Description
The City of Wilmington is seeking one or more qualified urban‑design firms to develop a comprehensive downtown master plan, delivering data‑driven assessments, design standards, and implementation‑ready documents for two primary study areas and optional add‑alternates. The work is organized into three phases—Assess, Roadmap, and Adopt—and will culminate in a city‑adoptable master plan, design guidelines, and a regulatory toolkit.
• Phase 1 (Assess): Baseline analysis, community engagement, visioning, and regulatory review to establish an urban‑design framework.
• Phase 2 (Roadmap): Development of detailed design standards, streetscape recommendations, and illustrative renderings for the identified districts.
• Phase 3 (Adopt): Production of final implementation documents (form‑based code, streetscape standards, covenants) for City Council adoption.
• Optional add‑alternates allow firms to extend work to other city‑owned parcels or commercial districts, expanding the scope of redevelopment recommendations.