The City of Andover is seeking proposals from qualified consultant firms to provide professional services to develop a 10-year Parks & Recreation System Master Plan. The Master Plan will provide an inclusive framework for:

• Orderly and consistent planning of the City’s parks, trails, public open spaces, facilities and recreational programming
• Acquisitions
• Development/Redevelopment
• Administration of resources and programs

The planning process undertaken shall develop a comprehensive vision for the City of Andover parks system as a whole; individual parks; public open spaces; trails; recreation facilities, amenities and programs. It will consider plans for infrastructure (space and facility needs), services and programs that serve both a recreation and active transportation purpose. It will also include a ten-year optimization plan with strategies, financial/staffing forecast and schedule for implementation through 2031.
Contract award will be expected in November 2020. The Master Plan process associated with this proposal will commence on or about December 2020.

All proposals must be received by 4:30 p.m., September 18, 2020. Proposals received after the deadline may not be considered. Fifteen (15) physical proposals are required in addition to an electronic version delivered via email.