RFPs & RFQs

Hickory Comprehensive Plan and Development Ordinance RFQ

The City of Hickory is seeking professional planning services for the creation of a new comprehensive plan and development ordinance. The current comprehensive plan, titled Hickory by Choice 2030, was completed in 2011. The plan has been regularly updated by city staff. However, the plan’s time horizon and increased development pressures makes it necessary to undertake a new planning process to take the city forward over the coming decades.

In order to implement the plan, the city will need to revisit its current development ordinance to make necessary changes to ensure it works as an adequate tool to implement the strategies and objectives which come out of the new planning process. As with the current plan, the development ordinance has been regularly updated to address identified weaknesses and can be found at the same web address as the plan.

The Request for Qualifications contains the information and timeline for submission of qualifications for consideration by the city in selecting a qualified firm. The method of selection is outlined within the Request for Qualifications.

The RFQ can be found online with a deadline of July 8, 2026.