The NCI Charrette RFP Template is being utilized in at least four RFPs this spring. The template is a free resource from NCI providing a complete framework for specifying a NCI charrette process in a RFP. The template has been used in RFPs issued by Boone, NC, Peekskill, NY, Freeport, NY and Wellington, New Zealand.
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Just knowing how to plan a charrette and design a great plan may not be enough to assure a successful charrette. At the NCI Public Meeting Facilitator™ certificate trainings, you will gain the lessons learned from some of the toughest charrettes and learn how so many potential problems can be defused by knowing how to […]

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The Request For Qualifications, distributed by Anthony Ruggiero of the City of Peekskill, NY, utilizes the NCI Charrette RFP Template, which is free for download on our site.
Here is an excerpt from the City of Peekskill, NY RFQ:
“The City of Peekskill is seeking an experienced professional planning consultant(s) to submit qualification statements to […]

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Severyn Aszkenazy of Aszkenazy Development Inc. wrote us with the following request:
“We are developers in San Fernando, CA, and have a traditional main street in need of planning for future development. We have had numerous unsuccessful attempts and would like to seek consultation with a highly qualified charrette facilitator.”
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One of the case studies in The Charrette Handbook takes place in Hercules, California. It chronicles a charrette that took place in 2000 to plan an urban center for the suburban town. Dover, Kohl and Partners created a form-based code that has successfully guided development under the charrette vision of a traditional town center. […]

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