The Mid-America Regional Council's (MARC) Planning Sustainable Places (PSP) Program provides local governments with financial support to advance detailed local planning and project development activities in support of Creating Sustainable Places, Connected KC 2050's Activity Centers and Corridors framework, and the Mid-America Regional Council's adopted policy statement on regional land use direction. The PSP Program will seek consulting services to complete eighteen Planning Sustainable Places projects. Three of the RFPs are released via this announcement. A tentative schedule can be found with the RFP documents.

Please visit the link to MARC's RFP page, noted as the contact link, to view the specific project request for more information. A Question-and-Answer page regarding the project will be provided to disseminate all received questions and will be posted by end of business on June 16, 2023.

RFP — De Soto, Kan. — 83rd Street and Lexington Ave Corridor Study

RFP — Mission, Kan. — City-Wide Bike/Ped & Trail Connections Study

RFP — Overland Park, Kan. — College & Metcalf Overlay District

A hybrid pre-bid workshop will be offered on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 10 a.m. CDT in both the MARC Lewis & Clark Room and Zoom. Please register for the workshop via the following link:

Planning Sustainable Places Pre-Bid Workshop - Event Registration (growthzoneapp.com)

The RFP will be due no later than 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.