Landscape Arboretum Campus Plan

The University of Minnesota is seeking an interdisciplinary consulting team, led by a landscape architecture firm, to develop a comprehensive campus master plan for the University’s 1,200‑acre Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen, MN. The effort will address land‑use strategy, circulation, infrastructure, garden spatial assessments, cultural resource considerations, and a conceptual way‑finding framework, with optional supplemental studies for youth education facilities and interpretive planning. The consultant must deliver a full set of print and digital deliverables, including graphics, renderings, ROM cost estimates, and strategic land‑acquisition analyses, and must complete the base scope by June 1 2027 (final deliverables by August 1 2027). • Base scope valued at $300,000 (fixed‑price lump sum) • Required on‑site work: minimum 10 full days for data gathering, workshops, and field observations • Mandatory progress meetings (minimum twice per month, primarily virtual) • Deliverables: full campus plan, land‑use framework, circulation & amenities recommendations, infrastructure & utilities assessment, garden spatial review, cultural resources assessment, way‑finding concept, ROM cost estimates, 3‑5 visual renderings, and all files in InDesign, Illustrator, and PDF formats • Optional supplemental services: detailed way‑finding & interpretation plan, youth education center feasibility study, additional renderings for fundraising • Project schedule anchored by an anticipated “Authorization to Proceed” on 2026‑10‑01, with a target completion window of 10 months.