R23-26 Economic Development Strategic Plan

Solicitation number BC175654

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/09/12 17:00 EDT


    Description
    This Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) is an invitation by the Cowichan Valley Regional District (the “CVRD”) to prospective proponents to submit non-binding proposals for Economic Development Strategic Plan as further described in Section A of the RFP Particulars (Appendix D) (the “Deliverables”).
    The CVRD requests proposals from qualified firms/consultants to provide strategic advisory services and professional consulting services to develop a clear and comprehensive Economic Development Strategic Plan (“EDSP”) for the CVRD.
    The successful Consultant (the “Consultant”) is expected to have proven expertise in economic development, research, community engagement and consultation, data collection, data analysis, as well as effective strategic planning and information presentation.
    The responsibilities of the Consultant will include, but are not limited to:
    1. Project planning and management services;
    2. Develop strategic planning process and methodology;
    3. Data research and collection;
    4. Conduct comprehensive public engagement and stakeholder consultations;
    5. Data review, analysis and synthesis;
    6. Write the Economic Development Strategic Plan;
    7. Create an action plan; and
    8. Submit and present Deliverables to CVRD Board.
    The successful proponent is expected to begin work immediately upon being awarded the contract. The project must be completed by December 31, 2024, to meet the grant requirements and deadline.

    Notes
    This will be the only notice posted to BC Bid concerning this project. All documents/addenda are only available for download/submission on the CVRD Procurement Portal Bonfire. It is the sole responsibility of the Respondent to check the Bonfire portal for any addenda(s) before submitting their response.

    All awards and results will be posted on CVRD Procurement Portal Bonfire https://cvrd.bonfirehub.ca/portal/?tab=pastOpportunities

    Contact Purchasing at Purchasing@cvrd.bc.ca should you have any further questions

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    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Cowichan Valley Regional District
    Email
    purchasing@cvrd.bc.ca
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Other
    Language(s)
    English