Africatown Master Plan and Community Development Consulting Services
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
TIMELINE
Solicitation Issuance: September 23rd, 2026 & September 30th, 2026
Questions Deadline: October 14th, 2026
Mandatory Pre-Submittal Conference: October 21st, 2026
Proposal Receipt Closing Date: October 26th, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Mobile County Commission
DESCRIPTION
The issuing organization is seeking professional planning, community engagement, economic development, implementation strategy, marketing, and design consulting services to update the 2016 Africatown neighborhood plan into a comprehensive, implementation-oriented master plan. The selected consultant will work with the organization, its agents and consultants, the Africatown Steering Committee, residents, businesses, community organizations, institutional partners, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
The consultant will lead a collaborative and culturally responsive planning process and develop an inclusive community engagement strategy. The work will include assessing facilities, infrastructure, mobility, public realm conditions, open spaces, community assets, and related needs; identifying necessary improvements; and preparing conceptual recommendations, design concepts, or project descriptions. The consultant will also collect and analyze perception data through surveys, interviews with businesses and key stakeholders, and public meetings.
The assignment will identify regulatory, infrastructure, market, ownership, financing, organizational, environmental, and other barriers to implementation, while recommending practical mitigation strategies. Findings and recommendations will be compiled into a clear, usable, implementation-ready master plan to guide future capital projects, public-private partnerships, community initiatives, funding requests, and investment decisions. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 21, 2026, and questions are due by October 14, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due October 26, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Mobile County Commission. The work is located in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Urban planning and community development consulting firm
- Experience delivering neighborhood, corridor, or area master plans
- Expertise in culturally responsive community engagement and stakeholder facilitation
- Capability in economic development, implementation strategy, and market analysis
- Multidisciplinary planning, design, infrastructure, and public-realm assessment experience
- Demonstrated ability to translate planning recommendations into fundable projects and partnerships
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