RFQ : Master Planner Needed for Signature 100-acre Park in Louisiana, United States

Lafayette, Louisiana, is an extraordinary and unique community that knows how to get things done. We have strong community ties and a rich cultural heritagen we have visionary leadershipn and we have a vibrant economy to support great ideas. One of these great ideas was the preservation of a 100-acre greenspace in the middle of town with unprecedented opportunities to become a landmark project for the region that could also become a national model for cities of our size. Our robust economy based in oil and gas, as well as medical services, can and will support the development of a world-class park.

To date, Lafayette Central Park, Inc., the non-profit overseeing the development of this signature park, has received $2.6 million in soft-cost funding from the Lafayette Public Trust Financing Authority, and has enlisted the help of a ULI Advisory Panel to provide guidance on this process moving forward. This panel included an all-star cast, including Tom Murphy, the former Mayor of Pittsburg and Senior Resident Fellow, and Chair for Urban Development at ULIn Richard Galehouse, a Principal at Sasaki Associatesn Eriks Janelsins, the President at the Oglebay Foundationn and Ellen McCarthy, the Director of Planning & Land Use at Arent Fox, LLC.

Lafayette Central Park, Inc., is going the extra mile to make sure that this project leaves a lasting legacy for our region, and we are looking for a firm who will take part in making that vision become a reality with us.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lafayette Central Park, Inc., (LCP) wishes to contract for community engagement, programming, and potentially architectural and engineering services with a qualified firm for the development of a park on a +/- 100 acre tract of land known as the "Horse Farm," located in Lafayette, Louisiana, near the intersection of Johnston Street and Bertrand Drive (see full RFQ for more details).