Strategic Plan Services

The vendor is required to provide strategic plan (2026–2030) and the integration and update of departmental business plans (2026–2029) into a unified corporate framework.
- Project initiation and background review
•    The consultant will review existing strategic and business plans, confirm scope, and develop a detailed project charter and workplan
- Strategic visioning and governance alignment
•    The consultant will design and facilitate a strategic-visioning process with council and the senior management team to define the county’s long-term direction and desired community outcomes.
•    Sessions will focus on reaffirming or updating the county’s vision, mission, and values, identifying core strategic priorities, and framing measurable corporate goals for 2026–2030
1. Engagement requirements
•    At least two facilitated workshops with council (in person).
•    One combined session with the senior management team.
•    Summary validation session with the officer
- Departmental integration, service-level alignment, and business plan update
•    The consultant will update departmental business plans to align with the new strategic plan and extend their horizon to 2029. 
•    Interdepartmental workshops will identify cross-departmental initiatives, each department’s plan will include key performance indicators (KPIS), identify cross department initiatives and performance dashboards that link departmental outcomes to strategic priorities. 
•    KPIS shall be designed to support consistent annual reporting, align with existing data sources where available, and be scalable for future integration into county-wide performance reporting systems
•    Each department’s plan will include a performance dashboard and linkages to strategic outcomes.
1. Engagement requirements
•    Individual or group workshops with all county departments
•    One joint integration session across departments.
•    One validation session with officer and directors.
•    Committee review meetings for departments reporting to committees
- Community and stakeholder engagement
•    The consultant will conduct a targeted yet inclusive engagement process to validate the new council’s strategic direction and ensure the plan reflects community perspectives. engagement will focus on clarity, accessibility, and transparency.
•    Activities must include both community-wide and stakeholder-specific opportunities for input
1. Engagement requirements
•    One online community survey (minimum 2-week duration).
•    Two public open house or town-hall-style session (minimum of one in-person).
•    One stakeholder session with key partners or organizations.
•    Presentation or discussion with at least one council committee members session
- Communication and reporting framework
•    The consultant will develop an internal and external communication and reporting framework that keeps the strategic plan and business plans active, visible, and measurable. 
•    The framework shall define how departmental KPIS are rolled up into corporate reporting ensuring consistent tracking for all stakeholder while ensuring performance monitoring tools aligned with existing county processes
- Draft and final strategic plan
•    The consultant will prepare a draft strategic plan (2026–2030) integrating council’s direction, departmental linkages, committee input, and community feedback.
•    the consultant will present drafts to the officer, senior management team, and council for Review and refinement, then finalize the plan for adoption and publication.
•    The final documents must be professionally formatted and visually engaging, using infographics, charts, and layouts that clearly convey goals, performance measures, and departmental linkages
1. Engagement requirements
•    Review meeting with senior management team.
•    Presentation to council for feedback prior to adoption.
•    Optional staff information session on plan rollout.

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: November 14, 2025