Site Readiness Strategy Services

The vendor required to provide site readiness strategy services for engage a consultant to conduct a comprehensive analysis of potential redevelopment sites and establish criteria to guide future site readiness efforts.
- This work will equip the city with the tools to evaluate opportunities, prioritize investment, and create conditions that attract and retain employers
- Tasks
1. Define market area, desired end-users, and site characteristics
•    Define the geographic boundaries of the market area to be studied
•    Review city’s end-user targeting list and conduct end-user outreach and benchmarking
•    Identify site characteristics based on desired end-users needs 
2. Inventory sites
•    Identify underutilized or constrained industrially- or commercially-zoned sites within arbor, including sites that are currently available.
•    Document existing conditions and ownership status (to include information needed for site evaluation criteria listed below). 
•    Based on publicly available information or information provided by the city.
3. Site evaluation criteria
•    Develop a framework for assessing sites’ redevelopment potential.
•    Criteria may include (but are not limited to):
o    Current zoning and consistency with the city's comprehensive plan
o    Parcel size and configuration
o    Existing improvements and their condition
o    Past land uses and potential environmental issues
o    Infrastructure availability (transportation, utilities, broadband, etc.)
o    Location relative to employment centers, transportation corridors and high-visibility areas
o    Potential for “placemaking”
o    Anticipated costs and timeline to get to site plan approval
4. Analysis and recommendations
•    Apply criteria to the identified sites to highlight those most suitable for future investment.
•    Recommend priority opportunities and outline potential barriers to redevelopment.
- Budget: $82,305

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 30, 2025