Description
The City of Long Beach Public Utilities Department is seeking a contractor to provide strategic planning services to develop a unified Strategic Plan. The plan will serve as a high-level framework guiding policy direction, resource allocation, and operational priorities across the Department's Water, Gas, and Sewer utilities. The contractor will provide comprehensive strategic planning services, including organizational assessment, interest-group engagement, strategic framework development, and implementation planning. The contract is expected to be approximately 10-12 months in duration, with a total of 16-20 bi-weekly coordination meetings, 10-15 facilitated workshops or focus groups, and 15-25 executive interviews.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Developing a unified Strategic Plan that integrates partner and collaborator engagement, performance metrics, and alignment with Citywide climate, equity, and financial goals
• Conducting a structured baseline assessment to inform retreat content and strategic framing
• Designing and executing a structured engagement process to inform strategic priorities
• Facilitating a formal Board Strategic Retreat in August 2026
• Finalizing the Strategic Plan and creating implementation tools