set of detailed construction drawings, 2.3.3 Producing a statewide catalog of the compiled missing middle typologies..
