The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) desires to update and amend the Sebring Community Redevelopment Plan (CRP) in consideration of market changes, and evolving conditions in the designated redevelopment area since the CRP’s adoption in 2004 including current community aspirations for the redevelopment area. The CRP is intended to propose a general work program and timeframe within which public and private resources may be used to accomplish a sufficient degree of rehabilitation, restoration, infrastructure improvement, and redevelopment activity. The CRP should include recommendations for the use of public resources within the redevelopment area and may include recommendations regarding the acquisition and disposition of land in the area. The CRA intends to evaluate submitted proposals and award the CRP’s update to firm exhibiting experience in writing community redevelopment plans.

Amendments to the adopted CRP must meet the standards and requirements set forth in the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes. The amended CRP shall be based, in part, on the conditions identified in the original Finding of Necessity for Redevelopment and propose methods by which those conditions may be ameliorated. Furthermore, amendments to the CRP shall be consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan and existing zoning in the redevelopment area, or suggest appropriate amendments to achieve consistency.

It is the intent of this proposal to provide the Sebring CRA with qualified and experienced firms to perform Community Redevelopment Plan update services. The CRA intends to evaluate submitted proposals and award the contract to a firm exhibiting comprehensive general planning experience.