011217 - Professional design services to develop a wayfinding signage system for Ottawa

Ottawa Tourism is leading a multi-stakeholder initiative intended to improve the pedestrian wayfinding in Ottawa. There is tremendous opportunity to create a 'legible' city that will help to improve the functionality of the city’s streets, clearly define Ottawa’s character, and promote its continued economic vibrancy and competitiveness. A 'legible' city gives people the confidence to move around the city and adds economic vibrancy to the destination.

To this end, Ottawa Tourism is seeking to engage a qualified professional wayfinding design firm/team to design a bilingual pedestrian wayfinding and signage system for Ottawa. The project scope of work builds upon the preliminary conceptual directions and design criteria that were developed as part of earlier project phases. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for detailed design work only. Construction and implementation of Ottawa's wayfinding system will be detailed and contracted separately following the completion of the work outlined in this RFP.