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Request for Proposal: <br />Economic Development Five-Year Strategic Plan <br /> <br />This is included to provide the Board with a general idea as to the Scope of Services that will be included <br />in the overall RFP packet, as prepared by the Purchasing Department. The final packet will include all <br />other required documents, such as Conflict of Interest Questionnaire, insurance requirements, <br />directions/timeline for submittals, etc. <br />The Board of the La Porte Development Corporation desires to hire professional expertise to assist it in <br />formulating a five year Economic Development Strategic Plan for the City of La Porte. <br />Primary Services <br />The chosen ED consultant will have experience in, and perform, each of the following task as describe below. <br />Please note the amount of time to be expended on each particular task is shown as a percentage of the total <br />project: <br /> <br />Consult and work with ED Staff at each step in the strategic planning process <br /> <br />Structure and guide the ED Strategic Planning Process <br /> <br />Create a basic Community Assessment (20%) <br />(Cost Saving Option: Outline the info needed for ED Staff to create a basic Community Assessment, <br />plus use info from the 2009 ED Strategic Plan and other available reports) <br /> <br />Conduct Community Visioning (20%) <br />(Cost Saving Option: Outline the process and questions, and direct staff to execute, plus use info from <br />the 2009 ED Strategic Plan and other available reports) <br /> <br />Guide the Community thru SWOT Identification (20%) <br />(Cost Saving Option: Outline the process and questions, and direct staff to execute, plus use info from <br />the 2009 ED Strategic Plan and other available reports) <br /> <br />Guide the ED Board and staff to formulate realistic goals, objectives, and strategies (20%) <br /> <br />Formulate a 5 Year Implementation Plan (20%) <br /> <br />Guide the ED Board and staff to identify and prioritize projects <br />o <br /> <br />Guide the ED Board and staff to develop plans of action <br />o <br /> <br />Guide the ED Board and staff to develop measurable metrics in support of the outlined plans of <br />o <br />action <br />Methodology <br /> <br />Samples <br />completed for other communities and/or economic development organizations. <br />1 <br /> <br />