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USA Niagara Development Corporation (“USAN”), a subsidiary of the New York State Urban
Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development Corporation (“ESDC”), in cooperation with the City of Niagara Falls, New York, requests proposals from economic and strategic planning consultant firms or teams to undertake an overall economic and real estate market analysis for various components of tourism and cross-border markets in Niagara Falls, New York. The study shall include: (1) Updating, analyzing, and refining estimates of annual visitation/tourism and developing estimates of visitor/tourist characteristics/spending patterns; (2) An overall assessment of the competitiveness of the City of Niagara Falls, NY to attract new development, formulated through data analyses and interviews with key stakeholders; (3) Specific assessment of various sectors of the real estate market in Niagara Falls, NY; and (4) Structuring the data analysis to feed into a new geographic information system tool being developed by the City on a parallel track.

The full scope of services and other requirements for this solicitation is outlined in a detailed Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The RFP can be downloaded at www.usaniagara.com.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference call for prospective consultants will be held at 10:00 a.m. on April 12, 2010. To participate in the call, please contact Jocelyn Viola at USAN at 716-284-2556 prior to close of business on April 9, 2010.

Proposals must be received no later than 4 PM (Eastern Time) on April 30, 2010. Proposals should be forwarded to: Paul J. Tronolone, AICP, Senior Project Manager, USA Niagara Development Corporation, 222 First Street, 7th Floor, Niagara Falls, NY 14303.
NOTE TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS: The period has now closed to submit questions prior to the proposal submission date.  As of close of business on Monday April 19, 2010, No questions have been received by USAN to clarify the requirements of the RFP.