RFPs & RFQs
Belmont Center City Small Area Plan
The City of Belmont, NC, is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to provide professional services for an update to the Center City Small Area Plan. The effort will build upon previous planning initiatives to guide future growth, redevelopment, mobility, and economic vitality within Belmont’s downtown core.
While the plan has served downtown well, it is almost 10 years old. Additionally, the City recently updated its Comprehensive Land Use Plan in late 2025 which offered a number of recommendations relating to maintaining community character, managing land development, and promoting economic growth in downtown.
Center City, is the crown jewel of Belmont with its quaint shopfronts and pedestrian friendly street. It is the cultural, historic, and economic heart of the community. The City seeks a forward-looking, implementable plan to guide future growth and reinforce its identity as a vibrant, walkable destination.
Submission deadline: Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 3:00 pm
RFP: Center City Small Area Plan Update - Belmont, NC
RFP: Belmont Waterfront Village Center Area-Specific Master Plan
The City of Belmont is seeking proposals for the creation of an area specific master plan for the Belmont Waterfront Village Center. This effort is a significant opportunity to transform an underutilized waterfront into a vibrant, mixed-use destination that reflects Belmont’s identity, enhances economic vitality, and expands public access to the river.
The City of Belmont updated it’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan last year, which recommended the creation of a new Village Center area which we have tentatively identified as “Waterfront”. The plan noted the desire for tactful redevelopment of this area to capitalize on Belmont’s few remaining areas of shoreline – envisioning the possibility for unique dining options, waterfront sports, parks and trails, and several complementary types.
Submission deadline: April 29, 2026, at 3:00pm
City of Raleigh, NC – Historic Preservation Plan
The City of Raleigh is soliciting proposals from qualified consulting firms (consultant) specializing in historic preservation, architecture, architectural history, or a related field with demonstrated experience creating preservation plans, experience working with local historic preservation commissions, and with robust community engagement. The successful consultant will demonstrate their expertise and experience in best practices of municipal historic preservation commissions; historic preservation planning; land use and preservation law; compliance with federal and state preservation law and regulations; urban design; preservation financial incentives; zoning and land-use planning; preservation architecture; and stakeholder engagement. Their work will exhibit rigorous attention to detail, commitment to public outreach, as well as the ability to provide recommendations and concrete implementation strategies to strengthen Raleigh’s historic preservation program. The successful consultant may include a single firm or team of firms with the necessary experience and knowledge to provide the expertise to achieve the scope of services described in this RFP.
Closing Date: April 22, 2026
More details: Historic Preservation Plan · eVP
Contact: Tania Tully