The City of Tampa desires to obtain Professional Engineering, Economic Development, and Urban Planning/Design services for the development of the Strategic Action Plan for the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).
The Plan provides an action agenda for the West Tampa CRA including strategic public investment projects that attract private investment, identification of regulatory actions that foster quality development, establishment of incentives that attract private investment, and community services that enhance the economic standing, social and cultural environment, and public safety of the area. The consultant will be working with City staff, the West Tampa CRA Community Advisory Committee, neighborhood residents, area businesses, property owners, nonprofit organizations, and other community stakeholders.
Members of the consultant’s team should have considerable experience in the areas of strategic planning; community engagement; market analysis/demographics; public and private utility and infrastructure planning and engineering; public/private partnerships; land use and zoning; economic development/community redevelopment areas; urban economics; urban planning/design; affordable housing; historic/cultural preservation; funding, finance and incentive strategies including revenue forecasting, budget development, land trusts, revolving loan funds, and leveraging; and community improvement including job training and development, asset mapping, preventing gun violence and supporting students and parents.
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