This Request for Quotations (the “RFQ”) is an invitation by The Corporation of the City of Kitchener (“the City”) to prospective respondents to submit non-binding quotations for Professional Services - Official Plan Population & Employment Forecast Update & Housing Needs Assessment, as further described in Section A of the RFQ Particulars (Appendix D) (the “Deliverables”). 

The City is seeking to retain a Consultant to undertake the development of a confirmed population and employment forecast, and housing needs assessment. The overall purpose of this study is to confirm Kitchener’s population and employment forecast; and determine housing needs and gaps now and to the 2051 planning horizon. It will:

• Inform how we plan for housing in the new Official Plan across the housing continuum;
• Inform future updates to Kitchener’s Inclusionary Zoning policy; and
• Help guide and target city housing strategies, policies, programs, advocacy, as well as investments in market and affordable housing. 

The City will only consider quotations received from respondents who have registered with Bids and Tenders and have obtained the RFQ directly from the Bids and Tenders website at https://kitchener.bidsandtenders.ca (the “Bidding System”).