CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO

Request for Proposals for Natural Resources Consultant

The City of Lake Oswego is seeking one or more experienced consultants who will serve as an extension of Planning Department staff in administering the City’s Sensitive Lands regulations. The Sensitive Lands regulations limit development on land containing significant natural resources. The regulations apply to land within three types of overlay zoning districts. Significant stream corridors and wetlands are designated as Resource Protection (RP) Districts, and significant tree groves are designated as either Resource Conservation (RC) or Habitat Benefit Area (HBA) Districts. The City’s Comprehensive Plan contains an inventory of RP, RC and HBA Districts, and the districts are designated on the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map.

Parties interested in submitting a proposal must register through the City of Lake Oswego Bid & RFP webpage and select themselves to be on the Planholder’s list for this project. See http://tinyurl.com/LOBid-RFPinfo for instructions on how to create account.

Questions or comments regarding the RFP should be directed to: planning-rfp-bids@LakeOswego.city . Questions must be submitted in writing and received by Monday, July 3, 2023 by 4:00 PM.

RFP Amendments: Any amendments to the RFP will be posted to the City’s Bid & RFP webpage not less than 7 days prior to the date for submission of proposals. Persons/firms that are registered on the planholder’s list for this project will be sent an email notice of any RFP amendment. Persons/firms are responsible for checking the City’s Bid & RFP webpage for this project to verify that the proposer has received all RFP amendments prior to submission. No proposal will be considered if it is not responsive to any issued RFP amendments.

Submittal: Parties interested in submitting a proposal must submit the proposal in PDF format to planning-rfp-bids@LakeOswego.city .

Proposals must be received by 4:00 PM on Monday, July 17, 2023, in accordance with the directions provided in the RFP.

Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce: June 21 and June 23, 2023.