Tender: Intermunicipal Area Concept Plan (IACP) – County of Grande Prairie IDP Area (10,416.81 ha)

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The County of Grande Prairie is seeking a consultant to prepare an Intermunicipal Area Concept Plan (IACP) for lands within the Grande Prairie Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) area, primarily south of the City of Grande Prairie. The IACP will establish a high-level, policy-oriented planning framework for approximately 10,416.81 hectares (25,737.17 acres) encompassing existing Area Structure Plans, developed areas, environmentally sensitive lands, transportation corridors, infrastructure opportunities and lands with long-term urban development potential. The County may implement the plan through multiple planning areas or documents to support growth management, infrastructure coordination and orderly long-term development. The IACP will provide a coordinated framework for future land use, servicing, transportation, environmental stewardship, development phasing and intermunicipal growth management, and will support existing Area Structure Plans, guide future Conceptual Schemes and other detailed planning, and inform subdivision applications and infrastructure investment decisions. The project will be consultant-led, with the successful consultant responsible for technical analysis, stakeholder engagement support, mapping, plan preparation and statutory planning documentation, while the County Planning Department will oversee the project, coordinate intermunicipal involvement, provide planning direction and retain decision-making and statutory approval authority; the IACP will be presented to County Council for adoption by bylaw pursuant to the Municipal Government Act. Located in northwestern Alberta on Treaty 8 Territory and in the Metis Nation of Alberta Zone 6, the County of Grande Prairie includes a mix of urban and rural communities and diverse economic sectors.