Strategic Planning Services

The vendor is required to provide consultant will support the city in developing a strategic plan that builds on and refines the current strategic plan, which concludes at the end of 2026.
- Requirement:
1. Project initiation and planning
•    Confirm project governance, decision making structure, roles, and responsibilities
•    Review relevant background materials (existing strategic plan, key corporate documents, and financial context)
•    Conduct a project kickoff meeting with council, the CAO and senior leadership
•    Develop a detailed project plan, timelines, and engagement strategy
2. Research and engagement
•    Conduct an environmental scan and context review (internal and external)
•    Designed design and facilitate engagement with:
•    Council
•    Senior leadership and management
•    Municipal staff community stakeholders and the general public
•    Summarize key themes, risks, opportunities, and areas of alignment
3. Strategy development and action planning so
•    Facilitate strategic discussions and priority setting sessions with council and leadership
•    Develop a strategic framework including:
•    Vision and guiding principles
•    Strategic priority areas
•    Goals, outcomes, and high level actions
•    Assess and ensure actions are determined in alignment with organizational capacity, financial realities, and implementation considerations
•    Identify performance measures and accountability mechanisms
4. Final plan, approval, and implementation framework
•    Refine and finalize the strategic plan based on feedback from council and administration 
•    Develop a high-level implementation, monitoring, and reporting framework 
•    Prepare summary and communication materials for internal and public use.