Per the owner, as of March 2, 2022, sites have been provided to each company that submitted interest. The selected firms are: Linc Housing Housing Development Corporation of Monterey County Habitat for Humanity of Merced County Custom Containers Custome Containers and the Merced Rescue Mission The owner states that there is not set time for construction and is contingent on financing. Closed solicitation has been included below for reference. .................... The City of Merced ("City"), acting as Housing Successor to the Merced Redevelopment Agency ("Housing Successor"), is pleased to announce this Request for Proposals ("RFP") to dispose of ten lots of vacant land ranging in size from 2,100 to 20,000 square feet. The lots are scattered throughout the City, with nine sites near Downtown Merced and one near the Merced Regional Airport. The Housing Successor invites proposals from qualified nonprofit or for-profit developers to develop affordable housing on the sites with income limits up to 80% of the Area Median Income. The sites in this RFP have been identified as suitable locations for much needed affordable housing in the City. According to a recent analysis of the City's housing element, a large percentage of the City is burdened with high housing costs in relation to their income. Based on median household incomes, 48 percent of households cannot afford homeownership, while 44 percent spent more than 30 percent of their income on rental housing. To compound matters, a majority of the City's residents are renters (58 percent) but 69 percent of the housing stock are single-family homes. The City will be hosting an informational conference call on April 15, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. to provide an overview of this RFP and answer clarifying questions from prospective development teams. To participate in the conference call, please send an e-mail to skim@webrsg.com using the subject line "Merced Housing Successor Property Disposition Call" and with contact information (name, title, company, phone number, e-mail address) for representatives from your organization that will participate on the call. An e-mail with dial-in instructions will be sent to the participants. For substantive, technical questions about the information contained in this RFP, please plan on participating on the informational conference call. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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