Venues, Parks & Arts 5-Year Master Plan Update with Preliminary Engineering Services RFQ 2026
City of South BendCity · South Bend, IN- Due
- Nov 16, 2026
- 14 days left
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Primary contact
- Lidya Abreha
The 30-second brief
The City of South Bend is seeking a multidisciplinary consultant team led by a landscape architect to update its 5-year park master plan and provide preliminary engineering services and cost development for priority park concepts under the Indiana Community Parks Initiative. The scope includes stakeholder engagement, park system assessment, planning-level civil engineering due diligence for utilities, drainage, grading, access, and constructability, order-of-magnitude cost estimates, and an implementation strategy. Responses are due by November 16, 2026, with questions due by November 6, 2026. The selection process is qualifications-based.
Relevant parks planning and landscape architecture experience, Qualifications of the proposed team, Project understanding and technical approach, Community and stakeholder engagement approach, Capacity, local knowledge and implementation readiness
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Summary
The City of South Bend is seeking a multidisciplinary consultant team led by a landscape architect to update its 5-year park master plan and provide preliminary engineering services and cost development for priority park concepts under the Indiana Community Parks Initiative.
The scope includes stakeholder engagement, park system assessment, planning-level civil engineering due diligence for utilities, drainage, grading, access, and constructability, order-of-magnitude cost estimates, and an implementation strategy. Responses are due by November 16, 2026, with questions due by November 6, 2026. The selection process is qualifications-based.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
6- Relevant parks planning and landscape architecture experience
- Qualifications of the proposed team
- Project understanding and technical approach
- Community and stakeholder engagement approach
- Capacity
- Local knowledge and implementation readiness
- Submit to
- 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 400, South Bend, IN 46601 and [email protected]
- Scope location
- South Bend, IN
Questions about this RFQ
How do I respond to this RFQ from City of South Bend?
Review the full solicitation document for submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and deadlines. The submission deadline is November 16, 2026. Submissions should be delivered to: 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 400, South Bend, IN 46601 and [email protected]. For questions, contact Lidya Abreha.
Can small businesses or minority-owned firms bid on this RFQ?
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