City of Franklin

The buyer seeks to comprehensively update its Preservation Plan through a public planning process. The project requires extensive preservation plan experience, specialized expertise, project management, public outreach, and meeting facilitation. The buyer aims to hire a nationally renowned consultant with a project completion timeframe of 1.5 to 2 years. The updated plan will cover a broad spectrum of preservation priorities and strategies, inclusive of Civil War and Battlefield-related preservation efforts.

• 10/3/2024 - Deadline for questions
• 10/15/2024 - Proposal Due Date
• 10/29/2024 - Tentative date for interviews
• 12/10/2024 - Tentative date of award

• Create project management plan and finalize detailed project schedule
• Review existing preservation program, including 2001 Preservation Plan and 2004 Battlefield Preservation Plan
• Develop extensive community engagement program for citizens and stakeholders
• Conduct up to ten in-person stakeholder meetings and five public meetings
• Organize one multi-day Charette for input gathering
• Conduct online and social media outreach including surveys and discussion forums
• Develop neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and rehabilitation incentives strategies
• Provide recommendations for strengthening historic preservation program in various areas
• Draft initial and final plan with professional photography and graphics
• Present final draft to various commissions and Board of Mayor and Aldermen