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 plan for the University’s 1,200‑acre Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen, MN. The scope includes land‑use planning, circulation and amenities, infrastructure assessment, garden spatial review, cultural resources analysis, and a conceptual wayfinding framework, with supplemental studies for a youth education center, horticultural research facility, and renderings for fundraising. The consultant must conduct stakeholder workshops, on‑site data collection (minimum 10 days), produce detailed graphics and narrative deliverables, and meet a hard deadline of June 1 2027 for the base plan and August 1 2027 for final deliverables. The contract is a fixed‑price lump‑sum with an estimated base‑scope value of $300,000. • Develop a 10‑15‑year campus master plan aligned with the Arboretum’s 2025‑2030 Strategic Plan. • Conduct land‑use, circulation, infrastructure, garden, and cultural‑resource assessments. • Produce conceptual wayfinding and interpretation plans, and feasibility studies for a Youth Education Center and Horticultural Research Center. • Deliver 3‑5 visual renderings of key improvements. • Provide all deliverables in both print and digital formats meeting university accessibility standards. • Minimum two on‑site days per month, with at least ten total on‑site days, and regular virtual progress meetings.