Announcement and Webinar Recording: RFP for 2024 Land Use and Housing Laws

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is now requesting proposals from consultants to support implementation of several laws passed by the Colorado General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session. Questions on the request for proposals are due at 2pm Mountain Standard Time on August 26 and final proposals are due September 11 at 2pm Mountain time. All questions must be submitted in writing to brenda.lujan@state.co.us.

The three scopes of work in this request will cover a timeline for work between approximately October 2024 and March 2027, while at least one scope may conclude sooner, with an anticipated end date as early as December 2025. In many cases, the due dates in law dictate the due dates for deliverables in these scopes of work and will require expedited processes and work products for both the consultants and DOLA.

Scopes of Work will include:

Planning for Housing - seeking experience in technical assistance, guidance materials, and best practices for housing, local government land use, and facilitation of stakeholder engagement
Compliance and Review - seeking land use code and compliance experts
Strategic Growth and Natural Lands Reports and Guidance for Comprehensive Plans - seeking a consultant team experienced in multi-stakeholder facilitation, scenario planning, data analysis and synthesis, strategic growth planning, and integrating natural resources and land use planning
To view the RFP, go to the State of Colorado Vendor Self Service and bidnetdirect.com

Webinar for Interested Firms

This webinar is for interested firms to learn more about the RFP Opportunity for 2024 Land Use and Housing Laws Implementation. The webinar was recorded on August 23, 2024 1pm Mountain Time. Questions and answers from the webinar, will be posted, along with other answers to questions received by 2pm Mountain Time on August 26, on the Colorado Vendor Self-Service website and the BidNet website, estimated to be no later than August 28, 2024.