Comprehensive Land Use Plan

City of Lamar

Buyer seeks professional services to create an updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The plan will engage significant community involvement to develop future land use planning, commercial corridors, and residential development strategies. The project requires analyzing existing conditions, creating a defined vision, and developing implementation strategies for commercial and residential areas. Buyer's previous Comprehensive Plan was last updated in March 2008.

• 6/17/2025 - Posting Date
• 7/17/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 7/21/2025 - Interviews if necessary
• 7/28/2025 - Review and evaluation
• 8/4/2025 - Contract negotiation
• 8/18/2025 - Award recommendation to Council

• Experience designing areas without traditional downtown
• Demonstrated success engaging hard-to-engage populations
• Team should reflect demographic makeup of project area
• Experts in land use planning and neighborhood organization
• Team should include AICP certified planners

• Conduct robust public visioning and stakeholder engagement sessions
• Perform demographic analysis of the city
• Complete area market study and trade area analysis
• Develop economic development strategy and recommendations
• Analyze land use and zoning requirements
• Assess transportation and circulation patterns
• Evaluate public infrastructure including stormwater issues
• Design corridor aesthetic enhancement recommendations
• Create detailed implementation strategy for future development
• Identify vision for central business district