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Bourbon County advisory group reviews comprehensive-plan proposals, plans finalist interviews
Summary
An advisory group in Bourbon County reviewed five proposals for a countywide comprehensive plan (one firm declined), compared timelines and fees from roughly $35,000 to $117,000, and agreed to shortlist two or three firms for interviews before recommending finalists to the county commissioners. A follow-up meeting was set for the 8th at 5:30 (month not specified).
An advisory group meeting for Bourbon County reviewed responses to a request for proposals (RFP) for a countywide comprehensive plan and agreed to narrow the field of candidates for interviews before making a recommendation to the county commissioners. The group discussed differences in scope, timelines and fees across submissions and set a follow-up meeting to prepare a shortlist.
The moderator opened the discussion by noting that Miller & Associates had declined to submit and that the remaining pool included firms that proposed widely varying schedules and prices. Participants flagged a proposal from Future IQ (Minneapolis) with a quoted fee near $117,000 and a 14-month schedule; other submissions included Foster Design (Wichita) estimating roughly $35,000–$40,000 and several firms with mid-range estimates (one referenced near $98,000). The group emphasized the importance of comparing finished products and itemized scopes rather than choosing on price alone.
Members agreed on a practical next step: compile digital copies of the proposals, prepare a side-by-side spreadsheet of cost, timeline and key deliverables, and identify two or three firms to interview. Several participants said county commissioners should be invited to join finalist interviews; the group did not make a final hiring decision at the meeting. The moderator volunteered to collect digital copies, arrange for any single hard-copy proposals to be scanned and circulate materials in advance of the next meeting.
Procedurally, the panel moved to table approval of the Feb. 11 meeting minutes until the next meeting; that motion passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, also approved unanimously. The advisory group set a tentative follow-up date for the 8th at 5:30 (the transcript does not specify the month) to finalize interviews and a recommendation for the county commissioners.
For now, no firm was selected; the group’s stated approach is to evaluate deliverables and conduct interviews to determine which proposals best meet Bourbon County’s needs.
