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ATTACHMENT 3 10 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />~opntP o! ©~ <br />Comprehensive Planning yam` ,~ ~ q8 <br />(919) 24S-2S7S 17 ~' <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAx) <br />www.co.orange.nc.us '}°~!h ~0.=~`'° <br />306-F Revere Road <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />fl ~, a• i ~~~ ~' tz..._ {1 rSdS~ .... .tuc~ll~ '' <br />TO: Professional Planning and/or Technical Writing <br />Consultants <br />DATE: March 2, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Request for Qualifications -Synthesis <br />of Existing County Documents into a' Draft <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />Firms are being invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications to become eligible <br />for possible interview and negotiations toward a contract for professional <br />planning and/or technical writing services to develop amulti-element Draft <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Plan shall be developed using existing written <br />documents with identification of any additional material that may be required. <br />Introduction <br />A. Description of Issuing Agency <br />The Orange County Planning and Inspection Department (Planning <br />Department) is the issuing agency for the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). <br />The agency provides a full range of planning and development review <br />services for the unincorporated portions of Orange County. <br />B. Selection of Qualified Firm <br />The Comprehensive Plan Project Management Team (County Manager, <br />Planning Director, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor and Planning Board <br />Chair) will review the responses to the RFQ and make a recommendation to <br />the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to begin negotiation with a firm <br />to carry out the task of synthesizing existing county documents to develop a <br />Draft Comprehensive Plan. The BOCC has the sole authority to select or <br />reject any or all responses, to the RFQ. A specific scope of services, budget <br />and timeline will be negotiated with the selected firm, and a contract will <br />ultimately be executed. <br />