Category: 
RFQ
Organization: 
Town of Ithaca


Location: Ithaca, NY

Town of Ithaca Esri ArcGIS Urban Scenario Planning

Closing: Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4 pm ET

Background

Town of Ithaca Planning, in collaboration with internal Departments, intends to engage consultants with geospatial design and development understanding to provide scenario planning and fiscal analysis for the South Hill TND, TND Medium Density, and TND High Density areas shared on the Town’s Future Land Use Map, in accordance with the Town's New Neighborhood Code and existing municipal zoning requirements.

Located in the southern part of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, the South Hill Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) envisions a walkable community comprised of diverse housing types. This includes single-family dwellings, duplexes, townhomes, apartments, and mixed-use developments connected to recreational areas and commercial amenities, all in one cohesive neighborhood unit. Developed using the New Neighborhood Code (NNC) — the enabling zoning adopted by the Town Board in 2020 — this project completed an important next step in the process for bringing the community’s vision to life. The NNC offers an alternative to the Town’s current conventional development regulations, with tools that are suited to building new complete neighborhoods; the NNC is located on the Town’s website here: https://townithacany.gov/new-neighborhood-code/.

The goal of this project includes implementation of existing regulating plan concepts from the South Hill TND project, scenario planning for neighborhoods units in the TND areas in accordance with the NNC, and visualization of impacts to development based on underlying zoning conditions. Along with accompanying metrics analyzing fiscal, land use, housing, infrastructure, and environmental impacts in an ArcGIS Urban digital environment.

The Town will respond to all questions submitted in writing to the Town contact (nquiltykoval@townithacany.gov) by July 10, 2026.

How to Apply

Statements of qualifications are due at the close of business (4:00 PM Eastern Time) on July 30, 2026. Responses must be sent electronically, in PDF format, with the subject line: ‘Esri ArcGIS Urban Scenario Planning – response’ to:
nquiltykoval@townithacany.gov

Responses to this RFQ should include the following:

  1. Lead Consultant Information. For the lead consulting firm, provide the following information:
    • Firm name
    • Mailing address
    • Website
    • Contact name, email, telephone number
    • Form of Organization (partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship, etc.)
    • Where Organized
    • Names of principals, officers, and directors
    • Confirmation of Access to Professional Plus User Type License
  2. Sub-consultants. For each member of the consultant team, provide the following:
    • Firm name
    • Mailing address
    • Contact name, email, telephone number
    • Website
  3. Personnel and respective Fee Structure. For personnel involved in the project, please provide names, titles, period of service with the firm, a resume or description of experience, and an all-inclusive flat hourly rate for the actions in the project scope.
  4. Statement of Qualifications. Provide a narrative description (up to ten pages) of the qualifications of the consulting firm, or consulting team, for the proposed project.
  5. Statement of Availability. Provide a brief statement on the availability of key personnel to undertake the project.
  6. List of Relevant Projects. Provide a list, with brief project descriptions, of no fewer than three and up to five projects of similar nature to the type of work proposed that have been successfully completed within the last five years by the consulting firm, consulting team, or key personnel. Indicate which projects were within New York State. Provide descriptions of the fiscal, spatial, infrastructure, housing, components of past projects, as well as the analytical tools and processes employed. Include specific examples of how Esri applications (ArcGIS Urban, ArcGIS City Engine, ArcGIS Pro, etc.), GeoDesign frameworks, and GeoAI were used to achieve project goals. Discuss the proposed planning, organization, and management tools to be used to control schedule and costs.
  7. References. Provide names, telephone numbers, and emails of people to be contacted for references regarding past performance of the consulting firm, consulting team, or key personnel on each of the 3-5 similar projects cited in paragraph 6 above.
  8. Equal Employment Opportunity. Provide a description of efforts to solicit collaboration with Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) and NYS-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) in accordance with the New York State Department of Empowerment, Compliance and Opportunity (DECO).