“Lake Worth Historic Preservation Design Guidelines”: Request For Proposal (RFP) 17-211. Deadline is next Tuesday (Oct. 3rd).

First, here are are some quotes from last August 16th by the mayor and City commissioners as well about our City of Lake Worth’s historic preservation program:

• “We need to clean this mess up . . . we have egg on our faces.”
• “Every single day hear the problems.”
• “People are crying for some type of relief.”
• “Think this effort is to thwart the will of the Commission.”
• “Subjective use of guidelines.”
• “Status quo is not acceptable.”
• “Empower our local government.”

Without further ado, here’s something “flying
under the radar” so to speak:

 “The City of Lake Worth, Florida, is requesting proposals from qualified consultants for the Lake Worth Historic Preservation Design Guidelines. The goods and/or services being sought include, but are not limited to, researching, planning, designing, and writing a comprehensive historic preservation design guideline document, in compliance with the State Grant Agreement and Chapter 1A-46 of the Florida Administrative Code.
     Time is of the essence and any proposal received after 3:00 PM, Monday, October 2, 2017, whether by mail or otherwise may be rejected by the City. Proposals shall be placed in a sealed envelope, marked in the lower left-hand corner with the Request For Proposal (RFP) number, title, and date and hour proposals are scheduled to be received. Proposers are responsible for insuring that their proposal is delivered and stamped by the City’s Financial Services office personnel by the deadline indicated.”

and. . . 

     “Interested parties may obtain a copy of the RFP by contacting the Financial Services office at 561-586-1654 or from the City’s website, Services & Departments, Bids & Proposals. All proposals must be hand-delivered or mailed to:

City of Lake Worth
Financial Services
7 North Dixie Highway, 2nd Floor
Lake Worth, FL 33460

Envelope must be identified as ‘RFP 17-211’. Small Business participation is strongly encouraged.”