REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – City of Peoria
The City of Peoria recently purchased an undeveloped desert parcel. We are looking to develop a new community in this area
are asking local urban planning and engineering firms to submit a proposal. The requirements for the new neighborhood are
as follows:
At a minimum, designs must include:
Space for 3 industrial complexes totaling 3,000,000 square feet
Space for 20 businesses totaling 2,000,000 square feet
Space for 575 housing units
Entry/Exit to the current road network
This particular development also faces additional design challenges. Please address only the highlighted challenge:
1. The existing road network is 15 years old and only rated for vehicles weighing less than 15,000 pounds. The industrial
complexes in this development are expected to experience vehicles that exceed the rating causing increased wear to
an already deteriorating road system. How do you propose to connect to the current road network without
accelerating the damage?
2. The residents of the area are concerned at the loss of open space, native species, lower Sonoran desert habitat, and
recreational space. How will your company address the community’s concerns?
3. The City of Peoria recently conducted a survey of potential residents to the new community and found that 82% of
respondents preferred to use public transportation, bike, walk, or car pool to work. The City would like your company
to address this finding in your design.
4. A new development of this size generally produces 150,000 gallons of wastewater per day (includes run-off, gray
water, and sewage). The City’s current wastewater system in the area is near capacity and can only incorporate
100,000 gallons of water per day. Propose a solution to address the disposal of wastewater from the community.
5. The existing road network consists of two lanes of traffic in each direction with a center turn lane. The housing
density, businesses, and industrial area are expected to reduce traffic flows during peak hours (7-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.)
and increase the accident rate. Please provide a solution that improves traffic flow and decreases the occurrence of
accidents in the area.
6. Energy production and use is a concern among residents of Peoria as the city has experienced 33 power brown-outs
in the last year and expects the number per year to increase as Peoria grows. Please provide a solution that helps the
city to avoid brown-outs and potential rolling black-outs while continuing to grow.
Deliverables:
 Design Specifications Worksheet
 Poster with:
o Drawing that illustrates the layout of new neighborhood
o Name of planning and engineering firm and its members
o Brief description of issue and solution
 Illustrations as necessary to highlight components of infrastructural solution
 Ranking form of 4 other company’s neighborhood design and solution
 Ranking form of your company’s performance during the design and presentation of the neighborhood design and
solution
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Name: _________________________
Period: ________________________
Design Specifications Worksheet
Your lab group is a newly formed urban planning and engineering company. You were selected by the City of Peoria
to design a new neighborhood for a recently purchased, undeveloped desert property. As part of the City’s request
for design proposals, they have asked that each company fill out the following questionnaire. Parts of the
questionnaire are to be answered individually by each person in the group and other questions require the group to
agree on an answer.
Refer to the Request for Proposal before leaving class and answer question 2.
Part I – to be answered individually (HOMEWORK – due when you come to class tomorrow)
1. Provide a name for your newly formed company.
2. Read through the Request for Proposal from the City of Peoria. What is the infrastructural challenge your
group is asked to address?
3. List three potential solutions to the infrastructural challenge presented by the City of Peoria.
a.
b.
c.
4. Which one of your solutions is the most easily implemented?
5. Which one of your solutions has the longest life span?
6. Which one of your solutions has the greatest benefit to the community?
7. Which one of your solutions is most likely the most expensive to implement?
8. Think about the neighborhood or city where you live. What is one infrastructural issue you have personally
observed?
9. Where is this problem located (e.g. Deer Valley and 83rd Ave.; Fry’s parking lot)?
10. What are some issues relating to solving this problem?
11. List two ideas that may help to solve the problem in your city or neighborhood?
a.
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b.
12. Provide one suggestion to increase the lifespan of the problem area by 25 years without
rebuilding/recreating the current infrastructure.
Part II – to be answered after your group has agreed on an answer
1. What is the name of your newly formed company?
2. How will your company address the infrastructural issue outlined in the Request for Proposal (explain with
details)?
3. What are potential issues relating to the solution you selected?
4. How might environmental factors impact the lifespan of the solution you selected?
5. How can the City of Peoria protect against these environmental factors to get the longest usage possible?
6. How might your solution affect the people that live within your neighborhood?
7. How might your solution affect the people living in the surrounding area?
8. Why is the solution your company selected the best choice to address the infrastructural issue?
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