College Township is seeking a consultant or consultant team with the expertise and relevant experience necessary to guide the development and implementation of a Form-Based Code for Dale Summit. The consultant or consultant team responding to this RFQ should demonstrate the following:

1. Understanding and experience in preparing municipal form-based codes that regulate development and redevelopment in other communities, with references.
2. Experience in with facilitating community-planning efforts and building community consensus to support innovative regulatory structures.
3. Experience in identifying, evaluating, codifying, and explaining the essential qualities of community design and character.
4. Experience in writing or implementing municipal land use regulations, with references.
5. Understanding of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) and Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code.
6. Strong urban design, planning and architectural skills.
7. Strong graphic skills. Specifically the utilization of ESRI ArcGIS products to develop associated document mapping and GIS layers is required. ArcGIS Urban (or comparable) 3D-based scenario planning and impact assessment is desired.
8. Strong skills in written and oral communication.
9. Ability to understand the community, the project's needs and special challenges. Responses should indicate a basic understanding of the community and the associated project needs and challenges.
10. Other desirable skills and experiences. Consultants or consultant teams should indicate positive experience and skills associated with any of the following:
    • Legal research as it pertains to the development of land use regulations
    • Demographic evaluations and projections
    • Environmentally challenging locations, such as brownfields.