UPDATE TO FOOTHILLS DISTRICT FRAMEWORK PLAN

The City of Lake Oswego (“City”) is seeking an experienced consultant team (Consultant) to revisit and substantially update the Foothills District Framework Plan (Plan) to ensure that it is consistent with current community and regional priorities. The Plan update is intended to restart the planning process intended to encourage redevelopment within the Foothills District (District) that was originally conducted in 2012 to reflect the proposed location of a new Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF). The updated District Plan will in turn help guide redevelopment efforts for the area in the coming decades.

To reflect their support for this effort, the Lake Oswego City Council has a 2025 Initiative to, “Begin the update of the Foothills District Plan.” This charge is a non-ambiguous statement from Lake Oswego’s elected leaders that they are prepared to champion this project.

Emphasizing equity, community engagement, sustainability, economic development, stewardship of natural resources, and affordable housing options, the scope of work for this project is comprehensive, designed to deliver a coherent community vision and a complete regulatory and financial roadmap for implementation. The scope of work also includes development of a post plan amendment implementation strategy for the Plan update that will likely require the adoption of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Community Development Code, Zoning Map, and other sections of City Code.

The updated Plan is intended to be used as the basis for the creation of an Urban Renewal Plan (URP) for the Foothills Urban Renewal Area (URA) and upon adoption of the updated Plan, the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency (LORA) intends to pursue creating a new Urban Renewal Plan for the District. While adoption of the URP will take place outside of the scope of this work, the Plan will be used as the foundation for any future URP discussions, guiding such elements as public investment priorities (including affordable housing), types and locations of public improvements, land consolidations, and public/private partnerships.

Extensive outreach and communication with the Lake Oswego community and other stakeholders will be a cornerstone of updating the Plan, as these engagement efforts will be critical to securing broad community support. Throughout the process, the Consultant will work to foster a welcoming and inclusive public engagement process that includes open communication with the community and allows multiple forums for meaningful conversations to take place. Consistent with the City Council’s 2025 Goal to, “Attract and support a diverse population where all people have civic agency, the opportunity to thrive and have equitable access to City Services,” this process will be approached through an equity lens, prioritizing the involvement of community members who have typically been under-represented in the planning process.

The Plan update will focus initially on those issues that could be constraints to development or the most challenging to resolve. While the assumed priorities are to address the existing floodplain in the industrially-zoned area and improve access and connectivity to the District, the importance of each issue may be reprioritized based on the work performed in the initial tasks identified in the scope of work. The end goal is to put in place the elements necessary to encourage redevelopment within the District that are consistent with the community vision and values that will be expressed and incorporated throughout the planning process.

The desired Consultant experience includes the successful development and adoption of comparable plans, in coordination with government entities, for areas with a similar regional context and scale. The Consultant must also have experience with public outreach directed towards disadvantaged and historically underrepresented populations.

The full Request for Proposals is available free of charge:

Online. To download the full Request for Proposals and receive all notifications a person or company must register and add your individual name or company to the Planholder’s list. See https://tinyurl.com/PLG-CD-RFP-Inst for instructions on how to create an account. If you have questions concerning the website, please call Iris McCaleb at (503) 697-6591.

RFP Amendments / Proposal Submittal

Parties interested in submitting a proposal must register through the City of Lake Oswego Bid & RFP webpage and select themselves to be on the Planholder’s List for this project. See https://tinyurl.com/PLG-CD-RFP-Inst for instructions on how to create account.

Questions or comments regarding the RFP should be directed to: planning-rfp-bids@LakeOswego.city. Questions must be submitted in writing and received by Thursday, March 20, 2025 by 2:00 PM.

RFP Amendments:  Any amendments to the RFP will be posted to the City’s Bid & RFP webpage not less than 7 days prior to the date for submission of proposals. Persons/firms that are registered on the Planholder’s List for this project will be sent an email notice of any RFP amendment. Persons/firms are responsible for checking the City’s Bid & RFP webpage for this project to verify that the proposer has received all RFP amendments prior to submission. No proposal will be considered if it is not responsive to any issued RFP amendments.

Submittal: Parties interested in submitting a proposal must accurately complete the required fields and upload all materials at: www.ci.oswego.or.us/formslf/BIDupload?BME=eolson@lakeoswego.or.us&BCD=04/08/2025.

Advertised in the Daily Journal of Commerce:  Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10, 2025.

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