The City of Centerton, in partnership with the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Urban Land Institute Northwest Arkansas (ULI NWA), has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking a multidisciplinary planning and design team to lead the creation of a Downtown Master Plan for Centerton, Arkansas. 

This planning effort marks a major step forward in shaping a connected, resilient, and vibrant future for Centerton’s growing community. The master plan will build a cohesive vision for both the city’s historic “Old Town” district and a new town center south of Centerton Boulevard, with a focus on placemaking, mixed-use development, infrastructure strategy, and floodplain-sensitive design. 

“We’re excited to launch this process and invite top planning and design professionals to help us imagine what’s next for downtown Centerton,” said Mayor Bill Edwards. “This is an opportunity to both honor our history and plan for the kind of community our future residents will be proud to call home.” 

The selected firm will be responsible for robust community engagement, visioning, zoning and regulatory recommendations, infrastructure and mobility strategies, and implementation planning. 

The RFQ outlines three priority areas: 

• Old Town Revitalization: Adaptive reuse, community character, infrastructure upgrades, and sensitive floodplain integration. 

• New Town Center Visioning: Planning for a walkable, mixed-use district in partnership with key landowners. 

• Downtown Connectivity: Physical, visual, and cultural connections between Old Town and New Town, including trails, crossings, and shared identity. 

Firms interested in responding should email a Statement of Qualifications in PDF format to Megan Brown, Director of Operations at ULI NWA, at [email protected] with the subject line: SOQ for Downtown Centerton Master Plan. 

• Statements of Qualifications are due by 5:00 PM CST on May 23, 2025. 

• Finalist interviews are scheduled for June 9–10, with the project slated to begin by June 30. 

• To learn more about the program and view the full RFQ, click here.