Request for Qualifications
Background
Beginning in the fall of 2000, the Office of Smart Growth (OSG) convened a work group of local government and alternative dispute resolution experts to establish minimum qualifications and criteria for admittance to this list of qualified professionals. A set of Minimum Qualifications for Admittance to List of Qualified Dispute Resolution Professionals was developed, based in part on existing criteria already in use by the Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediation Organizations, the Colorado Bar Association, and the American Institute of Certified Planners. The qualifications detail not only the experience required in alternative dispute resolution, but local government land use planning as well.
Directions
The Office invites professionals with a background in both dispute resolution and local government land use planning to apply for admittance to the list of qualified professionals. Download the Request for Qualifications Form (.doc). Transmit the completed form electronically to eric.bergman@state.co.us.
The list of qualified professionals will be made available to local government officials and staff around the state via this website. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Smart Growth at 303.866.4552.
DISCLAIMER
Other than creating, maintaining and promoting the availability of the list of qualified professionals, neither the Office of Smart Growth nor the state Department of Local Affairs will serve as a broker of services, nor will the aforementioned entities endorse, recommend or in any other fashion influence the negotiation for services between qualified professionals and local governments. Local government officials and staff are urged to verify the qualifications and experience of potential dispute resolution professionals during the selection process.
If you have questions regarding the Office of Smart Growth Intergovernmental Land Use Dispute Resolution Program, please contact: Andy Hill, 303.866.3785.