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Request for Proposal Staff Ranking City of Gainesville, FL-Affordable Housing Property Donation Pilot Program (B)
This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve staff’s ranking and recommendation for a proposal associated with the City of Gainesville, FL-Affordable Housing Property Donation Pilot Program.
Explanation
On November 16, 2020, the City’s Procurement Division issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the intent to select a nonprofit affordable housing developer to receive a donation of twelve (12) City owned lots and develop those lots with affordable owner-occupied homes for income eligible households.
Generally, the lots are located in the Duval Heights Area of Northeast Gainesville, along NE 9th Avenue, near NE 16th Terrace and NE 17th Street. The RFP requires the nonprofit organization to sell the homes and move the households in, within two (2) years of receiving the lots.
Only one (1) organization, Alachua Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (AHFH), submitted a response to the City by the RFP required date of January 14, 2021. The Procurement Division reviewed the proposal and determined that it was consistent with the City’s procurement procedures. Then a staff evaluation team consisting of representatives from the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Division, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Public Works Department, and the Department of Sustainable Development reviewed, evaluated, and discussed the proposal. Based on that evaluation, the evaluation team determined that the proposal meets the City’s needs and requirements as described in the RFP; and that the proposer has the experience and resources to implement the proposal. The evaluation team recommends that the City begin negotiations with AHFH to donate the subject properties to AHFH for the development and sale of affordable housing to income eligible households.
As part of this project, the City will install a new road. Currently, NE 9th Avenue, betwe...
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