City Council Strategic Plan

The City of Watsonville is seeking a qualified professional firm to facilitate the development of a two-year City Council Strategic Plan. This initiative aims to align the City Council's vision and priorities with city operations, ensuring that strategies and projects are clearly communicated to employees and the community while maintaining government accountability. The scope of work includes conducting a background review of a community survey, facilitating an Executive Team workshop in January or February and a City Council retreat in February or March, drafting updated priorities and strategies with measurable goals, and supporting 11 city departments in creating aligned two-year action plans. The solicitation, identified as 2024-RFP/RFQ-004, requires responses by September 25, 2026, via the OpenGov Procurement portal. Evaluation is based on the quality of the planned approach, personnel qualifications, firm reputation, and demonstrated results. Selected consultants must adhere to a standard professional services agreement, which includes requirements for commercial general liability and business automobile liability insurance of at least 1,000,000 dollars per occurrence, as well as statutory workers compensation. Payment is processed on a monthly basis via detailed invoicing. While the budget is not explicitly stated, any negotiated contract exceeding 100,000 dollars will require City Council approval.