Quality Retail Attraction Initiative

The City of Mesa awarded a fixed‑price consulting contract to develop and implement a comprehensive “Quality Retail Attraction Initiative.” The scope includes retail market analysis across seven trade areas, stakeholder engagement, strategy development, and targeted outreach to brokers, developers, and end‑users, with deliverables submitted electronically via Dropbox. The contract is a one‑year term with optional renewals and requires the vendor to maintain specific insurance and compliance certifications. • Deliverables: four analytical reports, stakeholder‑needs summary, full retail‑attraction strategy, and outreach activity report. • Required qualifications: active registration in Mesa’s Vendor Self‑Service portal, completion of mandatory response forms, and insurance coverage (CGL, Professional Liability, Workers’ Comp). • Evaluation criteria: 30 % qualifications, 30 % methodology, 20 % timeline, 20 % price, with the award value disclosed as $55,000 per year.