Active SLED Opportunity · NEW YORK · CITY OF ONEONTA
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City of Oneonta seeks a qualified planning consultant team to update its Comprehensive Plan and conduct a Brownfield Opportunity Area Nomination Study. The project aims to integrate smart growth principles, redevelopment strategies, and public engagement to guide future land use, housing, economic development, and environmental stewardship.
The City of Oneonta has received funding from the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) through the Smart Growth Community Planning (SGCP) Program and the Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Program to complete a coordinated update to its Comprehensive Plan and a BOA Nomination Study. The SGCP Program supports development of comprehensive plans, zoning updates, and land use tools that advance Smart Growth principles such as compact development, downtown revitalization, transportation connectivity, housing diversity, and climate resilience. The BOA Program supports area-wide planning for neighborhoods affected by brownfields and underutilized properties, with the goal of identifying redevelopment opportunities, establishing a reuse vision, and positioning sites for designation and investment. The City is advancing these efforts concurrently to align citywide policy with targeted redevelopment strategies. This integrated approach will streamline public engagement and produce a unified, implementation-ready framework linking Comprehensive Plan recommendations with BOA strategies. Oneonta is a regional center with a historic downtown, recent public investment—including Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) projects and a new transit center—and strong institutional anchors. Key challenges include underutilized and potentially contaminated properties, outdated zoning, housing and economic development gaps, and the need to incorporate resilience and sustainability into future growth. The City seeks a qualified planning consultant team to complete two coordinated but distinct efforts: A citywide Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan; and A Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Plan focused on the historic railroad corridor. The BOA Plan will provide detailed analysis and redevelopment strategies for the corridor, while the Comprehensive Plan will incorporate these findings into the City’s broader policy and land use framework. Consultants are expected to deliver coordinated, implementation-ready products that meet NYSDOS requirements, including: (1) an updated Comprehensive Plan that provides clear policy direction and supports regulatory updates; (2) a BOA Nomination Study that defines a viable study area, redevelopment vision, and path to designation; and (3) integrated recommendations identifying redevelopment opportunities, priority projects, and implementation actions to guide future investment and revitalization efforts. Together, these efforts will establish a forward-looking framework to guide land use, infrastructure investment, housing, economic development, environmental stewardship, neighborhood vitality, and capital planning. The City intends to retain a single consultant team to deliver both initiatives through coordinated project management, shared analysis, and integrated public engagement, while maintaining compliance with separate NYSDOS grant requirements. **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Informal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.1040.C23050126 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 06/23/2026 12:00 AM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Owner Organization**: City of Oneonta **Solicitation Number**: 2024-007-C1 **Reference Number**: 0000427264 **Pricing**: Lump sum **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No |
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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