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After the county released a request for proposals, seven firms responded: AECOM, Benchmark, Clarion, Design Workshop, Holland Consulting Planners, Houseal Lavigne and Stewart.
A selection committee reviewed all the proposals, interviewed the top three consultant firms, checked references, and recommended Houseal Lavigne of Chicago for the job. The other two were Clarion, based in Chapel Hill and Denver, Colorado, and Stewart, which has offices in Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington.
Asked last month why the selection committee chose Houseal Lavigne, Planning Director Autumn Radcliff cited the company’s website savvy, outreach plans and proprietary mapping system tailored to comp plan projects.